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Thomas R Plympton Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

20 Farnsworth Street, Waltham, MA 02451 · (781) 314-5760 · Part of Waltham School District

Waltham’s School Grade C better than 25% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
357
Students per teacher
10:1
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Thomas R Plympton Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 43% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Waltham kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Thomas R Plympton Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 49.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

20 Farnsworth Street, Waltham

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten58
Grade 157
Grade 269
Grade 358
Grade 447
Grade 568
Enrollment over time
377’20
334’21
353’22
352’23
357’24

Down 5.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 39%Hispanic 38%Black 13%Two or more races 5%Asian 4%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Thomas R Plympton Elementary School from Waltham families.

Other schools in Waltham School District

The district →
Northeast Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waltham
C
527 students11:1
William F. Stanley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waltham
C+
381 students8:1
Douglas MacArthur Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waltham
B
475 students11:1
Henry Whittemore Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waltham
C−
372 students9:1
James Fitzgerald Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waltham
B−
350 students10:1
Dual Language School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waltham
C−
222 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; Waltham’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.