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Cushing Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1 Aberdeen Dr, Scituate, MA 02066 · (781) 545-8770 · Part of Scituate School District

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

Directions
Students
352
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Cushing Elementary

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Scituate kids: Gates Middle School

On the path

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

K–5Cushing ElementaryYou are here
6–8Gates Middle School639 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts72%
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 ↗

1 Aberdeen Dr, Scituate

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten52
Grade 155
Grade 270
Grade 359
Grade 449
Grade 567
Enrollment over time
329’20
321’21
353’22
367’23
352’24

Up 7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 91%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%Black <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 Cushing Elementary from Scituate families.

Other schools in Scituate School District

The district →
Wampatuck Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Scituate
A+
424 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

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; Scituate’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.