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Wilmington Public Schools, Massachusetts, elections

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Wilmington Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 2,840 (2022-2023)
Schools: 7 (2022-2023)
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Wilmington Public Schools is a school district in Massachusetts (Middlesex County). During the 2023 school year, 2,840 students attended one of the district's seven schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

Wilmington Public Schools consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Jennifer Bryson
Jesse Fennelly
Nicholas Golden
Rebecca Lord
Michael Mercaldi
David Ragsdale
Stephen Turner

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Wilmington Public Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Massachusetts House of Representatives 19th Middlesex DistrictDavid Allen RobertsonDemocratic Party 100% 63%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $3,235,000 $1,143 5%
Local: $45,966,000 $16,242 66%
State: $20,410,000 $7,212 29%
Total: $69,611,000 $24,598
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $73,355,000 $25,920
Total Current Expenditures: $64,091,000 $22,646
Instructional Expenditures: $39,304,000 $13,888 54%
Student and Staff Support: $7,985,000 $2,821 11%
Administration: $6,161,000 $2,177 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $10,641,000 $3,760 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,311,000 $463
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $696,000 $245
Interest on Debt: $842,000 $297

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 49 75-79 21-39 30-34 PS 50-59 48
2018-2019 67 85-89 21-39 55-59 PS 70-74 67
2017-2018 66 85-89 40-59 50-54 PS 60-69 67
2016-2017 64 80-84 21-39 45-49 PS 60-69 64
2015-2016 69 85-89 40-59 55-59 PS 70-79 69
2014-2015 69 85-89 40-59 45-49 PS 70-79 70
2013-2014 67 85-89 40-59 30-39 PS 60-69 67
2012-2013 67 75-79 40-59 50-59 PS 60-69 66
2011-2012 68 85-89 60-79 40-49 PS 60-69 68
2010-2011 65 80-84 40-59 50-59 50-59 65

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 59 75-79 40-59 45-49 PS 70-79 59
2018-2019 61 80-84 40-59 50-54 PS 70-74 60
2017-2018 62 75-79 21-39 50-54 PS 60-69 62
2016-2017 63 70-74 21-39 50-54 PS 70-79 63
2015-2016 77 85-89 60-79 65-69 PS 70-79 78
2014-2015 79 85-89 60-79 60-64 PS 80-89 79
2013-2014 78 80-84 >=80 50-59 PS 70-79 78
2012-2013 75 80-84 60-79 60-69 PS 70-79 75
2011-2012 77 80-84 60-79 60-69 PS 70-79 78
2010-2011 78 80-84 60-79 60-69 >=90 79

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 95 >=50 PS >=50 PS >=95
2018-2019 96 >=50 PS >=50 PS PS >=95
2017-2018 97 >=80 >=50 >=50 >=50 >=95
2016-2017 97 >=50 PS PS PS >=95
2015-2016 93 >=50 PS PS PS >=95
2014-2015 93 >=50 PS >=50 >=50 90-94
2013-2014 93 PS PS PS PS PS 90-94
2012-2013 91 >=80 PS PS PS 90-94
2011-2012 91 >=50 90-94
2010-2011 92 >=50 PS PS 90-94

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 2,840 1.4
2021-2022 2,801 -1.0
2020-2021 2,830 -11.9
2019-2020 3,166 -1.0
2018-2019 3,197 -4.2
2017-2018 3,330 -3.9
2016-2017 3,461 0.5
2015-2016 3,442 -0.2
2014-2015 3,448 -2.1
2013-2014 3,522 -1.1
2012-2013 3,559 -1.7
2011-2012 3,620 -3.1
2010-2011 3,732 -1.4
2009-2010 3,783 0.5
2008-2009 3,764 -2.0
2007-2008 3,841 -0.1
2006-2007 3,844 0.4
2005-2006 3,828 -0.2
2004-2005 3,835 1.1
2003-2004 3,792 -0.5
2002-2003 3,811 2.6
2001-2002 3,712 0.2
2000-2001 3,705 3.4
1999-2000 3,578 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Wilmington Public Schools (%) Massachusetts K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 6.8 7.3
Black 1.5 9.4
Hispanic 5.4 24.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 4.3 4.4
White 81.7 54.3

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Wilmington Public Schools had 273.77 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 10.37.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 6.46
Kindergarten: 21.49
Elementary: 175.17
Secondary: 70.65
Total: 273.77

Wilmington Public Schools employed 11.60 district administrators and 16.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 11.60
District Administrative Support: 8.20
School Administrators: 16.00
School Administrative Support: 14.60
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 81.95
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.40
Total Guidance Counselors: 7.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 5.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.83
Library/Media Support: 5.40
Student Support Services: 53.10
Other Support Services: 7.10

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Wilmington Public Schools operates seven schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Boutwell143PK-KG
North Intermediate2524-5
Shawsheen Elementary387PK-3
West Intermediate2924-5
Wilmington High6569-12
Wilmington Middle School6316-8
Woburn Street425KG-3

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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