Summary:
Zip code 01982 is South Hamilton, Massachusetts, where four public schools — two elementary, one middle, and one high school covering prekindergarten through grade 12 — serve 1,414 students as part of the Hamilton-Wenham district. That district ranks 32nd out of 351 in Massachusetts, placing it at the 91st percentile with 5 stars. Enrollment breaks down as Hamilton-Wenham Regional High (448 students, grades 9–12), Miles River Middle (391, grades 6–8), Winthrop School (329, PK–5), and Cutler School (246, K–5).
Hamilton-Wenham Regional High is the academic flagship, ranking 26th out of 353 (93rd percentile, 5 stars) after improving from 35th in 2023–24, with a 100.0% graduation rate and 0.0% dropout rate. Miles River Middle is close behind at 44th out of 478 (91st percentile, 5 stars), and its 8th grade stands out: ELA 76.30, math 74.81, civics 74.07, and science 67.41 — well above its 7th grade results. Cutler School is the biggest improver, climbing from 2 stars and the 37th percentile in 2023–24 to 4 stars and the 87th percentile in 2025–26, with 5th grade math at 80.00, the best elementary math result in the zip. Winthrop School also improved, reaching the 80th percentile and 4 stars, but remains the lowest-ranked school here and trails the district in ELA (55.97 vs 63.35), math (62.26 vs 66.55), and science (52.73 vs 62.17), with science down from 70.83 a year earlier.
Every school in 01982 exceeds the state average in every reported tested subject. Student-teacher ratios are tight, from 10.3 at Miles River to 12.1 at Winthrop, and per-student spending (2020–21) ranges from $18,204 at Cutler to $19,962 at Winthrop — so spending and staffing do not line up simply with outcomes, and causation should not be assumed. Science is the most volatile subject across the zip, and free/reduced lunch data is blank for all four schools, so socioeconomic context is unavailable.
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