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Plymouth River

Public Grades K-5

5^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Plymouth River Elementary School is a highly-ranked public school in Hingham, Massachusetts, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade. With a consistent 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and a statewide ranking of 5 out of 906 schools, Plymouth River is an exceptional educational institution, delivering outstanding academic results and providing a high-quality learning environment for its students.

The school's performance is exceptional across various metrics, including academic achievement, student group performance, and resource allocation. Plymouth River consistently outperforms the state and the Hingham district in MCAS Next Generation assessments, with significantly higher proficiency rates across all grade levels and subject areas. The school also maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 12 students per teacher, allowing for more individualized attention and support for students. Additionally, the school's spending per student is higher than the state average, indicating a strong investment in resources and programs to support student learning.

While Plymouth River stands out as an exceptional school, the nearby schools in the Hingham district, such as East Elementary, Wm L Foster Elementary, and South Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance, with rankings in the top 100 schools in the state. This suggests that the Hingham school district as a whole is providing a high-quality education to its students. In contrast, the schools in the neighboring Weymouth district generally perform below the state and Hingham averages, highlighting the disparity in educational outcomes between the two districts.

352

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,933

Per pupil spending ?

2.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 High Street
Hingham, MA 02043-2523

(781) 741-1530

District: Hingham

Students who attend Plymouth River usually attend:

Middle:	Hingham Middle School
High:	Hingham High

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.9%

Hispanic:

5.4%

African American:

3.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (81% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Massachusetts elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Hingham

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg73%

Massachusetts avg41%

5^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Hingham

13^th of 348Hingham 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	96.7	5 of 906	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	9 of 916	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	13 of 928	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	61 of 932	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	90.7	70 of 936	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	88.7	76 of 942	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.3	52 of 934	94.4%	★★★★★
2017	87.2	87 of 938	90.7%	★★★★★
2016	93.0	14 of 932	98.5%	★★★★★
2015	91.9	22 of 914	97.6%	★★★★★
2014	93.6	9 of 926	99.0%	★★★★★
2013	91.3	24 of 928	97.4%	★★★★★
2012	90.8	38 of 930	95.9%	★★★★★
2011	88.7	59 of 924	93.6%	★★★★★
2010	89.5	45 of 920	95.1%	★★★★★
2009	86.2	89 of 909	90.2%	★★★★★
2008	83.7	123 of 908	86.5%	★★★★☆
2007	85.7	96 of 911	89.5%	★★★★☆
2006	88.5	67 of 911	92.6%	★★★★★
2005	71.6	271 of 887	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	80.1	166 of 882	81.2%	★★★★☆
2003	87.6	72 of 884	91.9%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	92.1	25 of 672	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	91.2	27 of 632	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	83.0	66 of 665	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	82.5	68 of 656	89.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	14 of 869	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	7 of 886	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	11 of 887	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.5	34 of 901	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	90.3	59 of 898	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	24 of 902	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	11 of 893	98.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	6 of 884	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.9	25 of 891	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	22 of 896	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	88.3	82 of 908	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	87.5	91 of 904	89.9%	★★★★★
2019	80.5	152 of 907	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	148 of 898	83.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	98.9	5 of 717	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	22 of 731	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	18 of 703	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	83.0	91 of 905	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	78.7	129 of 894	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	62.0	273 of 896	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.9	258 of 886	70.9%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	90.6	61 of 925	93.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	8 of 737	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	9 of 753	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.9	7 of 762	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	86.0	66 of 764	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	86.1	68 of 765	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	85.5	62 of 780	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.1	58 of 772	92.5%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)96th percentile+3 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)93rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science85%+43 vs state

