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Snug Harbor Community School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

704^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Snug Harbor Community School is a PK–5 elementary school at 333 Palmer Street in Quincy, MA, serving 380 students and ranking 704th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools (22nd percentile, 1 star) in 2025–2026. Its MCAS proficiency is below both its district and the state: 22.48% in English Language Arts, 31.01% in Math, and 20.93% in Science, versus about 42.85%, 43.03%, and 43.31% in Quincy. Among ten comparable general-education elementaries in Quincy, Weymouth, and Braintree, Snug Harbor is second-lowest in ELA and Math and second-lowest of seven reporting Science, trailing peer averages by roughly 19, 13, and 28 points. Only Atherton Hough is lower; Beechwood Knoll Elementary and Academy Avenue post much higher proficiency.

Resources are high: the school had the group’s highest per-pupil spending, $18,767—about $3,275 more than Beechwood Knoll Elementary—while its student-to-teacher ratio rose to 12.8 in 2024–2025, a roughly 24% increase in two years. Math is the relative strength, recovering to 31.01% and showing a smaller district gap than ELA; Science is the clearest weakness, especially in Grade 5, where proficiency is 20.93% versus 45.42% district-wide. Results vary widely by student group: English Language Learners and low-income students perform relatively well—ELL ranked in the top 15% of the state in two of the last three years—while special education students rank near the bottom statewide. Overall, the school has stayed between the 12th and 30th percentile for seven straight reported years, a stable bottom-quartile position.

Within the same Quincy district, schools in this sample span from the 15th to 77th percentile, so nearby location does not predict performance; its closest neighbors sit at opposite ends. For parents, the takeaway is a school with high spending, a persistent bottom-quartile rank, and a notable Grade 5 Math/Science gap, but also a two-year Math recovery and relatively strong results for English Language Learners and low-income students. Free/reduced-lunch data are blank, some subgroup swings are volatile, and the Dr. Rick DeCristofaro Learning Center is a specialized setting rather than a like-for-like comparator.

380

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,193

Per pupil spending ?

73%

Free/discounted lunch ?

333 Palmer Street
Quincy, MA 02169

(617) 984-8763

District: Quincy

Students who attend Snug Harbor Community School usually attend:

Middle:	Broad Meadows Middle
High:	Quincy High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

29.7%

White:

27.4%

Hispanic:

17.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg43%

Massachusetts avg41%

704^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	22.6	704 of 899	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.1	722 of 906	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	805 of 916	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	711 of 928	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	768 of 932	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	653 of 936	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.2	683 of 942	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	677 of 934	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	42.0	588 of 938	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	19.6	788 of 932	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.5	782 of 914	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.1	774 of 926	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.0	697 of 928	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.2	702 of 930	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.4	638 of 924	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.8	709 of 920	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.4	704 of 909	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.0	557 of 908	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.1	659 of 911	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.1	655 of 911	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.0	740 of 887	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.8	653 of 882	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	47.8	504 of 884	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	151 of 188	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.2	78 of 172	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	5.2	145 of 149	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.4	139 of 142	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	148 of 152	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	136 of 145	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	134 of 143	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	130 of 141	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	124 of 155	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	133 of 154	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	16.7	635 of 672	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	457 of 632	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	439 of 665	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	452 of 656	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	67.3	42 of 291	85.6%	★★★★☆
2025	27.1	243 of 281	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	65.3	43 of 282	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	63.8	37 of 264	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	59.8	49 of 267	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	56.9	42 of 240	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	67.6	43 of 258	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	87.9	18 of 244	92.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	615 of 869	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.6	595 of 869	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.6	667 of 886	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	620 of 887	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.7	722 of 901	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.8	526 of 898	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	615 of 902	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	559 of 893	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	134 of 458	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	19.1	412 of 446	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	51.7	333 of 742	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.4	282 of 736	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.3	445 of 760	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.5	360 of 757	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.7	484 of 772	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.0	227 of 705	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.3	187 of 700	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	62.3	201 of 685	70.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	18.3	748 of 879	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	783 of 884	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	838 of 891	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	731 of 896	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	757 of 908	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	698 of 904	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	701 of 907	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	682 of 898	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	15.5	688 of 709	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	635 of 717	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	655 of 731	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	648 of 703	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	647 of 905	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.8	389 of 894	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.2	378 of 896	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	379 of 886	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	33.1	636 of 925	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	47.6	177 of 399	55.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	23.6	608 of 734	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.3	678 of 737	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	728 of 753	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	646 of 762	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	714 of 764	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	637 of 765	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	739 of 780	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	738 of 772	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)86th percentile+64 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+50 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)56th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile+33 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)31st percentile~ school

Female (2026)29th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2026)20th percentile~ school

White (2026)17th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)6th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2026)3rd percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2026)3rd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics31%-10 vs state

English Language Arts22%-18 vs state

Science21%-20 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Snug Harbor Community School

What schools do graduates of Snug Harbor Community School attend?

Students who attend Snug Harbor Community School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Broad Meadows Middle
High : Quincy High

How many students attend Snug Harbor Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 380 students attended Snug Harbor Community School.

What district is Snug Harbor Community School in?

Quincy

What is the racial makeup of Snug Harbor Community School?

Students at Snug Harbor Community School are 30% Asian, 27% White, 18% Hispanic, 15% African American, 10% Two or more races.

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Snug Harbor Community School ranks in the bottom 21.7% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

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