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Academy Avenue

Q: Is Academy Avenue a good school?

Academy Avenue ranks 334 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

334^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Academy Avenue is an elementary school in Weymouth, Massachusetts, serving 338 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school consistently outperforms the Weymouth district and the state average on MCAS Next Generation assessments, with particularly strong results in 5th grade English Language Arts.

Academy Avenue's academic performance is a standout, with proficiency rates of 52.87% in ELA, 46.24% in Math, and 52.38% in Science, compared to the Weymouth district's 43.86%, 37.41%, and 34.39%, respectively. The school also excels in serving specific student subgroups, ranking among the top 5% and top 20% of Massachusetts elementary schools for Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, Academy Avenue maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.7 to 14.8 over the past three years.

When compared to nearby schools, such as William Seach Elementary, Academy Avenue stands out as a higher-performing institution, with significantly better proficiency rates across all subjects and grade levels. However, the school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 189 to 471, suggesting that factors beyond just academic achievement may influence its relative standing among Massachusetts elementary schools.

357

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,568

Per pupil spending ?

25.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

94 Academy Avenue
Weymouth, MA 02189

(781) 335-4717

District: Weymouth

Students who attend Academy Avenue usually attend:

High:

Weymouth High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.9%

Hispanic:

16.2%

African American:

10.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 80th percentile in 2016 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (50% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the Massachusetts median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 80th-percentile peak (2016) to 63rd (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg40%

Massachusetts avg41%

334^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 8Elementary Schools in the Weymouth

196^th of 348Weymouth 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	63.8	334 of 906	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.1	299 of 916	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.8	247 of 928	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	277 of 932	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	51.5	471 of 936	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.0	431 of 942	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	395 of 934	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.7	297 of 938	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	78.4	189 of 932	79.7%	★★★★☆
2015	59.7	389 of 914	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	87.0	74 of 926	92.0%	★★★★★
2013	91.7	22 of 928	97.6%	★★★★★
2012	82.1	147 of 930	84.2%	★★★★☆
2011	82.2	148 of 924	84.0%	★★★★☆
2010	85.1	107 of 920	88.4%	★★★★☆
2009	74.2	233 of 909	74.4%	★★★★☆
2008	92.0	27 of 908	97.0%	★★★★★
2007	92.7	16 of 911	98.2%	★★★★★
2006	87.3	89 of 911	90.2%	★★★★★
2005	88.9	56 of 887	93.7%	★★★★★
2004	91.0	32 of 882	96.4%	★★★★★
2003	95.5	5 of 884	99.4%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2018	64.4	178 of 656	72.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	371 of 869	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	344 of 886	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.6	291 of 887	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.9	352 of 901	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.2	534 of 898	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	473 of 902	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.7	399 of 893	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	37 of 458	91.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	148 of 736	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	146 of 760	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	106 of 757	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	86.9	39 of 772	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	56.7	268 of 705	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.7	168 of 700	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	155 of 685	77.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	297 of 884	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.9	272 of 891	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.8	195 of 896	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	209 of 908	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	60.0	365 of 904	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.0	356 of 907	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	371 of 898	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	371 of 717	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.9	246 of 731	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.0	128 of 703	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	119 of 905	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	51.5	395 of 894	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.8	296 of 896	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.3	222 of 886	74.9%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	51.6	462 of 925	50.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	262 of 737	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.7	239 of 753	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.7	175 of 762	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	243 of 764	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.3	497 of 765	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	525 of 780	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	424 of 772	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+17 vs school

Disabled (2018)73rd percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile~ school

Female (2025)57th percentile-6 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)50th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts53%+11 vs state

Science52%+11 vs state

Mathematics46%+6 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Teachers are great; leadership is lacking. Principal is more interested in appearance and ranking than in student success. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, September 15, 2011

