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Plymouth Commun Intermediate

117 Long Pond Road, Plymouth, MA 02360 · (508) 830-4450 · Plymouth County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL920 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% of Massachusetts public middle schools
  • 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
920
Middle
DISTRICT 761 · STATE 547
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
83 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 629532%
Grade 731334%
Grade 831234%
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
70577%
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
12113%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
273%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
607%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
46350%
Female
45650%

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
47.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +3.0pp since 2016
Math
32.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -12.0pp since 2016

What 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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2547.0%32.0%
2023-2441.0%29.0%
2022-2346.0%34.0%
2021-2240.0%25.0%
2020-2149.0%25.0%
2018-1954.0%44.0%
2017-1848.0%43.0%
2016-1744.0%44.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Plymouth Commun Intermediate ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn 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
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 2024-25
Enrollment
920
-90 (-9%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 610
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 12.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2592083.411.0:1N/A
2023-2487185.810.2:1N/A
2022-2387884.810.3:1N/A
2020-211,0107912.8:1N/A
2017-181,02084.612.1:1N/A
2015-169948112.3:1N/A
2010-111,1588913.0:133% (382)
2000-011,231N/AN/A22% (273)
1990-91610N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Plymouth Commun Intermediate.

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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Plymouth County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Plymouth Commun Intermediate
District
Plymouth
Address
117 Long Pond Road, Plymouth, MA 02360
Phone
(508) 830-4450
County
Plymouth County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
920
Teachers (FTE)
83
Student–teacher ratio
11.0:1
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
250972002531
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Plymouth Commun Intermediate
How large is Plymouth Commun Intermediate?
Plymouth Commun Intermediate enrolls approximately 920 students in grades 06-08.
Is Plymouth Commun Intermediate an elementary, middle, or high school?
Plymouth Commun Intermediate is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Plymouth Commun Intermediate?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at Plymouth Commun Intermediate.
What is the student diversity at Plymouth Commun Intermediate?
Student demographics at Plymouth Commun Intermediate are roughly 77% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Plymouth Commun Intermediate in?
Plymouth Commun Intermediate is part of Plymouth.
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