Wm L Foster Elementary School in Hingham, MA

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55 DOWNER AVENUE
Hingham, MA 2043

County name: PLYMOUTH
School type: Regular School
Grade span: Kindergarten - 5th grade
Status: Operational
Phone: (781) 741-1520 (make sure to verify first before calling)

Latitude: 42.251
Longitude: -070.903060

2007 Student Enrollment: 557
Kindergarten Enrollment : 83
1st grade Enrollment : 97
2nd grade Enrollment : 111
3rd grade Enrollment : 99
4th grade Enrollment : 85
5th grade Enrollment : 82

Male students (%): 53.7%

Wm L Foster Elementary School:	53.7%
State average from 3564 schools:	51.7%

Female students (%): 46.3%

This school:	46.3%
State average from 3564 schools:	48.3%

White students (%): 93.9%

Here:	93.9%
State average from 3564 schools:	71.0%

African American students (%): 1.4%

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

Hispanic students (%): 1.4%

This school:	1.4%
State average from 3564 schools:	13.2%

Asian students (%): 0.5%

Here:	0.5%
State average from 3564 schools:	4.5%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 2.7%

This school:	2.7%
State average from 3564 schools:	1.9%

First Language Not English # : 2
Limited English Proficient # : 1
Special Education # : 60
Low-Income # : 19
Free Lunch # : 13
Reduced Lunch # : 6

First Language Not English %: 0.4%

Here:	0.4%
State average from 1653 schools:	15.3%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.2%

Here:	0.2%
State average from 1385 schools:	7.6%

Special Education %: 10.8%

Here:	10.8%
State average from 1778 schools:	16.4%

Low-Income %: 3.4%

Wm L Foster Elementary School:	3.4%
State average from 1776 schools:	31.2%

Free Lunch %: 2.3%

Wm L Foster Elementary School:	2.3%
State average from 1774 schools:	25.4%

Reduced Lunch %: 1.1%

Here:	1.1%
State average from 1719 schools:	6.0%

2006 Student Enrollment: 557
Kindergarten Enrollment : 95
1st grade Enrollment : 110
2nd grade Enrollment : 94
3rd grade Enrollment : 82
4th grade Enrollment : 90
5th grade Enrollment : 108

Male students (%): 54.6%

Wm L Foster Elementary School:	54.6%
State average from 1781 schools:	51.7%

Female students (%): 45.4%

Here:	45.4%
State average from 1781 schools:	48.3%

White students (%): 96.2%

Here:	96.2%
State average from 1781 schools:	71.8%

African American students (%): 1.4%

Here:	1.4%
State average from 1781 schools:	9.0%

Hispanic students (%): 1.0%

Here:	1.0%
State average from 1781 schools:	12.7%

Native American students (%): 0.20%

Here:	0.20%
State average from 1781 schools:	0.31%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 1.2%

Wm L Foster Elementary School:	1.2%
State average from 1781 schools:	1.6%

First Language Not English # : 4
Limited English Proficient # : 1
Special Education # : 58
Low-Income # : 16

First Language Not English %: 0.7%

Here:	0.7%
State average from 1633 schools:	14.8%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.2%

Here:	0.2%
State average from 1328 schools:	7.4%

Special Education %: 10.0%

Here:	10.0%
State average from 1780 schools:	15.9%

Low-Income %: 2.8%

Here:	2.8%
State average from 1771 schools:	30.5%

2005 Student Enrollment: 557
Kindergarten Enrollment : 106
1st grade Enrollment : 95
2nd grade Enrollment : 84
3rd grade Enrollment : 84
4th grade Enrollment : 111
5th grade Enrollment : 103

White students (%): 96.4%

This school:	96.4%
State average from 1746 schools:	74.4%

African American students (%): 1.4%

Wm L Foster Elementary School:	1.4%
State average from 1746 schools:	9.5%

Hispanic students (%): 0.5%

Wm L Foster Elementary School:	0.5%
State average from 1746 schools:	11.2%

Asian students (%): 1.5%

This school:	1.5%
State average from 1746 schools:	4.5%

Native American students (%): 0.20%

This school:	0.20%
State average from 1746 schools:	0.37%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 54.4%

Here:	54.4%
State average from 1746 schools:	51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 45.6%

Here:	45.6%
State average from 1746 schools:	48.3%

First Language Not English # : 1
Special Education # : 47
Low-Income # : 28

First Language Not English %: 0.2%

Here:	0.2%
State average from 1573 schools:	14.2%

Special Education %: 8.1%

Here:	8.1%
State average from 1745 schools:	15.4%

Low-Income %: 4.8%

Here:	4.8%
State average from 1735 schools:	29.2%

2004 Student Enrollment: 557
Kindergarten Enrollment : 99
1st grade Enrollment : 87
2nd grade Enrollment : 86
3rd grade Enrollment : 113
4th grade Enrollment : 100
5th grade Enrollment : 91

White students (%): 95.1%

Here:	95.1%
State average from 1729 schools:	75.1%

African American students (%): 1.9%

Wm L Foster Elementary School:	1.9%
State average from 1729 schools:	9.4%

Hispanic students (%): 0.9%

Here:	0.9%
State average from 1729 schools:	10.7%

Asian students (%): 2.1%

Wm L Foster Elementary School:	2.1%
State average from 1729 schools:	4.4%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 54.7%

