Hingham High School in Hingham, MA

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17 UNION STREET
Hingham, MA 2043

County name: PLYMOUTH
School type: Regular School
Grade span: 9th grade - 12th grade
Status: Operational
Phone: (781) 741-1560 (make sure to verify first before calling)

Latitude: 42.228
Longitude: -070.876610

2007 Student Enrollment: 1056
9th grade Enrollment : 262
10th grade Enrollment : 263
11th grade Enrollment : 273
12th grade Enrollment : 258

Male students (%): 48.3%

This school:	48.3%
State average from 3564 schools:	51.7%

Female students (%): 51.7%

This school:	51.7%
State average from 3564 schools:	48.3%

White students (%): 93.2%

Here:	93.2%
State average from 3564 schools:	71.0%

African American students (%): 1.4%

Here:	1.4%
State average from 3564 schools:	8.9%

Hispanic students (%): 2.6%

Here:	2.6%
State average from 3564 schools:	13.2%

Asian students (%): 0.9%

Hingham High School:	0.9%
State average from 3564 schools:	4.5%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 2.0%

Here:	2.0%
State average from 3564 schools:	1.9%

First Language Not English # : 1
Special Education # : 89
Low-Income # : 27
Free Lunch # : 20
Reduced Lunch # : 7

First Language Not English %: 0.1%

This school:	0.1%
State average from 1653 schools:	15.3%

Special Education %: 8.4%

This school:	8.4%
State average from 1778 schools:	16.4%

Low-Income %: 2.6%

Here:	2.6%
State average from 1776 schools:	31.2%

Free Lunch %: 1.9%

This school:	1.9%
State average from 1774 schools:	25.4%

Reduced Lunch %: 0.7%

This school:	0.7%
State average from 1719 schools:	6.0%

2006 Student Enrollment: 1056
9th grade Enrollment : 271
10th grade Enrollment : 276
11th grade Enrollment : 266
12th grade Enrollment : 248

Male students (%): 48.7%

This school:	48.7%
State average from 1781 schools:	51.7%

Female students (%): 51.3%

Hingham High School:	51.3%
State average from 1781 schools:	48.3%

White students (%): 93.6%

Here:	93.6%
State average from 1781 schools:	71.8%

African American students (%): 1.2%

This school:	1.2%
State average from 1781 schools:	9.0%

Hispanic students (%): 1.9%

Here:	1.9%
State average from 1781 schools:	12.7%

Asian students (%): 0.7%

This school:	0.7%
State average from 1781 schools:	4.4%

Native American students (%): 0.10%

Here:	0.10%
State average from 1781 schools:	0.31%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 2.5%

Here:	2.5%
State average from 1781 schools:	1.6%

First Language Not English # : 4
Special Education # : 100
Low-Income # : 21

First Language Not English %: 0.4%

Here:	0.4%
State average from 1633 schools:	14.8%

Special Education %: 9.4%

Here:	9.4%
State average from 1780 schools:	15.9%

Low-Income %: 2.0%

Here:	2.0%
State average from 1771 schools:	30.5%

2005 Student Enrollment: 1056
9th grade Enrollment : 290
10th grade Enrollment : 270
11th grade Enrollment : 249
12th grade Enrollment : 233

White students (%): 95.3%

Here:	95.3%
State average from 1746 schools:	74.4%

African American students (%): 0.9%

Here:	0.9%
State average from 1746 schools:	9.5%

Hispanic students (%): 1.4%

This school:	1.4%
State average from 1746 schools:	11.2%

Asian students (%): 2.3%

Here:	2.3%
State average from 1746 schools:	4.5%

Native American students (%): 0.10%

Hingham High School:	0.10%
State average from 1746 schools:	0.37%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 47.3%

This school:	47.3%
State average from 1746 schools:	51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 52.7%

Here:	52.7%
State average from 1746 schools:	48.3%

First Language Not English # : 3
Special Education # : 109
Low-Income # : 14

First Language Not English %: 0.3%

This school:	0.3%
State average from 1573 schools:	14.2%

Special Education %: 10.5%

This school:	10.5%
State average from 1745 schools:	15.4%

Low-Income %: 1.3%

Here:	1.3%
State average from 1735 schools:	29.2%

2004 Student Enrollment: 1056
9th grade Enrollment : 270
10th grade Enrollment : 249
11th grade Enrollment : 238
12th grade Enrollment : 209

White students (%): 96.6%

Here:	96.6%
State average from 1729 schools:	75.1%

African American students (%): 0.5%

Here:	0.5%
State average from 1729 schools:	9.4%

Hispanic students (%): 1.0%

This school:	1.0%
State average from 1729 schools:	10.7%

Asian students (%): 1.8%

Here:	1.8%
State average from 1729 schools:	4.4%

Native American students (%): 0.10%

Here:	0.10%
State average from 1729 schools:	0.37%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 49.5%

