South Elementary Primary School
178 Bourne Rd
Plymouth MA, 02360, Plymouth County
Phone: 508-830-4390
Ranking: 
(581 out of 1,316, top 44%)*
(581 out of 1,316, top 44%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Plymouth School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 42 | 43 | 41 | 42 | 40 | 41 | 41 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 628 | 686 | 702 | 729 | 734 | 732 | 729 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 48 | 7.6% | 50 | 7.3% | 40 | 5.7% | 38 | 5.2% | 44 | 6.0% | 40 | 5.5% | 38 | 5.2% |
| Kindergarten: | 94 | 15.0% | 107 | 15.6% | 117 | 16.7% | 135 | 18.5% | 125 | 17.0% | 147 | 20.1% | 137 | 18.8% |
| Grade 1: | 103 | 16.4% | 127 | 18.5% | 141 | 20.1% | 130 | 17.8% | 152 | 20.7% | 141 | 19.3% | 149 | 20.4% |
| Grade 2: | 127 | 20.2% | 131 | 19.1% | 119 | 17.0% | 153 | 21.0% | 144 | 19.6% | 146 | 19.9% | 134 | 18.4% |
| Grade 3: | 133 | 21.2% | 122 | 17.8% | 153 | 21.8% | 136 | 18.7% | 144 | 19.6% | 127 | 17.3% | 130 | 17.8% |
| Grade 4: | 123 | 19.6% | 149 | 21.7% | 132 | 18.8% | 137 | 18.8% | 125 | 17.0% | 131 | 17.9% | 141 | 19.3% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 317 | 50.5% | 344 | 50.1% | 348 | 49.6% | 349 | 47.9% | 343 | 46.7% | 359 | 49.0% | 339 | 46.5% |
| Female: | 311 | 49.5% | 342 | 49.9% | 354 | 50.4% | 380 | 52.1% | 391 | 53.3% | 373 | 51.0% | 366 | 50.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 5 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.4% | 10 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic: | 16 | 2.5% | 9 | 1.3% | 13 | 1.9% | 15 | 2.1% | 18 | 2.5% | 12 | 1.6% | 11 | 1.5% |
| Black: | 6 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.9% | 9 | 1.3% | 10 | 1.4% | 12 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.0% | 11 | 1.5% |
| White: | 571 | 90.9% | 638 | 93.0% | 646 | 92.0% | 661 | 90.7% | 662 | 90.2% | 673 | 91.9% | 673 | 92.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 25 | 4.0% | 21 | 3.1% | 23 | 3.3% | 29 | 4.0% | 28 | 3.8% | 25 | 3.4% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 114 | 18.2% | 113 | 16.5% | 98 | 14.0% | 105 | 14.4% | 113 | 15.4% | 75 | 10.2% | 73 | 10.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 2.1% | 20 | 2.9% | 19 | 2.7% | 33 | 4.5% | 25 | 3.4% | 32 | 4.4% | 34 | 4.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.87 | 15.84 | 17.20 | 17.35 | 18.58 | 17.80 | 17.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCAS | ||||||
| 2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.7% | 71.8% | N/A |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67% | 68% | 59% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 65% | 56% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52% | 64% | 57% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63% | 72% | 63% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61% | 65% | 61% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63% | 65% | 61% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61% | 60% | 57% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56% | 55% | 52% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68% | 71% | 60% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73% | 69% | 61% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62% | 70% | 60% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65% | 74% | 65% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63% | 71% | 66% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60% | 63% | 61% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68% | 70% | 67% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72% | 71% | 63% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74% | 71% | 62% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65% | 64% | 58% |
| 2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.6% | 69.7% | 56% |
| 2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 65% | 56% |
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 59% | 50% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 61% | 50% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 62% | 56% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 57% | 49% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 63% | 53% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 61% | 54% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 63% | 53% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 63% | 57% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 57% | 53% |
| 2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42.0% | 46.3% | 40% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 53% | 42% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 53% | 41% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 44% | 40% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 53% | 48% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 49% | 49% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 51% | 48% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 49% | 48% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 52% | 47% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 52% | 51% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 49% | 52% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* South Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.