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Daniel Webster

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Daniel Webster ranks 393 rd of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

393^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Daniel Webster is an elementary school located in Marshfield, MA, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 271. The school is part of the Marshfield school district, which is ranked 103 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Daniel Webster's overall MCAS proficiency rates are generally lower than the Marshfield district and Massachusetts state averages, the school stands out in certain areas. For example, it performs exceptionally well in 3rd grade mathematics, with 79.55% of students proficient compared to 65.89% for Marshfield and 43.5% for the state. Additionally, the school ranks in the top 2% of Massachusetts elementary schools for its performance with low socioeconomic status students.

Daniel Webster's diverse student population includes a significant percentage of special education and low socioeconomic status students. The school's ability to consistently perform well for these subgroups is a notable strength, as these students often struggle in many schools. However, the school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, indicating that its performance is not always consistent compared to other Massachusetts elementary schools. When compared to nearby schools, such as Jenkins Elementary School and Hobomock Elementary, Daniel Webster generally performs on par or slightly below average in terms of overall academic achievement.

313

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,243

Per pupil spending ?

25.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1456 Ocean Street
Marshfield, MA 02050

(781) 834-5045

District: Marshfield

Students who attend Daniel Webster usually attend:

Middle:	Furnace Brook Middle
High:	Marshfield High

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.9%

African American:

3.5%

Hispanic:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the Massachusetts median (57th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2015

!Near the bottom of Marshfield's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg53%

Massachusetts avg41%

393^rd of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Marshfield

103^rd of 348Marshfield 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	56.3	393 of 906	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.3	298 of 916	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	324 of 928	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.5	303 of 932	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.3	161 of 936	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	87.9	88 of 942	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	81.4	155 of 934	83.4%	★★★★☆
2017	87.4	81 of 938	91.4%	★★★★★
2016	70.0	273 of 932	70.7%	★★★★☆
2015	80.3	159 of 914	82.6%	★★★★☆
2014	69.6	293 of 926	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	81.2	158 of 928	83.0%	★★★★☆
2012	75.6	225 of 930	75.8%	★★★★☆
2011	74.1	252 of 924	72.7%	★★★★☆
2010	64.7	352 of 920	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	75.6	220 of 909	75.8%	★★★★☆
2008	80.4	162 of 908	82.2%	★★★★☆
2007	81.1	156 of 911	82.9%	★★★★☆
2006	78.7	183 of 911	79.9%	★★★★☆
2005	81.7	149 of 887	83.2%	★★★★☆
2004	84.8	114 of 882	87.1%	★★★★☆
2003	83.2	131 of 884	85.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	70.7	133 of 672	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	90.0	28 of 665	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	84.5	61 of 656	90.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	430 of 869	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.2	273 of 886	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.3	344 of 887	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.1	295 of 901	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.6	155 of 898	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	87.3	78 of 902	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	80.4	139 of 893	84.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	138 of 736	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	61 of 760	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	11 of 757	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	18 of 772	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	89.2	26 of 705	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	8 of 700	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	99.6	1 of 685	99.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	350 of 884	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.3	307 of 891	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	313 of 896	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.3	314 of 908	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.6	209 of 904	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	110 of 907	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	166 of 898	81.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	204 of 717	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	168 of 731	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	43.3	358 of 703	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	78.8	127 of 905	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	90.5	44 of 894	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	83.0	81 of 896	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	81.8	92 of 886	89.6%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	81.2	163 of 925	82.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	419 of 737	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.9	313 of 753	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	366 of 762	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	336 of 764	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.3	165 of 765	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.8	88 of 780	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	161 of 772	79.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Tested In Person (2021)82nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+25 vs school

Disabled (2022)80th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)43rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics57%+16 vs state

