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Atherton Hough

Public Grades K-5

760^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Atherton Hough is a K–5 elementary school at 1084 Sea Street in Quincy, MA, serving 256 students as part of Quincy Public Schools, a district ranked 183rd of 351 in Massachusetts. The school's own ranking history shows a long decline: it sat at the 60th percentile in 2017–2018, hovered near the 50th percentile for several years, then fell to the 15th percentile (1 star) in 2025–2026 — its lowest showing in the available record.

In 2025–2026, all-grade proficiency was 14.29% in English language arts, 27.78% in math, and 18% in science, below district and state in every subject. Math is the relative strength, though still 15.25 points below the district, while ELA trails by 28.56 points and science by 25.31 points. Science has fallen most sharply, from 51.16% in 2022–2023 to 18%, a 33.16-point drop. Fifth grade is the weakest point across all subjects. Compared with nearby schools, Atherton Hough is lower than Snug Harbor Community School (0.89 miles) in all three subjects, and far below Beechwood Knoll Elementary and Wm L Foster Elementary in Hingham.

Inputs look relatively favorable: the student-teacher ratio of 10.4 is lower than most nearby schools, and per-student spending was $17,954 in 2020–2021, higher than most peers with data — so resource levels alone do not explain the outcome pattern. Subgroup effectiveness ranks are low for low-income students and both gender groups, and special education slipped from the 47th percentile in 2023–2024 to 31st in 2025–2026 after being a relative strength in older data. Note that free/reduced-lunch percentages are not available, and science is not listed for several nearby schools.

256

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,396

Per pupil spending ?

35.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1084 Sea Street
Quincy, MA 02169

(617) 984-8797

District: Quincy

Students who attend Atherton Hough usually attend:

Middle:	Broad Meadows Middle
High:	Quincy High

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.8%

Asian:

10.5%

Two or more races:

8.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg43%

Massachusetts avg41%

760^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Quincy

183^rd of 351Quincy 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
2026	17.1	760 of 899	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.7	681 of 906	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	731 of 916	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.3	553 of 928	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.8	462 of 932	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	441 of 936	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.3	435 of 942	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.7	369 of 934	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	38.9	620 of 938	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.4	586 of 932	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.9	608 of 914	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.0	635 of 926	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.8	666 of 928	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.2	622 of 930	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.2	516 of 924	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.0	496 of 920	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.4	654 of 909	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.1	680 of 908	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.4	592 of 911	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.9	613 of 911	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	23.0	712 of 887	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	57.5	415 of 882	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2003	57.1	424 of 884	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	58.7	73 of 145	49.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	58.3	218 of 672	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	251 of 632	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	233 of 665	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.4	158 of 656	75.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	729 of 869	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	710 of 869	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	721 of 886	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.2	510 of 887	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.7	412 of 901	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.4	420 of 898	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.6	507 of 902	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.5	379 of 893	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	692 of 742	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.2	672 of 736	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	594 of 760	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.0	391 of 757	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	406 of 772	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.1	350 of 705	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	265 of 700	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	213 of 685	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	17.4	759 of 879	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.2	646 of 884	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	702 of 891	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.6	561 of 896	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.2	480 of 908	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.0	421 of 904	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.2	366 of 907	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.7	333 of 898	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	486 of 709	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.3	430 of 717	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	386 of 731	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	394 of 703	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.4	387 of 905	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.1	441 of 894	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.6	419 of 896	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	342 of 886	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	54.1	443 of 925	52.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	683 of 734	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	670 of 737	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	698 of 753	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	588 of 762	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.3	405 of 764	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.9	353 of 765	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.8	412 of 780	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.9	356 of 772	53.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)68th percentile+17 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)52nd percentile~ school

Asian (2023)50th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)31st percentile+16 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile~ school

Male (2026)14th percentile~ school

White (2026)7th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics28%-13 vs state

