Rising Tide Charter Public School

Public high school, grades 5 to 12 · Plymouth, Massachusetts

Rising Tide Charter Public School in Plymouth, Massachusetts enrolled 617 students in 2024-25 with 58.3 full-time teachers, 10.6 students per teacher against the Massachusetts high-school median of 11.2. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 55% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 49% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Massachusetts: 43.7% and 42%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Massachusetts: 89.2%).

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%

634 students in 2022-23, 623 students in 2023-24, 617 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 60.6 to 58.3.

Students enrolled at Rising Tide Charter Public School by school year2022-23: 634, 2023-24: 623, 2024-25: 61702004006008002022-236342023-246232024-25617
Students enrolled at Rising Tide Charter Public School by school year2022-23: 634, 2023-24: 623, 2024-25: 61702004006008002022-236342023-246232024-25617
Students enrolled at Rising Tide Charter Public School by school year2022-23: 634, 2023-24: 623, 2024-25: 61702004006008002022-236342023-246232024-25617
Students enrolled at Rising Tide Charter Public School by school year2022-23: 634, 2023-24: 623, 2024-25: 61702004006008002022-236342023-246232024-25617
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2363460.610.5
2023-2462358.110.7
2024-2561758.310.6

10.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 66 of every 100 Massachusetts high schools

Among the 373 Massachusetts high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Massachusetts high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 66.5; This school 10.6; state median 11.2.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.6state median 11.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Massachusetts high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 66.5; This school 10.6; state median 11.2.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.6state median 11.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Massachusetts high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 66.5; This school 10.6; state median 11.2.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.6state median 11.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Massachusetts high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 66.5; This school 10.6; state median 11.2.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.6state median 11.2U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 142 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Rising Tide Charter Public School enrolled 651 students and had 4.6 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 49 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)4.6, one per 142 of the 651 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions49
  • Chronically absent19.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

80.4% of students were White, 8.2% of two or more races, 5.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White80.4%
  2. Two or more races8.2%
  3. Hispanic5.7%
  4. Black2.9%
  5. Asian2.4%
  6. American Indian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Rising Tide Charter Public School scored proficient or above: 55% in reading in 2021-22 and 49% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Massachusetts, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMassachusetts
Reading and language arts, 2021-2255%55%43.7%
Math, 2022-2349%43% (2021-22)42%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% or more of the 64 students in Rising Tide Charter Public School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.2% across Massachusetts. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMassachusetts
Four-year graduation rate95% or more95% or more89.2%
Students in the class646472,602

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Plymouth

4 public high schools in Plymouth report 2024-25 enrollment; Rising Tide Charter Public School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Plymouth North High1,16911.1not reported
Plymouth South High1,00110.1not reported
Rising Tide Charter Public School61710.6not reported
Map Academy Charter School30111.0not reported

All public schools in Plymouth →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Rising Tide Charter Public School

  1. Map Academy Charter SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.0 miles away: 301 students, 11.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Plymouth North HighThe next nearest public high school, 2.5 miles away: 1,169 students, 11.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  3. Compare Rising Tide Charter Public School with Map Academy Charter SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Rising Tide Charter Public School spends per student$22,339 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,339
  5. The largest public schools in MassachusettsRising Tide Charter Public School is the number 205 by size of 378 Massachusetts high schools open in 2024-25.#205 of 378
  6. Massachusetts schools by students per teacher10.6 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 11.2 for high schools.10.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Rising Tide Charter Public School

  1. How many students attend Rising Tide Charter Public School?
    617 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 634 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Plymouth, MA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Rising Tide Charter Public School?
    10.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Massachusetts median for high schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Rising Tide Charter Public School a Title I school?
    Rising Tide Charter Public School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Rising Tide Charter Public School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Rising Tide Charter Public School scored proficient or above: 55% in reading in 2021-22 and 49% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Massachusetts's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Rising Tide Charter Public School?
    95% or more of the 64 students in Rising Tide Charter Public School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.2% across Massachusetts. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Rising Tide Charter Public School in?
    Rising Tide Charter Public School, NCES district ID 2500057. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 250005701271 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22