Best Public Schools in Zip Code 02191

Summary:

The 02191 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Wessagusset Elementary School, which serves grades K-5 and is part of the Weymouth school district. Wessagusset has a diverse student population, with 69.21% White, 9.38% Asian, 7.33% African American, and 7.33% Hispanic students. The school's academic performance has been mixed, with strong results in English Language Arts and Mathematics in some grades, but lower scores in 5th grade Mathematics and Science compared to the district and state averages.

Wessagusset's MCAS test scores show that the school has outperformed the Weymouth district and the state of Massachusetts in English Language Arts and Mathematics for all grades, as well as in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade ELA and 3rd and 4th grade Mathematics. However, the school's 5th grade Mathematics and Science scores were lower than the district and state averages. Wessagusset's statewide ranking has fluctuated, with a ranking of 347 out of 916 Massachusetts elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year, 410 out of 928 in 2022-2023, and 525 out of 932 in 2021-2022.

The school appears to be well-resourced, with a per-student spending of $16,058 in the 2020-2021 school year and a student-teacher ratio of 13.5 to 1 in the 2022-2023 school year. These factors may contribute to the school's overall academic performance, which has been relatively consistent despite the fluctuations in its statewide ranking.

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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)		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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wessagusset	Public	K-5	75 Pilgrim Road	North Weymouth	02191	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 335-2210	341	25	13.5		236 (69.2%)	25 (7.3%)	25 (7.3%)	32 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.7%)	62.1	347^th of 916 public elementary schools	62.1%		56.9	410^th of 928 public elementary schools	55.8%	63	51.6	40.0	34.0	42.6	58.1	52.5	43.4	51.6	54.7	54.7	$16,058	$984	$15,074

Cities Near Zip Code 02191

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Weymouth	0.26 mi	8	228^th
North Weymouth	0.4 mi	1	200^th
Quincy	1.54 mi	19	189^th
Hingham	2.31 mi	6	11^th
Braintree	2.39 mi	10	77^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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