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Cushing Elementary

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Cushing Elementary ranks 156 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

156^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Cushing Elementary is a public elementary school located in Scituate, Massachusetts, serving 367 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the highly-ranked Scituate school district, which is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Cushing Elementary consistently ranks among the top 15-20% of Massachusetts elementary schools, with strong academic performance across all subjects. The school's MCAS proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly higher than the state averages, often exceeding the Scituate district averages as well. Cushing Elementary's performance is particularly impressive in Mathematics, with over 60% of students proficient or better across all grades, compared to the state average of around 40%. The school also performs well across different student subgroups, including male students, white students, and special education/disabled students.

While Cushing Elementary's academic performance is impressive, there are some neighboring schools in the Hingham and Norwell districts, such as East Elementary, South Elementary, and William G. Vinal, that rank even higher in the top 5-10% of Massachusetts elementary schools. Nonetheless, Cushing Elementary's consistent high performance, low student-teacher ratio, and ability to support diverse student groups make it a strong choice for families in the Scituate area.

352

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,292

Per pupil spending ?

11.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Aberdeen Dr
Scituate, MA 02066

(781) 545-8770

District: Scituate

Students who attend Cushing Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Gates Middle School
High:	Scituate High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.9%

Hispanic:

3.7%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 70th percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (62% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Massachusetts elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg61%

Massachusetts avg41%

156^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Scituate

46^th of 348Scituate 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	82.2	156 of 906	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	136 of 916	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	135 of 928	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	145 of 932	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	85.4	129 of 936	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	87.7	90 of 942	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	26 of 934	97.2%	★★★★★
2017	82.6	147 of 938	84.3%	★★★★☆
2016	84.3	118 of 932	87.3%	★★★★☆
2015	70.5	274 of 914	70.0%	★★★★☆
2014	76.8	203 of 926	78.1%	★★★★☆
2013	87.5	69 of 928	92.6%	★★★★★
2012	89.8	49 of 930	94.7%	★★★★★
2011	89.7	42 of 924	95.5%	★★★★★
2010	89.4	47 of 920	94.9%	★★★★★
2009	88.0	68 of 909	92.5%	★★★★★
2008	90.8	41 of 908	95.5%	★★★★★
2007	87.9	62 of 911	93.2%	★★★★★
2006	88.7	65 of 911	92.9%	★★★★★
2005	88.9	55 of 887	93.8%	★★★★★
2004	90.7	36 of 882	95.9%	★★★★★
2003	82.0	145 of 884	83.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	80.0	76 of 632	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	67.8	158 of 665	76.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	208 of 869	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	141 of 886	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	194 of 887	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	146 of 901	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	81.5	158 of 898	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	86.7	83 of 902	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	29 of 893	96.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	94 of 884	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	151 of 891	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	89.1	73 of 896	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	77.8	172 of 908	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	84.6	115 of 904	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	86.6	90 of 907	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	34 of 898	96.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	226 of 717	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.8	165 of 731	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	62.0	272 of 905	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	66.2	214 of 894	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	63.8	252 of 896	71.9%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	84.9	128 of 925	86.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	193 of 737	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	177 of 753	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	159 of 762	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	188 of 764	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.4	135 of 765	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	84.7	68 of 780	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	25 of 772	96.8%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)89th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2021)88th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)86th percentile~ school

Female (2025)76th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)68th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science65%+23 vs state

Mathematics64%+23 vs state

English Language Arts59%+18 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 (2015)	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
Cushing Elementary	Public	K-5	1 Aberdeen Dr	Scituate	02066	Plymouth County	Scituate	No	No	No	No	(781) 545-8770	352	27	12.8	11.2%	320 (90.9%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)	82.2	156^th of 906 public elementary schools	82.8%		83.7	136^th of 916 public elementary schools	85.2%	20	55.9	61.2	60.6	59.2	54.2	71.4	66.2	63.6	64.6	64.6	$19,292
Hatherly Elementary	Public	K-5	72 Ann Vinal Rd	Scituate	02066	Plymouth County	Scituate	No	No	No	No	(781) 545-8780	263	23	11.4	9.2%	242 (92.0%)	5 (1.9%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	86.1	115^th of 906 public elementary schools	87.3%		80.2	181^st of 916 public elementary schools	80.2%	66	72.7	61.1	62.8	65.2	84.9	52.8	69.8	68.8	62.8	62.8	$22,280
Wampatuck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	266 Tilden Rd	Scituate	02066	Plymouth County	Scituate	No	No	No	No	(781) 545-8790	424	33	12.8	8.0%	393 (92.7%)	5 (1.2%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	82	159^th of 906 public elementary schools	82.5%		78.9	196^th of 916 public elementary schools	78.6%	37	70.0	51.7	55.7	59.2	75.0	70.7	49.2	64.8	63.9	63.9	$18,590
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	12.8%	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
William G Vinal	Public	PK, KG-5	102 Old Oaken Bucket Road	Norwell	02061	Plymouth County	Norwell	No	No	No	No	(781) 659-8820	556	37	15.0	2.6%	502 (90.3%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.0%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.9%)	88.9	85^th of 906 public elementary schools	90.6%		92.2	49^th of 916 public elementary schools	94.7%	36	63.3	72.1	76.6	71.0	63.3	68.6	63.9	65.1	69.2	69.2	$18,447
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
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	84^th of 906 public elementary schools	90.7%		88.6	91^st of 916 public elementary schools	90.1%	7	66.4	62.0	69.5	65.9	69.6	71.1	62.9	68.0	70.5	70.5	$22,236
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	9.7%	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
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%)	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
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%)	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Cushing Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Cushing Elementary?

Students at Cushing Elementary are 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Cushing Elementary in?

Scituate

How many students attend Cushing Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 352 students attended Cushing Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Cushing Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cushing Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gates Middle School
High : Scituate High School

Is Cushing Elementary a good school?

Cushing Elementary ranks 156^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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