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Plymouth South Middle
- B-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.
- B-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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 216 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 199 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 186 | 31% |
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 1 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 10 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 50.0% | 33.0% |
| 2018-19 | 58.0% | 48.0% |
| 2017-18 | 56.0% | 49.0% |
| 2016-17 | 45.0% | 45.0% |
Where Plymouth South Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Plymouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #166 of 304 ▲ 10 | #16 of 28 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #134 of 304 ▼ 25 | #11 of 28 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #163 of 299 | #18 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 601 | #115 of 310 | #12 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #150 of 296 | #8 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.6% | #261 of 296 | #16 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.0% | #56 of 204 | #9 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 | 601 | 52.3 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 605 | 51.4 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 620 | 54.4 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 665 | 54 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 724 | 57.2 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 842 | 67 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 712 | 57 | 12.5:1 | 26% (185) |
| 2000-01 | 1,008 | N/A | N/A | 13% (131) |
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (724 to 601); teachers down 9% (57.2 to 52.3).
About Plymouth South Middle
Students in Plymouth, Massachusetts, attend Plymouth South Middle, a mid-sized middle school. It has an enrollment of 601 students in grades 6 through 8.
Plymouth South Middle is a school in Plymouth. The district has 13 schools and 6,956 students.
White students account for 86% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 6% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Plymouth County, the White share is about 77%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 25%.
There are 52.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Plymouth South Middle, giving a ratio of 11.5:1. The ratio is within a point of the 11.5:1 average for middle schools in Massachusetts.
Plymouth South Middle holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 46% of Massachusetts public middle schools.
In Plymouth County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $114,201 a year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting Plymouth South Middle, Plymouth County has 141 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Plymouth South High is about 0.3 miles from Plymouth South Middle. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
NCES describes the area around Plymouth South Middle as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 601, from 665 in 2020-21.
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