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Whitman-Hanson School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Massachusetts for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 953 students in Whitman-Hanson School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Massachusetts.
Public Middle Schools in Whitman-Hanson School District have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 38% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Massachusetts public middle school average of 51% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
7 Schools
524 Schools
# Students
3,539 Students
302,005 Students
# Teachers
253 Teachers
26,217 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Whitman-Hanson School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 395 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 88% has decreased from 96% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#229 out of 397 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
44%
Graduation Rate
88%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.33
0.67
# American Indian Students
23 Students
812 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
64 Students
21,485 Students
% Asian Students
2%
7%
# Hispanic Students
289 Students
81,484 Students
% Hispanic Students
8%
27%
# Black Students
168 Students
36,762 Students
% Black Students
5%
12%
# White Students
2,875 Students
147,456 Students
% White Students
81%
49%
# Hawaiian Students
4 Students
330 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
116 Students
13,176 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
100
2,703
# Students in K Grade:
214
7,174
# Students in 1st Grade:
258
7,653
# Students in 2nd Grade:
228
7,738
# Students in 3rd Grade:
270
8,067
# Students in 4th Grade:
262
8,854
# Students in 5th Grade:
275
20,367
# Students in 6th Grade:
277
56,348
# Students in 7th Grade:
275
67,468
# Students in 8th Grade:
287
69,397
# Students in 9th Grade:
256
12,163
# Students in 10th Grade:
256
11,807
# Students in 11th Grade:
253
11,081
# Students in 12th Grade:
316
10,813
# Ungraded Students:
12
372
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,787 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,913. The school district revenue/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,945 is less than the state median of $24,672. The school district spending/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$67 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$64 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,787
$23,913
Spending / Student
$17,945
$24,672
Best Whitman-Hanson School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Hanson Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
111 Liberty Street
Hanson, MA 02341
(781) 618-7575
Hanson, MA 02341
(781) 618-7575
Grades: 5-8
| 449 students
Rank: #22.
Whitman Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
101 Corthell Avenue
Whitman, MA 02382
(781) 618-7035
Whitman, MA 02382
(781) 618-7035
Grades: 6-8
| 504 students
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