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Hingham School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Hingham.

Hingham’s School Grade A better than 94% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
3,616
Schools
6
Spent per student
$22,369
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
12:1
The gist

What stands out about Hingham School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 94% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 28 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 31 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 16% less per student than the MA average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.1% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 94% of the 394 Massachusetts school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
AHingham 24,481

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hingham. Grade by grade →

PK–54 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Hingham Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Hingham HighThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency69%
State average 40.7% · 2,025 students tested
Reading / language arts75%
State average 43.7% · 2,030 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 89.2% · 323 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$22,369 per student · 16% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 36%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 64%State 33%Federal 3%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,894’20
3,864’21
3,797’22
3,707’23
3,616’24

Down 7.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 87%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 4%Asian 3%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

6 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools.

East Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hingham
A−
502 students12:1
Wm L Foster Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hingham
A
402 students12:1
South Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hingham
A
496 students14:1
Plymouth River
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hingham
A
352 students11:1
Hingham Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hingham
A
798 students12:1
Hingham High
High · Grades 9–12 · Hingham
A+
1,066 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Cohasset School DistrictCohasset
$24,397per student
Hull School DistrictHull
$33,548per student
Norwell School DistrictNorwell
$20,543per student
Scituate School DistrictScituate
$22,266per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Massachusetts.