East Elementary School

East Elementary School is a moderately sized K-5 school in Hingham, Massachusetts, part of Hingham. The school serves 502 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 381 students each, so East Elementary School sits 32% larger than that benchmark.

Hingham runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 3,616 students. East Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, East Elementary School records that nearly all students (93%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 2% Asian. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. That tracks the state average closely.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Plymouth County shows median household income runs about $114,201, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Plymouth County's 141 public schools (combined enrollment of about 76,427 students), East Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Hingham High, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around East Elementary School.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 5%: 527 students in 2018 compared to 502 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.