Top Ranked Wellesley Private Schools (2026-27)

Dana Hall School

Gr: 5-12 | 441 students

Avg. class size: 12 students

Sports: 16 | Extracurriculars: 36

All-girls

45 Dana Road

Wellesley, MA 02482

(781) 489-1331

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Tenacre Country Day School

Gr: PK-6 | 204 students

Avg. class size: 12 students

Sports: 7 | Extracurriculars: 8

78 Benvenue Street

Wellesley, MA 02482

(781) 235-2282

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North American Hockey Academy

Gr: 9-12 | 28 students

All-girls | Specialized Curriculum

900 Worcester St

Wellesley, MA 02482

(508) 277-9752

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Wellesley Montessori School

Gr: NS-PK | 120 students

Montessori School

79 Denton Road

Wellesley, MA 02482

(781) 237-6670

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Wellesley, Massachusetts Private Schools (Closed)

St. Paul School

Gr: NS-8 | 193 students

Avg. class size: 19 students

Catholic

10 Atwood St

Wellesley, MA 02482

(781) 235-1510

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Wellesley, MA Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

-20.0% (-1 school) 10-yr

793

Students

-28.9% (-322 students) 10-yr

$53,588

Avg. Tuition

+134.8% (+$30,763) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

-20.0% (-3 students) 10-yr

32%

Students of Color

-8.6% (-3.0 pp) 10-yr

7:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

-12.5% (-1.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

Category

This Town (Wellesley)

This State (MA)

# Schools

4 Schools

854 Schools

# Students

793 Students

126,258 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School
Year	Wellesley, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	202	159	179
2024	201	156	172
2023	261	159	174
2022	247	162	185
2021	245	159	180
2020	245	155	171
2019	245	157	175
2018	245	157	172
2017	247	160	180
2016	194	159	178
2015	223	152	167

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% Students of Color

32%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Wellesley, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	33%	31%	34%
2024	33%	29%	34%
2023	32%	30%	33%
2022	25%	29%	33%
2021	16%	28%	32%
2020	15%	27%	32%
2019	22%	26%	31%
2018	22%	25%	31%
2017	38%	26%	32%
2016	32%	27%	32%
2015	35%	28%	32%

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0.51

0.63

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Wellesley, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	0.51	0.63	0.65
2024	0.51	0.63	0.65
2023	0.48	0.62	0.65
2022	0.47	0.60	0.64
2021	0.46	0.60	0.64
2020	0.46	0.59	0.64
2019	0.46	0.57	0.63
2018	0.46	0.58	0.63
2017	0.47	0.55	0.61
2016	0.46	0.55	0.61
2015	0.45	0.55	0.61

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# American Indian Students

19 Students

187 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

20 Students

6,792 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Wellesley, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	2%	6%	5%
2024	2%	6%	5%
2023	3%	6%	5%
2022	2%	7%	4%
2021	2%	6%	4%
2020	2%	7%	4%
2019	2%	6%	4%
2018	2%	5%	4%
2017	2%	6%	4%
2016	3%	5%	4%
2015	2%	5%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

28 Students

7,577 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Wellesley, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	3%	6%	9%
2024	3%	6%	9%
2023	4%	6%	9%
2022	3%	5%	8%
2021	3%	5%	9%
2020	3%	5%	9%
2019	3%	5%	8%
2018	3%	5%	8%
2017	3%	4%	8%
2016	3%	4%	8%
2015	3%	5%	8%

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# Black Students

71 Students

8,696 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Wellesley, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	9%	7%	7%
2024	9%	7%	7%
2023	5%	7%	8%
2022	5%	6%	7%
2021	5%	6%	7%
2020	5%	6%	8%
2019	5%	6%	7%
2018	5%	6%	7%
2017	5%	6%	7%
2016	5%	6%	7%
2015	5%	7%	8%

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# White Students

551 Students

67,960 Students

% White Students

68%

55%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Wellesley, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	68%	54%	52%
2024	68%	54%	52%
2023	70%	56%	52%
2022	71%	58%	54%
2021	72%	59%	54%
2020	72%	59%	54%
2019	72%	61%	56%
2018	72%	61%	56%
2017	71%	63%	58%
2016	72%	64%	58%
2015	73%	64%	58%

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# Hawaiian Students

n/a

83 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

126 Students

33,183 Students

% of Others Students

16%

27%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Wellesley, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	15%	27%	26%
2024	15%	27%	26%
2023	16%	25%	25%
2022	16%	24%	25%
2021	15%	24%	25%
2020	16%	23%	24%
2019	16%	22%	24%
2018	15%	23%	23%
2017	16%	21%	22%
2016	15%	21%	22%
2015	15%	19%	21%

