The top reported proficiency rate is 71% in Science. The lowest is 46% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Lillian M Jacobs
Lillian M Jacobs is a regular public school in Hull, Massachusetts, serving students from prekindergarten through sixth grade. The school sits on a narrow peninsula at the southern edge of Boston Harbor, a geography that shapes nearly everything about the community. Hull is a primarily residential beach town with a strong seasonal tourism component centered on Nantasket Beach, and its tiny land area means development is tightly constrained. The built environment is linear, running along Nantasket Avenue, and the town lacks a traditional downtown core. Housing in the area carries a price tag that lands well above the national median, and by several common affordability measures a household would need an income well above the national median to buy a typical home here.
At Jacobs, the student body is predominantly white, and enrollment is a size that fits a single school for the elementary and middle grades for the town. The school does not break out free or reduced-price lunch data, special education counts, or English learner numbers in the available records, and the absence of those demographic details leaves an incomplete picture of the student population's support needs.
On the Massachusetts NextGen MCAS assessments, Jacobs produces results that place it in the top quarter among schools in Plymouth County when you look across tested subjects and grades. In English language arts, roughly half of students scored at proficient or above in the most recent testing year, a level that has bounced around in the low to mid range over the past several years. In math, the share scoring proficient was a bit lower, and that number too has fluctuated from year to year without a clear upward or downward trend. Science results, which are tested in only one grade within the school's span, came in higher, with a solid majority of students reaching proficiency. In all three subjects, participation rates were near total, so the results reflect nearly the full student body.
Because Jacobs serves only grades PK through 6, there is no graduation rate to report. The school does not offer high school level programs such as Advanced Placement, career pathways, or dual credit courses, as those are not part of the elementary and middle school curriculum. No data on chronic absenteeism or discipline were available in the records examined.
The parent district is Hull Public Schools, and we looked for recent district-level changes that might matter to families, such as budget shifts, facility projects, or program additions, but found little of a specific, lasting nature to report. The town itself has seen no major new housing developments beyond a prior condominium project on Spinnaker Island, and the environmental protections around the Weir River estuary limit further growth. In a community where land is scarce and housing is expensive, the school sits in a stable, slow-changing setting.
For a parent considering Jacobs, the picture is one of a small, single-building elementary and middle school in a tight-knit beach town, with academic results that are solid relative to other Plymouth County schools, though not uniformly high across subjects. Math proficiency is an area where a parent may want to follow up with the school about how the curriculum and supports are working for students who are not yet meeting the benchmark. The lack of demographic detail on income, special education, and English learner status makes it harder to assess what programs and resources the school is directing toward those groups. If these factors matter to a family, asking directly about them would be sensible. The school's setting offers access to ocean recreation and a commute to Boston by ferry, but the housing market demands a substantial income. For families already living in Hull or looking to move there, Jacobs is the public elementary and middle school serving the town, and its performance profile is consistent with what one might expect of a community that is largely residential, predominantly white, and relatively affluent.
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