Grace Farrar Cole

Grace Farrar Cole operates as a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Norwell, Massachusetts, overseen by Norwell. Current enrollment sits at 528 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 39% above the state mean of about 381.

Grace Farrar Cole is one of 4 schools operated by Norwell, a district that hosts 2,194 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Grace Farrar Cole reports that nearly all students (88%) are White. Other groups include 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Grace Farrar Cole has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

Across the wider county, census data for Plymouth County shows median household income runs about $114,201, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Plymouth County's 141 public schools (combined enrollment of about 76,427 students), Grace Farrar Cole is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: South Shore Charter Public School, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Grace Farrar Cole.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 11%: 476 students in 2018 compared to 528 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 93% to 88%.

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