Hatherly Elementary

Summary:

Hatherly Elementary is a public elementary school in Scituate, Massachusetts, serving 255 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Scituate School District, which is ranked 53 out of 351 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hatherly Elementary consistently performs well on MCAS Next Generation assessments, with a higher percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the state average. In 2023-2024, 56.25% of Hatherly students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 39.17%. The school has maintained a strong statewide ranking, placing in the top 20% of Massachusetts elementary schools in recent years, and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Hatherly Elementary's academic performance is generally on par with or slightly higher than the nearby schools in the Scituate district, some schools in neighboring districts, like East Elementary and South Elementary in Hingham, have outperformed Hatherly on certain metrics, particularly in mathematics and science. Additionally, the school's lower ranking for special education students suggests that Hatherly may need to focus on addressing the needs of this student subgroup to ensure equitable outcomes.


Detail:

Public K-5

 72 Ann Vinal Rd
       Scituate, MA  02066


(781) 545-8780

District: Scituate

SchoolDigger Rank:
181st of 916 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,437 Help


Students who attend Hatherly Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Gates Middle School
High:    Scituate High School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.3 Help
Number of students:  250

Racial breakdown:

White:
92.0%
African American:
2.8%
Two or more races:
2.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  9.2% Help


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Compare Details Hatherly Elementary ranks better than 80.2% of elementary schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks 3rd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Scituate School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 80.24. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Hatherly Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Scituate School District. Racial makeup is: White (92%), African American (2.8%), two or more races (2.8%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hatherly Elementary is 11.3, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the Scituate School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hatherly Elementary is $19,437, which is the highest among 4 elementary schools in the Scituate School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hatherly Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Hatherly Elementary 181st of 916 Massachusetts public elementary schools. (See Hatherly Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Scituate:

SchoolDigger ranks Scituate 53rd of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Hatherly Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Hatherly Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 87.77 69th 884 92.2%
2004 74.83 228th 882 74.1%
2005 82.54 143rd 887 83.9%
2006 85.74 103rd 911 88.7%
2007 85.37 98th 911 89.2%
2008 84.09 116th 908 87.2%
2009 90.66 39th 909 95.7%
2010 91.02 24th 920 97.4%
2011 88.66 60th 924 93.5%
2012 88.36 65th 930 93.0%
2013 85.76 92nd 928 90.1%
2014 81.74 149th 926 83.9%
2015 86.15 87th 914 90.5%
2016 84.82 115th 932 87.7%
2017 89.35 55th 938 94.1%
2018 84.70 120th 934 87.2%
2019 88.02 87th 942 90.8%
2021 80.84 169th 936 81.9%
2022 73.40 244th 932 73.8%
2023 81.61 166th 928 82.1%
2024 80.24 181st 916 80.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Hatherly Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.31 525th 886 40.7%
2019 39.02 587th 896 34.5%
2021 40.81 545th 894 39.0%
2022 17.54 822nd 905 9.2%
2023 65.34 185th 703 73.7%
2024 43.33 370th 731 49.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Hatherly Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.58 212th 893 76.3%
2019 82.21 130th 902 85.6%
2021 75.33 210th 898 76.6%
2022 67.35 283rd 901 68.6%
2023 71.31 254th 887 71.4%
2024 78.78 183rd 886 79.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Hatherly Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.62 163rd 656 75.2%
2019 57.16 226th 665 66.0%
2021 68.09 150th 632 76.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Hatherly Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.99 71st 898 92.1%
2019 87.54 73rd 907 92.0%
2021 82.94 132nd 904 85.4%
2022 77.61 174th 908 80.8%
2023 85.15 113th 896 87.4%
2024 76.69 196th 891 78.0%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at Hatherly Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 85.15 125th 925 86.5%
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Rank History for White students at Hatherly Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.20 76th 772 90.2%
2019 84.42 71st 780 90.9%
2021 74.04 178th 765 76.7%
2022 66.65 233rd 764 69.5%
2023 72.07 181st 762 76.2%
2024 70.19 206th 753 72.6%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Hatherly Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 354 12 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 366
1989 374 12 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 388
1990 384 16 0 0 2 n/a n/a 0 402
1991 405 17 3 0 2 n/a n/a 0 427
1992 419 17 2 4 2 n/a n/a 0 444
1993 450 16 3 1 3 n/a n/a 0 473
1994 418 13 2 3 2 n/a n/a 0 438
1995 458 12 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 472
1996 458 12 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 472
1997 458 10 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 469
1998 497 4 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 504
1999 483 5 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 489
2000 499 4 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 506
2001 488 7 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 496
2002 454 4 4 0 1 n/a n/a 0 463
2003 454 4 4 0 1 n/a n/a 0 463
2004 363 8 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 374
2005 359 10 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 371
2006 383 9 3 0 0 n/a n/a 2 397
2007 335 9 3 1 0 n/a n/a 4 352
2008 346 11 3 1 0 n/a n/a 6 367
2009 349 11 5 1 0 3 3 0 372
2010 346 12 5 0 0 3 3 0 369
2011 337 12 5 0 0 3 4 0 361
2012 322 13 3 0 0 5 5 0 348
2013 306 12 5 0 0 1 1 0 325
2014 298 8 5 2 0 0 3 0 316
2015 296 7 3 5 0 0 5 0 316
2016 294 5 4 3 0 0 5 0 311
2017 294 8 4 3 0 0 4 0 313
2018 250 7 1 8 0 0 4 0 270
2019 244 5 1 6 0 0 5 0 261
2020 253 3 0 5 0 0 7 0 268
2021 242 4 0 5 0 0 4 0 255
2022 232 5 0 4 0 0 5 0 246
2023 238 6 0 5 0 0 6 0 255
2024 230 7 0 6 0 0 7 0 250

