West Elementary School in Plymouth MA

Performance Trends

Compare Details West Elementary ranks worse than 54.3% of elementary schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks 7^th among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Plymouth School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2021 the calculated Average Standard Score was 46.71. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (80.8%), two or more races (9.4%), Hispanic (5.3%). (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West Elementary is 10.8, which is the 3^rd best among 8 elementary schools in the Plymouth School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at West Elementary is $18,430, which is the 3^rd highest among 8 elementary schools in the Plymouth School District.

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Schooldigger 2021 Rankings:

West Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks West Elementary 508^th of 936 Massachusetts public elementary schools. (See West Elementary in the ranking list.)

Plymouth:

SchoolDigger ranks Plymouth 178^th of 325 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for West Elementary

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MA State Percentile
2003	66.31	333^rd	884	62.3%
2004	65.37	335^th	882	62.0%
2005	57.39	401^st	887	54.8%
2006	57.29	412^th	911	54.8%
2007	54.72	453^rd	911	50.3%
2008	54.45	449^th	908	50.6%
2009	58.39	408^th	909	55.1%
2010	63.62	358^th	920	61.1%
2011	68.16	315^th	924	65.9%
2012	56.22	456^th	930	51.0%
2013	59.85	411^th	928	55.7%
2014	59.60	410^th	926	55.7%
2015	61.57	366^th	914	60.0%
2016	61.19	379^th	932	59.3%
2017	42.91	583^rd	938	37.8%
2018	50.79	495^th	934	47.0%
2019	62.36	351^st	942	62.7%
2021	46.71	508^th	936	45.7%

Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for West Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	518	13	2	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	534
1989	513	9	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	526
1990	503	9	3	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	519
1991	499	14	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	517
1992	509	8	4	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	521
1993	529	21	5	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	564
1994	555	18	5	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	590
1995	518	23	6	20	1	n/a	n/a	0	568
1996	518	23	6	20	1	n/a	n/a	0	568
1997	478	18	7	26	1	n/a	n/a	0	530
1998	478	24	3	23	1	n/a	n/a	0	529
1999	461	25	8	14	1	n/a	n/a	0	509
2000	445	7	7	8	4	n/a	n/a	0	471
2001	459	8	7	6	1	n/a	n/a	0	481
2002	408	4	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	413
2003	408	4	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	413
2004	370	12	2	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	385
2005	357	9	3	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	370
2006	338	12	5	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	356
2007	339	9	9	1	0	n/a	n/a	1	359
2008	361	7	11	5	0	n/a	n/a	5	389
2009	380	4	10	2	0	0	7	0	403
2010	382	3	12	3	0	0	5	0	405
2011	393	7	11	5	0	0	9	0	425
2012	388	7	8	3	0	0	16	0	422
2013	391	7	5	3	0	0	14	0	420
2014	369	5	4	4	0	0	12	0	394
2015	331	8	4	8	0	0	13	0	364
2016	340	11	5	15	0	0	10	0	381
2017	337	11	4	21	1	0	15	0	389
2018	328	10	5	34	0	0	17	0	394
2019	298	9	4	22	0	0	19	0	352
2020	289	12	4	20	0	0	23	0	348
2021	257	10	3	17	0	1	30	0	318

