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Norwell Middle School
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Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 5 points.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Norwell Middle School
Norwell Middle School is a 6-8 campus of mid-sized scale in Norwell, Massachusetts, part of Norwell, instructing 509 students in grades 6 through 8.
Within Norwell, which oversees 4 schools and 2,194 students, Norwell Middle School is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, Norwell Middle School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%); the rest is composed of 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Norwell Middle School has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.6:1. That tracks the state average closely.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Plymouth County indicate median household income runs about $114,201, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Plymouth County's 141 public schools (combined enrollment of about 76,427 students), Norwell Middle School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Norwell High, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Norwell Middle School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 507 (now 509). The White share of enrollment edged down from 93% to 88% over that span.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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