Plymouth County schools ranked by test score
Latest MCAS year (2024-25). 117 schools in Plymouth County, Massachusetts with reported English Language Arts scores. Massachusetts state average: 43.8%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duxbury High Duxbury · Duxbury | High | 84.0% | +40.2pp |
| 2 | Hingham High Hingham · Hingham | High | 81.0% | +37.2pp |
| 3 | Norwell High Norwell · Norwell | High | 81.0% | +37.2pp |
| 4 | Plymouth River Hingham · Hingham | Elementary | 80.0% | +36.2pp |
| 5 | East Elementary School Hingham · Hingham | Elementary | 79.0% | +35.2pp |
| 6 | Hingham Middle School Hingham · Hingham | Middle | 79.0% | +35.2pp |
| 7 | Wm L Foster Elementary Hingham · Hingham | Elementary | 74.0% | +30.2pp |
| 8 | Scituate High School Scituate · Scituate | High | 73.0% | +29.2pp |
| 9 | Center Mattapoisett · Mattapoisett | Elementary | 72.0% | +28.2pp |
| 10 | South Elementary Hingham · Hingham | Elementary | 72.0% | +28.2pp |
| 11 | William G Vinal Norwell · Norwell | Elementary | 71.0% | +27.2pp |
| 12 | Duxbury Middle Duxbury · Duxbury | Middle | 68.0% | +24.2pp |
| 13 | Grace Farrar Cole Norwell · Norwell | Elementary | 67.0% | +23.2pp |
| 14 | Hanover High Hanover · Hanover | High | 67.0% | +23.2pp |
| 15 | Alden School Duxbury · Duxbury | Elementary | 66.0% | +22.2pp |
| 16 | Manomet Elementary Plymouth · Plymouth | Elementary | 66.0% | +22.2pp |
| 17 | Old Hammondtown Mattapoisett · Mattapoisett | Middle | 66.0% | +22.2pp |
| 18 | Hatherly Elementary Scituate · Scituate | Elementary | 65.0% | +21.2pp |
| 19 | Norwell Middle School Norwell · Norwell | Middle | 65.0% | +21.2pp |
| 20 | Halifax Elementary Halifax · Halifax | Elementary | 63.0% | +19.2pp |
| 21 | Jenkins Elementary School Scituate · Scituate | Elementary | 62.0% | +18.2pp |
| 22 | Gates Middle School Scituate · Scituate | Middle | 61.0% | +17.2pp |
| 23 | Marshfield High Marshfield · Marshfield | High | 61.0% | +17.2pp |
| 24 | Eames Way School Marshfield · Marshfield | Elementary | 60.0% | +16.2pp |
| 25 | Cushing Elementary Scituate · Scituate | Elementary | 59.0% | +15.2pp |
| 26 | Old Rochester Regional High Mattapoisett · Old Rochester | High | 59.0% | +15.2pp |
| 27 | Wampatuck Elementary Scituate · Scituate | Elementary | 59.0% | +15.2pp |
| 28 | Dennett Elementary Plympton · Plympton | Elementary | 58.0% | +14.2pp |
| 29 | Apponequet Regional High Lakeville · Freetown-Lakeville | High | 57.0% | +13.2pp |
| 30 | Hanover Middle Hanover · Hanover | Middle | 57.0% | +13.2pp |
| 31 | Rising Tide Charter Public School Plymouth · Rising Tide Charter Public | High | 56.3% | +12.5pp |
| 32 | Center Elementary Hanover · Hanover | Elementary | 56.0% | +12.2pp |
| 33 | Gov Edward Winslow Marshfield · Marshfield | Elementary | 56.0% | +12.2pp |
| 34 | Lillian M Jacobs Hull · Hull | Elementary | 55.0% | +11.2pp |
| 35 | Nathaniel Morton Elementary Plymouth · Plymouth | Elementary | 55.0% | +11.2pp |
| 36 | West Elementary Plymouth · Plymouth | Elementary | 55.0% | +11.2pp |
| 37 | Furnace Brook Middle Marshfield · Marshfield | Middle | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 38 | Middleborough High Middleborough · Middleborough | High | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 39 | Hull High Hull · Hull | High | 52.2% | +8.4pp |
| 40 | South River Marshfield · Marshfield | Elementary | 52.0% | +8.2pp |
| 41 | West Bridgewater Junior/Senior West Bridgewater · West Bridgewater | High | 52.0% | +8.2pp |
| 42 | Louise A Conley Whitman · Whitman-Hanson | Elementary | 51.0% | +7.2pp |
| 43 | Old Rochester Regional Jr High Mattapoisett · Old Rochester | Middle | 50.0% | +6.2pp |
| 44 | Pembroke High School Pembroke · Pembroke | High | 50.0% | +6.2pp |
| 45 | Rochester Memorial Rochester · Rochester | Elementary | 50.0% | +6.2pp |
| 46 | Whitman Hanson Regional Whitman · Whitman-Hanson | High | 50.0% | +6.2pp |
| 47 | Indian Head Hanson · Whitman-Hanson | Elementary | 49.0% | +5.2pp |
| 48 | Plymouth North High Plymouth · Plymouth | High | 49.0% | +5.2pp |
| 49 | Rose L Macdonald West Bridgewater · West Bridgewater | Elementary | 49.0% | +5.2pp |
| 50 | Assawompset Elementary School Lakeville · Freetown-Lakeville | Elementary | 48.0% | +4.2pp |
About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the MCAS % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations threshold on the latest available MCAS English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Plymouth County, Massachusetts with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.
The comparison column shows the gap to the Massachusetts statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full Massachusetts ranking.