Here:	49.5%
State average from 1729 schools:	51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 50.5%

Here:	50.5%
State average from 1729 schools:	48.1%

Special Education # : 96
Low-Income # : 15

Special Education %: 9.9%

Hingham High School:	9.9%
State average from 1725 schools:	15.0%

Low-Income %: 1.6%

Here:	1.6%
State average from 1698 schools:	28.9%

2003 Student Enrollment: 1056
9th grade Enrollment : 261
10th grade Enrollment : 234
11th grade Enrollment : 213
12th grade Enrollment : 238

White students (%): 96.5%

This school:	96.5%
State average from 1634 schools:	75.8%

African American students (%): 0.3%

Here:	0.3%
State average from 1634 schools:	9.1%

Hispanic students (%): 1.3%

Here:	1.3%
State average from 1634 schools:	10.4%

Asian students (%): 1.8%

Here:	1.8%
State average from 1634 schools:	4.3%

Native American students (%): 0.10%

Hingham High School:	0.10%
State average from 1634 schools:	0.36%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 50.4%

Here:	50.4%
State average from 1634 schools:	51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 49.6%

Hingham High School:	49.6%
State average from 1634 schools:	48.2%

Low-Income # : 3

Low-Income %: 0.3%

Hingham High School:	0.3%
State average from 1608 schools:	27.9%

2002 Student Enrollment: 1056
10th grade Enrollment : 221
11th grade Enrollment : 211
12th grade Enrollment : 230
Special grade Enrollment : 214

White students (%): 95.7%

This school:	95.7%
State average from 1682 schools:	76.8%

African American students (%): 0.8%

Here:	0.8%
State average from 1682 schools:	8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 1.1%

Here:	1.1%
State average from 1682 schools:	9.9%

Asian students (%): 2.3%

Here:	2.3%
State average from 1682 schools:	4.2%

Native American students (%): 0.10%

Hingham High School:	0.10%
State average from 1682 schools:	0.37%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 49.5%

Here:	49.5%
State average from 1682 schools:	51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 50.5%

Here:	50.5%
State average from 1682 schools:	48.3%

First Language Not English # : 13
Low-Income # : 10

First Language Not English %: 1.5%

Here:	1.5%
State average from 1452 schools:	13.6%

Low-Income %: 1.1%

Here:	1.1%
State average from 1613 schools:	27.4%

2001 Student Enrollment: 1056
10th grade Enrollment : 211
11th grade Enrollment : 241
12th grade Enrollment : 221
Special grade Enrollment : 189

White students (%): 96.1%

Here:	96.1%
State average from 1664 schools:	77.2%

African American students (%): 1.6%

Hingham High School:	1.6%
State average from 1664 schools:	8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 0.8%

Here:	0.8%
State average from 1664 schools:	9.6%

Asian students (%): 1.5%

Here:	1.5%
State average from 1664 schools:	4.1%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 51.2%

Here:	51.2%
State average from 1664 schools:	51.6%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 48.8%

Here:	48.8%
State average from 1664 schools:	48.4%

First Language Not English # : 8
Limited English Proficient # : 1
Low-Income # : 18

First Language Not English %: 0.9%

Here:	0.9%
State average from 1347 schools:	14.1%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.1%

Here:	0.1%
State average from 834 schools:	7.7%

Low-Income %: 2.1%

Here:	2.1%
State average from 1635 schools:	26.3%

2007 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 40
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 27

Average number of Absences: 4.8

Here:	4.8
State average from 1782 schools:	8.8

Attendance Rate: 97.3%

Here:	97.3%
State average from 1782 schools:	94.8%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 3.8%

Here:	3.8%
State average from 712 schools:	5.5%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 2.6%

Here:	2.6%
State average from 1093 schools:	8.3%

2006 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 6.4
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 25

Average number of Absences: 6.0

This school:	6.0
State average from 325 schools:	29.0

Attendance Rate: 0.6%

Here:	0.6%
State average from 325 schools:	4.5%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 96.4%

Here:	96.4%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.8%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 2.4%

Here:	2.4%
State average from 690 schools:	5.9%

2005 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 6.5
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 32

Average number of Absences: 11.0

Here:	11.0
State average from 322 schools:	31.1

Attendance Rate: 1.1%

Here:	1.1%
State average from 322 schools:	4.2%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 96.3%

Here:	96.3%
State average from 1746 schools:	94.8%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 3.1%

