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Winthrop School

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Winthrop School ranks 192 nd of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

192^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Winthrop School is an exceptional elementary school located in South Hamilton, MA, serving 331 students in grades PK-5. As part of the highly-ranked Hamilton-Wenham school district, Winthrop School consistently outperforms the state average on MCAS Next Generation assessments, with 53.33% of students proficient or better in ELA and 65.33% in Math, compared to the state averages of 41.53% and 40.74%, respectively.

Winthrop School's strong performance extends across different student subgroups, ranking in the top 10% of Massachusetts elementary schools for both female students and special education students in 2022-2023. The school also allocates more resources per student ($19,962) compared to nearby Cutler School ($18,204) and Bessie Buker Elementary ($17,531), and maintains a lower student-teacher ratio of 11.9, further contributing to its academic success.

Winthrop School's consistent high performance, with a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, suggests a stable and effective educational program. While the school is already a standout in the region, there may be opportunities to further improve its performance, particularly in areas where it is slightly below the district or state averages, such as 4th-grade ELA and 5th-grade Math. Overall, Winthrop School is an exceptional choice for families seeking a high-quality elementary education for their children.

329

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,442

Per pupil spending ?

13.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

325 Bay Rd
South Hamilton, MA 01982

(978) 468-5340

District: Hamilton-Wenham

Students who attend Winthrop School usually attend:

Middle:	Miles River Middle
High:	Hamilton-Wenham Regional High

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.3%

Hispanic:

5.8%

Asian:

4.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 81st percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (61% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg63%

Massachusetts avg41%

192^nd of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Hamilton-Wenham

39^th of 348Hamilton-Wenham among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	192 of 906	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	278 of 916	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	85.6	130 of 928	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	84.5	134 of 932	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	79.9	184 of 936	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	86.0	109 of 942	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	87.1	92 of 934	90.1%	★★★★★
2017	87.3	85 of 938	90.9%	★★★★★
2016	88.9	63 of 932	93.2%	★★★★★
2015	79.3	170 of 914	81.4%	★★★★☆
2014	84.5	101 of 926	89.1%	★★★★☆
2013	81.6	154 of 928	83.4%	★★★★☆
2012	84.0	121 of 930	87.0%	★★★★☆
2011	78.8	193 of 924	79.1%	★★★★☆
2010	79.6	179 of 920	80.5%	★★★★☆
2009	86.7	86 of 909	90.5%	★★★★★
2008	86.9	76 of 908	91.6%	★★★★★
2007	85.9	93 of 911	89.8%	★★★★☆
2006	89.7	52 of 911	94.3%	★★★★★
2005	81.2	158 of 887	82.2%	★★★★☆
2004	86.7	89 of 882	89.9%	★★★★★
2003	86.4	91 of 884	89.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	79.1	81 of 672	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	72.0	133 of 632	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.2	85 of 665	87.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	193 of 869	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	244 of 886	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	90.3	57 of 887	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	88.5	88 of 901	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	82.2	146 of 898	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	157 of 902	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.2	146 of 893	83.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	185 of 884	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	292 of 891	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.8	215 of 896	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	240 of 908	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	66.3	298 of 904	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.8	103 of 907	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	86.6	90 of 898	90.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	256 of 717	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	265 of 731	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.4	70 of 703	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	70.9	200 of 905	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	51.6	393 of 894	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.4	280 of 896	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	81.4	162 of 925	82.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	216 of 737	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.0	324 of 753	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.1	180 of 762	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	168 of 764	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.0	218 of 765	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	109 of 780	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	104 of 772	86.5%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2022)88th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)79th percentile~ school

Female (2025)78th percentile~ school

White (2025)71st percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science71%+29 vs state

