Plymouth South High High School
490 Long Pond Rd
Plymouth MA, 02360, Plymouth County
Phone: 508-224-7512
Ranking: (174 out of 298, bottom 42%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
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: | 118 | 123 | 123 | 124 | 122 | 120 | 84 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,160 | 1,280 | 1,381 | 1,409 | 1,489 | 1,493 | 809 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 268 | 23.1% | 277 | 21.6% | 359 | 26.0% | 380 | 27.0% | 421 | 28.3% | 399 | 26.7% | 218 | 26.9% |
Grade 10: | 268 | 23.1% | 327 | 25.5% | 348 | 25.2% | 390 | 27.7% | 365 | 24.5% | 359 | 24.0% | 221 | 27.3% |
Grade 11: | 318 | 27.4% | 334 | 26.1% | 376 | 27.2% | 330 | 23.4% | 352 | 23.6% | 390 | 26.1% | 172 | 21.3% |
Grade 12: | 305 | 26.3% | 340 | 26.6% | 298 | 21.6% | 309 | 21.9% | 351 | 23.6% | 345 | 23.1% | 198 | 24.5% |
Ungraded: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 629 | 54.2% | 693 | 54.1% | 740 | 53.6% | 750 | 53.2% | 813 | 54.6% | 818 | 54.8% | 399 | 49.3% |
Female: | 531 | 45.8% | 587 | 45.9% | 641 | 46.4% | 659 | 46.8% | 676 | 45.4% | 675 | 45.2% | 396 | 48.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.6% | 8 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 11 | 0.9% | 10 | 0.8% | 8 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 16 | 1.4% | 15 | 1.2% | 19 | 1.4% | 25 | 1.8% | 28 | 1.9% | 24 | 1.6% | 17 | 2.1% |
Black: | 17 | 1.5% | 21 | 1.6% | 20 | 1.4% | 16 | 1.1% | 27 | 1.8% | 22 | 1.5% | 17 | 2.1% |
White: | 1,072 | 92.4% | 1,195 | 93.4% | 1,291 | 93.5% | 1,325 | 94.0% | 1,400 | 94.0% | 1,414 | 94.7% | 760 | 93.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.3% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 33 | 2.8% | 29 | 2.3% | 31 | 2.2% | 25 | 1.8% | 15 | 1.0% | 18 | 1.2% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 274 | 23.6% | 299 | 23.4% | 240 | 17.4% | 309 | 21.9% | 340 | 22.8% | 259 | 17.3% | 111 | 13.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 75 | 6.5% | 95 | 7.4% | 100 | 7.2% | 98 | 7.0% | 122 | 8.2% | 134 | 9.0% | 52 | 6.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.82 | 10.39 | 11.21 | 11.33 | 12.20 | 12.50 | 9.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 72.3% | 61.8% | 61% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 63% | 62% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 69% | 65% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 69% | 70% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 73% | 71% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 79% | 74% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 85% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 82% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 88% | 84% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 93% | 88% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 95% | 91% |
2003 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 57.9% | 47.1% | 51% |
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 52% | 57% |
2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 61% | 62% |
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 62% | 67% |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 68% | 69% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 70% | 72% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 73% | 75% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 76% | 75% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 77% | 74% |
2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 82% | 78% |
2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 83% | 80% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 59% | 57% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 67% | 61% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 70% | 65% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 75% | 67% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 78% | 69% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 79% | 71% |
2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 51% | 44% | 42% |
2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 64% | 62% | 55% |
2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 71% | 71% | 61% |
2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 69% | 69% | 63% |
2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 75% | 76% | 71% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 78% | 79% | 72% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 82% | 79% | 73% |
2008 | Technology/Engineering | End of course | % proficient | 20% | 26% | 47% |
2009 | Technology/Engineering | End of course | % proficient | 30% | 33% | 53% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Plymouth South High High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.