Wm L Foster Elementary (Hingham SCH DIST.), Massachusetts - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Wm L Foster Elementary is a Elementary in Hingham, MA. It currently serves 391 students (grades KG-05). The school is part of the Hingham School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Hingham School District and all schools in Massachusetts.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:391

Number of Teachers: 30

Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.95

Location Info

Location: 55 Downer Avenue, Hingham, MA 02043

Mailing Address: 55 Downer Avenue, Hingham, MA 02043

Phone: (781)741-1520

Website:

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	65
Grade 2	54
Grade 3	67
Grade 4	77
Grade 5	65
Kindergarten	63

Gender/Sex of Wm L Foster Elementary Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	206	52.69
Female	185	47.32

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Wm L Foster Elementary Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	9	2.30
Black or African American	4	1.02
Hispanic/Latino	11	2.81
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.26
Two or more races	25	6.39
White	341	87.21

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	5	2.43
Black or African American	1	0.49
Hispanic/Latino	6	2.91
Two or more races	16	7.77
White	178	86.41

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	4	2.16
Black or African American	3	1.62
Hispanic/Latino	5	2.70
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.54
Two or more races	9	4.87
White	163	88.11

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	3.08
Black or African American	1	1.54
Hispanic/Latino	1	1.54
Two or more races	3	4.62
White	58	89.23

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	1.85
Hispanic/Latino	1	1.85
Two or more races	3	5.56
White	49	90.74

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	2.99
Black or African American	2	2.99
Hispanic/Latino	2	2.99
Two or more races	4	5.97
White	57	85.08

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	1.30
Hispanic/Latino	2	2.60
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1.30
Two or more races	6	7.79
White	67	87.01

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	3	4.62
Black or African American	1	1.54
Hispanic/Latino	1	1.54
Two or more races	5	7.69
White	55	84.62

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Hispanic/Latino	4	6.35
Two or more races	4	6.35
White	55	87.30