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Indian Head

Public Grades K-4
286th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools
Better than 68% of Massachusetts elementary schools
Summary

Indian Head is a K–4 elementary school in Hanson, MA, serving 494 students as part of the Whitman-Hanson district. One of the most useful things for parents to know is that the school is currently performing well above its own district's overall standing — the district ranks in the 39th percentile statewide with 2 stars, while Indian Head ranks 286 of 899 schools in 2025-2026, putting it in the 68th percentile with 3 stars.

In 2025-2026, 50.46% of Indian Head students were proficient in ELA and 52.05% in math. That beats the district by about 13.6 points in ELA and 15.5 points in math, and the state by about 10.4 and 10.9 points respectively. The gap with same-district peers is striking: Indian Head outperforms Louise A Conley by roughly 10.5 points in ELA and 10.4 in math, and John H Duval by about 15.5 and 11.0 points. Fourth grade is the strongest group — 4th grade math reached 57.26% proficient, about 9.6 points above the district and 14.1 above the state — while 3rd grade math sits much closer to average. Among nearby schools, Center Elementary, Halifax Elementary, and North Pembroke Elementary still post higher math scores.

Subgroup results are encouraging: low-income students ranked in the 77th percentile (4 stars) and special-education students in the 64th percentile, both above the school's overall 68th percentile, though the low-income figure has swung year to year. Boys and girls perform almost identically, with no meaningful gap. Spending is mid-pack at $15,290 per student (2020-2021), and the student-teacher ratio has risen to 15.4 — higher than several neighbors — yet results have improved. Note that as a K–4 school, Indian Head has no grade-5 science MCAS results, and free/reduced-lunch data is unavailable.

494
Students ?
15.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,280
Per pupil spending ?
25.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 720 Indian Head Street
       Hanson, MA  02341

(781) 618-7065

District: Whitman-Hanson


Students who attend Indian Head usually attend:

Middle:    Hanson Middle School
High:    Whitman Hanson Regional
Racial breakdown:

White:
86.2%
Hispanic:
4.9%
Two or more races:
4.9%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 49th percentile in 2016 → 68th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (51% vs 41% meeting standards)
✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2016
✓Above the Massachusetts median (68th percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school51%
District avg37%
Massachusetts avg41%
286th of 899
Massachusetts public elementary schools ?
Top 32%▲ up 19 pts since 2016
From bottom 49% (2016) to top 32% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 3Elementary Schools in the Whitman-Hanson
215th of 351Whitman-Hanson 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
202667.6286 of 89968.2%★★★☆☆
202563.4337 of 90662.8%★★★☆☆
202457.3400 of 91656.3%★★★☆☆
202362.2362 of 92861.0%★★★☆☆
202259.2398 of 93257.3%★★★☆☆
202147.7501 of 93646.5%★★☆☆☆
201944.6548 of 94241.8%★★☆☆☆
201847.4524 of 93443.9%★★☆☆☆
201760.1385 of 93859.0%★★★☆☆
201653.2471 of 93249.5%★★☆☆☆
201551.6480 of 91447.5%★★☆☆☆
201473.9238 of 92674.3%★★★★☆
201366.8337 of 92863.7%★★★☆☆
201269.7308 of 93066.9%★★★☆☆
201163.6366 of 92460.4%★★★☆☆
201051.9498 of 92045.9%★★☆☆☆
200957.1422 of 90953.6%★★★☆☆
200858.8394 of 90856.6%★★★☆☆
200764.4356 of 91160.9%★★★☆☆
200665.5317 of 91165.2%★★★☆☆
200561.5364 of 88759.0%★★★☆☆
200460.9372 of 88257.8%★★★☆☆
200368.6297 of 88466.4%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202235.7407 of 67239.4%★★☆☆☆
202134.1413 of 63234.7%★★☆☆☆
201927.9496 of 66525.4%★☆☆☆☆
201823.7554 of 65615.5%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202665.8287 of 86967.0%★★★☆☆
202563.8315 of 86963.8%★★★☆☆
202455.9396 of 88655.3%★★★☆☆
202360.1373 of 88757.9%★★★☆☆
202264.7310 of 90165.6%★★★☆☆
202158.0381 of 89857.6%★★★☆☆
201951.8465 of 90248.4%★★☆☆☆
201848.5483 of 89345.9%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202667.0169 of 74277.2%★★★★☆
202541.5437 of 73640.6%★★☆☆☆
202468.8163 of 76078.6%★★★★☆
202373.6121 of 75784.0%★★★★☆
202275.5124 of 77283.9%★★★★☆
202161.8212 of 70569.9%★★★★☆
201933.7507 of 70027.6%★☆☆☆☆
201842.8417 of 68539.1%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202667.3279 of 87968.3%★★★☆☆
202560.4348 of 88460.6%★★★☆☆
202457.1382 of 89157.1%★★★☆☆
202363.4328 of 89663.4%★★★☆☆
202251.8439 of 90851.7%★★★☆☆
202138.7557 of 90438.4%★★☆☆☆
201937.8586 of 90735.4%★★☆☆☆
201845.7513 of 89842.9%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202654.7253 of 70964.3%★★★☆☆
202543.4351 of 71751.0%★★★☆☆
202462.1206 of 73171.8%★★★★☆
202361.5211 of 70370.0%★★★★☆
202257.0343 of 90562.1%★★★☆☆
202138.4566 of 89436.7%★★☆☆☆
201917.7834 of 8966.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201824.1764 of 88613.8%★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202147.6498 of 92546.2%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202656.6320 of 73456.4%★★★☆☆
202552.7361 of 73751.0%★★★☆☆
202446.9418 of 75344.5%★★☆☆☆
202349.1402 of 76247.2%★★☆☆☆
202242.5472 of 76438.2%★★☆☆☆
202133.8561 of 76526.7%★☆☆☆☆
201931.2596 of 78023.6%★☆☆☆☆
201833.8560 of 77227.5%★☆☆☆☆
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)77th percentile+9 vs school
Male (2026)68th percentile~ school
Female (2026)67th percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)64th percentile-4 vs school
White (2026)56th percentile-12 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)46th percentile~ school
Disabled (2022)39th percentile-18 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?
Mathematics52%+11 vs state
English Language Arts50%+10 vs state

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Indian Head ranks 286th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Indian Head usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hanson Middle School
High : Whitman Hanson Regional

Students at Indian Head are 86% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

In the 2024-25 school year, 494 students attended Indian Head.

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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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