Mathematics65%+25 vs state

English Language Arts53%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Winthrop School	Public	PK, KG-5	325 Bay Rd	South Hamilton	01982	Essex County	Hamilton-Wenham	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 468-5340	329	27	12.1		284 (86.3%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (5.8%)	15 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	79	192^nd of 906 public elementary schools	78.8%		70	278^th of 916 public elementary schools	69.7%	86	55.6	40.4	66.7	53.3	68.9	57.9	70.8	65.3	70.8	70.8	$22,442
Cutler School	Public	K-5	237 Asbury Street	South Hamilton	01982	Essex County	Hamilton-Wenham	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 468-5330	246	22	11.1		217 (88.2%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.3%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	80.8	172^nd of 906 public elementary schools	81.0%		37.8	576^th of 916 public elementary schools	37.1%	404	69.8	61.8	60.0	64.1	67.4	64.7	52.5	61.5	50.0	50.0	$20,524
Bessie Buker Elementary	Public	K-5	1 School Street	Wenham	01984	Essex County	Hamilton-Wenham	No	No	No	No	(978) 468-5324	255	18	14.1		223 (87.5%)	3 (1.2%)	16 (6.3%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	90.1	67^th of 906 public elementary schools	92.6%		89.5	81^st of 916 public elementary schools	91.2%	14	62.5	61.5	80.0	66.7	71.9	65.8	79.4	72.1	79.4	79.4	$20,383
North Beverly Elementary	Public	K-4	48 Putnam Street	Beverly	01915	Essex County	Beverly	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 921-6130	356	29	12.2		263 (73.9%)	13 (3.7%)	48 (13.5%)	16 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (3.9%)	86.3	113^th of 906 public elementary schools	87.5%		84	133^rd of 916 public elementary schools	85.5%	20	61.4	56.6		58.7	70.2	74.7		72.7			$19,489
Centerville Elementary	Public	K-4	17 Hull Street	Beverly	01915	Essex County	Beverly	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 921-6120	327	29	11.4		230 (70.3%)	15 (4.6%)	56 (17.1%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	81.1	170^th of 906 public elementary schools	81.2%		77.9	208^th of 916 public elementary schools	77.3%	38	53.5	63.9		58.8	59.3	67.2		63.3			$20,236
Hannah Elementary	Public	K-4	41R Brimbal Avenue	Beverly	01915	Essex County	Beverly	No	No	No	No	(978) 921-6126	312	26	12.0		238 (76.3%)	6 (1.9%)	39 (12.5%)	11 (3.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	76.9	219^th of 906 public elementary schools	75.8%		63.4	335^th of 916 public elementary schools	63.4%	116	58.8	56.0		57.6	55.9	60.0		57.6			$19,275
Steward Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	261 Perkins Row	Topsfield	01983	Essex County	Topsfield	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 887-1538	347	31	11.1		319 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)								(n/a)	65.6			65.6	56.7			56.7			$21,700
Willis E Thorpe	Public	K-5	1 Avon Road	Danvers	01923	Essex County	Danvers	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 774-6946	294	21	14.1		253 (86.1%)	6 (2.0%)	31 (10.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	63.1	338^th of 906 public elementary schools	62.7%		73.6	256^th of 916 public elementary schools	72.1%	82	39.4	51.6	44.4	46.5	40.6	67.2	46.7	54.6	44.4	44.4	$18,174
Cove Elementary	Public	K-4	20 Eisenhower Avenue	Beverly	01915	Essex County	Beverly	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 921-6121	394	32	12.4		285 (72.3%)	15 (3.8%)	71 (18.0%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	59.4	362^nd of 906 public elementary schools	60.0%		49.7	475^th of 916 public elementary schools	48.1%	113	52.1	36.3		43.8	52.1	51.3		51.6			$19,578
Essex Elementary	Public	K-5	12 Story Street	Essex	01929	Essex County	Manchester Essex Regional	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 768-7324	215	22	9.6		201 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	65.2	328^th of 906 public elementary schools	63.8%		68.5	293^rd of 916 public elementary schools	68.0%	35	58.3	50.0	39.1	48.3	33.3	65.8	52.2	50.8	56.5	56.5	$24,672

Frequently Asked Questions about Winthrop School

What schools do graduates of Winthrop School attend?

Students who attend Winthrop School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Miles River Middle
High : Hamilton-Wenham Regional High

What district is Winthrop School in?

Hamilton-Wenham

Is Winthrop School a good school?

Winthrop School ranks 192^nd of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Winthrop School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 329 students attended Winthrop School.

What is the racial makeup of Winthrop School?

Students at Winthrop School are 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

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