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If you could change one rule at Grace Farrar Cole, what would it be?
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Enrollment
528
Elementary
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORWELL·NCES 250903001454
Grace Farrar Cole
81 High Street, Norwell, MA 02061 · (781) 659-8823 · Plymouth County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL528 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- ATest 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.
- AThree-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
14.6:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Norwell. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
67.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +6.0pp since 2016
Math
66.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +8.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 8 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 69.0% |
| 2022-23 | 68.0% | 67.0% |
| 2021-22 | 57.0% | 58.0% |
| 2020-21 | 65.0% | 58.0% |
| 2018-19 | 80.0% | 76.0% |
| 2017-18 | 70.0% | 65.0% |
| 2016-17 | 61.0% | 58.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Grace Farrar Cole ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Plymouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #137 of 920 ▼ 20 | #8 of 63 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #97 of 920 ▲ 66 | #7 of 63 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #107 of 901 | #7 of 61 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 528 | #199 of 1,086 | #26 of 73 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #843 of 938 | #47 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.9% | #860 of 938 | #47 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.9% | #115 of 317 | #13 of 24 |
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
528
+60 (+13%) vs 2020
+69% since 1990-91, when it was 312
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 528 | 36.1 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 541 | 37.1 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 522 | 35.1 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 468 | 34 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 476 | 33.8 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 467 | 33 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 539 | 27 | 20.0:1 | 5% (25) |
| 2000-01 | 556 | N/A | N/A | 1% (6) |
| 1990-91 | 312 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grace Farrar Cole.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (476 to 528); teachers up 7% (33.8 to 36.1).
About Grace Farrar Cole
Grace Farrar Cole is an elementary school with a street address in Norwell, Massachusetts. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 528 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Massachusetts is about 381 students.
Norwell operates 4 schools. Combined enrollment is 2,194 students.
At Grace Farrar Cole, White students make up 88% of the student body. Smaller groups are 7% multiracial and 3% Asian. County-wide, 77% of Plymouth County residents are White. By the diversity index, Grace Farrar Cole comes in at 22%.
With 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Grace Farrar Cole was 14.6:1. Among elementary schools in Massachusetts, the typical ratio is 12.2:1.
allk12 grades Grace Farrar Cole an A. The grade compares the school only with Massachusetts public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In the county around the school, Plymouth County, median household income is about $114,201, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. A total of 141 public schools operate in Plymouth County, serving about 76,427 students.
The school nearest to Grace Farrar Cole is South Shore Charter Public School, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Grace Farrar Cole is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
The number of students climbed from 468 to 528 over 4 years.
The Grace Farrar Cole community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Norwell
- Norwell HighHigh · 601 students
- William G VinalElementary · 556 students
- Norwell Middle SchoolMiddle · 509 students
Other schools in Norwell
- South Shore Charter Public SchoolCombined · 1,057 students
- Norwell HighHigh · 601 students
- William G VinalElementary · 556 students
- Norwell Middle SchoolMiddle · 509 students
Nearby schools
- South Shore Charter Public School0.7 mi · 1,057
- Hingham Middle School1.0 mi · 798
- South Shore Vocational Technical High1.6 mi · 685
- Norwell High2.2 mi · 601
- South Elementary2.4 mi · 496
- Hanover Middle2.4 mi · 826
Frequently asked questions
About Grace Farrar ColeHow many students attend Grace Farrar Cole?
Grace Farrar Cole enrolls approximately 528 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Grace Farrar Cole serve?
Grace Farrar Cole serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grace Farrar Cole?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grace Farrar Cole is approximately 14.6:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Grace Farrar Cole?
At Grace Farrar Cole, the student body is approximately 88% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Grace Farrar Cole public or private?
Grace Farrar Cole is a public K-12 school, overseen by Norwell.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.