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Cedar Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-1

479

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,347

Per pupil spending ?

8.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

265 Cedar Street
Hanover, MA 02339

(781) 878-7228

District: Hanover

Students who attend Cedar Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hanover Middle
High:	Hanover High

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.7%

Two or more races:

4.2%

Hispanic:

4.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2010 → 67th in 2019

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (60% vs 50% meeting standards)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2010

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2018-2019) ?

This school60%

District avg63%

Massachusetts avg50%

Not ranked this year

Cedar Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

64^th of 348Hanover 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
2019	67.3	312 of 942	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.9	240 of 934	74.3%	★★★★☆
2017	81.5	160 of 938	82.9%	★★★★☆
2016	83.5	127 of 932	86.4%	★★★★☆
2015	81.4	142 of 914	84.5%	★★★★☆
2014	72.2	256 of 926	72.4%	★★★★☆
2013	73.9	251 of 928	73.0%	★★★★☆
2012	77.1	208 of 930	77.6%	★★★★☆
2011	73.3	269 of 924	70.9%	★★★★☆
2010	75.1	238 of 920	74.1%	★★★★☆
2009	73.0	252 of 909	72.3%	★★★★☆
2008	69.0	292 of 908	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	76.2	215 of 911	76.4%	★★★★☆
2006	79.1	176 of 911	80.7%	★★★★☆
2005	84.3	122 of 887	86.2%	★★★★☆
2004	75.0	226 of 882	74.4%	★★★★☆
2003	87.8	67 of 884	92.4%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	47.0	306 of 665	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.9	131 of 656	80.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	57.7	388 of 902	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	317 of 893	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	72.7	248 of 907	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	196 of 898	78.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	35.7	623 of 896	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.9	337 of 886	62.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	55.9	350 of 780	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	308 of 772	60.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2019)73rd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2019)57th percentile-10 vs school

White (2019)55th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2019)54th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2019)30th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2018-2019) ?

English Language Arts63%+11 vs state

Mathematics57%+8 vs state

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Schools Near Cedar Elementary

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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
Cedar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	265 Cedar Street	Hanover	02339	Plymouth County	Hanover	No	No	No	No	(781) 878-7228	479	27	17.5		420 (87.7%)	9 (1.9%)	19 (4.0%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)								(n/a)											$16,347
Center Elementary	Public	2-4	65 Silver Street	Hanover	02339	Plymouth County	Hanover	No	No	No	No	(781) 826-2631	582	36	16.2		531 (91.2%)	10 (1.7%)	20 (3.4%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	78.4	197^th of 906 public elementary schools	78.3%		78.7	199^th of 916 public elementary schools	78.3%	2	56.7	54.9		55.8	60.1	62.6		61.4			$15,508
R Stewart Esten Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	733 Summer Street	Rockland	02370	Plymouth County	Rockland	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 878-8336	242	21	11.6		147 (60.7%)	13 (5.4%)	54 (22.3%)	5 (2.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.7%)								(n/a)											$24,359
Grace Farrar Cole	Public	PK, KG-5	81 High Street	Norwell	02061	Plymouth County	Norwell	No	No	No	No	(781) 659-8823	528	36	14.6		464 (87.9%)	5 (0.9%)	9 (1.7%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.6%)	88.1	95^th of 906 public elementary schools	89.5%		85	126^th of 916 public elementary schools	86.2%	31	69.3	71.1	59.8	66.8	62.5	64.8	71.3	66.2	69.0	69.0	$18,418
Phelps Elementary School	Public	1-4	1 Lt. Col. Brian Duffy Way	Rockland	02370	Plymouth County	Rockland	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 871-8585	639	47	13.5		398 (62.3%)	40 (6.3%)	164 (25.7%)	13 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)	49.8	454^th of 906 public elementary schools	49.9%		54.6	419^th of 916 public elementary schools	54.3%	35	39.0	41.0		39.9	41.9	49.7		45.5			$21,589
Beaver Brook Elementary	Public	K-2	1 Ralph Hamlin Lane	Abington	02351	Plymouth County	Abington	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 982-2185	491	39	12.5		346 (70.5%)	27 (5.5%)	85 (17.3%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)								(n/a)											$18,030
John H Duval	Public	K-5	60 Regal Street	Whitman	02382	Plymouth County	Whitman-Hanson	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 618-7055	430	34	12.5		282 (65.6%)	38 (8.8%)	84 (19.5%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	53.5	420^th of 906 public elementary schools	53.6%		46.8	504^th of 916 public elementary schools	45.0%	84	48.1	39.3	38.8	42.4	48.1	38.3	50.0	45.8	43.9	43.9	$11,853
Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School	Public	K-5	400 Union Street	South Weymouth	02190	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	No	No	No	(781) 335-2122	381	29	13.3		241 (63.3%)	14 (3.7%)	48 (12.6%)	47 (12.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.6%)	72.1	258^th of 906 public elementary schools	71.5%		76.1	233^rd of 916 public elementary schools	74.6%	25	56.5	58.5	38.5	53.0	61.3	69.2	35.9	58.4	51.3	51.3	$18,880
Ralph Talbot	Public	K-5	277 Ralph Talbot Street	South Weymouth	02190	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 335-7250	300	23	13.1		201 (67.0%)	25 (8.3%)	35 (11.7%)	21 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)	62.5	344^th of 906 public elementary schools	62.0%		65.2	317^th of 916 public elementary schools	65.4%	27	69.1	45.8	27.5	47.7	69.1	64.6	32.5	56.2	40.0	40.0	$17,718
William G Vinal	Public	PK, KG-5	102 Old Oaken Bucket Road	Norwell	02061	Plymouth County	Norwell	No	No	No	No	(781) 659-8820	556	37	15.0		502 (90.3%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.0%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.9%)	88.9	85^th of 906 public elementary schools	90.6%		92.2	49^th of 916 public elementary schools	94.7%	36	63.3	72.1	76.6	71.0	63.3	68.6	63.9	65.1	69.2	69.2	$18,447

Frequently Asked Questions about Cedar Elementary

What schools do graduates of Cedar Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cedar Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hanover Middle
High : Hanover High

How many students attend Cedar Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 479 students attended Cedar Elementary.

What district is Cedar Elementary in?

Hanover

What is the racial makeup of Cedar Elementary?

Students at Cedar Elementary are 88% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

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