Rose L Macdonald

Set in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, Rose L Macdonald is a tight-knit elementary campus, operated by West Bridgewater. It enrolls 296 students across grades 1 through 3. Enrollment runs roughly 22% leaner than the state mean of about 381.

Across the 4 schools in West Bridgewater (1,357 students total), Rose L Macdonald accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Rose L Macdonald reports that White students make up the majority at 74%. Beyond that, the school shows 11% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Plymouth County put the typical household earns roughly $114,201 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Plymouth County's 141 public schools (combined enrollment of about 76,427 students), Rose L Macdonald is one campus in the mix.

West Bridgewater Junior/Senior is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rose L Macdonald has rose 20%, going from 247 students in 2018 to 296 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 88% to 74%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

On this page, the feed for Rose L Macdonald typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.