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 Hatherly Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 366 n/a n/a n/a
1989 388 n/a n/a n/a
1990 402 n/a n/a n/a
1991 427 n/a n/a n/a
1992 444 n/a n/a n/a
1993 473 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 438 n/a n/a n/a
1995 472 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 472 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 469 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 504 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 489 n/a 0.0 3.1
2000 506 n/a 0.0 2
2001 496 n/a 0.0 1
2002 463 n/a n/a 0.6
2003 463 n/a n/a 0.6
2004 374 25.9 14.4 0.8
2005 371 26.5 14.0 1.6
2006 397 30.0 13.2 2.3
2007 352 28.0 12.6 4.9
2008 367 27.8 13.2 5
2009 372 28.8 12.9 7
2010 369 28.8 12.8 5.1
2011 361 21.0 17.1 3.9
2012 348 25.4 13.6 10.1
2013 325 22.9 14.1 9.2
2014 316 25.8 12.2 7.9
2015 316 28.0 11.2 9.2
2016 311 28.0 11.1 n/a
2017 313 29.1 10.7 n/a
2018 270 29.3 9.2 n/a
2019 261 27.9 9.3 n/a
2020 268 27.5 9.7 n/a
2021 255 26.3 9.6 n/a
2022 246 25.1 9.7 n/a
2023 255 21.7 11.7 n/a
2024 250 21.9 11.3 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 Hatherly Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 366 n/a n/a n/a
1989 388 n/a n/a n/a
1990 402 n/a n/a n/a
1991 427 n/a n/a n/a
1992 444 n/a n/a n/a
1993 473 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 438 n/a n/a n/a
1995 472 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 472 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 469 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 504 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 489 n/a 0.0 3.1
2000 506 n/a 0.0 2
2001 496 n/a 0.0 1
2002 463 n/a n/a 0.6
2003 463 n/a n/a 0.6
2004 374 25.9 14.4 0.8
2005 371 26.5 14.0 1.6
2006 397 30.0 13.2 2.3
2007 352 28.0 12.6 4.9
2008 367 27.8 13.2 5
2009 372 28.8 12.9 7
2010 369 28.8 12.8 5.1
2011 361 21.0 17.1 3.9
2012 348 25.4 13.6 10.1
2013 325 22.9 14.1 9.2
2014 316 25.8 12.2 7.9
2015 316 28.0 11.2 9.2
2016 311 28.0 11.1 n/a
2017 313 29.1 10.7 n/a
2018 270 29.3 9.2 n/a
2019 261 27.9 9.3 n/a
2020 268 27.5 9.7 n/a
2021 255 26.3 9.6 n/a
2022 246 25.1 9.7 n/a
2023 255 21.7 11.7 n/a
2024 250 21.9 11.3 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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Hatherly Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $45 (0.2%) $18,230 (99.8%) $18,274
2020 $474 (2.5%) $18,537 (97.5%) $19,011
2021 $51 (0.3%) $19,386 (99.7%) $19,437

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Hatherly Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 87th of 942 Elementary schoolsRanks 166th of 928 Elementary schools
 8.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Hatherly Elementary)7759.5
 17.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Scituate)8063.8
 16.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5643.9
 12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Hatherly Elementary)6566.7
 1.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Scituate)6959.6
 9.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4941
 8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Hatherly Elementary)7149
 22%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Scituate)7660.7
 15.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5239.7
 12.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Hatherly Elementary)7163.3
 7.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Scituate)7769.9
 7.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4945
 4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Hatherly Elementary)8765.9
 21.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Scituate)7967.3
 11.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5243.8
 8.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Hatherly Elementary)8061.4
 18.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Scituate)7766.8
 10.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.9
 8.2%
5th Grade Science (Hatherly Elementary)7463.6
 10.4%
   5th Grade Science (Scituate)6962.2
 6.8%
   5th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4841.6
 6.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Hatherly Elementary)7857.8
 20.2%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Scituate)7163.4
 7.6%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Hatherly Elementary)7163.7
 7.3%
   All Grades Mathematics (Scituate)6761.3
 5.7%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%
All Grades Science (Hatherly Elementary)7463.6
 10.4%
   All Grades Science (Scituate)6762.6
 4.4%
   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 Students261255
 2.3%
African American56
 20%
American Indian00
Asian10
 100%
Hispanic65
 16.7%
Pacific Islander00
White244238
 2.5%
Two or More Races56
 20%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Hatherly Elementary

Students at Hatherly Elementary are 92% White, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Hatherly Elementary ranks 181st of 916 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 250 students attended Hatherly Elementary.

Students who attend Hatherly Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gates Middle School
High : Scituate High School


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