Enrollment
154
Middle
DISTRICT 191 · STATE 547
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MATTAPOISETT·NCES 250747001149
Old Hammondtown
20 Shaw Street, Mattapoisett, MA 02739 · (508) 758-6241 · Plymouth County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL154 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 75% of Massachusetts public middle schools
- A-Test 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.
- C+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 48 | 31% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 30% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 39% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Mattapoisett. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
66.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -8.0pp since 2016
Math
62.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -10.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 8 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 10 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 70.0% |
| 2022-23 | 65.0% | 66.0% |
| 2021-22 | 61.0% | 68.0% |
| 2020-21 | 72.0% | 63.0% |
| 2018-19 | 73.0% | 76.0% |
| 2017-18 | 80.0% | 72.0% |
| 2016-17 | 74.0% | 72.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Old Hammondtown ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Plymouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #47 of 304 ▼ 25 | #3 of 28 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #46 of 304 ▲ 12 | #3 of 28 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #112 of 299 | #8 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 154 | #304 of 310 | #27 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.9% | #23 of 204 | #5 of 21 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
154
-16 (-9%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 199
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 154 | 16 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 170 | 15.8 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 192 | 16.5 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 170 | 15 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 205 | 17.6 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 231 | 17 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 225 | 15 | 15.0:1 | 6% (14) |
| 2000-01 | 245 | N/A | N/A | 8% (20) |
| 1990-91 | 199 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Old Hammondtown.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (205 to 154); teachers down 9% (17.6 to 16).
About Old Hammondtown
Old Hammondtown is a very small middle school in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts. Students in grades 4 through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 154 students. By comparison, middle schools in Massachusetts enroll about 547 students on average.
Old Hammondtown is one of the 2 schools that make up Mattapoisett (381 students in total).
Old Hammondtown is 88% White by enrollment. Next come 6% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. That compares with about 77% White among all Plymouth County residents. The diversity index for Old Hammondtown is 21%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 9.6 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Old Hammondtown, which has 16. The school's 9.6:1 compares with an average of 11.5:1 for middle schools in Massachusetts.
On the allk12 Grade, Old Hammondtown lands at A-, ahead of 75% of Massachusetts public middle schools.
The school's county is Plymouth County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $114,201 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Old Hammondtown shares Plymouth County with 140 other public schools.
Center is the nearest public school to Old Hammondtown, about 0.9 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
Federal data place Old Hammondtown in the Suburb: Mid-size locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment figures show a drop of 16 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.3:1 in 2020-21, and 9.6:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Mattapoisett
- Old Rochester Regional HighHigh · 643 students
- Old Rochester Regional Jr HighMiddle · 407 students
- CenterElementary · 227 students
Nearby schools
- Center0.9 mi · 227
- East Fairhaven1.7 mi · 316
- Old Rochester Regional Jr High2.9 mi · 407
- Old Rochester Regional High2.9 mi · 643
- Leroy Wood3.0 mi · 428
- Hastings Middle3.5 mi · 415
Frequently asked questions
About Old HammondtownWhat is the total enrollment at Old Hammondtown?
Old Hammondtown enrolls approximately 154 students in grades 04-06.
Is Old Hammondtown an elementary, middle, or high school?
Old Hammondtown is a middle school covering grades 04-06.
How many students per teacher at Old Hammondtown?
Approximately 9.6:1 students per teacher at Old Hammondtown.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Old Hammondtown?
At Old Hammondtown, the student body is approximately 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
What district is Old Hammondtown in?
Old Hammondtown is part of Mattapoisett.
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