Derby Academy
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 325 students
Wm L Foster Elementary
55 Downer Avenue, Hingham, MA 02043
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
402
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Hingham
Plymouth County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 919 Massachusetts elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Massachusetts elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Wm L Foster Elementary
Wm L Foster Elementary is a public elementary school in Hingham, Massachusetts, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Hingham. The school is located in a large suburb in Plymouth County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 402 students were enrolled, with about 12.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Massachusetts elementary school (11.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 919 Massachusetts elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 402 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.5 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Hingham
- County
- Plymouth County
- NCES school ID
- 250609000876
Schools near Wm L Foster Elementary
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.