Thomas R Plympton Elementary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Waltham, Massachusetts

Thomas R Plympton Elementary School in Waltham, Massachusetts enrolled 357 students in 2024-25 with 35.2 full-time teachers, 10.1 students per teacher against the Massachusetts elementary-school median of 12.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Massachusetts: 43.7% and 42%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%

353 students in 2022-23, 352 students in 2023-24, 357 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 32.5 to 35.2.

Students enrolled at Thomas R Plympton Elementary School by school year2022-23: 353, 2023-24: 352, 2024-25: 35701002003004002022-233532023-243522024-25357
Students enrolled at Thomas R Plympton Elementary School by school year2022-23: 353, 2023-24: 352, 2024-25: 35701002003004002022-233532023-243522024-25357
Students enrolled at Thomas R Plympton Elementary School by school year2022-23: 353, 2023-24: 352, 2024-25: 35701002003004002022-233532023-243522024-25357
Students enrolled at Thomas R Plympton Elementary School by school year2022-23: 353, 2023-24: 352, 2024-25: 35701002003004002022-233532023-243522024-25357
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2335332.510.9
2023-2435234.010.3
2024-2535735.210.1

10.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 83 of every 100 Massachusetts elementary schools

Among the 1,012 Massachusetts elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; This school 10.1; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.1state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; This school 10.1; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.1state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; This school 10.1; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.1state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; This school 10.1; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.1state median 12.1U.S. 14.6

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 167 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Thomas R Plympton Elementary School enrolled 334 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 167 of the 334 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent18.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

38.9% of students were White, 38.1% Hispanic, 13.4% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White38.9%
  2. Hispanic38.1%
  3. Black13.4%
  4. Two or more races5.3%
  5. Asian4.2%

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 Thomas R Plympton Elementary School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% 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, 2021-2230‑34%40%43.7%
Math, 2022-2340‑44%38% (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.

Elementary schools in Waltham

7 public elementary schools in Waltham report 2024-25 enrollment; Thomas R Plympton Elementary School is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Northeast Elementary School52710.7not reported
Douglas MacArthur Elementary School47511.5not reported
William F. Stanley Elementary School3818.5not reported
Henry Whittemore Elementary School3729.1not reported
Thomas R Plympton Elementary School35710.1not reported
James Fitzgerald Elementary School35010.0not reported
Waltham Public Schools Dual Language Program22213.1not reported

All public schools in Waltham →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Thomas R Plympton Elementary School

  1. Waltham Public Schools Dual Language ProgramThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 222 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. William F. Stanley Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 381 students, 8.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  3. Compare Thomas R Plympton Elementary School with Waltham Public Schools Dual Language ProgramStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Waltham Public Schools spends per student$26,980 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$26,980
  5. The largest public schools in MassachusettsThomas R Plympton Elementary School is the number 557 by size of 1,014 Massachusetts elementary schools open in 2024-25.#557 of 1,014
  6. Massachusetts schools by students per teacher10.1 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 12.1 for elementary schools.10.1:1
  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 Thomas R Plympton Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Thomas R Plympton Elementary School?
    357 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 353 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Waltham, MA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Thomas R Plympton Elementary School?
    10.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Massachusetts median for elementary schools is 12.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Thomas R Plympton Elementary School a Title I school?
    Thomas R Plympton Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Thomas R Plympton Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Thomas R Plympton Elementary School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% 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 district is Thomas R Plympton Elementary School in?
    Waltham Public Schools, NCES district ID 2512000. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 251200001978 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
  • 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

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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