North Pembroke Elementary

Located at 72 Pilgrim Road, in Pembroke, Massachusetts, North Pembroke Elementary is a mid-tier primary school that instructs 518 students (grades pre-K through 6), overseen by Pembroke. That puts it 36% larger than the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 381 students.

Across the 5 schools in Pembroke (2,367 students total), North Pembroke Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, North Pembroke Elementary lists that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Plymouth County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, North Pembroke Elementary has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting North Pembroke Elementary higher than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, Plymouth County reports that the typical household earns roughly $114,201 per year, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. North Pembroke Elementary is one of 141 public schools in Plymouth County (combined enrollment of about 76,427 students).

Marshfield High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around North Pembroke Elementary.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 6%: 549 students in 2018 compared to 518 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 95% to 88% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.