Best Public Schools in South Hamilton, MA

Summary:

The city of South Hamilton, Massachusetts is home to 4 schools that serve students from elementary through high school. The schools in this area are generally high-performing, with the Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School and Miles River Middle School consistently ranking among the top schools in the state.

The high school and middle school stand out for their impressive test scores, with 87.38% of 10th graders at the high school proficient or better in ELA and 78.64% in Math. The middle school also boasts strong performance, with 70.97% of students proficient or better in ELA and 64.78% in Math. Both schools have received 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger, indicating their exceptional quality. The elementary schools, Winthrop School and Cutler School, have more mixed results, with Winthrop School performing better than Cutler School.

The Hamilton-Wenham School District, which encompasses all 4 schools, is ranked 79 out of 351 districts in Massachusetts and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating the district as a whole is performing well above the state average. The schools in this area benefit from relatively high spending per student, around $19,000-$20,000, and lower student-teacher ratios, particularly at the middle school level.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2024)								MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2024)								MCAS Next Generation Science (2024)				MCAS Next Generation Biology (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cutler School	Public	K-5	237 Asbury Street	South Hamilton	01982	Essex County	Hamilton-Wenham	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 468-5330	254	22	11.7		231 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.9%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	37.8	576^th of 916 public elementary schools	37.1%		60.1	377^th of 928 public elementary schools	59.4%	199	55.9	25.0	34.0					37.6	29.4	44.4	21.3					30.8	36.2			36.2		$18,204	$687	$17,517
Winthrop School	Public	PK, KG-5	325 Bay Rd	South Hamilton	01982	Essex County	Hamilton-Wenham	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 468-5340	313	26	11.8		270 (86.3%)	3 (1.0%)	15 (4.8%)	17 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	70	278^th of 916 public elementary schools	69.7%		85.6	130^th of 928 public elementary schools	86.0%	148	50.9	62.5	58.1					56.8	38.6	45.8	60.5					47.3	65.1			65.1		$19,962	$700	$19,262
Miles River Middle	Public	6-8	787 Bay Rd	South Hamilton	01982	Essex County	Hamilton-Wenham	No	No	No	No	(978) 468-0399	371	40	9.3		325 (87.6%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.5%)	14 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	15 (4.0%)	92.5	37^th of 493 public middle schools	92.5%		92.4	40^th of 501 public middle schools	92.0%	3				68.2	67.0	77.6		71.0				53.3	72.3	70.4		64.8		72.0		72.0		$18,217	$600	$17,617
Hamilton-Wenham Regional High	Public	9-12	775 Bay Rd	South Hamilton	01982	Essex County	Hamilton-Wenham	No	No	No	No	(978) 468-0400	450	41	10.9		393 (87.3%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.8%)	23 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	90.2	35^th of 348 public high schools	89.9%		92.9	25^th of 347 public high schools	92.8%	10							87.4								78.6				70.1		73.7	$19,205	$394	$18,811

Cities Near South Hamilton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wenham	1.41 mi	1	53^rd
Beverly	2.85 mi	8	145^th
Topsfield	3.63 mi	2	65^th
Essex	3.76 mi	1	236^th
Danvers	4.39 mi	7	205^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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