Here:	3.1%
State average from 663 schools:	6.2%

2004 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 10.6
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 25

Average number of Absences: 7.0

Here:	7.0
State average from 313 schools:	32.0

Attendance Rate: 0.7%

Here:	0.7%
State average from 314 schools:	4.6%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 93.9%

This school:	93.9%
State average from 1729 schools:	94.7%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 2.6%

Here:	2.6%
State average from 629 schools:	6.6%

2003 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 10.9
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 29

Average number of Absences: 9.0

Here:	9.0
State average from 282 schools:	30.1

Attendance Rate: 1.0%

Here:	1.0%
State average from 282 schools:	4.4%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 93.9%

Hingham High School:	93.9%
State average from 1635 schools:	94.4%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 3.1%

Here:	3.1%
State average from 742 schools:	6.8%

2007 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 79
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 69

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 99.0%

Here:	99.0%
State average from 1782 schools:	95.7%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 98.8%

This school:	98.8%
State average from 1781 schools:	95.3%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.4

This school:	13.4
State average from 1782 schools:	10.0

2006 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 77
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 68

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 93.5%

Hingham High School:	93.5%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.8%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 92.6%

Here:	92.6%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.1%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.8

Here:	13.8
State average from 1781 schools:	13.4

2005 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 75
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 61

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 92.9%

Hingham High School:	92.9%
State average from 1745 schools:	94.4%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 92.9%

Here:	92.9%
State average from 1733 schools:	93.9%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.9

Here:	13.9
State average from 1746 schools:	13.6

2004 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 69
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 54

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 95.1%

Here:	95.1%
State average from 1728 schools:	94.1%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 92.5%

Here:	92.5%
State average from 1724 schools:	94.4%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.0

Here:	14.0
State average from 1729 schools:	13.8

2007 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:

Number of Test Takers : 270

Reading: 555.0

This school:	555.0
State average from 322 schools:	488.1

Writing: 558.0

This school:	558.0
State average from 322 schools:	483.3

Math: 570.0

Here:	570.0
State average from 322 schools:	496.6

2006 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:

Number of Test Takers : 253

Reading: 546.0

This school:	546.0
State average from 316 schools:	489.7

Writing: 554.0

Here:	554.0
State average from 316 schools:	484.0

Math: 568.0

Here:	568.0
State average from 316 schools:	498.9

2005 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:

Reading: 575.0

Here:	575.0
State average from 299 schools:	500.8

Writing: 585.0

Here:	585.0
State average from 299 schools:	506.6

Math: 212.0

Here:	212.0
State average from 307 schools:	143.7

2007 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 256
Warning / Failing - English : 3
Needs Improvement - English : 18
Proficiency - English : 124
Proficiency and Above - English : 111

Students Tested - Math : 256
Warning / Failing - Math : 4
Needs Improvement - Math : 23
Proficiency - Math : 80
Proficiency and Above - Math : 149

Composite Performance Index - English: 97.7

This school:	97.7
State average from 336 schools:	88.3

Warning / Failing - English (%): 1.0%

Here:	1.0%
State average from 336 schools:	4.7%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 7.0%

This school:	7.0%
State average from 336 schools:	24.7%

Proficiency - English (%): 48.0%

Here:	48.0%
State average from 336 schools:	50.1%

Proficiency and Above - English (%): 43.0%

Hingham High School:	43.0%
State average from 336 schools:	20.5%

Composite Performance Index - Math: 96.5

Here:	96.5
State average from 336 schools:	85.6

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 2.0%

Here:	2.0%
State average from 336 schools:	8.2%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 9.0%

Here:	9.0%
State average from 336 schools:	22.4%

Proficiency - Math (%): 31.0%

Hingham High School:	31.0%
State average from 336 schools:	29.0%

Proficiency and Above - Math (%): 58.0%

This school:	58.0%
State average from 336 schools:	40.4%

2006 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 263
Needs Improvement - English : 27
Proficiency - English : 120
Proficiency and Above - English : 116

Students Tested - Math : 262
Warning / Failing - Math : 3
Needs Improvement - Math : 30
Proficiency - Math : 78
Proficiency and Above - Math : 151

Composite Performance Index - English: 96.9

Here:	96.9
State average from 321 schools:	86.0

Needs Improvement - English (%): 10.0%

This school:	10.0%
State average from 321 schools:	26.1%

Proficiency - English (%): 46.0%

This school:	46.0%
State average from 321 schools:	44.3%

Proficiency and Above - English (%): 44.0%

Here:	44.0%
State average from 321 schools:	22.8%

Composite Performance Index - Math: 94.9

Here:	94.9
State average from 321 schools:	81.8

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 1.0%

Here:	1.0%
State average from 321 schools:	11.5%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 11.0%

