South Elementary

South Elementary is a reasonably sized K-5 school in Hingham, Massachusetts, operated by Hingham. The school teaches 496 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 30% bigger than the state mean of about 381.

South Elementary is one of 6 schools operated by Hingham, a district that enrolls 3,616 students overall.

On demographics, South Elementary logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). The remainder breaks down as 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, South Elementary has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting South Elementary higher than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Plymouth County put the typical household earns roughly $114,201 per year, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Plymouth County's 141 public schools (combined enrollment of about 76,427 students), South Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Plymouth River, roughly 1.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around South Elementary.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 6%: 527 students in 2018 compared to 496 in 2025.

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