Bessie Buker Elementary (Hamilton-Wenham SCH DIST.), Massachusetts - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Bessie Buker Elementary is a Elementary in Wenham, MA. It currently serves 259 students (grades KG-05). The school is part of the Hamilton-Wenham School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Hamilton-Wenham School District and all schools in Massachusetts.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:259
Number of Teachers: 20
Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.25

Location Info

Location: 1 School Street, Wenham, MA 01984
Mailing Address: 1 School Street, Wenham, MA 01984
Phone: (978)468-5324
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 38
Grade 2 65
Grade 3 39
Grade 4 36
Grade 5 45
Kindergarten 36
Gender/Sex of Bessie Buker Elementary Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 140 54.05
Female 119 45.95
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Bessie Buker Elementary Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 11 4.25
Black or African American 3 1.16
Hispanic/Latino 23 8.88
Two or more races 4 1.54
White 218 84.17
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 6 4.29
Black or African American 2 1.43
Hispanic/Latino 12 8.57
Two or more races 3 2.14
White 117 83.57
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 5 4.20
Black or African American 1 0.84
Hispanic/Latino 11 9.24
Two or more races 1 0.84
White 101 84.87

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 5.26
Two or more races 2 5.26
White 34 89.47
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 3.08
Black or African American 1 1.54
Hispanic/Latino 9 13.85
Two or more races 1 1.54
White 52 80.00
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 5.13
Hispanic/Latino 5 12.82
White 32 82.05
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 5.56
Hispanic/Latino 2 5.56
White 32 88.89
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 3 6.67
Black or African American 1 2.22
Hispanic/Latino 7 15.56
Two or more races 1 2.22
White 33 73.33
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 1 2.78
White 35 97.22