Whitman Hanson Regional

Summary:

Whitman Hanson Regional is a public high school located in Whitman, MA, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 1,093. The school is part of the Whitman-Hanson District, which is ranked 201 out of 351 districts in Massachusetts and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Whitman Hanson Regional's academic performance, as measured by MCAS test scores, is generally below the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school's proficiency rates in these subjects have remained relatively consistent over the past few years. While the school has a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 89.9% to 94.2% over the past five years, its dropout rate has also increased, from 1.1% in 2019-2020 to 3.8% in 2021-2022. Compared to nearby high-performing schools, such as Hanover High and Norwell High, Whitman Hanson Regional's performance is generally lower, with these schools consistently ranking among the top high schools in Massachusetts.

Whitman Hanson Regional's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. While female students and white students perform relatively well, the school struggles to support the academic achievement of African American, Hispanic, and multi-racial students, as well as students with disabilities and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds. To improve the school's overall performance, Whitman Hanson Regional may need to re-evaluate its instructional strategies, resource allocation, and support systems for underperforming student groups. Collaboration with nearby high-performing schools and the Whitman-Hanson District may also provide valuable insights and best practices to help the school address its challenges and better serve its diverse student population.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 600 Franklin Street
       Whitman, MA  02382


(781) 618-7020

District: Whitman-Hanson

SchoolDigger Rank:
189th of 348 Massachusetts High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,463 Help


Feeder schools for Whitman Hanson Regional:

Elementary:    Indian Head
    John H Duval
    Louise A Conley
Middle:    Hanson Middle School
    Whitman Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  14.4 Help
Number of students:  1,039

Racial breakdown:

White:
78.2%
Hispanic:
9.8%
African American:
6.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  24.8% Help


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Compare Details Whitman Hanson Regional ranks worse than 54.3% of high schools in Massachusetts. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 50.88. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Whitman Hanson Regional who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (78.2%), Hispanic (9.8%), African American (6.2%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Whitman Hanson Regional is 14.4. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Whitman Hanson Regional is $14,463.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Whitman Hanson Regional:

SchoolDigger ranks Whitman Hanson Regional 189th of 348 Massachusetts public high schools. (See Whitman Hanson Regional in the ranking list.)

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Whitman-Hanson:

SchoolDigger ranks Whitman-Hanson 201st of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Whitman Hanson Regional

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Rank History for all students at Whitman Hanson Regional

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 53.13 160th 304 47.4%
2004 56.63 156th 307 49.2%
2005 55.69 167th 311 46.3%
2006 63.58 144th 314 54.1%
2007 67.27 101st 316 68.0%
2008 54.01 175th 319 45.1%
2009 61.66 153rd 322 52.5%
2010 64.22 149th 335 55.5%
2011 68.98 128th 340 62.4%
2012 65.57 141st 340 58.5%
2013 61.36 164th 344 52.3%
2014 63.39 162nd 347 53.3%
2015 59.62 185th 354 47.7%
2016 67.04 129th 351 63.2%
2017 64.52 156th 348 55.2%
2018 61.47 173rd 345 49.9%
2019 59.04 166th 351 52.7%
2021 56.08 144th 285 49.5%
2022 49.06 189th 342 44.7%
2023 55.37 160th 347 53.9%
2024 50.88 189th 348 45.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Whitman Hanson Regional

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 22.95 71st 87 18.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Whitman Hanson Regional

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.96 210th 344 39.0%
2019 33.68 256th 348 26.4%
2021 46.65 140th 268 47.8%
2022 40.00 211th 339 37.8%
2023 36.82 165th 301 45.2%
2024 32.78 181st 289 37.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Whitman Hanson Regional

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.63 163rd 330 50.6%
2019 43.05 205th 330 37.9%
2021 52.96 108th 253 57.3%
2022 46.54 185th 332 44.3%
2023 49.90 172nd 338 49.1%
2024 53.99 155th 338 54.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Whitman Hanson Regional

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.96 183rd 339 46.0%
2019 59.45 166th 342 51.5%
2021 52.47 152nd 281 45.9%
2022 56.34 159th 340 53.2%
2023 50.31 176th 339 48.1%
2024 55.63 162nd 342 52.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Whitman Hanson Regional

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.58 182nd 299 39.1%
2019 36.60 181st 299 39.5%
2021 49.18 85th 202 57.9%
2022 26.88 213th 295 27.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Whitman Hanson Regional

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.01 162nd 343 52.8%
2019 54.58 176th 346 49.1%
2021 57.44 133rd 281 52.7%
2022 42.03 208th 339 38.6%
2023 57.55 143rd 343 58.3%
2024 41.67 208th 342 39.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Whitman Hanson Regional

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 45.23 75th 142 47.2%
2024 23.62 124th 160 22.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Whitman Hanson Regional

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 51.75 60th 149 59.7%
2022 32.18 143rd 217 34.1%
2023 38.22 145th 241 39.8%
2024 25.81 177th 249 28.9%
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Rank History for White students at Whitman Hanson Regional

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.22 182nd 303 39.9%
2019 47.31 168th 302 44.4%
2021 45.61 153rd 249 38.6%
2022 37.71 193rd 300 35.7%
2023 43.56 171st 301 43.2%
2024 39.22 192nd 302 36.4%
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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 Whitman Hanson Regional

