The top reported proficiency rate is 45% in Math. The lowest is 42% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Hyman Fine Elementary School
Hyman Fine Elementary School serves kindergarten through fourth grade in Attleboro, a small Gateway City on the Massachusetts–Rhode Island border. It is a regular public school within the Attleboro district, and its grade band means the school feeds into a middle school after fourth grade. Families considering this school will be looking at the early elementary years, with no state testing data available for grades that are not tested, so the picture here focuses on the grades that are.
On the 2024-25 NextGen MCAS assessments, Hyman Fine’s students posted proficiency rates in math and English language arts that were relatively close to each other. Looking back over the available multi-year trend data, both subjects showed stronger results before the pandemic, dropped during the 2020-21 and 2021-22 school years, and have been gradually recovering. The most recent year’s performance in math and ELA, while still below the pre-pandemic peaks, represents an upward tick from the low points a few years ago. Compared with other districts in Bristol County, Hyman Fine’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades sits above the midpoint, placing it in the middle of the pack rather than at either extreme. The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report.
Demographically, the student body is predominantly White, with a notable share of Hispanic students and smaller representations of Black, Asian, and multiracial students. Information on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals was not available from the data provided, nor were counts or rates for students with individualized education plans or English learner status. A parent may want to ask the school or district directly about these support indicators, as they shape the resources and services available to students.
Attleboro itself is a city with a jewelry manufacturing heritage, a historic downtown, and two MBTA commuter rail stations. The city’s population has been growing, and housing values reflect demand, with a median list price in the county that is in the mid-range for the region. The district brief notes several recent changes that directly affect Hyman Fine families. Starting in fall 2025, Attleboro Public Schools will offer free full-day kindergarten at all five elementary schools, eliminating tuition and expanding from a half-day program. This is a significant shift that incoming kindergarten families will benefit from immediately. The district also implemented a new K-5 literacy curriculum based on the science of reading beginning in the 2024-25 school year, so all students at Hyman Fine are now learning under that approach. On the budget side, the city council approved a fiscal year 2026 school budget that came in below the district’s request, with reported cuts including to high school athletics. While the elementary schools may not be directly affected by every line item, the overall budget context is worth noting for families interested in the district’s financial trajectory.
In terms of what the data does not cover, there were no details on class sizes, discipline rates, attendance patterns, or specific program offerings like art, music, or physical education. The school’s website was listed in the directory but the narrative relies on the provided data sections. Given the absence of free and reduced-price lunch and special education counts, a parent looking for a complete picture of student supports and peer context would want to follow up with the school directly.
Hyman Fine Elementary offers a mid-sized elementary setting in a city that is investing in early childhood access and updating its reading curriculum. Its academic results, while recovering from pandemic-era dips, place it in the middle range compared with other Bristol County districts. For a family seeking a regular public elementary school in a commuter-oriented, growing Gateway City with transit connections to Providence and Boston, this is a reasonable option to investigate further, with the understanding that some key student support data was not available in this summary.
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