Here:	11.0%
State average from 321 schools:	24.9%

Proficiency - Math (%): 30.0%

Hingham High School:	30.0%
State average from 321 schools:	28.7%

Proficiency and Above - Math (%): 58.0%

This school:	58.0%
State average from 321 schools:	35.0%

2004 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 244
Warning / Failing - English : 6
Needs Improvement - English : 34
Proficiency - English : 77
Proficiency and Above - English : 127

Students Tested - Math : 79
Warning / Failing - Math : 7
Needs Improvement - Math : 28
Proficiency - Math : 38
Proficiency and Above - Math : 6

Composite Performance Index - English: 93.8

Hingham High School:	93.8
State average from 317 schools:	80.4

Warning / Failing - English (%): 2.0%

Here:	2.0%
State average from 317 schools:	11.6%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 14.0%

This school:	14.0%
State average from 317 schools:	29.6%

Proficiency - English (%): 32.0%

Here:	32.0%
State average from 317 schools:	31.8%

Proficiency and Above - English (%): 52.0%

Here:	52.0%
State average from 317 schools:	27.2%

Composite Performance Index - Math: 82.0

Hingham High School:	82.0
State average from 316 schools:	83.6

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 9.0%

Here:	9.0%
State average from 316 schools:	9.0%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 35.0%

Hingham High School:	35.0%
State average from 316 schools:	27.6%

Proficiency - Math (%): 48.0%

Here:	48.0%
State average from 316 schools:	41.9%

Proficiency and Above - Math (%): 8.0%

Here:	8.0%
State average from 316 schools:	21.6%

2003 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 229
Needs Improvement - English : 17
Proficiency - English : 98
Proficiency and Above - English : 114

Students Tested - Math : 229
Warning / Failing - Math : 8
Needs Improvement - Math : 39
Proficiency - Math : 73
Proficiency and Above - Math : 109

Composite Performance Index - English: 97.3

Here:	97.3
State average from 309 schools:	83.1

Needs Improvement - English (%): 7.0%

Hingham High School:	7.0%
State average from 309 schools:	28.3%

Proficiency - English (%): 43.0%

Here:	43.0%
State average from 309 schools:	42.9%

Proficiency and Above - English (%): 50.0%

Hingham High School:	50.0%
State average from 309 schools:	20.2%

Composite Performance Index - Math: 91.0

Here:	91.0
State average from 309 schools:	75.4

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 3.0%

Here:	3.0%
State average from 309 schools:	17.8%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 17.0%

Here:	17.0%
State average from 309 schools:	29.5%

Proficiency - Math (%): 32.0%

Here:	32.0%
State average from 309 schools:	28.7%

Proficiency and Above - Math (%): 48.0%

Here:	48.0%
State average from 309 schools:	24.1%

Participation Statistics:

2007 Participation - All students - English - 10th Grade:

Enrollment : 260
Standard Assessment : 254
Alternate Assessment : 2
Medically documented absence : 2
After October : 2

AYP participation rate: 99.0%

Here:	99.0%
State average from 341 schools:	99.5%

2007 Participation - All students - Math - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 99%
Enrollment : 260
Standard Assessment : 254
Alternate Assessment : 2
Medically documented absence : 2
After October : 2

AYP participation rate: 99.0%

Here:	99.0%
State average from 341 schools:	99.0%

2007 Participation - Low income subgroup - English - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 99%

2007 Participation - White subgroup - English - 10th Grade:

Enrollment : 237
Standard Assessment : 231
Alternate Assessment : 2
Medically documented absence : 2
After October : 2

AYP participation rate: 99.0%

Here:	99.0%
State average from 312 schools:	99.6%

2007 Participation - White subgroup - Math - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 99%
Enrollment : 237
Standard Assessment : 231
Alternate Assessment : 2
Medically documented absence : 2
After October : 2

AYP participation rate: 99.0%

Here:	99.0%
State average from 310 schools:	99.3%

2007 Participation - Multi-race subgroup - English - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 99%

2007 Participation - Special Education subgroup - English - 10th Grade:

Enrollment : 27
Standard Assessment : 23
Alternate Assessment : 2
Medically documented absence : 2

AYP participation rate: 93.0%

Here:	93.0%
State average from 284 schools:	98.6%

2007 Participation - Special Education subgroup - Math - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 93%
Enrollment : 27
Standard Assessment : 23
Alternate Assessment : 2
Medically documented absence : 2

AYP participation rate: 93.0%

Here:	93.0%
State average from 286 schools:	97.8%

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