Thomas R Plympton Elementary School

Thomas R Plympton Elementary School operates as a moderately sized K-5 school in Waltham, Massachusetts, run under Waltham. Current enrollment sits at 357 students spanning grades K through 5.

Waltham runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 5,777 students. Thomas R Plympton Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Thomas R Plympton Elementary School lists that 39% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 38% Hispanic, 13% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Middlesex County put the typical household earns roughly $130,847 per year, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Middlesex County runs 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), of which Thomas R Plympton Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is John W. McDevitt Middle School, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Thomas R Plympton Elementary School operates from a city-core location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Thomas R Plympton Elementary School has fell 15%, going from 422 students in 2018 to 357 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share decreased from 42% to 38%.

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