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1182 7 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 1192
1989 1130 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1130
1990 1064 6 2 5 2 n/a n/a 0 1079
1991 989 13 3 6 0 n/a n/a -29 982
1992 1005 8 7 3 0 n/a n/a 0 1023
1993 958 8 4 3 0 n/a n/a 0 973
1994 968 13 8 8 0 n/a n/a 0 997
1995 974 12 5 8 0 n/a n/a 0 999
1996 974 12 5 8 0 n/a n/a 0 999
1997 983 13 2 5 0 n/a n/a 0 1003
1998 1034 15 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 1054
1999 1040 19 4 7 0 n/a n/a 0 1070
2000 1088 11 3 9 0 n/a n/a 0 1111
2001 1104 13 5 3 0 n/a n/a 0 1125
2002 1126 20 8 16 0 n/a n/a 0 1170
2003 1126 20 8 16 0 n/a n/a 0 1170
2004 1108 24 5 17 0 n/a n/a 0 1154
2005 1160 39 7 18 0 n/a n/a 0 1224
2006 1202 29 5 16 2 n/a n/a 0 1254
2007 1185 28 6 14 4 n/a n/a 7 1244
2008 1167 36 5 12 7 n/a n/a 14 1241
2009 1204 28 5 8 10 0 26 0 1281
2010 1162 30 9 15 10 1 27 0 1254
2011 1127 28 8 18 10 3 32 0 1226
2012 1098 29 8 20 6 2 29 0 1192
2013 1094 33 5 28 3 2 27 0 1192
2014 1093 25 6 25 4 0 23 0 1176
2015 1087 18 5 26 4 0 22 0 1162
2016 1113 17 7 24 4 0 26 0 1191
2017 1074 22 15 29 3 2 25 0 1170
2018 1063 26 16 33 4 2 28 0 1172
2019 1142 36 15 42 5 2 35 0 1277
2020 1024 37 13 48 7 3 26 0 1158
2021 979 40 8 56 6 1 27 0 1117
2022 922 49 15 62 8 1 29 1 1087
2023 886 61 17 85 11 1 32 0 1093
2024 813 64 21 102 9 2 28 0 1039

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 Whitman Hanson Regional

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1192 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1130 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1079 n/a n/a n/a
1991 982 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1023 n/a n/a n/a
1993 973 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 997 n/a n/a n/a
1995 999 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 999 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 1003 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 1054 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 1070 n/a 0.0 0
2000 1111 n/a 0.0 5
2001 1125 n/a 0.0 4.3
2002 1170 n/a n/a 9.3
2003 1170 n/a n/a 9.3
2004 1154 72.3 16.0 7.6
2005 1224 72.8 16.8 9.7
2006 1254 76.0 16.5 12.8
2007 1244 73.0 17.0 14.5
2008 1241 72.5 17.1 12.1
2009 1281 76.7 16.7 11.8
2010 1254 74.0 16.9 14.4
2011 1226 68.4 17.9 16.9
2012 1192 n/a n/a 18
2013 1192 61.4 19.4 20.7
2014 1176 65.0 18.0 20
2015 1162 64.0 18.1 24.8
2016 1191 61.0 19.5 n/a
2017 1170 71.8 16.2 n/a
2018 1172 72.6 16.1 n/a
2019 1277 75.0 17.0 n/a
2020 1158 69.4 16.6 n/a
2021 1117 68.4 16.3 n/a
2022 1087 72.5 14.9 n/a
2023 1093 71.6 15.2 n/a
2024 1039 72.0 14.4 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 Whitman Hanson Regional

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1192 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1130 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1079 n/a n/a n/a
1991 982 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1023 n/a n/a n/a
1993 973 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 997 n/a n/a n/a
1995 999 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 999 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 1003 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 1054 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 1070 n/a 0.0 0
2000 1111 n/a 0.0 5
2001 1125 n/a 0.0 4.3
2002 1170 n/a n/a 9.3
2003 1170 n/a n/a 9.3
2004 1154 72.3 16.0 7.6
2005 1224 72.8 16.8 9.7
2006 1254 76.0 16.5 12.8
2007 1244 73.0 17.0 14.5
2008 1241 72.5 17.1 12.1
2009 1281 76.7 16.7 11.8
2010 1254 74.0 16.9 14.4
2011 1226 68.4 17.9 16.9
2012 1192 n/a n/a 18
2013 1192 61.4 19.4 20.7
2014 1176 65.0 18.0 20
2015 1162 64.0 18.1 24.8
2016 1191 61.0 19.5 n/a
2017 1170 71.8 16.2 n/a
2018 1172 72.6 16.1 n/a
2019 1277 75.0 17.0 n/a
2020 1158 69.4 16.6 n/a
2021 1117 68.4 16.3 n/a
2022 1087 72.5 14.9 n/a
2023 1093 71.6 15.2 n/a
2024 1039 72.0 14.4 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 Whitman Hanson Regional

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $556 (4.3%) $12,384 (95.7%) $12,940
2020 $1,725 (7.2%) $22,309 (92.8%) $24,034
2021 $1,007 (7.0%) $13,456 (93.0%) $14,463

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Whitman Hanson Regional

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 166th of 351 High schoolsRanks 160th of 347 High schools
 1.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade English Language Arts (Whitman Hanson Regional)6460
 4%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Whitman-Hanson)6257.5
 4.5%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)6158.2
 2.8%
10th Grade Mathematics (Whitman Hanson Regional)5748.8
 8.2%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Whitman-Hanson)5547
 8%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)5849.7
 8.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students12771093
 14.4%
African American3661
 69.4%
American Indian511
 120%
Asian1517
 13.3%
Hispanic4285
 102.4%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White1142886
 22.4%
Two or More Races3532
 8.6%


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Whitman Hanson Regional ranks 189th of 348 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Whitman Hanson Regional are 78% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Whitman Hanson Regional is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Indian Head
Elementary : John H Duval
Elementary : Louise A Conley
Middle : Hanson Middle School
Middle : Whitman Middle

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,039 students attended Whitman Hanson Regional.


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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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