Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Hingham’s public schools outscore 94% of Massachusetts districts
In Hingham, 75% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the Massachusetts average (44%). The grade covers the public school district serving Hingham, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Massachusetts, not nationally.
From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Hingham’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 75% and math 69% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 97% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $22,369 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Hingham Middle School, then Hingham High. Enrollment is down 7% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Notre Dame Academy (private), Derby Academy (private), Su Escuela Language Academy/Sela the International (private), St. Paul Elementary School (private), Old Colony Montessori School (private), South Shore Conservatory of Music Preschool (private) and Fusion Hingham (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Hingham’s grade
A: better than 94% of Massachusetts school districts, #16 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Hingham, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Hingham · depends on your address
East Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 502 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Wm L Foster Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 402 students · 12:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Hingham
Hingham Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 798 students · 12:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Hingham
Hingham Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 798 students · 12:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Hingham
Hingham Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 798 students · 12:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Hingham
Hingham High
Grades 9–12 · 1,066 students · 13:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Hingham
Hingham High
Grades 9–12 · 1,066 students · 13:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Hingham
Hingham High
Grades 9–12 · 1,066 students · 13:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Hingham
Hingham High
Grades 9–12 · 1,066 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Hingham’s public schools are run by Hingham School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Hingham vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Hingham’s borders.
Every school in Hingham
13 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Hingham’s schools
Are Hingham’s schools good?
By Massachusetts’s own tests, yes: the public schools Hingham children attend outscore 94% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #16 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 90%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Hingham in?
Hingham School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,616 students in 6 schools (2024–25).
Where do Hingham kids go to high school?
Hingham High, with 1,066 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Hingham’s graduation rate?
97% of the class of 2023 in Hingham School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Hingham spend per student?
$22,369 in Hingham School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Hingham?
Yes: Notre Dame Academy (catholic · all-girls, grades 7–12, 429 students), Derby Academy (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 347 students), Su Escuela Language Academy/Sela the International (nonsectarian, grades PK–5, 256 students), St. Paul Elementary School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 215 students), Old Colony Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–3, 85 students), South Shore Conservatory of Music Preschool (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 77 students) and Fusion Hingham (nonsectarian, grades 6–12, 24 students).
Parents talk
What Hingham families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Hingham → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Massachusetts. Stars are from neighbors.