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South Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

178 Bourne Rd, Plymouth, MA 02360 · (508) 830-4390 · Part of Plymouth School District

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

Directions
Students
614
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about South Elementary

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 59% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 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–5South ElementaryYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts54%
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 ↗

178 Bourne Rd, Plymouth

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten99
Grade 196
Grade 294
Grade 3129
Grade 494
Grade 5102
Enrollment over time
609’20
645’21
619’22
628’23
614’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 87%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 4%Black 1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about South Elementary from Plymouth families.

Other schools in Plymouth School District

The district →
Plymouth Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Plymouth
225 students17:1
Indian Brook
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Plymouth
B
520 students12:1
Nathaniel Morton Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Plymouth
B−
511 students12:1
Federal Furnace School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Plymouth
B−
359 students10:1
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.