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South River

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South River ranks 214 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

214^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

South River Elementary School is a public school in Marshfield, Massachusetts, serving 249 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school consistently performs above the state average on MCAS Next Generation assessments, particularly in mathematics, where proficiency rates have exceeded 60% in recent years.

South River stands out for its exceptional support of special education and low socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking among the top 5-10% of Massachusetts elementary schools in these subgroups. The school's small student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.8 to 10.5 students per teacher, likely contributes to its strong academic performance. When compared to nearby schools, such as Bryantville Elementary and Hobomock Elementary in Pembroke, South River demonstrates significantly higher academic achievement across all grade levels and subject areas.

While South River's overall performance is strong, the school could potentially improve in a few areas, such as addressing any achievement gaps for female students and white students, and focusing on 4th-grade English Language Arts. Nevertheless, South River's consistent high performance, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, makes it a standout elementary school in the Marshfield School District.

272

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,981

Per pupil spending ?

10%

Free/discounted lunch ?

59 Hatch Street
Marshfield, MA 02050

(781) 834-5030

District: Marshfield

Students who attend South River usually attend:

Middle:	Furnace Brook Middle
High:	Marshfield High

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.9%

African American:

2.6%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 79th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (60% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg53%

Massachusetts avg41%

214^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Marshfield

103^rd of 348Marshfield among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	214 of 906	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	175 of 916	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	275 of 928	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	263 of 932	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	81.2	163 of 936	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.9	148 of 942	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.9	218 of 934	76.7%	★★★★☆
2017	81.9	155 of 938	83.5%	★★★★☆
2016	70.0	272 of 932	70.8%	★★★★☆
2015	78.3	190 of 914	79.2%	★★★★☆
2014	75.2	222 of 926	76.0%	★★★★☆
2013	76.0	218 of 928	76.5%	★★★★☆
2012	69.3	314 of 930	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	76.4	227 of 924	75.4%	★★★★☆
2010	72.2	269 of 920	70.8%	★★★★☆
2009	76.6	209 of 909	77.0%	★★★★☆
2008	82.1	143 of 908	84.3%	★★★★☆
2007	85.1	104 of 911	88.6%	★★★★☆
2006	75.5	222 of 911	75.6%	★★★★☆
2005	86.5	89 of 887	90.0%	★★★★★
2004	92.7	18 of 882	98.0%	★★★★★
2003	88.1	61 of 884	93.1%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	61.5	202 of 672	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	135 of 632	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	96 of 665	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	66.2	164 of 656	75.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	230 of 869	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	143 of 886	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	63.7	332 of 887	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	349 of 901	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.2	256 of 898	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	135 of 902	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	174 of 893	80.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	11 of 736	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	80.8	61 of 700	91.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	195 of 884	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	239 of 891	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	196 of 896	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	176 of 908	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	86.0	101 of 904	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.3	186 of 907	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	282 of 898	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	69 of 717	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	86.2	57 of 731	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	82.4	67 of 703	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	52.6	395 of 905	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.3	311 of 894	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.1	225 of 896	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	49.3	431 of 886	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	80.9	165 of 925	82.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	229 of 737	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.3	216 of 753	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	56.7	323 of 762	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	369 of 764	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.7	185 of 765	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	73.9	169 of 780	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.1	249 of 772	67.7%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile+14 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)78th percentile~ school

Female (2025)74th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)70th percentile~ school

White (2025)69th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science68%+27 vs state

