The Woodward School
Quincy · MA · Private independent · K-12 combined
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Thayer Academy → Boston Higashi School → Cats Academy → Meridian Academy → Fusion Hingham → British International School Of Boston → Commonwealth School → The Newman School →How The Woodward School compares for families
What families should know about The Woodward School.
- ▸ LocallyMA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+14 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Thayer Academy, Boston Higashi School, Cats Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Your state's public flagship
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $22,383/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Their published matriculation list
Where their graduates enrolled
The Woodward School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 24 colleges, in the document's own order.
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Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -14.0%/year, projecting from 2022's 46 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thayer Academy Braintree |
Private | 3.2 | 709 | +2.5% |
| Boston Higashi School Randolph |
Private | 5.7 | 88 | -41.7% |
| Cats Academy Braintree |
Private | 5.7 | 331 | -15.8% |
| Meridian Academy Jamaica Plain |
Private | 6.4 | 77 | +24.2% |
| Fusion Hingham Hingham |
Private | 7.2 | 28 | — |
| British International School Of Boston Boston |
Private | 7.3 | 423 | +8.5% |
| Commonwealth School Boston |
Private | 7.7 | 148 | — |
| The Newman School Boston |
Private | 7.8 | 212 | -23.5% |