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Jenkins Elementary School

Public Grades K-5
138th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools
Better than 85% of Massachusetts elementary schools
Summary

Jenkins Elementary School is a K–5 school with 341 students in Scituate, Massachusetts, a coastal South Shore town, and it ranks among the stronger elementary schools in the state — 138th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools in 2025–2026 (85th percentile, 4 stars). It is part of the Scituate district, which itself ranks 56th of 351 districts statewide.

Test scores sit well above both district and state averages. In 2025–2026, 59.88% of students were proficient in ELA, 65.29% in math, and 67.80% in science, compared with roughly 40–41% statewide in each subject. Science is the clearest strength: the school's 5th-grade science proficiency of 67.80% beats every nearby school listed, including Deer Hill (65.79%), Hatherly Elementary (63.89%), Wampatuck Elementary (49.12%), and Martinson Elementary (34.38%). Math is strong but uneven — 4th-grade math is exceptional at 82.98%, while 3rd-grade math (49.21%) and 3rd-grade ELA (55.00%) are the relative soft spots, still above state averages but below district levels.

Among Scituate elementary schools, Jenkins holds the top 2025–2026 rank, ahead of Wampatuck Elementary and Hatherly Elementary. Compared with Deer Hill in neighboring Cohasset, the top nearby benchmark, it is close in ELA and math and slightly ahead in science while spending less ($18,876 vs. $19,752 per student) and keeping a lower student–teacher ratio (11.3 vs. 12.4). Jenkins also stands out for its effectiveness with low-income students, ranking in the 90th percentile (5 stars), up from the 65th percentile in 2021–2022. Special education is comparatively lower at the 64th percentile and has varied more over time, making it the most visible area to watch within an otherwise very strong profile.

341
Students ?
11.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$21,909
Per pupil spending ?
12.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 54 Vinal Avenue
       Scituate, MA  02066

(781) 545-4910

District: Scituate


Students who attend Jenkins Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Gates Middle School
High:    Scituate High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
88.9%
Two or more races:
4.7%
Hispanic:
2.9%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 85th percentile in 2016 → 85th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (63% vs 41% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 15% of Massachusetts elementary schools
✓Among the top-ranked schools in Scituate
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school63%
District avg59%
Massachusetts avg41%
138th of 899
Massachusetts public elementary schools ?
Top 15%▬ steady since 2016
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SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 4Elementary Schools in the Scituate
56th of 351Scituate 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202683.7138 of 89984.6%★★★★☆
202582.2157 of 90682.7%★★★★☆
202484.0134 of 91685.4%★★★★☆
202384.8137 of 92885.2%★★★★☆
202274.2234 of 93274.9%★★★★☆
202180.6174 of 93681.4%★★★★☆
201982.9134 of 94285.8%★★★★☆
201880.5165 of 93482.3%★★★★☆
201784.1120 of 93887.2%★★★★☆
201682.3140 of 93285.0%★★★★☆
201581.3143 of 91484.4%★★★★☆
201484.5105 of 92688.7%★★★★☆
201385.2102 of 92889.0%★★★★☆
201284.8111 of 93088.1%★★★★☆
201184.4112 of 92487.9%★★★★☆
201080.1173 of 92081.2%★★★★☆
200983.5122 of 90986.6%★★★★☆
200878.7179 of 90880.3%★★★★☆
200767.2310 of 91166.0%★★★☆☆
200681.7152 of 91183.3%★★★★☆
200583.9126 of 88785.8%★★★★☆
200473.7247 of 88272.0%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202240.8358 of 67246.7%★★☆☆☆
201971.8134 of 66579.8%★★★★☆
201858.4214 of 65667.4%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202683.0128 of 86985.3%★★★★☆
202580.8148 of 86983.0%★★★★☆
202485.8108 of 88687.8%★★★★☆
202383.8136 of 88784.7%★★★★☆
202273.9225 of 90175.0%★★★★☆
202176.8190 of 89878.8%★★★★☆
201972.8228 of 90274.7%★★★★☆
201874.2214 of 89376.0%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202679.174 of 74290.0%★★★★★
202467.5172 of 76077.4%★★★★☆
202259.2271 of 77264.9%★★★☆☆
201963.0208 of 70070.3%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202681.6143 of 87983.7%★★★★☆
202580.6162 of 88481.7%★★★★☆
202479.4168 of 89181.1%★★★★☆
202381.5147 of 89683.6%★★★★☆
202270.1261 of 90871.3%★★★★☆
202181.5153 of 90483.1%★★★★☆
201986.689 of 90790.2%★★★★★
201882.5127 of 89885.9%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202654.5256 of 70963.9%★★★☆☆
202563.0183 of 71774.5%★★★★☆
202449.4307 of 73158.0%★★★☆☆
202362.4204 of 70371.0%★★★★☆
202234.1630 of 90530.4%★★☆☆☆
202159.2298 of 89466.7%★★★☆☆
201970.4180 of 89679.9%★★★★☆
201862.9257 of 88671.0%★★★★☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202180.3170 of 92581.6%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202676.9133 of 73481.9%★★★★☆
202575.1155 of 73779.0%★★★★☆
202479.3122 of 75383.8%★★★★☆
202379.9125 of 76283.6%★★★★☆
202267.0229 of 76470.0%★★★★☆
202175.6162 of 76578.8%★★★★☆
201976.7147 of 78081.2%★★★★☆
201873.0178 of 77276.9%★★★★☆
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)90th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2026)85th percentile~ school
Male (2026)84th percentile~ school
White (2026)82nd percentile-3 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)82nd percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)64th percentile-21 vs school
Disabled (2022)47th percentile-28 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?
Science68%+27 vs state
Mathematics65%+24 vs state
English Language Arts60%+20 vs state

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Students at Jenkins Elementary School are 89% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 3% African American.

In the 2024-25 school year, 341 students attended Jenkins Elementary School.

Jenkins Elementary School ranks 138th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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

Middle : Gates Middle School
High : Scituate High School

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Latest Massachusetts data All new data »
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesMar 5, 2026
2024–25 MCAS Next Generation test scoresSep 29, 2025
2023–24 school spending dataMay 8, 2025
2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 1, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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