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Cushing Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1 Aberdeen Dr
Scituate, MA 02066
Phone
(781) 545-8770
District
Scituate
County
PLYMOUTH COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
367
Classroom Teachers
29

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Massachusetts

9

(10 is best)

Better than 85.2% of all MA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Cushing Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
60%
43%
57%
42%
63%
44%
60%
43%
57%
42%
63%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
66%
41%
61%
36%
71%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
62%
38%
64%
37%
59%
39%
62%
38%
64%
37%
59%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
12
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 59 16.1%
Grade 1 71 19.3%
Grade 2 60 16.3%
Grade 3 52 14.2%
Grade 4 66 18.0%
Grade 5 59 16.1%
Total 367 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 94.9% 93.9% 55.6%
Black 0.3% 2.5% 10.1%
Hispanic 3.7% 3.1% 26.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 0.5% 7.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 19,145 7,001,399
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,112.2 892
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.9% 5.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.8% 17.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 23.8% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 30.0% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 22.5% 17.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 7,735 2,762,070
Single Parent Households With Children 3.1% 7.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 97.7% 91.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 66.7% 46.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 45.7% 32.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.6% 17.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.7% 11.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 8.4% 12.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 9.5% 10.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.5% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 3.7% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,034 $38,523,000 58.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,294 $3,553,000 5.3%
Staff $1,060 $2,910,000 4.4%
General Administration $469 $1,288,000 1.9%
School Administration $969 $2,659,000 4.0%
Operation $1,601 $4,395,000 6.6%
Transportation $417 $1,146,000 1.7%
Other $355 $975,000 1.5%
Total Support $6,166 $16,926,000 25.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,014 $11,019,000 16.6%
Total Expenditures $24,214 $66,468,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,305 $12,173,375,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,954 $1,787,939,000 6.6%
Staff $1,137 $1,040,246,000 3.8%
General Administration $428 $391,880,000 1.4%
School Administration $1,047 $958,032,000 3.5%
Operation $1,973 $1,805,625,000 6.7%
Transportation $1,013 $926,590,000 3.4%
Other $500 $457,914,000 1.7%
Total Support $8,053 $7,368,226,000 27.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $8,304 $7,598,075,000 28.0%
Total Expenditures $29,662 $27,139,676,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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