Best Public Schools in Hull, MA

Hull, Massachusetts has two public schools serving about 712 students: Lillian M Jacobs, an elementary school covering grades PK–7 with 434 students, and Hull High, which covers grades 8–12 with 278 students. Both belong to the Hull district, which ranks 103 of 351 in Massachusetts — the 71st percentile — with 4 stars. Notably, there is no separate middle school, so grade 8 is housed at the high school, which shapes how that school's overall numbers should be read.

Lillian M Jacobs is the stronger performer and is clearly improving: its state rank rose from 282 of 916, to 241 of 906, to 205 of 899, moving from the 69th to the 77th percentile and from 3 to 4 stars. In 2025–2026 it beat both the district and the state in ELA, math, and science — science is especially strong at 63.89% proficient versus 48.94% district and 40.98% statewide. Its 6th grade is a standout at 72% proficient in both ELA and math, while 5th-grade math is about at the state level and 7th-grade math sits slightly below it.

Hull High also jumped in rank, from 155 of 348 and 158 of 349 to 101 of 353, rising from the 55th to the 71st percentile and from 3 to 4 stars, with a 96.8% graduation rate and a low 3.2% dropout rate. Tenth-grade results are strong (67.35% proficient in ELA and 52.08% in science, both above state), but 8th-grade math is 29.09% versus 41.67% statewide and 8th-grade civics is 32.73% versus 39.77%. Because grade 8 is part of the high school, those weaker results pull down its all-grade averages, and its year-to-year scores swing widely. Resources are similar at both schools — student-teacher ratios of 8.9 and 8.8, and per-student spending in the mid-$24,000s.