Norwell Middle School

Norwell Middle School, located in Norwell, Massachusetts, is a medium-sized middle school. It serves 509 students in grades 6 through 8.

Norwell is the local district for Norwell Middle School. It runs 4 schools with 2,194 students.

White students make up 88% of enrollment at Norwell Middle School. The next largest groups are 5% multiracial and 4% Asian. In Plymouth County overall, about 77% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 22%, meaning two students picked at random have a 22% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

The ratio of students to teachers is 11.6:1, with 44 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, middle schools in Massachusetts average 11.5:1.

In Plymouth County (population about 535,075), the median household income is $114,201, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Norwell Middle School is one of 141 public schools in the county.

Norwell High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles away. The five-mile area around Norwell Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools.

Locale data from NCES put Norwell Middle School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).

There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (506) to 2024-25 (509). Federal data show the ratio falling from 12.7:1 to 11.6:1.

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