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Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School

400 Union Street, South Weymouth, MA 02190 · (781) 335-2122 · Norfolk County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL381 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 78% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
  • B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public elementary schools

Enrollment
381
Elementary
DISTRICT 307 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten7018%
Grade 17018%
Grade 26718%
Grade 36317%
Grade 47119%
Grade 54010%

This year's kindergarten class (70) is 75% larger than its 5th grade class (40).

Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
24163%
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
4813%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
144%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
4712%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
298%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
20153%
Female
18047%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School→Maria Weston Chapman Middle School→Weymouth High School
Based on grade levels within Weymouth. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
53.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -16.0pp since 2016
Math
58.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -13.0pp since 2016

What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 16 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 13 points.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2553.0%58.0%
2023-2454.0%65.0%
2022-2354.0%67.0%
2021-2249.0%50.0%
2020-2155.0%48.0%
2018-1963.0%64.0%
2017-1874.0%69.0%
2016-1769.0%71.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Norfolk County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
58.0%#253 of 920
▼ 92
#61 of 104
▼ 11
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
53.0%#286 of 920
▼ 40
#62 of 104
▼ 6
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+6.0pp#204 of 901#23 of 103
Enrollment
ranked largest first
381#493 of 1,086#49 of 123
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.3:1#674 of 938#79 of 110
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
56.2%#382 of 938#52 of 110
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+8.5%#144 of 317#29 of 55
Ranked against other public elementary 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 2024-25
Enrollment
381
+24 (+7%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 419
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 15.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2538128.613.3:1N/A
2023-2435128.612.3:1N/A
2022-2335026.613.2:1N/A
2020-213572315.5:1N/A
2017-1835120.816.9:1N/A
2015-164272517.1:1N/A
2010-113282115.6:123% (76)
2000-01604N/AN/A9% (54)
1990-91419N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 9% (351 to 381); teachers up 38% (20.8 to 28.6).

About Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School

Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School is a mid-sized elementary school in South Weymouth, Massachusetts, administered by Weymouth. Its enrollment is 381 students, spread over kindergarten through 5.

Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School is a school in Weymouth. The district has 11 schools and 5,630 students.

More than half of enrollment at Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School is White: 63%. Next come 13% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 4% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School scores 56%.

Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School has 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. The school's 13.3:1 compares with an average of 12.2:1 for elementary schools in Massachusetts.

Among Massachusetts public elementary schools, Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School outscored 78%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.

For Norfolk County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $130,739 a year, roughly 59% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School, Norfolk County has 198 public schools.

Ralph Talbot sits about 0.7 miles from Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

In 2020-21, Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School enrolled 357 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 381. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.5:1 to 13.3:1.

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Norfolk County at a glance

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Population
730,082
Census ACS
Median income
$130,739
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
198
101,300 students

Quick facts

School name
Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School
District
Weymouth
Address
400 Union Street, South Weymouth, MA 02190
Phone
(781) 335-2122
County
Norfolk County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
381
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student–teacher ratio
13.3:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
251284002120
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School
How large is Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School?
Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School enrolls approximately 381 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School serve?
Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School have?
Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School?
Student demographics at Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School are roughly 63% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, 12% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School?
Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School is overseen by Weymouth in Norfolk County.
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