📍 831 Main Street, Hingham, Plymouth County, 02043
South Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hingham, Plymouth County. The school has 502 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hingham school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 81% of students are proficient in reading. 68% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
South Elementary enrolls 502 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 37.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 5% Asian and 1.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 454 | 90% |
| Asian | 25 | 5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 1.8% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.4% |
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.
South Elementary 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 34, state house district 174.
South Elementary is one of 6 schools in Hingham, based in Hingham, Massachusetts. The district serves 3,616 students district-wide and employs 312 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 502 students, South Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 603 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large