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East Elementary School

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East Elementary School ranks 91 st of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

91^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

East Elementary School is a K–5 school in Hingham, MA, serving 502 students, which makes it the largest of the nearby elementary schools in this comparison set. It is part of the Hingham district, which ranks 22nd of 351 districts in Massachusetts. In 2025–2026, East Elementary ranked 91st of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools (90th percentile, 4 stars) — a step down from 2024–2025 (33rd of 906, 96th percentile, 5 stars) but still top-decile and consistent with a long record that has kept the school in the top 10–15% of the state across most recent years.

MCAS proficiency in 2025–2026 was far above the state in every subject: 72.49% in English language arts, 62.72% in math, and 72.46% in science, versus roughly 40% statewide. Within Hingham, ELA is the relative strength — second only to Plymouth River's 77.08% and above the district average at every tested grade level, including a 5th grade ELA rate of 80.00%. Math and science were the softer spots, falling below district averages and behind Plymouth River, South Elementary, and Wm L Foster Elementary. Even so, East remains well ahead of nearby schools outside Hingham: its ELA rate is 44.64 points above William Seach and 58.20 points above Atherton Hough.

The standout finding is subgroup performance. East Elementary ranks 5th of 742 schools statewide (99th percentile) for low socio-economic status students, 90th percentile for special education students, and 92nd percentile for male students. Resources look solid: a student–teacher ratio of 12.3 in 2024–2025 and per-student spending of $18,553 in 2020–2021, the highest among Hingham elementary peers in the data. Free/reduced lunch percentages were not available in this dataset. Overall, East Elementary is a top-performing school whose 2025–2026 results softened somewhat in math and science but remain far above state averages.

502

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,468

Per pupil spending ?

6.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2 Collins Street
Hingham, MA 02043

(781) 741-1570

District: Hingham

Students who attend East Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hingham Middle School
High:	Hingham High

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.4%

Asian:

2.2%

Hispanic:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2016 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (68% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

!Near the bottom of Hingham's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg71%

Massachusetts avg41%

91^st of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 4% (2016) to top 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Hingham

22^nd of 351Hingham 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	88.7	91 of 899	89.9%	★★★★☆
2025	94.1	33 of 906	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	41 of 916	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	88.1	96 of 928	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	89.9	88 of 932	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	84.0	139 of 936	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	85.3	114 of 942	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	87.5	81 of 934	91.3%	★★★★★
2017	91.7	31 of 938	96.7%	★★★★★
2016	91.2	37 of 932	96.0%	★★★★★
2015	89.8	43 of 914	95.3%	★★★★★
2014	88.5	59 of 926	93.6%	★★★★★
2013	81.8	152 of 928	83.6%	★★★★☆
2012	88.0	67 of 930	92.8%	★★★★★
2011	88.7	58 of 924	93.7%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	71.5	124 of 672	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	75.1	105 of 632	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	47.8	303 of 665	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	85.6	110 of 869	87.3%	★★★★☆
2025	92.5	37 of 869	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	30 of 886	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	42 of 887	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	33 of 901	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	86.7	101 of 898	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	118 of 902	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	109 of 893	87.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	98.8	5 of 742	99.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	89.2	68 of 879	92.3%	★★★★★
2025	93.4	32 of 884	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	64 of 891	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	79.8	170 of 896	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	143 of 908	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.3	201 of 904	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	84.1	115 of 907	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	89.2	58 of 898	93.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	81.5	74 of 709	89.6%	★★★★☆
2025	81.7	80 of 717	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	88.7	42 of 731	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	70.9	147 of 703	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	226 of 905	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	57.0	330 of 894	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.5	751 of 896	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.5	376 of 886	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	83.1	145 of 925	84.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	81.0	104 of 734	85.8%	★★★★☆
2025	89.8	40 of 737	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	52 of 753	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	78.9	135 of 762	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	96 of 764	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	147 of 765	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	132 of 780	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	107 of 772	86.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)99th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)90th percentile~ school

Female (2026)87th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)86th percentile-4 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)84th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)82nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts72%+32 vs state

Science72%+31 vs state

Mathematics63%+22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)		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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	88.7	91^st of 899 public elementary schools	89.9%		94.1	33^rd of 906 public elementary schools	96.4%	58	65.8	72.5	80.0	72.5	55.7	61.3	72.5	62.7	72.5	72.5	$21,468
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%)	84.9	124^th of 899 public elementary schools	86.2%		94	34^th of 906 public elementary schools	96.2%	90	55.1	58.8	82.8	65.8	46.4	73.1	73.0	63.0	85.5	85.5	$21,755
Deer Hill	Public	3-5	208 Sohier Rd	Cohasset	02025	Norfolk County	Cohasset	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 383-6115	347	28	12.4	4.5%	314 (90.5%)	9 (2.6%)	10 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	88.9	87^th of 899 public elementary schools	90.3%		88.9	84^th of 906 public elementary schools	90.7%	3	69.8	57.0	63.5	63.3	68.9	71.1	65.2	68.5	65.8	65.8	$22,236
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%)	95.3	21^st of 899 public elementary schools	97.7%		96.7	5^th of 906 public elementary schools	99.4%	16	72.6	71.7	88.1	77.1	68.5	78.3	76.3	74.0	86.4	86.4	$21,933
Joseph Osgood	Public	PK, KG-2	210 Sohier Rd	Cohasset	02025	Norfolk County	Cohasset	No	No	No	No	(781) 383-6117	369	30	12.3	4.3%	331 (89.7%)	4 (1.1%)	15 (4.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)								(n/a)											$20,319
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%)	89.6	77^th of 899 public elementary schools	91.4%		90.9	59^th of 906 public elementary schools	93.5%	18	56.5	68.1	62.5	62.5	67.1	70.3	71.3	69.5	82.5	82.5	$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%)	55.1	403^rd of 899 public elementary schools	55.2%		65.9	322^nd of 906 public elementary schools	64.5%	81	40.9	35.3	45.5	41.0	36.4	55.9	39.5	43.0	56.8	56.8	$18,924
Wessagusset	Public	K-5	75 Pilgrim Road	North Weymouth	02191	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 335-2210	329	26	12.8	28.2%	223 (67.8%)	28 (8.5%)	25 (7.6%)	30 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.0%)	51.2	445^th of 899 public elementary schools	50.5%		52.9	426^th of 906 public elementary schools	53.0%	19	42.0	42.0	42.9	42.3	44.0	47.8	33.3	41.8	39.7	39.7	$17,907
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%)	66.3	299^th of 899 public elementary schools	66.7%		63.8	334^th of 906 public elementary schools	63.1%	35	44.4	45.2	63.8	50.8	41.3	51.6	49.2	47.3	61.0	61.0	$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%)	28.8	637^th of 899 public elementary schools	29.1%		23.3	694^th of 906 public elementary schools	23.4%	57	31.0	29.2	23.1	27.9	31.0	36.2	28.9	31.9	32.7	32.7	$16,884

Frequently Asked Questions about East Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of East Elementary School?

Students at East Elementary School are 93% White, 2% Asian, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is East Elementary School in?

Hingham

How many students attend East Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 502 students attended East Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of East Elementary School attend?

Students who attend East Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hingham Middle School
High : Hingham High

Is East Elementary School a good school?

East Elementary School ranks 91^st of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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