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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 02061

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5-star school

Top rankedGrace Farrar Cole82^nd of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools

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Grace Farrar Cole up 13 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Zip code 02061 covers Norwell, Massachusetts, where two elementary schools serve students in grades PK–5: William G Vinal (enrollment 556) and Grace Farrar Cole (enrollment 528). Both belong to the Norwell district, which ranks 31st of 351 districts statewide (91st percentile, 5 stars). Test results are MCAS Next Generation percentages proficient for 2025-2026 and 2024-2025, with grade-level detail for 2025-2026; spending figures are from 2020-2021 and student-teacher ratios from 2024-2025. Free/reduced lunch percentages are blank for both schools, so economic context is unknown, not zero.

Grace Farrar Cole is the stronger school in the most recent year, ranking 82nd of 899 schools statewide (91st percentile, 5 stars), up from 126th in 2023-2024 and 95th in 2024-2025. It leads William G Vinal in all three all-grade subjects: ELA 66.81 vs. 61.05, math 64.58 vs. 60.07, and science 71.91 vs. 60.71. Cole’s 4th grade is a standout, with 66.27% ELA and 72.29% math, both above district averages, while Vinal’s 4th grade is its weakest (43.82 ELA, 52.81 math) — gaps of +22.45 and +19.48 points in Cole’s favor. Vinal, meanwhile, was the higher-ranked school in the two prior years (49th, then 85th) but falls to 176th of 899 (80th percentile, 4 stars) in 2025-2026. Its brightest current results are 5th grade ELA (78.31) and math (73.81), the highest single grade-subject scores across the two schools.

Both schools sit far above state averages in every available subject, roughly 19 to 31 points higher. The recent trend, however, splits them: Vinal declined in every subject year over year (ELA about -10 points, science about -8.5, math about -5), more than the district or state, while Cole was essentially flat in ELA, declined less than the district in math, and improved in science. Cole also spends more per student in the available 2020-2021 data ($16,215 vs. $14,640) and has a slightly smaller student-teacher ratio (14.6 vs. 15.0); those differences align with its outcomes but the spending data are several years older than the test results, so no causal link can be drawn.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
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	4.9%	464 (87.9%)	5 (0.9%)	9 (1.7%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.6%)	89.3	82^nd of 899 public elementary schools	90.9%		88.1	95^th of 906 public elementary schools	89.5%	13	69.1	66.3	65.5	66.8	57.4	72.3	62.9	64.6	71.9	71.9	99%	0%	$18,165
William G Vinal	Public	PK, KG-5	102 Old Oaken Bucket Road	Norwell	02061	Plymouth County	Norwell	No	No	No	No	(781) 659-8820	556	37	15.0	5.0%	502 (90.3%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.0%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.9%)	79.4	176^th of 899 public elementary schools	80.4%		88.9	85^th of 906 public elementary schools	90.6%	91	62.1	43.8	78.3	61.1	54.7	52.8	73.8	60.1	60.7	60.7	95%	5%	$17,496

Cities Near Zip Code 02061

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Norwell	0.09 mi	5	127^th
Hanover	2.27 mi	5	94^th
Hingham	3.79 mi	6	25^th
Scituate	3.99 mi	6	62^nd
Pembroke	4.58 mi	5	146^th

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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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