Photo: Rhonda McCloughan (Pr41799) · CC BY-SA 4.0Plymouth’s public schools outscore 54% of Massachusetts districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Plymouth, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Massachusetts, not nationally.
From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Plymouth’s schools, in brief
Above the state in reading, below in math
Reading proficiency is 48% and math 38% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $24,163 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Eight elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Rising Tide Charter Public School, Map Academy Charter School, Woodside School & Community Resource Center (private) and The Cove School (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Plymouth’s grade
B−: better than 54% of Massachusetts school districts, #144 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Plymouth, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Plymouth
Plymouth Early Childhood Center
Grades PK · 225 students · 17:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Plymouth · depends on your address
Plymouth Commun Intermediate
Grades 6–8 · 920 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Plymouth South Middle
Grades 6–8 · 601 students · 11:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Plymouth · depends on your address
Plymouth Commun Intermediate
Grades 6–8 · 920 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Plymouth South Middle
Grades 6–8 · 601 students · 11:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Plymouth · depends on your address
Plymouth Commun Intermediate
Grades 6–8 · 920 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Plymouth South Middle
Grades 6–8 · 601 students · 11:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Plymouth · depends on your address
Plymouth North High
Grades 9–12 · 1,169 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Plymouth South High
Grades 9–12 · 1,001 students · 10:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Plymouth · depends on your address
Plymouth North High
Grades 9–12 · 1,169 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Plymouth South High
Grades 9–12 · 1,001 students · 10:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Plymouth · depends on your address
Plymouth North High
Grades 9–12 · 1,169 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Plymouth South High
Grades 9–12 · 1,001 students · 10:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Plymouth · depends on your address
Plymouth North High
Grades 9–12 · 1,169 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Plymouth South High
Grades 9–12 · 1,001 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Plymouth’s public schools are run by Plymouth School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Plymouth vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Plymouth’s borders.
Every school in Plymouth
17 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Plymouth’s schools
Are Plymouth’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Massachusetts: the public schools Plymouth children attend outscore 54% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #144 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 56%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Plymouth in?
Plymouth School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 6,956 students in 13 schools (2024–25).
Where do Plymouth kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Plymouth North High and Plymouth South High.
What is Plymouth’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Plymouth School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Plymouth spend per student?
$24,163 in Plymouth School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Plymouth?
Yes: Woodside School & Community Resource Center (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 63 students) and The Cove School (special education, grades 7–12, 32 students). Plymouth also has 2 charter schools, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Plymouth families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Plymouth → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Massachusetts. Stars are from neighbors.