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Ralph Talbot

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Ralph Talbot ranks 344 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

344^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Ralph Talbot Elementary School is a public school in South Weymouth, Massachusetts, serving 297 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Weymouth School District, which is ranked 196 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ralph Talbot consistently outperforms the Weymouth district and the state of Massachusetts in MCAS Next Generation test scores across all grades and subjects. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (47.69%) and Mathematics (56.15%) were significantly higher than the Weymouth district (43.86% and 37.41%) and the state (41.53% and 40.74%). The school's 3rd-grade proficiency rates were particularly strong, with 69.05% proficient or better in both ELA and Mathematics, compared to the district and state averages.

While Ralph Talbot's overall performance is commendable, the school's lower rankings for special education and tested in-person students suggest the need to focus on supporting these subgroups and addressing any achievement gaps. Compared to other high-performing schools in the region, such as Grace Farrar Cole in Norwell and Plymouth River in Hingham, Ralph Talbot's performance, while still strong, falls short. Exploring best practices from these schools and implementing effective instructional and support programs could help Ralph Talbot continue to improve and provide an excellent education for all its students.

300

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,718

Per pupil spending ?

30%

Free/discounted lunch ?

277 Ralph Talbot Street
South Weymouth, MA 02190

(781) 335-7250

District: Weymouth

Students who attend Ralph Talbot usually attend:

High:

Weymouth High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.0%

Hispanic:

11.7%

African American:

8.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Massachusetts median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg40%

Massachusetts avg41%

344^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	62.5	344 of 906	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	317 of 916	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	448 of 928	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	465 of 932	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.2	452 of 936	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.9	303 of 942	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.5	245 of 934	73.8%	★★★★☆
2017	61.7	371 of 938	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	28.0	714 of 932	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	56.7	428 of 914	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.6	338 of 926	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.4	271 of 928	70.8%	★★★★☆
2012	48.0	538 of 930	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.2	472 of 924	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	76.3	220 of 920	76.1%	★★★★☆
2009	87.5	73 of 909	92.0%	★★★★★
2008	94.8	5 of 908	99.4%	★★★★★
2007	87.7	65 of 911	92.9%	★★★★★
2006	78.4	188 of 911	79.4%	★★★★☆
2005	50.9	462 of 887	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	79.2	176 of 882	80.0%	★★★★☆
2003	91.3	30 of 884	96.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	312 of 869	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.1	311 of 886	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	405 of 887	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	472 of 901	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.8	481 of 898	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.0	226 of 902	74.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	237 of 736	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.0	136 of 760	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	54.3	327 of 757	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.7	497 of 772	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.0	314 of 705	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.8	119 of 700	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	54 of 685	92.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	355 of 884	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	321 of 891	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	458 of 896	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.1	434 of 908	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.6	399 of 904	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.4	380 of 907	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.2	183 of 898	79.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	37.7	590 of 905	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	485 of 894	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.0	245 of 896	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	175 of 886	80.2%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	50.9	468 of 925	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	345 of 737	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	275 of 753	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	432 of 762	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	451 of 764	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	501 of 765	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.2	295 of 780	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.1	213 of 772	72.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile~ school

Male (2025)60th percentile~ school

White (2025)53rd percentile-9 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)49th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)35th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics56%+15 vs state

English Language Arts48%+6 vs state

Science40%~ state avg

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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
Ralph Talbot	Public	K-5	277 Ralph Talbot Street	South Weymouth	02190	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 335-7250	300	23	13.1		201 (67.0%)	25 (8.3%)	35 (11.7%)	21 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)	62.5	344^th of 906 public elementary schools	62.0%		65.2	317^th of 916 public elementary schools	65.4%	27	69.1	45.8	27.5	47.7	69.1	64.6	32.5	56.2	40.0	40.0	$17,718
Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School	Public	K-5	400 Union Street	South Weymouth	02190	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	No	No	No	(781) 335-2122	381	29	13.3		241 (63.3%)	14 (3.7%)	48 (12.6%)	47 (12.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.6%)	72.1	258^th of 906 public elementary schools	71.5%		76.1	233^rd of 916 public elementary schools	74.6%	25	56.5	58.5	38.5	53.0	61.3	69.2	35.9	58.4	51.3	51.3	$18,880
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
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
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
Grace Farrar Cole	Public	PK, KG-5	81 High Street	Norwell	02061	Plymouth County	Norwell	No	No	No	No	(781) 659-8823	528	36	14.6		464 (87.9%)	5 (0.9%)	9 (1.7%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.6%)	88.1	95^th of 906 public elementary schools	89.5%		85	126^th of 916 public elementary schools	86.2%	31	69.3	71.1	59.8	66.8	62.5	64.8	71.3	66.2	69.0	69.0	$18,418
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
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
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
Liberty	Public	K-4	49 Proctor Rd	Braintree	02184	Norfolk County	Braintree	No	No	No	No	(781) 380-0210	367	28	13.2		178 (48.5%)	19 (5.2%)	36 (9.8%)	118 (32.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.5%)	77.6	209^th of 906 public elementary schools	76.9%		80.5	176^th of 916 public elementary schools	80.8%	33	49.5	75.4		60.4	55.2	68.6		60.8			$20,006

Frequently Asked Questions about Ralph Talbot

What is the racial makeup of Ralph Talbot?

Students at Ralph Talbot are 67% White, 12% Hispanic, 8% African American, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Ralph Talbot?

In the 2024-25 school year, 300 students attended Ralph Talbot.

Is Ralph Talbot a good school?

Ralph Talbot ranks 344^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Ralph Talbot in?

Weymouth

What schools do graduates of Ralph Talbot attend?

Students who attend Ralph Talbot usually go on to attend:

High : Weymouth High School

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