English Language Arts80%+39 vs state

Mathematics79%+39 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 (2015)	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
Plymouth River	Public	K-5	200 High Street	Hingham	02043	Plymouth County	Hingham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 741-1530	352	32	11.1	2.6%	306 (86.9%)	12 (3.4%)	19 (5.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	96.7	5^th of 906 public elementary schools	99.4%		96.5	9^th of 916 public elementary schools	99.0%	4	81.0	79.3	80.3	80.2	74.1	84.5	79.7	79.4	84.6	84.6	$21,933
South Elementary	Public	K-5	831 Main Street	Hingham	02043	Plymouth County	Hingham	No	No	No	No	(781) 741-1540	496	34	14.4	5.5%	446 (89.9%)	7 (1.4%)	6 (1.2%)	29 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	90.9	59^th of 906 public elementary schools	93.5%		94.9	20^th of 916 public elementary schools	97.8%	39	66.3	73.7	76.2	71.8	57.3	70.1	81.0	68.9	85.7	85.7	$20,440
Lawrence W Pingree	Public	K-5	1250 Commercial Street	Weymouth	02189	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 337-2974	266	20	13.4	33.8%	190 (71.4%)	10 (3.8%)	36 (13.5%)	15 (5.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.3%)	65.9	322^nd of 906 public elementary schools	64.5%		63.2	336^th of 916 public elementary schools	63.3%	14	47.2	39.5	56.3	48.0	50.0	41.9	60.4	51.2	60.4	60.4	$18,924
Academy Avenue	Public	K-5	94 Academy Avenue	Weymouth	02189	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	No	No	No	(781) 335-4717	357	24	15.1	25.6%	228 (63.9%)	36 (10.1%)	58 (16.2%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.9%)	63.8	334^th of 906 public elementary schools	63.1%		68.1	299^th of 916 public elementary schools	67.4%	35	44.8	51.0	61.5	52.9	32.8	56.9	50.0	46.2	52.4	52.4	$17,568
William Seach	Public	K-5	770 Middle Street	Weymouth	02188	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 335-7589	372	26	14.5	60.3%	152 (40.9%)	72 (19.4%)	101 (27.2%)	24 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.9%)	23.3	694^th of 906 public elementary schools	23.4%		21.5	723^rd of 916 public elementary schools	21.1%	29	32.7	28.6	24.6	28.3	33.3	26.8	18.5	25.6	25.8	25.8	$16,884
East Elementary School	Public	K-5	2 Collins Street	Hingham	02043	Plymouth County	Hingham	No	No	No	No	(781) 741-1570	502	41	12.3	6.7%	469 (93.4%)	4 (0.8%)	9 (1.8%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	94.1	33^rd of 906 public elementary schools	96.4%		92.7	41^st of 916 public elementary schools	95.5%	8	76.0	70.2	90.0	78.7	74.4	61.2	82.4	72.8	88.6	88.6	$21,468
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	30.0%	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
Wm L Foster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	55 Downer Avenue	Hingham	02043	Plymouth County	Hingham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 741-1520	402	32	12.4	8.0%	346 (86.1%)	6 (1.5%)	16 (4.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.7%)	94	34^th of 906 public elementary schools	96.2%		93.1	40^th of 916 public elementary schools	95.6%	6	66.0	73.9	79.2	73.9	63.5	73.9	83.1	74.7	88.3	88.3	$21,755
Frederick C Murphy	Public	K-5	417 Front Street	Weymouth	02188	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 331-2862	274	20	13.9	33.8%	176 (64.2%)	19 (6.9%)	51 (18.6%)	11 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.2%)	51.7	437^th of 906 public elementary schools	51.8%		52	447^th of 916 public elementary schools	51.2%	10	43.5	38.1	40.8	40.9	50.0	47.6	40.8	46.0	40.8	40.8	$18,468
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	9.2%	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Plymouth River

Is Plymouth River a good school?

Yes! Plymouth River is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 5^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Plymouth River?

Students at Plymouth River are 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Plymouth River attend?

Students who attend Plymouth River usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hingham Middle School
High : Hingham High

How many students attend Plymouth River?

In the 2024-25 school year, 352 students attended Plymouth River.

What district is Plymouth River in?

Hingham

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