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Wilmington Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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Wilmington School District details

Wilmington School District
161 Church Street
Wilmington, MA 01887

2,840 Students enrolled in District

8 Schools in District

10 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Wilmington School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Massachusetts

7

(10 is best)

Better than 70.0% of all MA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Better than 89.6% of all U.S. school districts.


Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
51%
43%
47%
45%
54%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Boutwell School
17 Boutwell Avenue
Wilmington, MA, 01887
PK-KG
North Intermediate School
320 Salem Street
Wilmington, MA, 01887
04-05
Shawsheen Elementary School
298 Shawsheen Avenue
Wilmington, MA, 01887
PK-03
West Intermediate School
22 Carter Lane
Wilmington, MA, 01887
04-05
Wildwood School
182 Wildwood Street
Wilmington, MA, 01887
M-M
Wilmington High School
159 Church Street
Wilmington, MA, 01887
09-12
Wilmington Middle School
25 Carter Lane
Wilmington, MA, 01887
06-08
Woburn Street School
227 Woburn Street
Wilmington, MA, 01887
KG-03

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 85.5% 57.0%
Black 1.6% 9.8%
Hispanic 5.7% 25.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 7.1% 7.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,839 $39,304,000 53.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,139 $6,074,000 8.3%
Staff $673 $1,911,000 2.6%
General Administration $306 $868,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,295 $3,678,000 5.0%
Operation $2,320 $6,590,000 9.0%
Transportation $769 $2,184,000 3.0%
Other $569 $1,615,000 2.2%
Total Support $8,070 $22,920,000 31.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,919 $11,131,000 15.2%
Total Expenditures $25,829 $73,355,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,394 $11,443,766,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,755 $1,620,711,000 7.2%
Staff $987 $911,495,000 4.0%
General Administration $282 $260,824,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,021 $942,999,000 4.2%
Operation $1,731 $1,597,981,000 7.1%
Transportation $790 $729,683,000 3.2%
Other $544 $502,458,000 2.2%
Total Support $7,111 $6,566,151,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,910 $4,533,754,000 20.1%
Total Expenditures $24,415 $22,543,671,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%