Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 4.0Plympton’s public schools outscore 64% of Massachusetts districts
On the state math tests, 49% of Plympton’s students scored proficient, above the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Plympton, 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 99% 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.
Plympton’s schools, in brief
Plympton runs its own schools through grade 12, then shares
Silver Lake Regional Middle School (7–8) and Silver Lake Regional High (9–12) are Plympton’s own. From grade K, students attend the Plympton School District: Dennett Elementary. See the path ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 49% and math 49% across both districts in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Plympton spends $19,684 per student and Silver Lake $25,042, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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 Plympton’s grade
B: better than 64% of Massachusetts school districts, #107 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 Plympton, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Plympton
Silver Lake Integrated Preschool
Grades PK · 83 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Kingston
Kindergarten in Plympton
Dennett Elementary
Grades K–6 · 249 students · 14:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Plympton
Dennett Elementary
Grades K–6 · 249 students · 14:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Plympton
Dennett Elementary
Grades K–6 · 249 students · 14:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Plympton
Dennett Elementary
Grades K–6 · 249 students · 14:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Plympton
Dennett Elementary
Grades K–6 · 249 students · 14:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Plympton
Dennett Elementary
Grades K–6 · 249 students · 14:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Plympton
Dennett Elementary
Grades K–6 · 249 students · 14:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Plympton
Silver Lake Regional Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 544 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Kingston
8th grade in Plympton
Silver Lake Regional Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 544 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Kingston
9th grade in Plympton
Silver Lake Regional High
Grades 9–12 · 1,034 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Kingston
10th grade in Plympton
Silver Lake Regional High
Grades 9–12 · 1,034 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Kingston
Plympton runs its own schools through grade 12 (Silver Lake School District). From grade K, students attend the Plympton School District. Its middle school is in Kingston. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Plympton
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
Plympton vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Plympton’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Plympton | B | Silver Lake PK–12 · Plympton K–6 |
| Halifax | B+ | Silver Lake PK–12 · Halifax K–6 |
| Carver | C | Carver |
| Kingston | B | Silver Lake PK–12 · Kingston K–6 |
| Middleborough | C+ | Middleborough |
| Pembroke | B+ | Pembroke |
2 of the 5 neighbors share Silver Lake with Plympton for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Plympton
3 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 Plympton’s schools
Are Plympton’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Massachusetts: the public schools Plympton children attend outscore 64% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #107 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 67%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Plympton in?
Two districts: Silver Lake School District runs grades PK–12, and Plympton School District runs grades K–6.
Where do Plympton kids go to high school?
Silver Lake Regional High in Kingston, with 1,034 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Plympton’s graduation rate?
96% of the class of 2023 in Silver Lake School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Plympton spend per student?
$19,684 in Plympton School District and $25,042 in Silver Lake School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Plympton families are saying about school.
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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.