📍 25 Pecunit Street, Canton, Norfolk County, 02021
Lt Peter M Hansen is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Canton, Norfolk County. The school has 546 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Canton school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 68% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lt Peter M Hansen enrolls 546 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 12% Asian and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 315 | 58% |
| Asian | 63 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 62 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 52 | 9.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 51 | 9.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lt Peter M Hansen is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-80, state senate district 32, state house district 162.
Lt Peter M Hansen is one of 6 schools in Canton, based in Canton, Massachusetts. The district serves 3,314 students district-wide and employs 254 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 546 students, Lt Peter M Hansen is close to the district average of about 552 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large