📍 59 Hatch Street, Marshfield, Plymouth County, 02050
South River is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Marshfield, Plymouth County. The school has 257 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Marshfield school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South River enrolls 257 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 2.7% Two or more races and 1.2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 243 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South River is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 34, state house district 175.
South River is one of 7 schools in Marshfield, based in Marshfield, Massachusetts. The district serves 3,637 students district-wide and employs 325 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 257 students, South River is smaller than the district average of about 520 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large