Summary:
The city of Scituate, Massachusetts, is home to a well-performing school district with 6 schools, including 4 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The district's schools consistently rank among the top in the state, with Scituate High School and Gates Middle School standing out as top performers, ranking 75th and 70th in Massachusetts, respectively.
The standout schools in the district include Wampatuck Elementary, which was ranked 10th out of 936 Massachusetts elementary schools in 2020-2021 and outperforms the state average on MCAS Next Generation tests. Scituate High School also excels, with 73.98% of 10th-graders meeting or exceeding expectations in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 58.24%, and 69.19% in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 49.69%.
While the Scituate school district as a whole performs well, the schools have a predominantly white student population, ranging from 89.26% to 93.39%, which may indicate a lack of diversity. Additionally, the spending per student and student-teacher ratios vary across the schools, with Hatherly Elementary having the highest spending at $19,437 per student and Jenkins Elementary having the lowest student-teacher ratio at 10.9.
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