📍 1 Aberdeen Dr, Scituate, Plymouth County, 02066
Cushing Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Scituate, Plymouth County. The school has 353 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Scituate school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cushing Elementary enrolls 353 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 3.1% Two or more races and 2.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 327 | 93% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 3.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <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.
Cushing Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 34, state house district 175.
Cushing Elementary is one of 6 schools in Scituate, based in Scituate, Massachusetts. The district serves 2,744 students district-wide and employs 234 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 353 students, Cushing Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 457 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large