Here:	54.7%
State average from 1729 schools:	51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 45.3%

Here:	45.3%
State average from 1729 schools:	48.1%

Special Education # : 49
Low-Income # : 27

Special Education %: 8.5%

This school:	8.5%
State average from 1725 schools:	15.0%

Low-Income %: 4.7%

Wm L Foster Elementary School:	4.7%
State average from 1698 schools:	28.9%

2003 Student Enrollment: 557
Kindergarten Enrollment : 86
1st grade Enrollment : 87
2nd grade Enrollment : 102
3rd grade Enrollment : 100
4th grade Enrollment : 95
5th grade Enrollment : 92

White students (%): 94.1%

Here:	94.1%
State average from 1634 schools:	75.8%

African American students (%): 2.5%

Wm L Foster Elementary School:	2.5%
State average from 1634 schools:	9.1%

Hispanic students (%): 0.9%

Here:	0.9%
State average from 1634 schools:	10.4%

Asian students (%): 2.5%

Here:	2.5%
State average from 1634 schools:	4.3%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 55.7%

Here:	55.7%
State average from 1634 schools:	51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 44.3%

Here:	44.3%
State average from 1634 schools:	48.2%

Low-Income # : 23

Low-Income %: 4.1%

Here:	4.1%
State average from 1608 schools:	27.9%

2002 Student Enrollment: 557
1st grade Enrollment : 80
2nd grade Enrollment : 102
3rd grade Enrollment : 97
4th grade Enrollment : 93
5th grade Enrollment : 85
6th grade Enrollment : 77

White students (%): 94.0%

Here:	94.0%
State average from 1682 schools:	76.8%

African American students (%): 2.8%

Here:	2.8%
State average from 1682 schools:	8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 0.6%

Here:	0.6%
State average from 1682 schools:	9.9%

Asian students (%): 2.6%

Here:	2.6%
State average from 1682 schools:	4.2%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 52.6%

This school:	52.6%
State average from 1682 schools:	51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 47.4%

Here:	47.4%
State average from 1682 schools:	48.3%

Low-Income # : 25

Low-Income %: 4.7%

Here:	4.7%
State average from 1613 schools:	27.4%

2001 Student Enrollment: 557
1st grade Enrollment : 106
2nd grade Enrollment : 102
3rd grade Enrollment : 98
4th grade Enrollment : 91
5th grade Enrollment : 83
6th grade Enrollment : 129

White students (%): 94.6%

Here:	94.6%
State average from 1664 schools:	77.2%

African American students (%): 2.3%

Here:	2.3%
State average from 1664 schools:	8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 0.8%

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

Asian students (%): 2.3%

This school:	2.3%
State average from 1664 schools:	4.1%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 49.6%

Here:	49.6%
State average from 1664 schools:	51.6%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 50.4%

Here:	50.4%
State average from 1664 schools:	48.4%

First Language Not English # : 3
Low-Income # : 21

First Language Not English %: 0.5%

Wm L Foster Elementary School:	0.5%
State average from 1347 schools:	14.1%

Low-Income %: 3.4%

Here:	3.4%
State average from 1635 schools:	26.3%

2007 Attendance statistics:

Average number of Absences: 6.3

Wm L Foster Elementary School:	6.3
State average from 1782 schools:	8.8

Attendance Rate: 96.4%

Here:	96.4%
State average from 1782 schools:	94.8%

2006 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 6.4
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 2

In-School Suspensions Rate: 96.3%

Here:	96.3%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.8%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 0.3%

Here:	0.3%
State average from 690 schools:	5.9%

2005 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 6.5

In-School Suspensions Rate: 96.3%

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

2004 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 7
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 1

In-School Suspensions Rate: 96.1%

Here:	96.1%
State average from 1729 schools:	94.7%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 0.2%

Here:	0.2%
State average from 629 schools:	6.6%

2003 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 7
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 2

In-School Suspensions Rate: 96.1%

Wm L Foster Elementary School:	96.1%
State average from 1635 schools:	94.4%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 0.4%

This school:	0.4%
State average from 742 schools:	6.8%

2007 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 34
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 31

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 97.1%

Wm L Foster Elementary School:	97.1%
State average from 1782 schools:	95.7%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 96.8%

Here:	96.8%
State average from 1781 schools:	95.3%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 16.2

Here:	16.2
State average from 1782 schools:	10.0

2006 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 40
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 37

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 97.5%

Here:	97.5%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.8%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 86.3%

Here:	86.3%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.1%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.7

Here:	14.7
State average from 1781 schools:	13.4

2005 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 39
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 31

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 99.6%

Here:	99.6%
State average from 1745 schools:	94.4%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 99.5%

This school:	99.5%
State average from 1733 schools:	93.9%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.0

Here:	15.0
State average from 1746 schools:	13.6

2004 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 38
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 31

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 97.4%

Here:	97.4%
State average from 1728 schools:	94.1%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 96.8%

Wm L Foster Elementary School:	96.8%
State average from 1724 schools:	94.4%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.1

Here:	15.1
State average from 1729 schools:	13.8

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