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How has Nathaniel Morton Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
511
Elementary
DISTRICT 363 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLYMOUTH·NCES 250972001545
Nathaniel Morton Elementary
6 Lincoln Street, Plymouth, MA 02360 · (508) 830-4320 · Plymouth County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL511 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% 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.
- B+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
12.3:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (91).
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
55.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +8.0pp since 2016
Math
48.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -3.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 8 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 3 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 51.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 48.0% |
| 2020-21 | 52.0% | 38.0% |
| 2018-19 | 49.0% | 47.0% |
| 2017-18 | 53.0% | 42.0% |
| 2016-17 | 47.0% | 51.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Nathaniel Morton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Plymouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #393 of 920 ▲ 76 | #33 of 63 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #253 of 920 ▲ 90 | #21 of 63 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #265 of 901 | #21 of 61 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 511 | #222 of 1,086 | #31 of 73 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #481 of 938 | #23 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.4% | #690 of 938 | #25 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #422 of 602 | #26 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
511
+18 (+4%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 694
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 511 | 41.5 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 502 | 40.2 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 512 | 44.6 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 493 | 43 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 547 | 44.5 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 580 | 40 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 607 | 36 | 16.9:1 | 21% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 607 | N/A | N/A | 16% (95) |
| 1990-91 | 694 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nathaniel Morton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (547 to 511); teachers down 7% (44.5 to 41.5).
About Nathaniel Morton Elementary
Nathaniel Morton Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school located in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The latest federal count shows 511 students in kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is about 381 students, so this school is 34% larger than average.
Plymouth has 6,956 students spread across 13 schools.
White students are the majority at Nathaniel Morton Elementary, with 79% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 12% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. County-wide, about 77% of residents are White. Nathaniel Morton Elementary's diversity index is 36%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.3:1, with 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
Measured against Massachusetts public elementary schools, Nathaniel Morton Elementary receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Plymouth County show that the median household income is $114,201, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Nathaniel Morton Elementary is one of 141 public schools in the county.
Plymouth North High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles away. The five-mile area around Nathaniel Morton Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools.
Federal data place Nathaniel Morton Elementary in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 511, a 4% gain from 493 in 2020-21.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Plymouth North High0.8 mi · 1,169
- Cold Spring1.1 mi · 214
- Rising Tide Charter Public School1.9 mi · 617
- Hedge2.0 mi · 210
- Plymouth Early Childhood Center2.2 mi · 225
- Plymouth Commun Intermediate2.2 mi · 920
Frequently asked questions
About Nathaniel Morton ElementaryHow large is Nathaniel Morton Elementary?
Nathaniel Morton Elementary enrolls approximately 511 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Nathaniel Morton Elementary serve?
Nathaniel Morton Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Nathaniel Morton Elementary have?
Nathaniel Morton Elementary employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Nathaniel Morton Elementary?
Student demographics at Nathaniel Morton Elementary are roughly 79% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Nathaniel Morton Elementary in?
Nathaniel Morton Elementary is part of Plymouth.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.