📍 178 Bourne Rd, Plymouth, Plymouth County, 02360
South Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Plymouth, Plymouth County. The school has 619 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Plymouth school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 47.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 54% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
South Elementary enrolls 619 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 47.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino and 4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 534 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 40 | 6.5% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 4% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <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 Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 39, state house district 172.
South Elementary is one of 13 schools in Plymouth, based in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The district serves 6,956 students district-wide and employs 637 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 619 students, South Elementary is larger than the district average of about 535 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe