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Alumni: what's one memory from Sippican that still sticks with you?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
369
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION·NCES 250729001127
Sippican
16 Spring Street, Marion, MA 02738 · (508) 748-0100 · Plymouth County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL369 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Massachusetts public elementary 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.
- DThree-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
34 FTE teachers
STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 26% smaller than its 6th grade class (65).
Student demographics
30%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
43.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -19.0pp since 2016
Math
46.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -22.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 19 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 22 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 53.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 53.0% |
| 2020-21 | 57.0% | 44.0% |
| 2018-19 | 61.0% | 59.0% |
| 2017-18 | 68.0% | 63.0% |
| 2016-17 | 62.0% | 68.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Sippican ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Plymouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #424 of 920 ▼ 35 | #35 of 63 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #443 of 920 ▼ 43 | #36 of 63 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.0pp | #110 of 901 | #9 of 61 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 369 | #527 of 1,086 | #50 of 73 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #203 of 938 | #7 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.0% | #775 of 938 | #33 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.7% | #146 of 602 | #6 of 44 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
369
-27 (-7%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 393
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 369 | 34.4 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 389 | 32.8 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 33.8 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 396 | 28 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 454 | 34.8 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 449 | 34 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 463 | 30 | 15.4:1 | 4% (19) |
| 2000-01 | 498 | N/A | N/A | 7% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 393 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sippican.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (454 to 369); teachers down 1% (34.8 to 34.4).
About Sippican
As a medium-sized elementary school, Sippican serves students in Marion, Massachusetts. The school serves 369 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25.
The school's district is Marion.
White students make up 83% of enrollment at Sippican. The next largest groups are 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 30% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 34.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.7:1. On average, elementary schools in Massachusetts have 12.2:1, compared with 10.7:1 here.
allk12 grades Sippican a B-. The grade compares the school only with Massachusetts public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Sippican is located in Plymouth County, where the median household income is $114,201, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sippican is one of 141 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Old Rochester Regional High is the closest, at about 2.2 miles. In all, 7 other public schools sit within five miles of Sippican.
Sippican has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, Sippican's enrollment dropped 7%, to 369. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.1:1 in 2020-21 to 10.7:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Nearby schools
- Old Rochester Regional High2.2 mi · 643
- Old Rochester Regional Jr High2.3 mi · 407
- Center3.8 mi · 227
- Wareham Senior High4.4 mi · 533
- Wareham Cooperative Alternative School4.4 mi · 39
- Wareham Middle4.4 mi · 432
Frequently asked questions
About SippicanHow large is Sippican?
Sippican enrolls approximately 369 students in grades PK-06.
Is Sippican an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sippican is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Sippican?
Approximately 10.7:1 students per teacher at Sippican.
How diverse is Sippican?
Sippican reports a student body of 83% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Sippican?
Sippican is overseen by Marion in Plymouth County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.