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Scituate School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Scituate.

Scituate’s School Grade A better than 85% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
2,744
Schools
6
Spent per student
$22,266
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
11:1
The gist

What stands out about Scituate School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 85% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 16% less per student than the MA average
  • 11 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 85% 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
AScituate 19,662

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Scituate. Grade by grade →

K–54 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Gates Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Scituate High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency60%
State average 40.7% · 1,437 students tested
Reading / language arts63%
State average 43.7% · 1,437 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 89.2% · 194 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
$22,266 per student · 16% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 67%Support & administration 33%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 66%State 28%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,851’20
2,772’21
2,759’22
2,745’23
2,744’24

Down 3.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 3%Black 2%Asian <1%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.

Wampatuck Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Scituate
A+
424 students13:1
Cushing Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Scituate
A−
352 students13:1
Jenkins Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Scituate
A−
341 students11:1
Hatherly Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Scituate
A−
263 students11:1
Gates Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Scituate
A−
639 students10:1
Scituate High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Scituate
A
725 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Cohasset School DistrictCohasset
$24,397per student
Hingham School DistrictHingham
$22,369per student
Marshfield School DistrictMarshfield
$21,364per student
Norwell School DistrictNorwell
$20,543per 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.