Squantum

Summary:

Squantum is an elementary school located in Quincy, MA that serves students from kindergarten to 5th grade, with a student population of 352. The school is part of the Quincy school district, which is ranked 183 out of 351 districts in Massachusetts and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Squantum's academic performance, as measured by MCAS Next Generation test scores, is generally above the Quincy district and Massachusetts state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, 49.71% of Squantum students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 43.44% in Quincy and 39.17% statewide. In mathematics, 40.46% of Squantum students were proficient or better, compared to 42.08% in Quincy and 40.91% statewide. However, Squantum's performance varies across different student subgroups, with female students consistently outperforming male students, while Asian and special education students perform relatively poorly.

When compared to nearby schools in the Quincy district, such as Francis W. Parker and Beechwood Knoll Elementary, Squantum's academic performance is generally stronger. However, Wollaston School, also in Quincy, outperforms Squantum in several areas. Compared to Boston public schools, such as Perry Elementary and Murphy K-8, Squantum's academic performance is significantly stronger.


Detail:

Public K-5

 50 Huckins Avenue
       Quincy, MA  02171


(617) 984-8706

District: Quincy

SchoolDigger Rank:
427th of 916 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,656 Help


Students who attend Squantum usually attend:

Middle:    Atlantic Middle
High:    North Quincy High

Student/teacher ratio:  12.1 Help
Number of students:  352

Racial breakdown:

White:
54.5%
Asian:
30.1%
Hispanic:
5.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  34.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Squantum ranks better than 53.4% of elementary schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks 8th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Quincy School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 54.1. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (54.5%), Asian (30.1%), Hispanic (5.7%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Squantum is 12.1, which is the 4th best among 11 elementary schools in the Quincy School District. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Squantum is $16,656. 5 elementary schools in the Quincy School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Squantum:

SchoolDigger ranks Squantum 427th of 916 Massachusetts public elementary schools. (See Squantum in the ranking list.)

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Quincy:

SchoolDigger ranks Quincy 183rd of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Squantum

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Rank History for all students at Squantum

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 58.99 404th 884 54.3%
2004 46.52 503rd 882 43.0%
2005 41.74 544th 887 38.7%
2006 54.50 441st 911 51.6%
2007 49.63 509th 911 44.1%
2008 44.29 565th 908 37.8%
2009 31.11 673rd 909 26.0%
2010 37.79 631st 920 31.4%
2011 38.72 619th 924 33.0%
2012 43.29 580th 930 37.6%
2013 55.93 461st 928 50.3%
2014 53.50 483rd 926 47.8%
2015 58.05 414th 914 54.7%
2016 53.86 463rd 932 50.3%
2017 62.31 358th 938 61.8%
2018 69.10 293rd 934 68.6%
2019 75.79 218th 942 76.9%
2021 66.51 319th 936 65.9%
2022 73.13 246th 932 73.6%
2023 68.07 296th 928 68.1%
2024 54.10 427th 916 53.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Squantum

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.56 114th 886 87.1%
2019 78.10 112th 896 87.5%
2021 64.50 236th 894 73.6%
2022 69.51 210th 905 76.8%
2023 36.96 414th 703 41.1%
2024 20.95 628th 731 14.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Squantum

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.86 48th 685 93.0%
2019 86.76 39th 700 94.4%
2021 63.18 202nd 705 71.3%
2022 76.28 119th 772 84.6%
2023 59.33 267th 757 64.7%
2024 74.78 111th 760 85.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Squantum

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.71 226th 893 74.7%
2019 78.56 166th 902 81.6%
2021 63.96 321st 898 64.3%
2022 70.62 250th 901 72.3%
2023 78.08 188th 887 78.8%
2024 72.94 231st 886 73.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Squantum

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.20 209th 656 68.1%
2019 59.42 209th 665 68.6%
2021 56.13 217th 632 65.7%
2022 51.76 268th 672 60.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Squantum

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.93 394th 898 56.1%
2019 66.36 301st 907 66.8%
2021 65.78 302nd 904 66.6%
2022 72.38 232nd 908 74.4%
2023 53.44 415th 896 53.7%
2024 32.76 601st 891 32.5%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at Squantum

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 77.06 207th 925 77.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Squantum

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.02 99th 154 35.7%
2019 50.47 84th 155 45.8%
2021 31.74 111th 141 21.3%
2022 37.96 109th 143 23.8%
2023 24.72 122nd 145 15.9%
2024 13.59 137th 152 9.9%
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Rank History for White students at Squantum

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.59 266th 772 65.5%
2019 70.13 212th 780 72.8%
2021 53.29 349th 765 54.4%
2022 58.33 315th 764 58.8%
2023 59.47 298th 762 60.9%
2024 42.00 466th 753 38.1%
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Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for Squantum