Science18%-23 vs state

English Language Arts14%-26 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
Atherton Hough	Public	K-5	1084 Sea Street	Quincy	02169	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8797	256	24	10.4	35.1%	166 (64.8%)	19 (7.4%)	21 (8.2%)	27 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.6%)	17.1	760^th of 899 public elementary schools	15.5%		24.7	681^st of 906 public elementary schools	24.8%	79	10.5	21.6	11.8	14.3	36.8	32.4	17.7	27.8	18.0	18.0	$23,396
Snug Harbor Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	333 Palmer Street	Quincy	02169	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 984-8763	380	30	12.8	73.0%	104 (27.4%)	58 (15.3%)	67 (17.6%)	113 (29.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.7%)	22.6	704^th of 899 public elementary schools	21.7%		21.1	722^nd of 906 public elementary schools	20.3%	18	22.0	20.0	25.6	22.5	31.7	33.3	27.9	31.0	20.9	20.9	$23,193
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
Merrymount	Public	K-5	4 Agawam Rd	Quincy	02169	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8762	291	24	11.9	34.8%	181 (62.2%)	16 (5.5%)	29 (10.0%)	44 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.2%)	61.4	344^th of 899 public elementary schools	61.7%		65.5	325^th of 906 public elementary schools	64.1%	19	49.0	48.3	59.0	51.4	42.9	41.4	50.0	44.2	45.0	45.0	$19,832
Clifford H Marshall Elementary	Public	K-4	200 Moody St Ext	Quincy	02169	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 984-8721	535	44	12.2	57.6%	132 (24.7%)	92 (17.2%)	80 (15.0%)	197 (36.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.0%)	42.6	512^th of 899 public elementary schools	43.0%		53.7	418^th of 906 public elementary schools	53.9%	94	35.5	38.4		36.9	41.1	38.8		40.0			$20,749
Beechwood Knoll Elementary	Public	K-5	225 Fenno Street	Quincy	02170	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8781	343	23	14.7	40.4%	104 (30.3%)	9 (2.6%)	20 (5.8%)	196 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	76.5	209^th of 899 public elementary schools	76.8%		72.4	253^rd of 906 public elementary schools	72.1%	44	62.3	56.6	45.5	54.7	50.9	52.8	60.0	54.7	67.3	67.3	$19,050
Dr. Rick DeCristofaro Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-8	180 Old Colony Avenue	Quincy	02170	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(617) 984-8777	261	29	9.1		63 (24.1%)	47 (18.0%)	30 (11.5%)	102 (39.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.9%)								(n/a)				0.0				0.0
Donald Ross	Public	K-4	20 Hayward Street	Braintree	02184	Norfolk County	Braintree	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 380-0240	182	20	9.0	39.1%	78 (42.9%)	28 (15.4%)	20 (11.0%)	46 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.5%)	65.5	308^th of 899 public elementary schools	65.7%		71	271^st of 906 public elementary schools	70.1%	37	61.0	33.3		47.0	56.1	52.4		54.2			$24,880
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	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
Lincoln-Hancock Community School	Public	K-4	300 Granite Street	Quincy	02169	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 984-8715	565	45	12.5	67.2%	178 (31.5%)	87 (15.4%)	68 (12.0%)	162 (28.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (11.7%)	37.1	568^th of 899 public elementary schools	36.8%		44.5	510^th of 906 public elementary schools	43.7%	58	39.6	23.5		31.9	34.9	43.9		39.2			$19,683

Frequently Asked Questions about Atherton Hough

What is the racial makeup of Atherton Hough?

Students at Atherton Hough are 65% White, 11% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 7% African American.

How many students attend Atherton Hough?

In the 2024-25 school year, 256 students attended Atherton Hough.

What district is Atherton Hough in?

Quincy

Is Atherton Hough a good school?

Atherton Hough ranks in the bottom 15.5% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Atherton Hough attend?

Students who attend Atherton Hough usually go on to attend:

Middle : Broad Meadows Middle
High : Quincy High

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