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Plymouth Commun Intermediate
- C+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.
- AThree-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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 295 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 313 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 312 | 34% |
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 12 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 49.0% | 25.0% |
| 2018-19 | 54.0% | 44.0% |
| 2017-18 | 48.0% | 43.0% |
| 2016-17 | 44.0% | 44.0% |
Where Plymouth Commun Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Plymouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #188 of 304 ▲ 16 | #19 of 28 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #126 of 304 ▲ 21 | #10 of 28 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #34 of 299 | #4 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 920 | #22 of 310 | #1 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #116 of 296 | #4 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.9% | #194 of 296 | #13 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #120 of 204 | #16 of 21 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 920 | 83.4 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 871 | 85.8 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 878 | 84.8 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,010 | 79 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,020 | 84.6 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 994 | 81 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 1,158 | 89 | 13.0:1 | 33% (382) |
| 2000-01 | 1,231 | N/A | N/A | 22% (273) |
| 1990-91 | 610 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,020 to 920); teachers down 1% (84.6 to 83.4).
About Plymouth Commun Intermediate
Plymouth Commun Intermediate is a high-enrollment middle school with an address in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 920 students in 2024-25. On average, middle schools in Massachusetts enroll around 547, and this school is 68% larger than that mark.
The 13 schools of Plymouth, including Plymouth Commun Intermediate, enroll 6,956 students.
Of every 100 students at Plymouth Commun Intermediate, about 77 are White. The rest of enrollment is 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among Plymouth County residents, the White share is about 77%. The diversity index for Plymouth Commun Intermediate is 39%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Plymouth Commun Intermediate is 11.0:1, based on 83.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 11.5:1 average for middle schools in Massachusetts.
On the allk12 Grade, Plymouth Commun Intermediate lands at B-, ahead of 54% of Massachusetts public middle schools.
The school is in Plymouth County, where the median household earns about $114,201 a year, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Plymouth County, 141 public schools serve about 76,427 students.
Plymouth Commun Intermediate's closest public school neighbor is Plymouth Early Childhood Center, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
NCES assigns Plymouth Commun Intermediate the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 90 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 12.8:1 in 2020-21 and 11.0:1 in 2024-25.
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