Hingham High School
A Profile
CEEB Testing and Placement
Class of 2013
December 9, 2013
Hingham High School
Summary of Plans
Class of 2013
PERCENT OF TOTAL GRADUATES
CLASSIFICATION
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
200
4
20
05
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Four-Year Colleges
Jr./Specialized
Schools
76
82
86
84
81
83
84
89
85
84
88
89
86.44
88.01 87.73
10.5
7
6
7
9
7
6
4
9
7
4.5
4
5.51
5.62
4.46
Prep Schools
2.5
2.5
0
2
3
3
1
2
3
2
1.5
1
2.96
.75
1.86
Total Continuing Ed.
89
91.5
92
93
93
93
91
95
97
92
94
93
94.91
Employment
8
5
6
2
6
5
5
1
1
3
5
1
2.96
.75
3.34
0.5
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
.42
0
0
2.5
2.5
1
4
0
0
2
5
2
4
0
6
1.69
2.25*
.74
Military Service
Gap Year / other
program
94.38 94.05
Undecided
2.62
1.86
*Prior to 2012 category included Gap Year and other programs as well as students who were undecided in their plans. In 2012
the Gap Year and other program students were separated.
Hingham High School
SAT
Summary*
The SAT consists of three sections: critical reading, math, and writing
The critical reading section consists of 67 questions in two 25-minute sections and
one 20-minute section (70 minutes total). It measures students’ ability to identify
genre, relationships among parts of a text, cause and effect, rhetorical devices, and
comparative arguments. Questions assess such reading skills as identifying main
and supporting ideas, determining the meaning of words, understanding authors’
purposes, and understanding the structure and function of sentences. Reading
passages are taken from different fields, including natural sciences, humanities,
social sciences, and literary fiction.
The math section consists of 54 questions in two 25-minute sections and one
20-minute section (70 minutes total). It includes topics such as numbers and
operations; algebra and functions; geometry and measurement; and data
analysis, statistics, and probability, and it places emphasis on topics such as linear functions,
manipulations with exponents, and properties of tangent lines. Students are asked
to apply concepts they have learned to solve problems in flexible ways, often in
real-world applications.
*Taken from the College Board SAT Brochure for Counselors
Hingham High School
SAT Summary*
Continued
The one-hour writing section consists of one essay question (25 minutes)
and 49 multiple-choice questions (2 parts totaling 35 minutes). It measures a
student’s mastery of developing and expressing ideas effectively. The essay,
which is always the first question on the SAT, measures a student’s skill in
developing a point of view on an issue. The multiple-choice section assesses
a student’s ability to use language in a clear, consistent manner and to
improve a piece of writing through revision and editing. Questions ask
students to recognize sentence errors, to choose the best version of a piece
of writing, and to improve paragraphs.
There is also a 25-minute un-scored section, known as the variable or
equating section. It may be a critical reading, math, or multiple-choice writing
section. This section does not count toward the student’s final score, but is
used to try out new questions for future editions of the SAT and to ensure
that scores on new editions of the SAT are comparable to scores on earlier
editions of the test.
*Taken from the College Board SAT Brochure for Counselors
Hingham High School
SAT
Combined Score
1993-2013
Hingham High School
SAT
Critical Reading Section
1993-2013
Hingham High School
SAT
Math Section
1993-2013
Biology - Ecological
SAT Score
Hingham High School
Class of 2013
700
690
680
670
660
650
640
630
620
610
600
590
580
570
560
550
692
670
653
635
624
601
2010
636
635
629
623
626
Hingham
Massachusetts
National
604
2011
2012
Year
2013
Biology - Molecular
SAT Score
Hingham High School
Class of 2013
710
700
690
680
670
660
650
640
630
620
610
600
590
580
570
560
550
694
674
660
648
646
639 638
654
654 655
635
Hingham
Massachusetts
National
574
2010
2011
2012
Year
2013
Chemistry
SAT Score
Hingham High School
Class of 2013
710
700
690
680
670
660
650
640
630
620
610
600
590
580
570
560
