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South River

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

59 Hatch Street, Marshfield, MA 02050 · (781) 834-5030 · Part of Marshfield School District

Marshfield’s School Grade B+ better than 74% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
272
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about South River

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Marshfield kids: Furnace Brook Middle

On the path

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

K–5South RiverYou are here
6–8Furnace Brook Middle799 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts72%
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).

59 Hatch Street, Marshfield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten45
Grade 140
Grade 259
Grade 335
Grade 446
Grade 547
Enrollment over time
284’20
261’21
257’22
249’23
272’24

Down 4.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 92%Black 3%Two or more races 2%Hispanic 2%Asian 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about South River from Marshfield families.

Other schools in Marshfield School District

The district →

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; Marshfield’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.