Best Public Schools in Plymouth, MA

Summary:

The city of Plymouth, Massachusetts is home to 14 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 4 high schools. The data reveals a wide range of academic performance among these schools, with some consistently outperforming the district and state averages, while others struggle to meet the benchmarks.

Plymouth North High and Plymouth South High both have relatively high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 94.8% to 98.4%, and low dropout rates. In contrast, Map Academy Charter School stands out with a much lower four-year graduation rate (17.9%) and a higher dropout rate (6.0%).

The top-performing schools in the district are Manomet Elementary, West Elementary, and Rising Tide Charter Public School, which consistently demonstrate strong academic performance, with proficiency rates exceeding the district and state averages across multiple grade levels and subject areas. On the other hand, Hedge Elementary is the lowest-performing school, with proficiency rates significantly below the district and state averages.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2024)								MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2024)								MCAS Next Generation Science (2024)				MCAS Next Generation Biology (2024)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Physics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rising Tide Charter Public School	Public, Charter	5-12	59 Armstrong Road	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Rising Tide Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 747-2620	623	58	10.7		501 (80.4%)	17 (2.7%)	33 (5.3%)	13 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.3%)	72.1	103^rd of 348 public high schools	70.4%		50.2	179^th of 347 public high schools	48.4%	76			33.0	59.1	44.7	53.7	73.4	47.8			44.2	40.2	40.4	47.4	56.5	43.1	40.2	48.4	57.4	44.5		47.7	$18,322	$1,083	$17,239
Map Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	11 Resnik Road	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Map Academy Charter School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 830-9500	277	25	11.0		201 (72.6%)	11 (4.0%)	26 (9.4%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.3%)	17.4	293^rd of 348 public high schools	15.8%		4.9	336^th of 347 public high schools	3.2%	43							34.4								29.4				16.7		5.6		$18,045	$2,698	$15,347
Plymouth North High	Public	9-12	41 Obery Street	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Plymouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 830-4400	1,247	109	11.3		956 (76.7%)	35 (2.8%)	170 (13.6%)	19 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (5.0%)	33.3	245^th of 348 public high schools	29.6%		47.1	193^rd of 347 public high schools	44.4%	52							53.4								35.5				29.6		34.9		$21,849	$466	$21,383
Cold Spring	Public	K-5	25 Alden Street	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Plymouth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 830-4335	220	23	9.7		146 (66.4%)	10 (4.5%)	55 (25.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	53.4	435^th of 916 public elementary schools	52.5%		60.9	373^rd of 928 public elementary schools	59.8%	62	54.3	58.3	35.3					49.5	57.1	40.5	29.4					42.5	26.5			26.5			$20,616	$1,708	$18,909
Hedge	Public	K-5	258 Standish Avenue	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Plymouth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 830-4340	218	23	9.5		100 (45.9%)	12 (5.5%)	88 (40.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.8%)	35.3	594^th of 916 public elementary schools	35.2%		34	629^th of 928 public elementary schools	32.2%	35	44.4	25.9	28.1					32.6	42.3	29.6	34.4					35.3	31.3			31.3			$20,085	$1,975	$18,111
Nathaniel Morton Elementary	Public	K-5	6 Lincoln Street	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Plymouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 830-4320	502	40	12.4		405 (80.7%)	9 (1.8%)	59 (11.8%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	56.2	408^th of 916 public elementary schools	55.5%		65.5	321^st of 928 public elementary schools	65.4%	87	40.7	38.6	62.8					46.8	43.0	38.6	51.3					44.1	46.2			46.2			$18,323	$474	$17,849
West Elementary	Public	K-5	170 Plympton Rd	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Plymouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 830-4350	343	31	10.9		274 (79.9%)	10 (2.9%)	28 (8.2%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.0%)	74.2	253^rd of 916 public elementary schools	72.4%		65.3	323^rd of 928 public elementary schools	65.2%	70	66.0	46.7	68.4					58.9	60.4	36.7	71.1					53.6	63.2			63.2			$19,490	$528	$18,963
South Elementary	Public	K-5	178 Bourne Rd	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Plymouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 830-4390	628	50	12.5		543 (86.5%)	9 (1.4%)	44 (7.0%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.7%)	59.7	371^st of 916 public elementary schools	59.5%		65.8	314^th of 928 public elementary schools	66.2%	57	56.4	41.7	38.8					45.3	64.5	51.9	37.4					51.0	39.4			39.4			$17,265	$456	$16,809
Manomet Elementary	Public	K-5	70 Manomet Point Rd	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Plymouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 830-4380	273	21	12.7		232 (85.0%)	5 (1.8%)	13 (4.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.7%)	76.8	226^th of 916 public elementary schools	75.3%		86	124^th of 928 public elementary schools	86.6%	102	63.9	42.3	67.4					56.5	63.9	51.9	58.1					57.3	62.8			62.8			$19,593	$981	$18,611
Plymouth South High	Public	9-12	490 Long Pond Road	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Plymouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 224-7512	1,003	103	9.7		901 (89.8%)	16 (1.6%)	52 (5.2%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (2.9%)	31.3	251^st of 348 public high schools	27.9%		37.9	227^th of 347 public high schools	34.6%	24							49.2								36.6				29.3		34.0		$17,072	$541	$16,532
Plymouth South Middle	Public	6-8	488 Long Pond Road	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Plymouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 224-2725	605	51	11.7		541 (89.4%)	5 (0.8%)	31 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	22 (3.6%)	53.4	204^th of 493 public middle schools	58.6%		57.6	193^rd of 501 public middle schools	61.5%	11				53.9	36.3	50.9		47.4				40.9	27.5	31.6		33.4		27.4		27.4			$19,295	$509	$18,785
Plymouth Early Childhood Center	Public	PK	117 Long Pond Road	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Plymouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 830-4450	219	10	21.2		174 (79.5%)	2 (0.9%)	31 (14.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)								(n/a)																							$19,233	$1,392	$17,841
Indian Brook	Public	K-5	1181 State Rd	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Plymouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 830-4370	543	42	12.9		487 (89.7%)	4 (0.7%)	31 (5.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.3%)	57.4	398^th of 916 public elementary schools	56.6%		58.8	393^rd of 928 public elementary schools	57.7%	5	51.6	42.1	38.0					43.6	58.2	60.2	38.0					51.2	35.2			35.2			$18,010	$549	$17,461
Federal Furnace School	Public	K-5	860 Federal Furnace Road	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Plymouth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 830-4360	383	35	10.9		302 (78.9%)	18 (4.7%)	33 (8.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.3%)	59.9	368^th of 916 public elementary schools	59.8%		71.7	269^th of 928 public elementary schools	71.0%	99	38.7	37.1	54.7					43.6	48.4	51.6	45.3					48.4	53.1			53.1			$19,570	$1,177	$18,393
Plymouth Commun Intermediate	Public	6-8	117 Long Pond Road	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Plymouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 830-4450	871	86	10.1		675 (77.5%)	26 (3.0%)	107 (12.3%)	10 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.9%)	45.4	243^rd of 493 public middle schools	50.7%		50.1	231^st of 501 public middle schools	53.9%	12				42.4	37.5	43.4		40.9				34.2	25.8	27.8		29.3		23.7		23.7			$18,321	$428	$17,893

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.

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