English Language Arts42%~ state avg

Science32%-10 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 6th 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 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Daniel Webster	Public	PK, KG-5	1456 Ocean Street	Marshfield	02050	Plymouth County	Marshfield	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 834-5045	313	27	11.4		272 (86.9%)	11 (3.5%)	9 (2.9%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	9 (2.9%)	56.3	393^rd of 906 public elementary schools	56.6%		68.3	298^th of 916 public elementary schools	67.5%	95	52.3	40.0	34.1		42.2	79.6	47.5	43.2		57.0	31.8	31.8	$20,243
South River	Public	K-5	59 Hatch Street	Marshfield	02050	Plymouth County	Marshfield	No	No	No	No	(781) 834-5030	272	22	12.1		250 (91.9%)	7 (2.6%)	5 (1.8%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	77.2	214^th of 906 public elementary schools	76.4%		80.6	175^th of 916 public elementary schools	80.9%	39	54.3	34.8	67.4		52.0	60.0	65.2	66.0		64.1	68.1	68.1	$21,981
Gov Edward Winslow	Public	K-5	60 Regis Rd	Marshfield	02050	Plymouth County	Marshfield	No	No	No	No	(781) 834-5060	357	29	12.4		339 (95.0%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	78.3	199^th of 906 public elementary schools	78.0%		85.7	120^th of 916 public elementary schools	86.9%	79	52.8	59.4	54.8		55.9	67.9	75.0	48.4		63.7	56.5	56.5	$18,790
Martinson Elementary	Public	K-5	275 Forest Street	Marshfield	02050	Plymouth County	Marshfield	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 834-5025	445	38	11.7		384 (86.3%)	16 (3.6%)	27 (6.1%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	65.6	324^th of 906 public elementary schools	64.2%		63	340^th of 916 public elementary schools	62.9%	16	50.0	50.8	43.4		47.8	50.6	60.0	56.6		55.2	46.3	46.3	$20,376
Eames Way School	Public	K-5	165 Eames Way	Marshfield	02050	Plymouth County	Marshfield	No	No	No	No	(781) 834-5090	249	21	11.6		232 (93.2%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	84.8	129^th of 906 public elementary schools	85.8%		87.4	103^rd of 916 public elementary schools	88.8%	26	68.6	57.1	54.6		60.2	94.3	62.9	75.8		77.7	54.6	54.6	$19,548
Alden School	Public	3-5	75 Alden Street	Duxbury	02332	Plymouth County	Duxbury	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 934-7630	622	53	11.8		552 (88.7%)	9 (1.4%)	23 (3.7%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.2%)	90.3	63^rd of 906 public elementary schools	93.0%		85.2	125^th of 916 public elementary schools	86.4%	62	64.3	66.2	66.5		65.7	69.7	72.2	69.5		70.6	74.1	74.1	$19,256
North Pembroke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	72 Pilgrim Road	Pembroke	02359	Plymouth County	Pembroke	No	No	No	No	(781) 826-5115	518	35	14.7		456 (88.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.3%)	72.6	251^st of 906 public elementary schools	72.3%		77.9	209^th of 916 public elementary schools	77.2%	42	50.0	46.5	49.1	45.3	47.5	56.9	67.1	78.2	52.4	63.4	56.4	56.4	$17,963
Chandler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	93 Chandler Street	Duxbury	02332	Plymouth County	Duxbury	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 934-7680	665	52	12.7		605 (91.0%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.6%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.1%)								(n/a)													$20,617
Hobomock Elementary	Public	K-6	81 Learning Lane	Pembroke	02359	Plymouth County	Pembroke	No	No	No	No	(781) 294-0911	385	32	11.9		351 (91.2%)	3 (0.8%)	13 (3.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	47.2	484^th of 906 public elementary schools	46.6%		60.5	360^th of 916 public elementary schools	60.7%	124	39.0	47.1	22.0	23.3	32.7	42.4	68.6	37.3	45.0	48.0	41.2	41.2	$19,947
Jenkins Elementary School	Public	K-5	54 Vinal Avenue	Scituate	02066	Plymouth County	Scituate	No	No	No	No	(781) 545-4910	341	30	11.3		303 (88.9%)	9 (2.6%)	10 (2.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	82.2	157^th of 906 public elementary schools	82.7%		84	134^th of 916 public elementary schools	85.4%	23	76.1	55.7	56.7		61.7	58.7	65.6	51.7		58.7	71.7	71.7	$21,909

Frequently Asked Questions about Daniel Webster

What is the racial makeup of Daniel Webster?

Students at Daniel Webster are 87% White, 4% African American, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Daniel Webster?

In the 2024-25 school year, 313 students attended Daniel Webster.

What district is Daniel Webster in?

Marshfield

What schools do graduates of Daniel Webster attend?

Students who attend Daniel Webster usually go on to attend:

Middle : Furnace Brook Middle
High : Marshfield High

Is Daniel Webster a good school?

Daniel Webster ranks 393^rd of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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