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Grace Farrar Cole

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Grace Farrar Cole ranks 95 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

95^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Grace Farrar Cole is an exceptional elementary school in Norwell, Massachusetts, serving 541 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school consistently delivers outstanding academic results, consistently ranking in the top 20% of Grace Farrar Cole elementary schools in the state.

Grace Farrar Cole has maintained impressive proficiency rates, with 66.79% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 66.17% in Math, and 68.97% in Science in the 2024-2025 school year - significantly higher than the state averages. The school's strong performance extends to specific student subgroups as well, ranking 89th out of 884 Massachusetts elementary schools for male students and 29th out of 717 for special education students.

When compared to nearby schools, Grace Farrar Cole stands out as a high-performing institution. For example, its ELA proficiency rate of 66.79% was higher than the Norwell district average of 66.89% and the state average of 41.53%. The school's consistent excellence is a testament to its commitment to providing a high-quality education for all students.

528

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,418

Per pupil spending ?

9.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

81 High Street
Norwell, MA 02061

(781) 659-8823

District: Norwell

Students who attend Grace Farrar Cole usually attend:

Middle:	Norwell Middle School
High:	Norwell High

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.9%

Two or more races:

6.6%

Asian:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 74th percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (67% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Massachusetts elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg67%

Massachusetts avg41%

95^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Norwell

30^th of 348Norwell 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	88.1	95 of 906	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	126 of 916	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	88.4	93 of 928	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	77.7	203 of 932	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	84.3	137 of 936	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	91.0	49 of 942	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	80.9	162 of 934	82.7%	★★★★☆
2017	73.5	237 of 938	74.7%	★★★★☆
2016	76.0	214 of 932	77.0%	★★★★☆
2015	73.4	236 of 914	74.2%	★★★★☆
2014	83.7	117 of 926	87.4%	★★★★☆
2013	86.0	87 of 928	90.6%	★★★★★
2012	89.9	45 of 930	95.2%	★★★★★
2011	83.7	132 of 924	85.7%	★★★★☆
2010	88.2	65 of 920	92.9%	★★★★★
2009	84.9	106 of 909	88.3%	★★★★☆
2008	91.3	34 of 908	96.3%	★★★★★
2007	87.9	63 of 911	93.1%	★★★★★
2006	88.5	68 of 911	92.5%	★★★★★
2005	89.3	51 of 887	94.3%	★★★★★
2004	89.9	47 of 882	94.7%	★★★★★
2003	84.7	114 of 884	87.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	45.7	322 of 672	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.7	167 of 632	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.0	62 of 665	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	42.3	342 of 656	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	98 of 869	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	164 of 886	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	86.7	112 of 887	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	229 of 901	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	84.7	130 of 898	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	89.6	52 of 902	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	78.3	163 of 893	81.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	41.8	461 of 772	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	95.7	7 of 700	99.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	89 of 884	89.9%	★★★★★
2024	86.4	98 of 891	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.0	105 of 896	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	166 of 908	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	81.4	158 of 904	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	88.9	57 of 907	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	79.5	164 of 898	81.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	29 of 717	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	78.7	104 of 731	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	57.3	239 of 703	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.9	656 of 905	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.4	472 of 894	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	81.1	93 of 896	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	49.7	429 of 886	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	83.9	135 of 925	85.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	111 of 737	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	161 of 753	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	112 of 762	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	60.9	283 of 764	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.6	172 of 765	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	86.6	55 of 780	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	70.8	207 of 772	73.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)96th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)85th percentile~ school

White (2025)85th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)52nd percentile-26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)40th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science69%+27 vs state

