📍 720 Indian Head Street, Hanson, Plymouth County, 02341
Indian Head is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hanson, Plymouth County. The school has 485 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Whitman-Hanson school district. It serves grades K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Indian Head enrolls 485 students across grades K–4. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 34 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino and 3.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 424 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 4.9% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 3.3% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <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.
Indian Head 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 35, state house district 177.
Indian Head is one of 7 schools in Whitman-Hanson, based in Whitman, Massachusetts. The district serves 3,457 students district-wide and employs 252 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 485 students, Indian Head is close to the district average of about 494 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large