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Federal Furnace School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

860 Federal Furnace Road, Plymouth, MA 02360 · (508) 830-4360 · Part of Plymouth School District

Plymouth’s School Grade B− better than 54% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
359
Students per teacher
10:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Federal Furnace School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 52% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Plymouth kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Federal Furnace SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 49.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

860 Federal Furnace Road, Plymouth

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten54
Grade 147
Grade 265
Grade 370
Grade 464
Grade 559
Enrollment over time
350’20
373’21
406’22
383’23
359’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 79%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 7%Black 4%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Federal Furnace School from Plymouth families.

Other schools in Plymouth School District

The district →
Plymouth Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Plymouth
225 students17:1
South Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Plymouth
B
614 students12:1
Indian Brook
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Plymouth
B
520 students12:1
Nathaniel Morton Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Plymouth
B−
511 students12:1
West Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Plymouth
C+
349 students10:1
Manomet Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Plymouth
A−
263 students13:1

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