📍 55 Downer Avenue, Hingham, Plymouth County, 02043
Wm L Foster Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hingham, Plymouth County. The school has 403 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hingham school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 76% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet.
Wm L Foster Elementary enrolls 403 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 6.9% Two or more races and 3.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 348 | 86% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 6.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 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.
Wm L Foster 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.
Wm L Foster 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 403 students, Wm L Foster 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
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