Mathematics64%+23 vs state

English Language Arts52%+10 vs state

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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
South River	Public	K-5	59 Hatch Street	Marshfield	02050	Plymouth County	Marshfield	No	No	No	No	(781) 834-5030	272	22	12.1		250 (91.9%)	7 (2.6%)	5 (1.8%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	77.2	214^th of 906 public elementary schools	76.4%		80.6	175^th of 916 public elementary schools	80.9%	39	54.3	34.8	67.4		52.0	60.0	65.2	66.0		64.1	68.1	68.1	$21,981
Daniel Webster	Public	PK, KG-5	1456 Ocean Street	Marshfield	02050	Plymouth County	Marshfield	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 834-5045	313	27	11.4		272 (86.9%)	11 (3.5%)	9 (2.9%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	9 (2.9%)	56.3	393^rd of 906 public elementary schools	56.6%		68.3	298^th of 916 public elementary schools	67.5%	95	52.3	40.0	34.1		42.2	79.6	47.5	43.2		57.0	31.8	31.8	$20,243
Martinson Elementary	Public	K-5	275 Forest Street	Marshfield	02050	Plymouth County	Marshfield	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 834-5025	445	38	11.7		384 (86.3%)	16 (3.6%)	27 (6.1%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	65.6	324^th of 906 public elementary schools	64.2%		63	340^th of 916 public elementary schools	62.9%	16	50.0	50.8	43.4		47.8	50.6	60.0	56.6		55.2	46.3	46.3	$20,376
Eames Way School	Public	K-5	165 Eames Way	Marshfield	02050	Plymouth County	Marshfield	No	No	No	No	(781) 834-5090	249	21	11.6		232 (93.2%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	84.8	129^th of 906 public elementary schools	85.8%		87.4	103^rd of 916 public elementary schools	88.8%	26	68.6	57.1	54.6		60.2	94.3	62.9	75.8		77.7	54.6	54.6	$19,548
Gov Edward Winslow	Public	K-5	60 Regis Rd	Marshfield	02050	Plymouth County	Marshfield	No	No	No	No	(781) 834-5060	357	29	12.4		339 (95.0%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	78.3	199^th of 906 public elementary schools	78.0%		85.7	120^th of 916 public elementary schools	86.9%	79	52.8	59.4	54.8		55.9	67.9	75.0	48.4		63.7	56.5	56.5	$18,790
North Pembroke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	72 Pilgrim Road	Pembroke	02359	Plymouth County	Pembroke	No	No	No	No	(781) 826-5115	518	35	14.7		456 (88.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.3%)	72.6	251^st of 906 public elementary schools	72.3%		77.9	209^th of 916 public elementary schools	77.2%	42	50.0	46.5	49.1	45.3	47.5	56.9	67.1	78.2	52.4	63.4	56.4	56.4	$17,963
Alden School	Public	3-5	75 Alden Street	Duxbury	02332	Plymouth County	Duxbury	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 934-7630	622	53	11.8		552 (88.7%)	9 (1.4%)	23 (3.7%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.2%)	90.3	63^rd of 906 public elementary schools	93.0%		85.2	125^th of 916 public elementary schools	86.4%	62	64.3	66.2	66.5		65.7	69.7	72.2	69.5		70.6	74.1	74.1	$19,256
Chandler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	93 Chandler Street	Duxbury	02332	Plymouth County	Duxbury	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 934-7680	665	52	12.7		605 (91.0%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.6%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.1%)								(n/a)													$20,617
Hobomock Elementary	Public	K-6	81 Learning Lane	Pembroke	02359	Plymouth County	Pembroke	No	No	No	No	(781) 294-0911	385	32	11.9		351 (91.2%)	3 (0.8%)	13 (3.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	47.2	484^th of 906 public elementary schools	46.6%		60.5	360^th of 916 public elementary schools	60.7%	124	39.0	47.1	22.0	23.3	32.7	42.4	68.6	37.3	45.0	48.0	41.2	41.2	$19,947
Bryantville Elementary	Public	K-6	29 Gurney Drive	Pembroke	02359	Plymouth County	Pembroke	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 293-5411	421	30	14.0		374 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.6%)	64.8	330^th of 906 public elementary schools	63.6%		58.1	389^th of 916 public elementary schools	57.5%	59	56.9	52.7	44.2	33.3	46.5	61.5	60.7	47.2	43.5	53.1	50.9	50.9	$17,619

Frequently Asked Questions about South River

How many students attend South River?

In the 2024-25 school year, 272 students attended South River.

What is the racial makeup of South River?

Students at South River are 92% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of South River attend?

Students who attend South River usually go on to attend:

Middle : Furnace Brook Middle
High : Marshfield High

What district is South River in?

Marshfield

Is South River a good school?

South River ranks 214^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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