Top Rankings
Whitman-Hanson School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Massachusetts for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 931 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 35% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 38% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 18% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Massachusetts public middle school average of 53% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
7 Schools
526 Schools
# Students
3,483 Students
299,731 Students
# Teachers
255 Teachers
26,316 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Whitman-Hanson School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 393 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 93% has decreased from 94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#221 out of 395 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
44%
Graduation Rate
93%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.36
0.68
% American Indian
1%
n/a
% Asian
2%
7%
% Hispanic
10%
28%
% Black
5%
12%
% White
79%
48%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,089 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,847. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,234 is less than the state median of $24,604. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$67 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$64 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,089
$23,847
Spending / Student
$18,234
$24,604
Best Whitman-Hanson School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Hanson Middle School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
111 Liberty Street
Hanson, MA 02341
(781) 618-7575
Hanson, MA 02341
(781) 618-7575
Gr: 5-8 | 424 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 11%
Rank: #22.
Whitman Middle School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
101 Corthell Avenue
Whitman, MA 02382
(781) 618-7035
Whitman, MA 02382
(781) 618-7035
Gr: 6-8 | 507 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 23%
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