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- Where graduates go: #3 feeder school to Wake Forest University; top 10 for Tulane and Syracuse. Wellesley Sr High's own list (Class of 2026), enrolled: Syracuse (9), University of Massachusetts Amherst (9), Boston College (8), Indiana University Bloomington (8), Elon (7). Feeder standing: #3 Wake Forest University, #3 Lehigh, #5 Tulane, #7 Syracuse, #8 Tufts, #9 Boston College.
- 97% graduate on time. Nearly every student who starts 9th grade here finishes in four years — the strongest baseline signal a school can post.
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Where graduates go — as published by the school
Wellesley Sr High publishes where its graduates enrolled (Class of 2026): 138 colleges with per-college counts — the largest counts enrolled at Syracuse University (9), University of Massachusetts Amherst (9), Boston College (8). See the full list ↓
Feeder standing #1 feeder to Colby College, Elon University, Dickinson College · #3 to Wake Forest University, #5 to Tulane University, #7 to Syracuse University, #8 to Tufts University — from its own published counts, ranked per class year
At a glance
- 28 AP courses offered — Elite
- 10 calculus classes · 27 physics · 24 chemistry
- AP rigor: 70th percentile nationally
- SAT/ACT participation: 87th percentile by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 97% in 2019 (90th percentile nationally)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
Their published matriculation list
Where the Class of 2026 enrolled
Wellesley Sr High publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 138 colleges, ordered by the number of students enrolled.
The ten largest counts, enrolled · Class of 2026
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Independently verified As published by Wellesley Sr High — WHS Matriculation: Class of 2026 ↗. Found at: The "Matriculation: Class of 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026" row on the WHS School Counseling site's Profile/Matriculation page; the "2026" link opens this spreadsheet,.
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How Wellesley Sr High compares for families
Stronger-than-average college-prep profile.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor at the 70th percentile nationally with 28 AP courses.
- ▸ LocallyMA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+14 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Needham High, Natick High, O'Bryant School of Math & Science and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth
70th percentile nationally
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-2187th percentile by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
90th percentile nationally
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
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.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -3.6%/year, projecting from 2024's 1,262 students:
≈ 210 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At $30,059 per student in district revenue, the 210 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $6,312,390/year in funding at risk.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Needham High Needham |
Public | 2.7 | 1,633 | -2.2% |
| Natick High Natick |
Public | 4.6 | 1,637 | +5.9% |
| O'Bryant School of Math & Science Roxbury |
Public | 9.9 | 1,185 | -5.4% |
| Belmont High Belmont |
Public | 8.6 | 1,454 | +9.4% |
| Boston Latin Academy Dorchester |
Public | 10.0 | 1,156 | -1.0% |
| Concord Carlisle High Concord |
Public | 10.6 | 1,187 | -9.7% |
| Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High Sudbury |
Public | 9.1 | 1,441 | -4.5% |
| Madison Park Technical Vocational High School Roxbury |
Public | 9.9 | 1,090 | -3.7% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantWellesley Sr High is a public high school in Wellesley, MA, enrolling 1,262 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Enrollment is down 2% from 2021 to 2024.
It offers 28 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 70% of U.S. high schools (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
352 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 87% of U.S. high schools.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 97% in the latest EDFacts release.
It has about 99 students per school counselor.
2% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.
Wellesley Sr High publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Class of 2026: 138 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are Syracuse University (9), University of Massachusetts Amherst (9), Boston College (8), Indiana University Bloomington (8), Elon University (7). Source: WHS Matriculation: Class of 2026.
Wellesley Sr High's feeder standing, from the schools' own published counts: #3 Wake Forest University, #3 Lehigh, #5 Tulane, #7 Syracuse, #8 Tufts, #9 Boston College.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
Where do Wellesley Sr High graduates go to college? Wellesley Sr High publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Class of 2026: 138 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are Syracuse University (9), University of Massachusetts Amherst (9), Boston College (8), Indiana University Bloomington (8), Elon University (7). Source: WHS Matriculation: Class of 2026.
Which colleges is Wellesley Sr High a top feeder school to? Wellesley Sr High's feeder standing, from the schools' own published counts: #3 Wake Forest University, #3 Lehigh, #5 Tulane, #7 Syracuse, #8 Tufts, #9 Boston College.
How many AP courses does Wellesley Sr High offer? Wellesley Sr High offers 28 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 70% of U.S. high schools (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
What is Wellesley Sr High's graduation rate? Wellesley Sr High's federal four-year graduation rate was about 97% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Wellesley Sr High? Wellesley Sr High is a public high school in Wellesley, MA, enrolling 1,262 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
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