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What's the one class at Rising Tide Charter Public School every student should take?
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Enrollment
617
High
STATE 777
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RISING TIDE CHARTER PUBLIC·NCES 250005701271
Rising Tide Charter Public School
59 Armstrong Road, Plymouth, MA 02360 · (508) 747-2620 · Plymouth County
GRADES 05–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL617 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Massachusetts public high schools
- BTest 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.
- A+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
58 FTE teachers
STATE 23.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 10 | 57 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 65 | 11% |
| Grade 12 | 54 | 9% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 65% · US 70%
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
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
56.3%
MA avg 43.8% . +5.3pp since 2016
Math
56.8%
MA avg 42.2% . -4.2pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 5 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.3% | 56.8% |
| 2023-24 | 51.7% | 44.9% |
| 2022-23 | 54.5% | 48.9% |
| 2021-22 | 54.7% | 42.9% |
| 2020-21 | 61.8% | 40.6% |
| 2018-19 | 56.7% | 60.3% |
| 2017-18 | 59.0% | 59.0% |
| 2016-17 | 51.0% | 61.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Rising Tide Charter Public School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Plymouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #82 of 327 ▲ 86 | #6 of 29 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #112 of 326 ▲ 72 | #9 of 29 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.7pp | #16 of 315 | #2 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 617 | #205 of 379 | #20 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #97 of 325 | #8 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.2% | #238 of 325 | #11 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #138 of 188 | #18 of 20 |
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25Enrollment
617
-49 (-7%) vs 2020
+216% since 2000-01, when it was 195
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 11.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 617 | 58.3 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 623 | 58.1 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 634 | 60.6 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 666 | 60 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 660 | 61 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 631 | 56 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 317 | 24 | 13.2:1 | 11% (34) |
| 2000-01 | 195 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rising Tide Charter Public School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (660 to 617); teachers down 4% (61 to 58.3).
About Rising Tide Charter Public School
Rising Tide Charter Public School serves students in Plymouth, Massachusetts, as a low-enrollment high school. Enrollment is 617 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 5 through 12. The average for high schools in Massachusetts is about 777 students, so this school is 21% smaller than average.
Rising Tide Charter Public is responsible for Rising Tide Charter Public School.
A majority of students at Rising Tide Charter Public School, 80%, are White. Other reported shares: 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. That is close to the 77% White share among all Plymouth County residents. Rising Tide Charter Public School has a diversity index of 34%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 58.3 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 10.6:1. The average ratio among high schools in Massachusetts is 23.4:1, higher than at this school.
Rising Tide Charter Public School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 75% of Massachusetts public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Among Plymouth County residents, median household income is about $114,201, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 141 public schools in Plymouth County, with a combined enrollment of about 76,427.
The next-closest public school is Map Academy Charter School, about 1.0 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Rising Tide Charter Public School.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics. As a charter school, Rising Tide Charter Public School is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Rising Tide Charter Public School went from 666 students to 617.
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Plymouth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Plymouth
- Plymouth North HighHigh · 1,169 students
- Plymouth South HighHigh · 1,001 students
- Plymouth Commun IntermediateMiddle · 920 students
- South ElementaryElementary · 614 students
- Plymouth South MiddleMiddle · 601 students
- Indian BrookElementary · 520 students
Nearby schools
- Map Academy Charter School1.0 mi · 301
- Cold Spring1.0 mi · 214
- Hedge1.2 mi · 210
- West Elementary1.5 mi · 349
- Nathaniel Morton Elementary1.9 mi · 511
- Kingston Intermediate2.2 mi · 645
Frequently asked questions
About Rising Tide Charter Public SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Rising Tide Charter Public School?
Rising Tide Charter Public School enrolls approximately 617 students in grades 05-12.
What age range does Rising Tide Charter Public School serve?
Rising Tide Charter Public School serves students from grade 05 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Rising Tide Charter Public School?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at Rising Tide Charter Public School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rising Tide Charter Public School?
At Rising Tide Charter Public School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Rising Tide Charter Public School?
Rising Tide Charter Public School is overseen by Rising Tide Charter Public in Plymouth County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.