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What's one thing South Shore Charter Public School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,057
Combined
STATE 870
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH SHORE CHARTER PUBLIC·NCES 250004000600
South Shore Charter Public School
100 Longwater Circle, Norwell, MA 02061 · (781) 982-4202 · Plymouth County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL1,057 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
94 FTE teachers
STATE 10.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 82 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 81 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 78 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 79 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 90 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 74 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 74 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 77 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (79).
Student demographics
71%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
45.6%
MA avg 43.8% . -7.4pp since 2016
Math
35.3%
MA avg 42.2% . -7.7pp 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 down about 7 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 8 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.6% | 35.3% |
| 2023-24 | 42.4% | 38.7% |
| 2022-23 | 45.2% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.9% | 33.6% |
| 2020-21 | 50.3% | 23.4% |
| 2018-19 | 51.8% | 38.1% |
| 2017-18 | 47.0% | 32.0% |
| 2016-17 | 53.0% | 43.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,057
+48 (+5%) vs 2020
+200% since 2000-01, when it was 352
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 1,057 | 94.5 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,055 | 46.4 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,054 | 92.3 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,009 | 101 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 927 | 76.2 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 597 | 54 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 534 | 45 | 11.9:1 | 19% (101) |
| 2000-01 | 352 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Shore Charter Public School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (927 to 1,057); teachers up 24% (76.2 to 94.5).
About South Shore Charter Public School
South Shore Charter Public School operates as a medium-sized combined-grade school in Norwell, Massachusetts. A federal count lists 1,057 students at the school, in kindergarten through 12. Average enrollment for combined schools in Massachusetts is about 870, so this school runs 21% larger than that.
South Shore Charter Public School is a school in South Shore Charter Public.
Enrollment at South Shore Charter Public School is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 38%. After that, the student body is 34% White, 11% Hispanic, 9% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Census figures show Plymouth County is about 8% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at South Shore Charter Public School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 71%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.2:1, with 94.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among combined schools in Massachusetts is 10.1:1, lower than at this school.
Plymouth County has about 535,075 residents, and median household income is about $114,201, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Plymouth County number 141 and enroll about 76,427.
Grace Farrar Cole is the public school closest to South Shore Charter Public School, about 0.7 miles away. South Shore Charter Public School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. South Shore Charter Public School is run as a public charter school.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 5%, from 1,009 to 1,057. By 2024-25, the school had 11.2 students per teacher, compared with 10.0 in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Norwell
- Norwell HighHigh · 601 students
- William G VinalElementary · 556 students
- Grace Farrar ColeElementary · 528 students
- Norwell Middle SchoolMiddle · 509 students
Nearby schools
- Grace Farrar Cole0.7 mi · 528
- South Shore Vocational Technical High1.1 mi · 685
- Hanover Middle1.7 mi · 826
- Hingham Middle School1.7 mi · 798
- Cedar Elementary1.8 mi · 479
- Hanover High1.9 mi · 663
Frequently asked questions
About South Shore Charter Public SchoolHow many students attend South Shore Charter Public School?
South Shore Charter Public School enrolls approximately 1,057 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does South Shore Charter Public School serve?
South Shore Charter Public School serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many teachers does South Shore Charter Public School have?
South Shore Charter Public School employs 94 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
How diverse is South Shore Charter Public School?
South Shore Charter Public School reports a student body of 34% White, 11% Hispanic, 38% Black, 9% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is South Shore Charter Public School in?
South Shore Charter Public School is part of South Shore Charter Public.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.