Ware School District

239 West Street
Ware, MA 01082
(District boundaries shown in map)
: 
2/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 425 students in Ware School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Massachusetts.
Public Middle School in Ware School District have an average math proficiency score of 23% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 21% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 21% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Massachusetts public middle school average of 53% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
3 Schools
522 Schools
# Students
1,082 Students
300,339 Students
# Teachers
85 Teachers
26,170 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Ware School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 391 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 77% has increased from 70-74% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (MA)
#333 out of 395 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
28%
42%
27%
44%
29%
44%
77%
89.2%
(2022-23)
30.5%
22.8%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.42
0.69
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
7%
% Hispanic
16%
28%
% Black
3%
13%
% White
74%
47%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
6%
5%
All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $23,722 in this school district is less than the state median of $25,197. The school district revenue/student has grown by 26% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $25,011 is less than the state median of $27,523. The school district spending/student has grown by 16% over four school years.
This School District
This State (MA)
Total Revenue
$26 MM
$23,079 MM
Spending
$27 MM
$25,209 MM
Revenue / Student
$23,722
$25,197
Spending / Student
$25,011
$27,523

Best Ware School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Ware Junior/senior High School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 21%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
237 West Street
Ware, MA 01082
(413) 967-6234
Gr: 7-12 | 425 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 21%

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Quick Facts (26-27)

  • District size: 3 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 1,082 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 26%
  • : 77% (Btm 50% in MA)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 28% (Btm 50%)
  • : 27% (Btm 50%)
  • : 29% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MA Dept. of Education

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