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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Hingham Middle School this year?
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Enrollment
798
Middle
DISTRICT 603 · STATE 547
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HINGHAM·NCES 250609000875
Hingham Middle School
1103 Main Street, Hingham, MA 02043 · (781) 741-1550 · Plymouth County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL798 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 274 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 267 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 257 | 32% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Hingham Middle School→Hingham High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hingham. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
79.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +4.0pp since 2016
Math
68.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -1.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 1 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 68.0% |
| 2022-23 | 76.0% | 68.0% |
| 2021-22 | 76.0% | 64.0% |
| 2020-21 | 80.0% | 60.0% |
| 2018-19 | 87.0% | 75.0% |
| 2017-18 | 79.0% | 72.0% |
| 2016-17 | 75.0% | 69.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Hingham Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Plymouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #33 of 304 ▼ 4 | #2 of 28 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #5 of 304 ▼ 3 | #1 of 28 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #92 of 299 | #10 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 798 | #48 of 310 | #5 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #159 of 296 | #10 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.2% | #248 of 296 | #15 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.8% | #21 of 204 | #4 of 21 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
798
-127 (-14%) vs 2020
+66% since 1990-91, when it was 481
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 798 | 68.6 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 846 | 76.1 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 844 | 75.5 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 925 | 73 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,075 | 68.4 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,068 | 70 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 931 | 60 | 15.5:1 | 4% (38) |
| 2000-01 | 821 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 481 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hingham Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (1,075 to 798); teachers unchanged (68.4 to 68.6).
About Hingham Middle School
A medium-sized middle-grades school in Hingham, Massachusetts, Hingham Middle School is part of Hingham. The latest federal count shows 798 students in grades 6 through 8. Against the 547-student average for middle schools in Massachusetts, enrollment here is 46% higher.
Hingham is made up of 6 schools with 3,616 students in all.
About 85% of the student body at Hingham Middle School is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Hingham Middle School's diversity index is 27%, against a US figure of 70%.
Hingham Middle School's 68.6 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 11.6:1. That matches the 11.5:1 average for middle schools in Massachusetts fairly closely.
Census Bureau estimates for Plymouth County show that the median household income is $114,201, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Hingham Middle School is one of 141 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Grace Farrar Cole is the closest, at about 1.0 miles. Hingham Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 798, a 14% decrease from 925 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 12.7 to 11.6 over 4 years.
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Plymouth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
535,075
Census ACS
Median income
$114,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
141
76,427 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hingham
- Hingham HighHigh · 1,066 students
- East Elementary SchoolElementary · 502 students
- South ElementaryElementary · 496 students
- Wm L Foster ElementaryElementary · 402 students
- Plymouth RiverElementary · 352 students
Other schools in Hingham
- Hingham HighHigh · 1,066 students
- East Elementary SchoolElementary · 502 students
- South ElementaryElementary · 496 students
- Wm L Foster ElementaryElementary · 402 students
- Plymouth RiverElementary · 352 students
Nearby schools
- Grace Farrar Cole1.0 mi · 528
- South Elementary1.4 mi · 496
- South Shore Charter Public School1.7 mi · 1,057
- Plymouth River2.2 mi · 352
- Ralph Talbot2.5 mi · 300
- South Shore Vocational Technical High2.6 mi · 685
Frequently asked questions
About Hingham Middle SchoolHow large is Hingham Middle School?
Hingham Middle School enrolls approximately 798 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Hingham Middle School serve?
Hingham Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Hingham Middle School?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Hingham Middle School.
How diverse is Hingham Middle School?
Hingham Middle School reports a student body of 85% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Hingham Middle School public or private?
Hingham Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hingham.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.