East Elementary School
2 Collins St
Hingham MA, 02043, Plymouth County
Phone: 781-741-1570
Ranking: 
(96 out of 1,316, top 7%)*
(96 out of 1,316, top 7%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten 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 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 35 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | |||||
| Total Students: | 614 | 626 | 606 | 611 | 618 | |||||
| Prekindergarten: | 62 | 10.1% | 62 | 9.9% | 49 | 8.1% | 59 | 9.7% | 64 | 10.4% |
| Kindergarten: | 71 | 11.6% | 65 | 10.4% | 77 | 12.7% | 76 | 12.4% | 78 | 12.6% |
| Grade 1: | 80 | 13.0% | 90 | 14.4% | 93 | 15.3% | 94 | 15.4% | 99 | 16.0% |
| Grade 2: | 89 | 14.5% | 96 | 15.3% | 105 | 17.3% | 97 | 15.9% | 102 | 16.5% |
| Grade 3: | 98 | 16.0% | 112 | 17.9% | 96 | 15.8% | 103 | 16.9% | 84 | 13.6% |
| Grade 4: | 110 | 17.9% | 99 | 15.8% | 101 | 16.7% | 85 | 13.9% | 96 | 15.5% |
| Grade 5: | 104 | 16.9% | 102 | 16.3% | 85 | 14.0% | 97 | 15.9% | 95 | 15.4% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 325 | 52.9% | 322 | 51.4% | 312 | 51.5% | 316 | 51.7% | 316 | 51.1% |
| Female: | 289 | 47.1% | 304 | 48.6% | 294 | 48.5% | 295 | 48.3% | 302 | 48.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 11 | 1.8% | 12 | 1.9% | 10 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.5% |
| Hispanic: | 5 | 0.8% | 9 | 1.4% | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.3% |
| Black: | 6 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% |
| White: | 577 | 94.0% | 581 | 92.8% | 574 | 94.7% | 581 | 95.1% | 583 | 94.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races: | 14 | 2.3% | 17 | 2.7% | 14 | 2.3% | 14 | 2.3% | 16 | 2.6% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 2.9% | 23 | 3.7% | 13 | 2.1% | 14 | 2.3% | 12 | 1.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 7 | 1.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.76 | 17.07 | 16.41 | 16.30 | 16.77 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCAS | ||||||
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79% | 78% | 61% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82% | 83% | 61% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79% | 77% | 57% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79% | 80% | 66% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 82% | 61% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77% | 80% | 67% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 71% | 53% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 75% | 57% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 81% | 53% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 65% | 47% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 75% | 51% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 79% | 52% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 88% | 67% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 84% | 61% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 86% | 65% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 87% | 59% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 83% | 57% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 81% | 61% |
| 2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 79% | 50% |
| 2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 80% | 52% |
| 2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 78% | 51% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* East Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.