English Language Arts67%+25 vs state

Mathematics66%+25 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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Grace Farrar Cole	Public	PK, KG-5	81 High Street	Norwell	02061	Plymouth County	Norwell	No	No	No	No	(781) 659-8823	528	36	14.6		464 (87.9%)	5 (0.9%)	9 (1.7%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.6%)	88.1	95^th of 906 public elementary schools	89.5%		85	126^th of 916 public elementary schools	86.2%	31	69.3	71.1	59.8	66.8	62.5	64.8	71.3	66.2	69.0	69.0	$18,418
South Elementary	Public	K-5	831 Main Street	Hingham	02043	Plymouth County	Hingham	No	No	No	No	(781) 741-1540	496	34	14.4		446 (89.9%)	7 (1.4%)	6 (1.2%)	29 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	90.9	59^th of 906 public elementary schools	93.5%		94.9	20^th of 916 public elementary schools	97.8%	39	66.3	73.7	76.2	71.8	57.3	70.1	81.0	68.9	85.7	85.7	$20,440
Cedar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	265 Cedar Street	Hanover	02339	Plymouth County	Hanover	No	No	No	No	(781) 878-7228	479	27	17.5		420 (87.7%)	9 (1.9%)	19 (4.0%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)								(n/a)											$16,347
Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School	Public	K-5	400 Union Street	South Weymouth	02190	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	No	No	No	(781) 335-2122	381	29	13.3		241 (63.3%)	14 (3.7%)	48 (12.6%)	47 (12.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.6%)	72.1	258^th of 906 public elementary schools	71.5%		76.1	233^rd of 916 public elementary schools	74.6%	25	56.5	58.5	38.5	53.0	61.3	69.2	35.9	58.4	51.3	51.3	$18,880
Ralph Talbot	Public	K-5	277 Ralph Talbot Street	South Weymouth	02190	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 335-7250	300	23	13.1		201 (67.0%)	25 (8.3%)	35 (11.7%)	21 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)	62.5	344^th of 906 public elementary schools	62.0%		65.2	317^th of 916 public elementary schools	65.4%	27	69.1	45.8	27.5	47.7	69.1	64.6	32.5	56.2	40.0	40.0	$17,718
Plymouth River	Public	K-5	200 High Street	Hingham	02043	Plymouth County	Hingham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 741-1530	352	32	11.1		306 (86.9%)	12 (3.4%)	19 (5.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	96.7	5^th of 906 public elementary schools	99.4%		96.5	9^th of 916 public elementary schools	99.0%	4	81.0	79.3	80.3	80.2	74.1	84.5	79.7	79.4	84.6	84.6	$21,933
Phelps Elementary School	Public	1-4	1 Lt. Col. Brian Duffy Way	Rockland	02370	Plymouth County	Rockland	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 871-8585	639	47	13.5		398 (62.3%)	40 (6.3%)	164 (25.7%)	13 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)	49.8	454^th of 906 public elementary schools	49.9%		54.6	419^th of 916 public elementary schools	54.3%	35	39.0	41.0		39.9	41.9	49.7		45.5			$21,589
Center Elementary	Public	2-4	65 Silver Street	Hanover	02339	Plymouth County	Hanover	No	No	No	No	(781) 826-2631	582	36	16.2		531 (91.2%)	10 (1.7%)	20 (3.4%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	78.4	197^th of 906 public elementary schools	78.3%		78.7	199^th of 916 public elementary schools	78.3%	2	56.7	54.9		55.8	60.1	62.6		61.4			$15,508
William Seach	Public	K-5	770 Middle Street	Weymouth	02188	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 335-7589	372	26	14.5		152 (40.9%)	72 (19.4%)	101 (27.2%)	24 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.9%)	23.3	694^th of 906 public elementary schools	23.4%		21.5	723^rd of 916 public elementary schools	21.1%	29	32.7	28.6	24.6	28.3	33.3	26.8	18.5	25.6	25.8	25.8	$16,884
R Stewart Esten Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	733 Summer Street	Rockland	02370	Plymouth County	Rockland	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 878-8336	242	21	11.6		147 (60.7%)	13 (5.4%)	54 (22.3%)	5 (2.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.7%)								(n/a)											$24,359

Frequently Asked Questions about Grace Farrar Cole

What schools do graduates of Grace Farrar Cole attend?

Students who attend Grace Farrar Cole usually go on to attend:

Middle : Norwell Middle School
High : Norwell High

What is the racial makeup of Grace Farrar Cole?

Students at Grace Farrar Cole are 88% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Grace Farrar Cole?

In the 2024-25 school year, 528 students attended Grace Farrar Cole.

What district is Grace Farrar Cole in?

Norwell

Is Grace Farrar Cole a good school?

Grace Farrar Cole ranks 95^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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