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 291 4 14 0 0 n/a n/a 0 309
1989 301 5 15 6 0 n/a n/a 0 327
1990 300 4 22 1 0 n/a n/a 0 327
1991 317 12 26 16 0 n/a n/a 0 371
1992 277 5 29 10 3 n/a n/a 0 324
1993 299 13 27 5 2 n/a n/a 0 346
1994 258 14 30 5 3 n/a n/a 0 310
1995 276 6 64 4 1 n/a n/a 0 351
1996 276 6 64 4 1 n/a n/a 0 351
1997 243 1 60 3 0 n/a n/a 0 307
1998 252 5 59 4 2 n/a n/a 0 322
1999 225 3 55 3 0 n/a n/a 0 286
2000 222 4 71 2 0 n/a n/a 0 299
2001 208 5 64 1 0 n/a n/a 0 278
2002 214 3 52 5 1 n/a n/a 0 275
2003 214 3 52 5 1 n/a n/a 0 275
2004 210 3 64 3 0 n/a n/a 0 280
2005 197 3 72 4 0 n/a n/a 0 276
2006 204 4 59 5 0 n/a n/a 2 274
2007 210 8 71 6 0 n/a n/a 3 298
2008 219 7 83 9 0 n/a n/a 6 324
2009 217 9 78 9 0 0 5 0 318
2010 234 8 75 12 0 0 8 0 337
2011 234 10 76 17 2 0 11 0 350
2012 254 12 73 12 2 0 11 0 364
2013 232 12 85 17 2 0 9 0 357
2014 230 16 93 13 3 1 7 0 363
2015 229 15 88 10 3 0 12 0 357
2016 204 18 81 16 2 0 11 0 332
2017 212 12 90 13 1 0 10 0 338
2018 195 12 107 18 0 0 13 0 345
2019 208 14 104 11 1 0 8 0 346
2020 216 17 109 11 1 0 9 0 363
2021 185 15 112 15 1 0 11 0 339
2022 197 22 105 23 1 0 12 0 360
2023 192 16 106 20 0 0 18 0 352

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Squantum

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 309 n/a n/a n/a
1989 327 n/a n/a n/a
1990 327 n/a n/a n/a
1991 371 n/a n/a n/a
1992 324 n/a n/a n/a
1993 346 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 310 n/a n/a n/a
1995 351 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 351 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 307 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 322 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 286 n/a 0.0 26.2
2000 299 n/a 0.0 20.4
2001 278 n/a 0.0 23.4
2002 275 n/a n/a 20
2003 275 n/a n/a 20
2004 280 22.2 12.6 22.5
2005 276 22.4 12.3 25.4
2006 274 22.6 12.1 23.2
2007 298 25.0 11.9 23.4
2008 324 24.0 13.5 22
2009 318 22.7 14.0 20.1
2010 337 25.5 13.2 25.5
2011 350 22.0 15.9 21.7
2012 364 23.4 15.5 28
2013 357 25.1 14.2 30.3
2014 363 25.2 14.3 28.7
2015 357 27.0 13.2 34.2
2016 332 24.0 13.8 n/a
2017 338 25.4 13.3 n/a
2018 345 25.9 13.3 n/a
2019 346 26.3 13.1 n/a
2020 363 26.2 13.8 n/a
2021 339 25.8 13.1 n/a
2022 360 28.1 12.7 n/a
2023 352 29.0 12.1 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Squantum

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 309 n/a n/a n/a
1989 327 n/a n/a n/a
1990 327 n/a n/a n/a
1991 371 n/a n/a n/a
1992 324 n/a n/a n/a
1993 346 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 310 n/a n/a n/a
1995 351 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 351 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 307 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 322 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 286 n/a 0.0 26.2
2000 299 n/a 0.0 20.4
2001 278 n/a 0.0 23.4
2002 275 n/a n/a 20
2003 275 n/a n/a 20
2004 280 22.2 12.6 22.5
2005 276 22.4 12.3 25.4
2006 274 22.6 12.1 23.2
2007 298 25.0 11.9 23.4
2008 324 24.0 13.5 22
2009 318 22.7 14.0 20.1
2010 337 25.5 13.2 25.5
2011 350 22.0 15.9 21.7
2012 364 23.4 15.5 28
2013 357 25.1 14.2 30.3
2014 363 25.2 14.3 28.7
2015 357 27.0 13.2 34.2
2016 332 24.0 13.8 n/a
2017 338 25.4 13.3 n/a
2018 345 25.9 13.3 n/a
2019 346 26.3 13.1 n/a
2020 363 26.2 13.8 n/a
2021 339 25.8 13.1 n/a
2022 360 28.1 12.7 n/a
2023 352 29.0 12.1 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Squantum

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $186 (1.2%) $15,306 (98.8%) $15,492
2020 $155 (1.0%) $15,417 (99.0%) $15,572
2021 $508 (3.0%) $16,148 (97.0%) $16,656

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Squantum

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 218th of 942 Elementary schoolsRanks 296th of 928 Elementary schools
 8.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Squantum)8067.2
 12.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Quincy)6344.1
 18.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5643.9
 12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Squantum)6446.6
 17.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Quincy)5342.4
 10.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4941
 8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Squantum)6758.2
 8.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Quincy)6046.4
 13.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5239.7
 12.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Squantum)5143.6
 7.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Quincy)5250
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4945
 4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Squantum)6955.6
 13.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Quincy)6340.7
 22.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5243.8
 8.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Squantum)6349.2
 13.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Quincy)5644.1
 11.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.9
 8.2%
5th Grade Science (Squantum)6346
 17%
   5th Grade Science (Quincy)5447.4
 6.6%
   5th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4841.6
 6.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Squantum)7260.2
 11.8%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Quincy)6044.8
 15.2%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Squantum)5946.6
 12.4%
   All Grades Mathematics (Quincy)5343.3
 9.7%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%
All Grades Science (Squantum)6346
 17%
   All Grades Science (Quincy)5146.8
 4.2%
   All Grades Science (Massachusetts)4741.2
 5.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students346352
 1.7%
African American1416
 14.3%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian104106
 1.9%
Hispanic1120
 81.8%
Pacific Islander00
White208192
 7.7%
Two or More Races818
 125%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Squantum

Squantum ranks 427th of 916 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 352 students attended Squantum.

Students who attend Squantum usually go on to attend:

Middle : Atlantic Middle
High : North Quincy High

Students at Squantum are 55% White, 30% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 5% African American.


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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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