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Wm L Foster Elementary Primary School
55 Downer Ave
Hingham MA, 02043, Plymouth County
Phone: 781-741-1520
Ranking:
(207 out of 1,316, top 16%)*

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: | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 40 | 39 | |||||||
Total Students: | 486 | 478 | 474 | 487 | 482 | 619 | 607 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 67 | 13.8% | 57 | 11.9% | 55 | 11.6% | 74 | 15.2% | 85 | 17.6% | 99 | 16.0% | 97 | 16.0% |
Grade 1: | 74 | 15.2% | 79 | 16.5% | 85 | 17.9% | 98 | 20.1% | 76 | 15.8% | 101 | 16.3% | 100 | 16.5% |
Grade 2: | 79 | 16.3% | 85 | 17.8% | 101 | 21.3% | 71 | 14.6% | 73 | 15.1% | 98 | 15.8% | 102 | 16.8% |
Grade 3: | 85 | 17.5% | 102 | 21.3% | 77 | 16.2% | 80 | 16.4% | 76 | 15.8% | 104 | 16.8% | 115 | 18.9% |
Grade 4: | 103 | 21.2% | 76 | 15.9% | 79 | 16.7% | 78 | 16.0% | 84 | 17.4% | 115 | 18.6% | 99 | 16.3% |
Grade 5: | 78 | 16.0% | 79 | 16.5% | 77 | 16.2% | 86 | 17.7% | 88 | 18.3% | 102 | 16.5% | 94 | 15.5% |
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: | 250 | 51.4% | 244 | 51.0% | 245 | 51.7% | 245 | 50.3% | 249 | 51.7% | 320 | 51.7% | 315 | 51.9% |
Female: | 236 | 48.6% | 234 | 49.0% | 229 | 48.3% | 242 | 49.7% | 233 | 48.3% | 299 | 48.3% | 269 | 44.3% |
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: | 12 | 2.5% | 10 | 2.1% | 12 | 2.5% | 12 | 2.5% | 9 | 1.9% | 8 | 1.3% | 5 | 0.8% |
Hispanic: | 9 | 1.9% | 9 | 1.9% | 8 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.2% | 10 | 2.1% | 15 | 2.4% | 14 | 2.3% |
Black: | 8 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.4% | 10 | 2.1% | 9 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.5% |
White: | 442 | 90.9% | 433 | 90.6% | 427 | 90.1% | 442 | 90.8% | 430 | 89.2% | 569 | 91.9% | 560 | 92.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 14 | 2.9% | 20 | 4.2% | 19 | 4.0% | 20 | 4.1% | 23 | 4.8% | 18 | 2.9% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 4.5% | 19 | 4.0% | 17 | 3.6% | 20 | 4.1% | 21 | 4.4% | 33 | 5.3% | 23 | 3.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 8 | 1.6% | 13 | 2.7% | 9 | 1.9% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.1% | 11 | 1.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.50 | 15.16 | 15.65 | 15.65 | 15.43 | 15.40 | 15.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63.4% | 75.8% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74% | 72% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70% | 71% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 75% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77% | 81% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74% | 78% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81% | 83% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76% | 77% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79% | 68% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 72% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71% | 76% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78% | 78% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77% | 81% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73% | 80% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72% | 82% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 80% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 81% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86% | 87% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85% | 82% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.2% | 77.7% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 73% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 69% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 77% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 80% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 68% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 75% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 77% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 71% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 75% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 81% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60.7% | 67.2% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 56% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 46% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 67% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 67% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 63% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 72% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 65% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 65% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 75% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 79% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 84% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 87% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 88% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 77% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 84% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 88% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 84% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 86% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 65% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 73% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 71% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 76% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 81% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 87% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 83% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 81% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67.74% | 72% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 71% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 72% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 78% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 82% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 78% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 70% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 80% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 79% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 80% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 78% | 51% |
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* Wm L Foster 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.