Upham Elementary School in Wellesley teaches 255 students at its Wynewood Road location, with 14 classroom teachers. The principal is Tracey Mara. The school's Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) maintains a supplemental Web site for the school at uphampto.org. The school participates in the state's METCO (Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity), which invites urban students to attend schools outside their district.
Katherine Lee Bates Elementary School, located on Elmwood Road, is named for the American songwriter who's most famous for writing the song "America the Beautiful." The school, established in 1953, is currently populated by more than 350 students taught by 17 teachers. Principal Michael Spencer is proud to work with the school's active Parent Teacher Organization (PTO), which maintains a supplemental school Web site. The school participates in the state's METCO (Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity) program, which invites urban students to attend schools outside their district.
This pre-school is run by Wellesley Public Schools and is intended for children ages three to six. Two enrollment plans are offered: three days or four days per week.
The operating philosophy here is learning through playing. Age appropriate tasks foster independence, self-confidence, inquisitiveness and secure well being.
This school receives high marks from parents on social networking sites that evaluate schools.
Joseph E. Fiske Elementary School, located on Hastings Road, teaches 375 students in grades K-5. Elaine Harold is the principal. The school's Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) operates a supplementary Web site. The school is named in honor of Joseph E. Fiske, a local politician who was instrumental in leading the separation of Wellesley from the town of Needham in 1881.
The Mass Bay Community College (MBCC) Bookstore can be found in the campus' main building. This is a standard college bookstore, offering new and used textbooks specific to the courses being offered at the school. The store also carries school supplies like notebooks and calculators, as well as apparel, gifts and accessories sporting the MBCC logo. The snacks and drinks available are vending machine-type fare without the machine.