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Plum Cove School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

15 Hickory Street, Gloucester, MA 01930 · (978) 282-3030 · Part of Gloucester School District

Gloucester’s School Grade C better than 26% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
217
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Plum Cove School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Gloucester kids: Ralph B O'Maley Middle

On the path

Where Gloucester kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Plum Cove SchoolYou are here
6–8Ralph B O'Maley Middle619 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts62%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

15 Hickory Street, Gloucester

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten46
Grade 143
Grade 222
Grade 340
Grade 437
Grade 529
Enrollment over time
205’20
215’21
203’22
208’23
217’24

Up 5.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 85%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 6%Black 2%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Plum Cove School from Gloucester families.

Other schools in Gloucester School District

The district →
Gloucester PreSchool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Gloucester
101 students10:1
East Veterans Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gloucester
451 students11:1
West Parish
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gloucester
B−
382 students13:1
Beeman Memorial
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gloucester
C+
292 students10:1
Ralph B O'Maley Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gloucester
C
619 students11:1
Gloucester High
High · Grades 9–12 · Gloucester
A−
776 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Gloucester’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.