The top reported proficiency rate is 61% in Science. The lowest is 44% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Kingston Intermediate
Kingston Intermediate serves grades three through six and is the sole upper-elementary school in the Kingston district. Because it does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report.
The student body is overwhelmingly white. A modest share of students are Hispanic, with very small numbers of Black, Asian, and multiracial students, and a single American Indian or Alaska Native student. The school's free-or-reduced-price lunch data was not available, so family income context for the student population is unclear from the record. Special education and English learner counts were also missing, which a parent may want to ask about directly.
On state assessments, the school's results show a mixed picture. Science proficiency is a relative high point, reaching above the midpoint among tested subjects, though science is tested only at one grade level within this span. In English language arts and math, proficiency rates are notably lower. Math proficiency has sat near the middle mark for the past several years after a steep drop in 2021, and the most recent year shows a small additional decline. ELA proficiency has trended gently downward over time from a higher baseline earlier in the 2010s, with the current level slightly below where it was several years ago. The school's overall proficiency index lands above the midpoint among districts in Plymouth County, which places it in the middle of the pack relative to other local districts.
The school is located in Kingston, a coastal town on Kingston Bay about a commuter-rail trip from Boston. Kingston grew substantially in the 1990s when the Old Colony Railroad line reopened, and its character remains primarily residential with a suburban and rural feel. Route 3 runs through the eastern part of town, and the MBTA Commuter Rail Kingston Line terminates at the Kingston station, making the town viable for Boston commuters. The town center along Route 3A holds the public library and old town hall, but walkable street life is limited; civic functions are somewhat spread out, with town offices having moved to Evergreen Street.
For school facilities, Kingston operates its own elementary and intermediate schools for kindergarten through sixth grade. Students then move to Silver Lake Regional Middle School and Silver Lake Regional High School, both located in Kingston but serving the regional district that also includes Halifax and Plympton. A new Silver Lake High School building was completed recently. The town has a Smart Growth District with associated design standards, and the Kingston Collection shopping area sits along Route 3.
Housing in the area is expensive. Home values in Kingston's ZIP code are well above the national median and somewhat above the state median. Rents are similarly high, and the estimated monthly mortgage payment far exceeds the typical rent, making homeownership a steep proposition. The county market has seen a sharp increase in pending listings recently, but median listing prices have edged down slightly year over year. Days on market are relatively low, suggesting a market where homes move fairly quickly.
The district brief turned up no recent parent-relevant changes such as a referendum, curriculum overhaul, or property tax shift within the available records.
For a family considering Kingston Intermediate, the draw is the regional setting with commuter access to Boston, a middle-of-the-pack proficiency profile among Plymouth County districts, and the convenience of a single intermediate school feeding into a regional middle and high school. The lower ELA and math proficiency rates, particularly the downward drift in reading, are worth investigating further with the school to understand what interventions or supports are in place. The student body is not very diverse, and the lack of available data on economic need and special populations means a parent should ask the school directly about those demographics. Housing costs are high, and the town's growth has been largely driven by commuter access rather than new development.
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