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Enrollment
359
Elementary
DISTRICT 363 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLYMOUTH·NCES 250972001540
Federal Furnace School
860 Federal Furnace Road, Plymouth, MA 02360 · (508) 830-4360 · Plymouth County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
44.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +0.0pp since 2016
Math
43.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +9.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2016, while math scores are up about 9 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.0% | 53.0% |
| 2021-22 | 56.0% | 43.0% |
| 2020-21 | 50.0% | 35.0% |
| 2018-19 | 40.0% | 40.0% |
| 2017-18 | 41.0% | 34.0% |
| 2016-17 | 44.0% | 34.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Federal Furnace School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Plymouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #462 of 920 ▼ 59 | #43 of 63 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #428 of 920 ▼ 41 | #35 of 63 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.0pp | #137 of 901 | #14 of 61 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 359 | #557 of 1,086 | #51 of 73 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #118 of 938 | #5 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.0% | #699 of 938 | #26 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #413 of 602 | #25 of 44 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
359
+9 (+3%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 499
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 10.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 359 | 35.7 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 383 | 35.1 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 406 | 37.8 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 350 | 33 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 386 | 36.9 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 399 | 35 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 434 | 31 | 14.0:1 | 29% (124) |
| 2000-01 | 524 | N/A | N/A | 20% (104) |
| 1990-91 | 499 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Federal Furnace School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (386 to 359); teachers down 3% (36.9 to 35.7).
About Federal Furnace School
Students in Plymouth, Massachusetts, attend Federal Furnace School, a mid-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 359 students in kindergarten through 5.
Plymouth is the district for Federal Furnace School. It has 13 schools and 6,956 students.
More than half of enrollment at Federal Furnace School is White: 79%. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. In Plymouth County overall, the White share is about 77%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 36, compared with 70 nationally.
Federal Furnace School reported 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 10.0:1. The school's 10.0:1 compares with an average of 12.2:1 for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
On the allk12 Grade, Federal Furnace School lands at B-, ahead of 47% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.
In the surrounding county, Plymouth County, the median household earns about $114,201 a year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Federal Furnace School, Plymouth County has 141 public schools.
Carver Middle/High School, about 2.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Federal Furnace School, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The federal government classifies Federal Furnace School's location as Rural: Fringe.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 3% rise, from 350 to 359.
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Plymouth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
535,075
Census ACS
Median income
$114,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
141
76,427 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Plymouth
- Plymouth North HighHigh · 1,169 students
- Plymouth South HighHigh · 1,001 students
- Plymouth Commun IntermediateMiddle · 920 students
- South ElementaryElementary · 614 students
- Plymouth South MiddleMiddle · 601 students
- Indian BrookElementary · 520 students
Other schools in Plymouth
- Plymouth North HighHigh · 1,169 students
- Plymouth South HighHigh · 1,001 students
- Plymouth Commun IntermediateMiddle · 920 students
- Rising Tide Charter Public SchoolHigh · 617 students
- South ElementaryElementary · 614 students
- Plymouth South MiddleMiddle · 601 students
Nearby schools
- Carver Middle/High School2.3 mi · 688
- Carver Elementary School3.3 mi · 788
- Plymouth Early Childhood Center3.4 mi · 225
- Plymouth Commun Intermediate3.4 mi · 920
- West Elementary3.7 mi · 349
- Map Academy Charter School3.9 mi · 301
Frequently asked questions
About Federal Furnace SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Federal Furnace School?
Federal Furnace School enrolls approximately 359 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Federal Furnace School serve?
Federal Furnace School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Federal Furnace School?
Approximately 10.0:1 students per teacher at Federal Furnace School.
How diverse is Federal Furnace School?
Federal Furnace School reports a student body of 79% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Federal Furnace School public or private?
Federal Furnace School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Plymouth.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.