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at West Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	534	n/a	n/a	n/a
1989	526	n/a	n/a	n/a
1990	519	n/a	n/a	n/a
1991	517	n/a	n/a	n/a
1992	521	n/a	n/a	n/a
1993	564	n/a	0.0	n/a
1994	590	n/a	n/a	n/a
1995	568	n/a	0.0	n/a
1996	568	n/a	0.0	n/a
1997	530	n/a	0.0	n/a
1998	529	n/a	0.0	n/a
1999	509	n/a	0.0	20.2
2000	471	n/a	0.0	12.5
2001	481	n/a	0.0	9.4
2002	413	n/a	n/a	5.3
2003	413	n/a	n/a	5.3
2004	385	31.9	12.1	9.1
2005	370	28.3	13.1	12.4
2006	356	29.2	12.2	14.6
2007	359	28.0	12.8	14.5
2008	389	29.9	13.0	16.7
2009	403	30.4	13.3	18.4
2010	405	30.4	13.3	24.4
2011	425	32.5	13.0	22.1
2012	422	31.5	13.3	22.5
2013	420	32.8	12.7	26.7
2014	394	33.4	11.7	27.7
2015	364	32.0	11.3	32.1
2016	381	32.0	11.9	n/a
2017	389	33.7	11.5	n/a
2018	394	33.9	11.6	n/a
2019	352	30.0	11.7	n/a
2020	348	32.7	10.6	n/a
2021	318	29.3	10.8	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio West Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	534	n/a	n/a	n/a
1989	526	n/a	n/a	n/a
1990	519	n/a	n/a	n/a
1991	517	n/a	n/a	n/a
1992	521	n/a	n/a	n/a
1993	564	n/a	0.0	n/a
1994	590	n/a	n/a	n/a
1995	568	n/a	0.0	n/a
1996	568	n/a	0.0	n/a
1997	530	n/a	0.0	n/a
1998	529	n/a	0.0	n/a
1999	509	n/a	0.0	20.2
2000	471	n/a	0.0	12.5
2001	481	n/a	0.0	9.4
2002	413	n/a	n/a	5.3
2003	413	n/a	n/a	5.3
2004	385	31.9	12.1	9.1
2005	370	28.3	13.1	12.4
2006	356	29.2	12.2	14.6
2007	359	28.0	12.8	14.5
2008	389	29.9	13.0	16.7
2009	403	30.4	13.3	18.4
2010	405	30.4	13.3	24.4
2011	425	32.5	13.0	22.1
2012	422	31.5	13.3	22.5
2013	420	32.8	12.7	26.7
2014	394	33.4	11.7	27.7
2015	364	32.0	11.3	32.1
2016	381	32.0	11.9	n/a
2017	389	33.7	11.5	n/a
2018	394	33.9	11.6	n/a
2019	352	30.0	11.7	n/a
2020	348	32.7	10.6	n/a
2021	318	29.3	10.8	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for West Elementary

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$323 (1.8%)	$18,021 (98.2%)	$18,345
2020	$320 (1.7%)	$18,109 (98.3%)	$18,430

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on West Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Ranks 351^st of 942 Elementary schools	Ranks 508^th of 936 Elementary schools	17%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (West Elementary)	71	61.4	9.6%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Plymouth)	55	61.1	6.1%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)	56	50.8	5.3%
3rd Grade Mathematics (West Elementary)	56	29.3	26.7%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Plymouth)	52	41.7	10.3%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)	49	33.4	15.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (West Elementary)	64	28.8	35.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Plymouth)	54	48.4	5.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)	52	49	3%
4th Grade Mathematics (West Elementary)	46	15.3	30.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Plymouth)	47	36.7	10.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)	49	33.3	15.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (West Elementary)	63	48	15%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Plymouth)	53	49.5	3.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)	52	46.5	5.5%
5th Grade Mathematics (West Elementary)	51	42.9	8.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Plymouth)	43	38.8	4.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)	49	33.4	15.6%
5th Grade Science (West Elementary)	51	51	0%
5th Grade Science (Plymouth)	43	44.4	1.3%
5th Grade Science (Massachusetts)	48	42.2	5.8%
All Grades English Language Arts (West Elementary)	66	45.8	20.2%
All Grades English Language Arts (Plymouth)	54	50.7	3.3%
All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)	52	46	6%
All Grades Mathematics (West Elementary)	51	28.3	22.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Plymouth)	46	33.2	12.8%
All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)	49	33.4	15.6%
All Grades Science (West Elementary)	51	51	0%
All Grades Science (Plymouth)	47	37.4	9.7%
All Grades Science (Massachusetts)	47	41.8	5.2%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	352	318	9.7%
African American	9	10	11.1%
American Indian	0	0
Asian	4	3	25%
Hispanic	22	17	22.7%
Pacific Islander	0	1
Two or More Races	19	30	57.9%

Middle:	Plymouth Commun Intermediate
High:	Plymouth North High

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