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Plymouth South High
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 22 points since 2018, while math scores are down about 25 points.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Plymouth South High
As a mid-sized secondary school in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Plymouth South High hosts 1,001 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Plymouth. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 777 students each, so Plymouth South High sits 29% bigger than that benchmark.
Plymouth comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 6,956 students; Plymouth South High is among them.
Looking at the student body, Plymouth South High records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.
On the resource side, On paper, Plymouth South High has 99 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.1:1. The state averages around 23.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Plymouth County) logs that median household income runs about $114,201, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Plymouth County's 141 public schools (combined enrollment of about 76,427 students), Plymouth South High is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Plymouth South Middle, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.
Five-year trend. Plymouth South High's enrollment has decreased 9% since 2018, when it stood at 1,095 (now 1,001).
On the community side, the feed for Plymouth South High typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Plymouth County at a glance
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