Wellesley Public Schools: Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
• AP Scholar with Distinction Award (average grade of 3.5 on all AP exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on five or more AP exams): 78 Students The number of students opting to take an AP exam has fluctuated with totals ranging from a low 305 to a high of 431 over the past six years. Consistently, Wellesley students have performed quite well. The table below provides a six-year historical view of AP results by year.
Year Data / Students Tested
% Earned Score of 5
% Earned Score of 4
% Earned Score of 3
% Earned Score of 1 or 2
2017 (305) 2018 (337) 2019 (404) 2020 (431) 2021 (407) 2022 (389) 2023 (418)
43% 41% 38% 35% 29% 35% 40%
32% 32% 36% 35% 32% 30% 35%
19% 19% 19% 21% 21% 26% 16%
6% 8% 7% 9% 9% 9%
18%
National School Lunch Program
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (MA DESE) oversee the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). As a participant in the program, Wellesley is required to serve meals that meet the Federal and State requirements. Families can qualify in one of two ways: through direct certification or application. The direct certification is the process where Wellesley Public Schools verify children who are members of households receiving assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) / Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC) as eligible for School Nutrition Program (SNP) - eliminating the need for further application by the child’s household. Certification is based on information provided by the state agencies administering these programs. Directly certified determinations supersede any meal benefit applications received from the household. Unless the children in a household are determined eligible through direct certification, the family must apply to receive free or reduced- price meals. With Massachusetts funding Universal School Meals, application submissions are primarily related to fee waiver requests. For those families applying, the income limits are as follows: families with income at or below 130 percent of the poverty level ($40,560 as of July 1, 2024, for a family of four) are eligible for free meals. Families with income between 130 and 185 percent of the poverty level ($57,720 as of July 1, 2024, for a family of four) are eligible for reduced-price meals. Below is a historical view of the number of participants in the National School Lunch program:
Total Enrollment
Number of Eligible Students
Percent of Eligible Students
Reporting Period
October 2018 (SY’18-19) October 2019 (SY’19-20) October 2020 (SY’20-21) October 2021 (SY’21-22) October 2022 (SY’22-23) October 2023 (SY’23-24) October 2024 (SY’24-25)
4,863 4,758 4,362 4,186 4,069 3,995 3,896
332 330 303 353 320 360 346
6.82% 6.93% 6.95% 8.43% 7.86% 9.01% 8.88%
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