Best Public Schools in Plympton, MA

Summary:

The city of Plympton, Massachusetts is home to a single public elementary school, Dennett Elementary, which serves grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 253 students.

Dennett Elementary is a standout school in the Plympton district and the state of Massachusetts. The school is ranked 242 out of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year, placing it in the top 27% of elementary schools statewide. Dennett Elementary has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three school years, indicating strong overall performance. The school consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency across all grade levels.

While Dennett Elementary's academic performance is impressive, further investigation would be needed to assess how the school is serving economically disadvantaged students, as data on the free/reduced lunch rate was not provided. Nevertheless, the school's upward trend in rankings and its track record of consistently strong outcomes suggest that Dennett Elementary is a high-performing institution within the Plympton district and the state of Massachusetts.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)					MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)					MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Dennett Elementary	Public	K-6	80 Crescent Street	Plympton	02367	Plymouth County	Plympton	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 585-3659	249	17	14.2		236 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	73.3	242^nd of 906 public elementary schools	73.3%		75.7	239^th of 916 public elementary schools	73.9%	3	68.9	60.0	63.0	33.3	58.3	51.1	45.7	63.0	40.0	51.3	65.2	65.2	$11,297

Cities Near Plympton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Halifax	3.63 mi	1	87^th
Kingston	4.27 mi	5	173^rd
Plymouth	4.41 mi	15	207^th
Carver	4.66 mi	2	265^th
Pembroke	5.29 mi	5	159^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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