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# Teachers

122 Teachers

15,790 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

7:1

8:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Wellesley, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	7:1	8:1	11:1
2024	7:1	8:1	11:1
2023	7:1	8:1	11:1
2022	8:1	8:1	11:1
2021	8:1	8:1	11:1
2020	8:1	8:1	12:1
2019	8:1	9:1	12:1
2018	8:1	9:1	12:1
2017	8:1	9:1	12:1
2016	8:1	9:1	12:1
2015	8:1	9:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

84%

67%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Wellesley, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	81%	67%	55%
2024	81%	67%	54%
2023	81%	67%	54%
2022	74%	67%	54%
2021	74%	67%	54%
2020	74%	66%	54%
2019	74%	66%	53%
2018	74%	65%	53%
2017	74%	64%	53%
2016	75%	64%	52%
2015	71%	64%	52%

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Average Class Size

12 students

14 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Wellesley, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	12	14	15
2024	12	14	15
2023	12	14	15
2022	14	14	15
2021	14	14	15
2020	14	14	15
2019	14	14	15
2018	14	14	15
2017	14	14	15
2016	15	14	15
2015	15	14	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

18 courses

16 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Wellesley, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	18	16	13
2024	17	15	12
2023	16	14	11
2022	15	15	11
2021	17	14	11
2020	17	14	11
2019	17	13	11
2018	17	13	11
2017	17	13	10
2016	17	12	10
2015	18	11	10

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Average SAT score

1400

(Out of 1600)

1287

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SAT Score Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Wellesley, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	1400	1289	1233
2024	1400	1291	1230
2023	1340	1272	1228
2022	1340	1266	1229
2021	1340	1263	1229
2020	1340	1254	1226
2019	1340	1238	1226
2018	1340	1235	1226
2017	1340	1277	1233

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Wellesley, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	32	29	26
2024	32	29	26
2023	30	29	26
2022	30	29	26
2021	29	29	26
2020	29	29	25
2019	29	28	25
2018	29	28	25
2017	29	28	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$53,588

$26,551

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Wellesley, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	$51,110	$26,485	$15,012
2024	$51,110	$27,159	$13,254
2023	$49,800	$25,129	$12,626
2022	$30,801	$24,457	$12,187
2021	$28,432	$22,623	$11,800
2020	$28,432	$21,672	$11,512
2019	$28,432	$20,983	$11,293
2018	$28,432	$20,804	$11,017
2017	$4,400	$20,615	$10,708
2016	$22,825	$20,164	$10,356
2015	$22,825	$19,785	$9,939

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Average % on Financial Aid

22%

36%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Wellesley, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	23%	36%	34%
2024	23%	36%	34%
2023	23%	37%	34%
2022	17%	36%	33%
2021	17%	35%	33%
2020	17%	35%	32%
2019	17%	34%	31%
2018	16%	33%	30%
2017	15%	32%	30%
2016	14%	31%	29%
2015	14%	31%	28%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$41,866

$17,770

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Wellesley, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	$41,001	$17,137	$7,073
2024	$41,001	$16,262	$6,930
2023	$34,570	$15,114	$6,469
2022	$22,516	$14,744	$6,289
2021	$21,162	$14,176	$6,055
2020	$21,162	$14,234	$5,921
2019	$21,162	$13,455	$5,795
2018	$21,162	$12,706	$5,456
2017	$18,941	$12,090	$5,319
2016	$18,434	$12,060	$5,105
2015	$18,434	$12,547	$5,030

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Average Endowment Size

$70 million

$94.84 million

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Endowment Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Wellesley, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	$60 M	$83 M	$39 M
2024	$57 M	$105 M	$39 M
2023	$47 M	$103 M	$39 M
2022	$47 M	$100 M	$40 M
2021	$37 M	$102 M	$40 M
2020	$37 M	$104 M	$40 M
2019	$37 M	$107 M	$40 M
2018	$55 M	$127 M	$43 M
2017	$55 M	$130 M	$45 M

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

35%

73%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Wellesley, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	35%	71%	81%
2024	35%	70%	85%
2023	35%	71%	85%
2022	35%	70%	85%
2021	35%	71%	85%
2020	35%	71%	85%
2019	35%	71%	85%
2018	35%	71%	85%
2017	35%	71%	85%
2016	39%	70%	85%
2015	39%	69%	85%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

22 extracurriculars

14 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

12 sports

9 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in Wellesley, MA?

The private schools in Wellesley, MA include Dana Hall School and Tenacre Country Day School.

How many private schools are located in Wellesley?

4 private schools are located in Wellesley.

What percentage of students in Wellesley go to private school?

48% of all K-12 students in Wellesley are educated in private schools (compared to the MA state average of 12%).

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