Wayside Academy
Framingham · MA · Private independent · K-12 combined
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The Learning Center For The Deaf → Rcs Learning Center → Walnut Hill School For The Arts → Brandon School & Residental Treatment → North American Hockey Academy → The Rivers School → Dana Hall School → Glenhaven Academy →📋 At a glance
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How Wayside Academy compares for families
What families should know about Wayside Academy.
- ▸ LocallyMA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+14 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: The Learning Center For The Deaf, Rcs Learning Center, Walnut Hill School For The Arts 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.
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 -7.5%/year, projecting from 2022's 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Learning Center For The Deaf Framingham |
Private | 0.8 | 189 | -5.0% |
| Rcs Learning Center Natick |
Private | 1.5 | 39 | — |
| Walnut Hill School For The Arts Natick |
Private | 3.7 | 277 | -4.5% |
| Brandon School & Residental Treatment Natick |
Private | 4.3 | 45 | — |
| North American Hockey Academy Wellesley |
Private | 4.9 | 28 | — |
| The Rivers School Weston |
Private | 5.0 | 515 | +5.1% |
| Dana Hall School Wellesley |
Private | 6.5 | 483 | — |
| Glenhaven Academy Marlborough |
Private | 6.8 | 35 | — |