Hull vs Nahant Schools
How the two districts, about 6 miles apart, compare on test scores, high school results, classrooms, spending and housing.
The short answer
- Overall: Hull ranks higher, #92 to Nahant's #275 of 328 Massachusetts districts.
- MCAS 2026: Hull students score higher: ELA 54% vs 44%, Math 46% vs 44% met expectations.
- High school: Nahant has no high school in our rankings (its students may attend a regional high school), so only Hull has SAT and graduation figures (SAT average 1124).
- Spending: Hull spends $8,908 more per student ($31,821 vs $22,912).
- Homes: Homes cost more in Nahant: single-family homes average $1.07M vs $721K. The average tax bill is $7,795 in Hull and $9,654 in Nahant.
- Class size: Smaller in Hull: 11.9 students on average vs 16.1.
MCAS results, 2026
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, all tested grades combined. The districts serve different grades (Hull: grades 3–10; Nahant: grades 3–6), so the state figure isn't shown.
| Year | Hull | Nahant |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 54% | 44% |
| 2025 | 54% | — |
| 2024 | 54% | — |
| 2023 | 50% | — |
| 2022 | 44% | 50% |
| 2021 | 55% | 60% |
| Year | Hull | Nahant |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 46% | 44% |
| 2025 | 42% | — |
| 2024 | 47% | — |
| 2023 | 47% | — |
| 2022 | 45% | 57% |
| 2021 | 44% | 40% |
No test in 2020. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement.
High school results
Averages of each district's ranked high schools. "MA avg" is the average of all districts with high school data.
Classrooms, teachers & spending
Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources in FY2024. Class size is the average across all classes in the district.
Students
| Hull | Nahant | |
|---|---|---|
| Students in classes | 697 | 169 |
| English learners | 2.2% | 0% |
| Students with disabilities | 21.8% | 23.7% |
| White | 86.2% | 84% |
| Asian | 1.4% | 1.1% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 5.2% | 9.1% |
| Black/African American | 2.8% | 1.1% |
| Multi-race | 3.9% | 4.6% |
Homes & taxes
What could you afford in either town?
FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue; for a district with several towns, the comparison uses the average of its towns. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices.