South Elementary Primary School
831 Main St
Hingham MA, 02043, Plymouth County
Phone: 781-741-1540
Ranking: (142 out of 1,316, top 11%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Hingham School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 33 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 42 | 43 | |||||||
Total Students: | 546 | 528 | 516 | 519 | 524 | 693 | 645 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 85 | 15.6% | 79 | 15.0% | 62 | 12.0% | 78 | 15.0% | 96 | 18.3% | 108 | 15.6% | 96 | 14.9% |
Grade 1: | 88 | 16.1% | 77 | 14.6% | 91 | 17.6% | 100 | 19.3% | 98 | 18.7% | 103 | 14.9% | 94 | 14.6% |
Grade 2: | 82 | 15.0% | 97 | 18.4% | 97 | 18.8% | 96 | 18.5% | 84 | 16.0% | 97 | 14.0% | 105 | 16.3% |
Grade 3: | 101 | 18.5% | 96 | 18.2% | 100 | 19.4% | 82 | 15.8% | 84 | 16.0% | 106 | 15.3% | 97 | 15.0% |
Grade 4: | 95 | 17.4% | 95 | 18.0% | 81 | 15.7% | 86 | 16.6% | 80 | 15.3% | 102 | 14.7% | 92 | 14.3% |
Grade 5: | 95 | 17.4% | 84 | 15.9% | 85 | 16.5% | 77 | 14.8% | 82 | 15.6% | 94 | 13.6% | 94 | 14.6% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 299 | 54.8% | 281 | 53.2% | 283 | 54.8% | 286 | 55.1% | 292 | 55.7% | 390 | 56.3% | 336 | 52.1% |
Female: | 247 | 45.2% | 247 | 46.8% | 233 | 45.2% | 233 | 44.9% | 232 | 44.3% | 303 | 43.7% | 293 | 45.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 7 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.7% | 11 | 2.1% | 11 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.4% |
Hispanic: | 10 | 1.8% | 13 | 2.5% | 15 | 2.9% | 13 | 2.5% | 11 | 2.1% | 14 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.1% |
Black: | 9 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.6% |
White: | 508 | 93.0% | 490 | 92.8% | 479 | 92.8% | 481 | 92.7% | 489 | 93.3% | 649 | 93.7% | 613 | 95.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 12 | 2.2% | 10 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.5% | 14 | 2.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.5% | 12 | 2.3% | 14 | 2.7% | 7 | 1.3% | 15 | 2.2% | 10 | 1.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.66 | 17.23 | 17.06 | 16.05 | 15.85 | 16.60 | 14.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.5% | 75.8% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64% | 72% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74% | 71% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 75% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84% | 81% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85% | 78% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82% | 83% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78% | 77% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60% | 68% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70% | 72% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87% | 76% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 78% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81% | 81% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89% | 80% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 82% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 80% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89% | 81% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86% | 87% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77% | 82% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.7% | 77.7% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 73% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 69% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 77% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 80% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 68% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 75% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 77% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 71% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 75% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 81% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.4% | 67.2% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 56% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 46% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 67% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 67% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 63% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 72% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 65% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 65% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 75% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 79% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 84% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 87% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 88% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 77% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 84% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 88% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 84% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 86% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 65% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 73% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 71% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 76% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 81% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 87% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 83% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 81% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84.34% | 72% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 71% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 72% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 78% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 82% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 78% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 70% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 80% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 79% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 80% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 78% | 51% |
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* South Elementary Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.