great teachers Close Quote

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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 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
Academy Avenue	Public	K-5	94 Academy Avenue	Weymouth	02189	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	No	No	No	(781) 335-4717	357	24	15.1		228 (63.9%)	36 (10.1%)	58 (16.2%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.9%)	63.8	334^th of 906 public elementary schools	63.1%		68.1	299^th of 916 public elementary schools	67.4%	35	44.8	51.0	61.5	52.9	32.8	56.9	50.0	46.2	52.4	52.4	$17,568
Lawrence W Pingree	Public	K-5	1250 Commercial Street	Weymouth	02189	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 337-2974	266	20	13.4		190 (71.4%)	10 (3.8%)	36 (13.5%)	15 (5.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.3%)	65.9	322^nd of 906 public elementary schools	64.5%		63.2	336^th of 916 public elementary schools	63.3%	14	47.2	39.5	56.3	48.0	50.0	41.9	60.4	51.2	60.4	60.4	$18,924
Frederick C Murphy	Public	K-5	417 Front Street	Weymouth	02188	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 331-2862	274	20	13.9		176 (64.2%)	19 (6.9%)	51 (18.6%)	11 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.2%)	51.7	437^th of 906 public elementary schools	51.8%		52	447^th of 916 public elementary schools	51.2%	10	43.5	38.1	40.8	40.9	50.0	47.6	40.8	46.0	40.8	40.8	$18,468
William Seach	Public	K-5	770 Middle Street	Weymouth	02188	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 335-7589	372	26	14.5		152 (40.9%)	72 (19.4%)	101 (27.2%)	24 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.9%)	23.3	694^th of 906 public elementary schools	23.4%		21.5	723^rd of 916 public elementary schools	21.1%	29	32.7	28.6	24.6	28.3	33.3	26.8	18.5	25.6	25.8	25.8	$16,884
Wessagusset	Public	K-5	75 Pilgrim Road	North Weymouth	02191	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 335-2210	329	26	12.8		223 (67.8%)	28 (8.5%)	25 (7.6%)	30 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.0%)	52.9	426^th of 906 public elementary schools	53.0%		62.1	347^th of 916 public elementary schools	62.1%	79	54.3	35.0	29.0	41.7	50.8	38.3	47.4	45.5	47.4	47.4	$17,907
Archie T Morrison	Public	K-4	260 Liberty Street	Braintree	02184	Norfolk County	Braintree	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 380-0230	327	31	10.6		154 (47.1%)	27 (8.3%)	34 (10.4%)	93 (28.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.5%)	60.1	358^th of 906 public elementary schools	60.5%		71.6	270^th of 916 public elementary schools	70.5%	88	52.2	38.0		45.0	58.0	45.1		51.4			$21,597
Plymouth River	Public	K-5	200 High Street	Hingham	02043	Plymouth County	Hingham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 741-1530	352	32	11.1		306 (86.9%)	12 (3.4%)	19 (5.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	96.7	5^th of 906 public elementary schools	99.4%		96.5	9^th of 916 public elementary schools	99.0%	4	81.0	79.3	80.3	80.2	74.1	84.5	79.7	79.4	84.6	84.6	$21,933
Donald Ross	Public	K-4	20 Hayward Street	Braintree	02184	Norfolk County	Braintree	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 380-0240	182	20	9.0		78 (42.9%)	28 (15.4%)	20 (11.0%)	46 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.5%)	71	271^st of 906 public elementary schools	70.1%		68.7	291^st of 916 public elementary schools	68.2%	20	61.5	48.5		55.6	56.4	48.5		52.8			$24,880
Thomas V Nash	Public	K-5	1003 Front Street	Weymouth	02190	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	No	No	No	(781) 340-2506	263	18	14.8		188 (71.5%)	16 (6.1%)	21 (8.0%)	17 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.0%)	50.7	446^th of 906 public elementary schools	50.8%		52.6	444^th of 916 public elementary schools	51.5%	2	41.0	35.9	32.4	36.5	48.7	51.3	51.4	50.4	37.8	37.8	$18,058
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		132 (24.7%)	92 (17.2%)	80 (15.0%)	197 (36.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.0%)	53.7	418^th of 906 public elementary schools	53.9%		57.7	394^th of 916 public elementary schools	57.0%	24	43.9	48.0		45.9	43.9	42.3		43.1			$20,749

Frequently Asked Questions about Academy Avenue

Is Academy Avenue a good school?

Academy Avenue ranks 334^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Academy Avenue attend?

Students who attend Academy Avenue usually go on to attend:

High : Weymouth High School

What is the racial makeup of Academy Avenue?

Students at Academy Avenue are 64% White, 16% Hispanic, 10% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Academy Avenue?

In the 2024-25 school year, 357 students attended Academy Avenue.

What district is Academy Avenue in?

Weymouth

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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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