Serving 200 students in grades Kindergarten-5, Hunnewell ranks in the top 5% of all schools in Massachusetts for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 5%, and reading proficiency is top 5%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 80-84% (which is higher than the Massachusetts state average of 41%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 75-79% (which is higher than the Massachusetts state average of 44%).
The student:teacher ratio of 10:1 is lower than the Massachusetts state level of 12:1.
Minority enrollment is 20% of the student body (majority Asian and Hispanic), which is lower than the Massachusetts state average of 47% (majority Hispanic).
Quick Stats (2025)
Grades: Kindergarten-5
Enrollment: 200 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 10:1
Minority Enrollment: 20%
Overall Testing Rank
: Top 5% in MA
Math Proficiency
: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Reading Proficiency
: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Science Proficiency
: 80-89% (Top 1%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MA Dept. of Education
Hunnewell ranks within the top 5% of all 1,631 schools in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).
The diversity score of Hunnewell is 0.35, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.65. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?
80-84% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 41% MA state average), while 75-79% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 44% MA state average).
How many students attend Hunnewell?
200 students attend Hunnewell.
What is the racial composition of the student body?
80% of Hunnewell students are White, 7% of students are Asian, 6% of students are Hispanic, 5% of students are Two or more races, and 2% of students are Black.
What is the student:teacher ratio of Hunnewell?
Hunnewell has a student ration of 10:1, which is lower than the Massachusetts state average of 12:1.
What grades does Hunnewell offer ?
Hunnewell offers enrollment in grades Kindergarten-5 (offers virtual instruction).
Is it possible to give zero stars?
Perhaps the other reviewers expectations were low but ours were actually pretty simple: treat our daughter with respect, treat us with respect and provide an environment in which she could learn to love learning.
Instead, her kindergarten class was a good portrait of what happens when a teacher stays in one place for wayyyy too long. (in this case 18 years).
Examples:
It was clear from the start that the teacher played favorites and if a child wasn't her favorite whatever was going wrong in the classroom was the fault of the child.
The attention to individuals was poor. The way the classroom was run was rigid with no flexibility for individuals.
While the students were supposedly learning to read, after my daughter moved to another school we figured out that she actually never learned - she is good at mimicking and that's how she was getting by.
Finally, the teacher, whom we were trusting to teach the basics of reading and writing to our child, was a poor speller. I started to feel sorry for her - however remembered she had access to spellcheck..
I have always been a strong advocate of public education. This experience made me seriously question why we fund what we fund.
- Posted by Parent - cepet
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Quick Stats (2025)
Grades: Kindergarten-5
Enrollment: 200 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 10:1
Minority Enrollment: 20%
Overall Testing Rank
: Top 5%
Math Proficiency
: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Reading Proficiency
: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Science Proficiency
: 80-89% (Top 1%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MA Dept. of Education
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