WPA Field House · Photo: Electrachrome · CC BY-SA 3.0Scituate’s public schools outscore 85% of Massachusetts districts
In Scituate, 60% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Scituate, 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.
Scituate’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 253 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Scituate’s, its schools beat 92%, higher than their 85% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 63% and math 60% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $22,266 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 Gates Middle School, then Scituate High School. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Inly School (private) is 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 Scituate’s grade
A: better than 85% of Massachusetts school districts, #41 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 Scituate, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Scituate
Gates Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 639 students · 10:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Scituate
Gates Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 639 students · 10:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Scituate
Gates Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 639 students · 10:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Scituate
Scituate High School
Grades 9–12 · 725 students · 11:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Scituate
Scituate High School
Grades 9–12 · 725 students · 11:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Scituate
Scituate High School
Grades 9–12 · 725 students · 11:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Scituate
Scituate High School
Grades 9–12 · 725 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Scituate’s public schools are run by Scituate 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
Scituate vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Scituate’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Scituate | A | Scituate |
| Marshfield | B+ | Marshfield |
| Cohasset | A | Cohasset |
| Norwell | A | Norwell |
| Hingham | A | Hingham |
Every school in Scituate
7 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 Scituate’s schools
Are Scituate’s schools good?
By Massachusetts’s own tests, yes: the public schools Scituate children attend outscore 85% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #41 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 92%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Scituate in?
Scituate School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,744 students in 6 schools (2024–25).
Where do Scituate kids go to high school?
Scituate High School, with 725 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Scituate’s graduation rate?
95–100% of the class of 2023 in Scituate School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Scituate spend per student?
$22,266 in Scituate School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Scituate?
Yes: Inly School (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 336 students).
Parents talk
What Scituate families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Scituate → 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.