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B+

South

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

700 Read Street, Somerset, MA 02726 · (508) 324-3180 · Part of Somerset School District

Somerset’s School Grade C+ better than 38% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
242
Students per teacher
10:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about South

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Somerset kids: Somerset Middle School

On the path

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

K–5SouthYou are here
6–8Somerset Middle School610 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts62%
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 ↗

700 Read Street, Somerset

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten41
Grade 132
Grade 237
Grade 349
Grade 438
Grade 545
Enrollment over time
244’20
259’21
258’22
262’23
242’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 80%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 5%Asian 2%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about South from Somerset families.

Other schools in Somerset School District

The district →
North Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Somerset
B−
471 students13:1
Chace Street
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Somerset
B
297 students11:1
Somerset Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Somerset
C+
610 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; Somerset’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.