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South Elementary

Public Grades K-5

59^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

South Elementary is a public elementary school in Hingham, Massachusetts, serving 493 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the highly-ranked Hingham school district, which is rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

South Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Massachusetts, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is exceptional, with MCAS Next Generation test scores significantly higher than state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 71.76% in English Language Arts, 68.87% in Math, and 85.71% in Science, compared to the state averages of 41.53%, 40.74%, and 41.51%, respectively.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools, such as those in the Weymouth district, South Elementary significantly outperforms them in academic achievement. The school's higher spending per student, at $16,440 in the 2020-2021 school year compared to the state average of $15,658, may contribute to its exceptional performance and ability to support the diverse needs of its student population.

496

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,440

Per pupil spending ?

5.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

831 Main Street
Hingham, MA 02043-2523

(781) 741-1540

District: Hingham

Students who attend South Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hingham Middle School
High:	Hingham High

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.9%

Asian:

5.8%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (72% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Hingham's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg73%

Massachusetts avg41%

59^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	90.9	59 of 906	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	20 of 916	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	18 of 928	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	15 of 932	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	94.5	20 of 936	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	31 of 942	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	16 of 934	98.3%	★★★★★
2017	93.9	17 of 938	98.2%	★★★★★
2016	91.1	38 of 932	95.9%	★★★★★
2015	90.4	33 of 914	96.4%	★★★★★
2014	88.0	64 of 926	93.1%	★★★★★
2013	88.9	54 of 928	94.2%	★★★★★
2012	88.7	63 of 930	93.2%	★★★★★
2011	86.4	88 of 924	90.5%	★★★★★
2010	86.9	86 of 920	90.7%	★★★★★
2009	85.4	99 of 909	89.1%	★★★★☆
2008	85.5	91 of 908	90.0%	★★★★★
2007	82.1	144 of 911	84.2%	★★★★☆
2006	84.7	119 of 911	86.9%	★★★★☆
2005	86.4	90 of 887	89.9%	★★★★☆
2004	82.4	147 of 882	83.3%	★★★★☆
2003	87.3	74 of 884	91.6%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	92.9	20 of 672	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	88.1	44 of 632	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	80.7	79 of 665	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	91.7	23 of 656	96.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	84 of 869	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	36 of 886	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	30 of 887	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	26 of 901	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	93.9	21 of 898	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	49 of 902	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.9	12 of 893	98.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	53 of 884	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	17 of 891	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	9 of 896	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	9 of 908	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	92.9	30 of 904	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	22 of 907	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	28 of 898	96.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	87.5	44 of 717	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	84.0	72 of 731	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	85.4	54 of 703	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	87.5	54 of 905	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	88.9	52 of 894	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	67.1	215 of 896	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	110 of 886	87.6%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	94.5	19 of 925	97.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	71 of 737	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	21 of 753	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	21 of 762	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	13 of 764	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	91.0	24 of 765	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.1	29 of 780	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.6	21 of 772	97.3%	★★★★★

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)

Tested In Person (2021)98th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile~ school

White (2025)90th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)90th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science86%+44 vs state

English Language Arts72%+30 vs state

Mathematics69%+28 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
South Elementary	Public	K-5	831 Main Street	Hingham	02043	Plymouth County	Hingham	No	No	No	No	(781) 741-1540	496	34	14.4		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
Plymouth River	Public	K-5	200 High Street	Hingham	02043	Plymouth County	Hingham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 741-1530	352	32	11.1		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
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
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		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
East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Collins Street	Hingham	02043	Plymouth County	Hingham	No	No	No	No	(781) 741-1570	502	41	12.3		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
William Seach	Public	K-5	770 Middle Street	Weymouth	02188	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 335-7589	372	26	14.5		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
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
Academy Avenue	Public	K-5	94 Academy Avenue	Weymouth	02189	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	No	No	No	(781) 335-4717	357	24	15.1		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
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
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		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

Frequently Asked Questions about South Elementary

What schools do graduates of South Elementary attend?

Students who attend South Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hingham Middle School
High : Hingham High

How many students attend South Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 496 students attended South Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of South Elementary?

Students at South Elementary are 90% White, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Hispanic.

What district is South Elementary in?

Hingham

Is South Elementary a good school?

Yes. South Elementary ranks in the top 6.5% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

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