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Plymouth Schools
Plymouth is a public school district in Massachusetts, based in Plymouth County (Plymouth). SchoolGrade grades 12 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Plymouth on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Plymouth
12 of 12 schools in Plymouth carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 4C: 7
Best schools in Plymouth
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A- Manomet Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Nathaniel Morton Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B West Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Federal Furnace School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- South Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C+ Indian Brook (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C+ Cold Spring (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Plymouth North High (High school, meets expectations)
- C Plymouth South Middle (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Plymouth Commun Intermediate (Middle school, meets expectations)
Every school in Plymouth
High schools (2)
- C+ Plymouth North High, Plymouth
- C- Plymouth South High, Plymouth
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- C Plymouth Commun Intermediate, Plymouth
- C Plymouth South Middle, Plymouth
Elementary and primary schools (4)
- A- Manomet Elementary, Plymouth
- B Nathaniel Morton Elementary, Plymouth
- B- South Elementary, Plymouth
- B West Elementary, Plymouth
Other schools and academies (4)
- C+ Cold Spring, Plymouth
- B- Federal Furnace School, Plymouth
- C- Hedge, Plymouth
- C+ Indian Brook, Plymouth
Where Plymouth schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Plymouth (12)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Massachusetts
- County: Plymouth County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 7,055 students with 630 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,075 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2509720
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Wareham (4 schools, 10 mi)
- Duxbury (4 schools, 11 mi)
- Bourne (4 schools, 12 mi)
- Middleborough (5 schools, 13 mi)
- Sandwich (3 schools, 14 mi)
- Pembroke (5 schools, 15 mi)
- Marshfield (7 schools, 16 mi)
- Whitman-Hanson (7 schools, 18 mi)
Questions about Plymouth
How many schools are in Plymouth?
SchoolGrade grades 12 public schools in Plymouth, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Plymouth serve?
The largest by graded schools: Plymouth.
How good are the schools in Plymouth?
Across the 12 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 44.4% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 43.8%. 67% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Plymouth?
7,055 students were enrolled in Plymouth in the 2023-24 school year, about 11.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Plymouth?
Plymouth is in Massachusetts, based in Plymouth County, with its district office in Plymouth. Its boundary covers about 96.4 sq mi.