Plum Cove School

Set in Gloucester, Massachusetts, Plum Cove School is a low-enrollment primary school, overseen by Gloucester. It enrolls 217 students across grades K through 5. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 381 students each, so Plum Cove School sits 43% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 7 schools in Gloucester (2,838 students total), Plum Cove School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Plum Cove School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). The remainder comes out to 6% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Plum Cove School has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

Around the school, Essex County reports that median household earnings sit near $101,883, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Essex County's 221 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students), Plum Cove School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Beeman Memorial, around 2.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Plum Cove School.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Plum Cove School's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 212 (now 217). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 90% to 85%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.