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Plymouth South Middle

488 Long Pond Road, Plymouth, MA 02360 · (508) 224-2725 · Plymouth County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL601 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% of Massachusetts public middle schools
  • 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
601
Middle
DISTRICT 761 · STATE 547
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
52 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 621636%
Grade 719933%
Grade 818631%
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
51986%
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
366%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
112%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
264%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
41%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
31252%
Female
28848%

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
46.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +1.0pp since 2016
Math
35.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -10.0pp since 2016

What 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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2546.0%35.0%
2023-2447.0%33.0%
2022-2351.0%36.0%
2021-2246.0%33.0%
2020-2150.0%33.0%
2018-1958.0%48.0%
2017-1856.0%49.0%
2016-1745.0%45.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Plymouth South Middle ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn 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
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
601
-64 (-10%) vs 2020
-40% since 2000-01, when it was 1,008
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 12.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2560152.311.5:1N/A
2023-2460551.411.8:1N/A
2022-2362054.411.4:1N/A
2020-216655412.3:1N/A
2017-1872457.212.7:1N/A
2015-168426712.6:1N/A
2010-117125712.5:126% (185)
2000-011,008N/AN/A13% (131)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Plymouth South Middle.

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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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 South Middle
District
Plymouth
Address
488 Long Pond Road, Plymouth, MA 02360
Phone
(508) 224-2725
County
Plymouth County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
601
Teachers (FTE)
52
Student–teacher ratio
11.5:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
250972001380
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Plymouth South Middle
How large is Plymouth South Middle?
Plymouth South Middle enrolls approximately 601 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Plymouth South Middle serve?
Plymouth South Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Plymouth South Middle have?
Plymouth South Middle employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Plymouth South Middle?
At Plymouth South Middle, the student body is approximately 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Plymouth South Middle public or private?
Plymouth South Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Plymouth.
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