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South Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

831 Main Street, Hingham, MA 02043 · (781) 741-1540 · Part of Hingham School District

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

Directions
Students
496
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about South Elementary

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 31 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 32 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Hingham kids: Hingham Middle School

On the path

Where Hingham kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5South ElementaryYou are here
6–8Hingham Middle School798 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency68%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts81%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

831 Main Street, Hingham

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten79
Grade 172
Grade 285
Grade 398
Grade 478
Grade 584
Enrollment over time
478’20
500’21
502’22
493’23
496’24

Up 3.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 90%Asian 6%Two or more races 2%Black 1%Hispanic 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about South Elementary from Hingham families.

Other schools in Hingham School District

The district →
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
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

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Hingham’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.