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Wm L Foster Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

55 Downer Avenue, Hingham, MA 02043 · (781) 741-1520 · Part of Hingham School District

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

Directions
Students
402
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Wm L Foster Elementary

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 30 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Hingham kids: Hingham Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Wm L Foster ElementaryYou are here
6–8Hingham Middle School798 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency67%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts76%
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 ↗

55 Downer Avenue, Hingham

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K13
Kindergarten59
Grade 166
Grade 266
Grade 353
Grade 466
Grade 579
Enrollment over time
445’20
419’21
403’22
391’23
402’24

Down 9.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 86%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 4%Black 1%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Wm L Foster Elementary from Hingham families.

Other schools in Hingham School District

The district →
East Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hingham
A−
502 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

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.