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Enrollment
353
Middle
DISTRICT 473 · STATE 547
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEMBROKE·NCES 250942001823
Pembroke Community Middle School
559 School Street, Pembroke, MA 02359 · (781) 293-8627 · Plymouth County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Massachusetts public middle 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.
- 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
12.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
1
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 7 | 184 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 169 | 48% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Pembroke Community Middle School→Pembroke High School
Based on grade levels within Pembroke. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
38.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -12.0pp since 2016
Math
56.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +3.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 12 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 60.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 55.0% |
| 2020-21 | 45.0% | 49.0% |
| 2018-19 | 53.0% | 58.0% |
| 2017-18 | 48.0% | 55.0% |
| 2016-17 | 50.0% | 53.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Pembroke Community Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Plymouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #73 of 304 ▼ 17 | #6 of 28 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #178 of 304 ▼ 32 | #18 of 28 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #62 of 299 | #5 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 353 | #249 of 310 | #25 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #194 of 296 | #14 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.1% | #285 of 296 | #24 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.8% | #12 of 204 | #3 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
353
-78 (-18%) vs 2020
-35% since 2010-11, when it was 545
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 353 | 28.4 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 360 | 28.7 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 405 | 30.1 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 431 | 29 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 496 | 31.1 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 493 | 30 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 545 | 38 | 14.3:1 | 17% (93) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pembroke Community Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (496 to 353); teachers down 8% (31.1 to 28.4).
About Pembroke Community Middle School
Pembroke Community Middle School is a small middle school based in Pembroke, Massachusetts. It educates 353 students in grades 7 through 8. The school's enrollment is 35% smaller than the 547 average for middle schools in Massachusetts.
Pembroke has 2,367 students in 5 schools, and Pembroke Community Middle School is one of those schools.
At Pembroke Community Middle School, White students make up 92% of the student body. Smaller groups are 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 77% of Plymouth County residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Pembroke Community Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 15%.
At Pembroke Community Middle School, 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.4:1. For comparison, middle schools in Massachusetts average 11.5:1.
Measured against Massachusetts public middle schools, Pembroke Community Middle School 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.
Pembroke Community Middle School is located in Plymouth County, where median household income is about $114,201, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 141 public schools in Plymouth County, with a combined enrollment of about 76,427.
Nearest public school: Bryantville Elementary, about 1.4 miles away. The five-mile area around Pembroke Community Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools.
Federal data place Pembroke Community Middle School 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.
The student count in 2024-25 was 353, 18% below the 431 of 2020-21. Students per teacher fell from 14.9 in 2020-21 to 12.4 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Pembroke Community Middle School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Pembroke
- Pembroke High SchoolHigh · 690 students
- North Pembroke ElementaryElementary · 518 students
- Bryantville ElementaryElementary · 421 students
- Hobomock ElementaryElementary · 385 students
Other schools in Pembroke
- Pembroke High SchoolHigh · 690 students
- North Pembroke ElementaryElementary · 518 students
- Bryantville ElementaryElementary · 421 students
- Hobomock ElementaryElementary · 385 students
Nearby schools
- Bryantville Elementary1.4 mi · 421
- Silver Lake Regional High1.4 mi · 1,034
- Hobomock Elementary1.5 mi · 385
- Pembroke High School1.5 mi · 690
- Silver Lake Regional Middle School1.6 mi · 544
- Chandler Elementary3.4 mi · 665
Frequently asked questions
About Pembroke Community Middle SchoolHow many students attend Pembroke Community Middle School?
Pembroke Community Middle School enrolls approximately 353 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Pembroke Community Middle School serve?
Pembroke Community Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Pembroke Community Middle School have?
Pembroke Community Middle School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Pembroke Community Middle School?
Student demographics at Pembroke Community Middle School are roughly 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Pembroke Community Middle School public or private?
Pembroke Community Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pembroke.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.