550
699
670
667
642 644
643
666
662
653
648
643
Hingham
Massachusetts
National
2010
2011
2012
Year
2013
English Literature
670
656
660
650
636
640
630
SAT Score
Hingham High School
Class of 2013
623
620
610
608 607
613
610
607
620
Massachusetts
604
600
590
Hingham
National
580
580
576
570
560
550
2010
2011
2012
Year
2013
Mathematics Level I
670
656
660
650
640
649
642
639
630
SAT Score
Hingham High School
Class of 2013
617
620
610
608
605
621 621
Hingham
612
609 610
Massachusetts
600
National
590
580
570
560
550
2010
2011
2012
Year
2013
Mathematics Level II
SAT Score
Hingham High School
Class of 2013
710
700
690
680
670
660
650
640
630
620
610
600
590
580
570
560
550
695
685 686
681
678
673
649
675 675 677
673
654
Hingham
Massachusetts
National
2010
2011
2012
Year
2013
Physics
SAT Score
Hingham High School
Class of 2013
710
700
690
680
670
660
650
640
630
620
610
600
590
580
570
560
550
693
689
686
674
658
649
651
662
656
667
658
646
Hingham
Massachusetts
National
2010
2011
2012
Year
2013
Spanish
670
656
660
649
647
644
650
636
640
630
SAT Score
Hingham High School
Class of 2013
618 620
620
613
610
618
606
610
Massachusetts
600
National
590
580
Hingham
574
570
560
550
2010
2011
2012
Year
2013
United States History
700
690
680
670
SAT Score
Hingham High School
Class of 2013
660
650
640
630
620
610
687
662
656
645
650 651
639 640
634
Hingham
627
Massachusetts
608
National
601
600
590
580
570
560
550
2010
2011
2012
Year
2013
World History
SAT Score
Hingham High School
Class of 2013
720
710
700
690
680
670
660
650
640
630
620
610
600
590
580
570
560
550
717
715
683
662
Hingham
619
619
618
605
2010
619
624
609
607
2011
2012
Year
2013
Massachusetts
National
Hingham High School
ACT
• Curriculum based measure of college
readiness—an achievement test
• Four subtests with an optional writing section
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•
•
•
English
Math
Reading
Science
• Scored from 1-36
Hingham High School
HINGHAM HIGH
SCHOOL
CLASS OF 2013
Act Scores
Local, State and National Comparisons
English
Reading
Mathematics
Hingham
Mass.
National
Hingham
Mass.
National
Hingham
Mass.
National
24.6
23.8
20.2
24.6
24.4
20.9
24.4
24.4
21.1
Science
Composite
Hingham
Mass.
National
23.5
23.2
20.7
HINGHAM SCORES
2008-2013
Year
Number
Tested
English
Math
Reading
2008
55
25.4
27.0
25.5
2009
48
23.9
24.8
24.6
2010
67
26.1
26.0
26.1
2011
55
26.1
25.7
26.2
2012
80
24.4
24.9
24.7
2013
96
24.6
24.6
24.4
Hingham
Mass.
National
24.4
24.1
20.9
Science
Composite
24.7
25.7
23.0
24.2
24.7
25.9
23.8
25.5
23.4
24.5
23.5
24.4
Hingham High School
AP Mean Scores
2013
Hingham
Massachusetts
National
Biology
3.7
3.0
2.9
Calculus AB
4.0
3.2
3.0
Calculus BC
3.3
4.0
3.7
Chemistry
5.0
3.1
2.9
English Lit. & Comp.
4.0
3.2
2.8
European History
4.1
3.1
2.8
French Lang. & Cult.
4.4
3.6
3.4
Music Theory
4.4
3.4
3.0
Physics
3.3
3.6
3.5
Spanish Language
4.0
3.2
3.3
Spanish Lit. & Culture
3.6
3.3
3.2
Statistics
3.8
2.8
2.8
US History
4.2
2.8
2.8
World History
4.8
3.2
2.5
Hingham High School
Percent of AP Grades
3 and Higher
2013
Hingham
Massachusetts
National
Biology
100
68
63
Calculus AB
100
52
59
Calculus BC
65
31
80
Chemistry
100
55
59
English Lit. & Comp.
94
62
58
European History
93
63
64
French Lang. & Cult.
100
45
78
Music Theory
100
53
61
Physics
69
40
69
Spanish Language
97
53
71
Spanish Lit & Culture
86
56
77
Statistics
94
68
58
US History
94
65
54
64
49
World History
100
Hingham High School
Hingham High School
Advanced Placement Scholars
AP Scholars are designated in recognition of their exceptional achievement on
the college level Advanced Placement (AP) examination. Nationally only 21% of
the more than 2.2 million students who took AP exams in May 2013 performed at a
sufficiently high level to merit such recognition. In Hingham, 27% of the 248
candidates were so honored.
Year
AP Scholar Award
AP Scholar
with Honor
AP Scholar
with Distinction
AP
National
Scholar
2013
29
17
20
2
2012
25
20
24
3
2011
28
16
19
1
2010
19
15
13
1
2009
25
15
15
1
2008
22
14
18
2
2007
17
15
26
1
2006
18
10
12
none
2005
21
5
17
none
2004
15
10
14
none
2003
17
7
7
none
2002
15
15
2
none
2001
10
9
3
none
2000
16
6
none
none