Plum Cove School
15 Hickory St
Gloucester MA, 01930, Essex County
Phone: 978-282-3030
Ranking: 
(698 out of 1,316, bottom 47%)*
(698 out of 1,316, bottom 47%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Gloucester 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: | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 8 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 221 | 211 | 220 | 221 | 217 | 159 | 107 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 42 | 19.0% | 29 | 13.7% | 39 | 17.7% | 39 | 17.6% | 48 | 22.1% | 31 | 19.5% | 32 | 29.9% |
| Grade 1: | 38 | 17.2% | 34 | 16.1% | 33 | 15.0% | 47 | 21.3% | 31 | 14.3% | 34 | 21.4% | 43 | 40.2% |
| Grade 2: | 30 | 13.6% | 33 | 15.6% | 50 | 22.7% | 28 | 12.7% | 38 | 17.5% | 40 | 25.2% | 32 | 29.9% |
| Grade 3: | 31 | 14.0% | 48 | 22.7% | 26 | 11.8% | 36 | 16.3% | 41 | 18.9% | 32 | 20.1% | NA | NA |
| Grade 4: | 49 | 22.2% | 26 | 12.3% | 35 | 15.9% | 39 | 17.6% | 34 | 15.7% | 22 | 13.8% | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 31 | 14.0% | 41 | 19.4% | 37 | 16.8% | 32 | 14.5% | 25 | 11.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 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: | 117 | 52.9% | 106 | 50.2% | 120 | 54.5% | 107 | 48.4% | 101 | 46.5% | 71 | 44.7% | 52 | 48.6% |
| Female: | 104 | 47.1% | 105 | 49.8% | 100 | 45.5% | 114 | 51.6% | 116 | 53.5% | 88 | 55.3% | 50 | 46.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 4 | 1.8% | 3 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.9% | 3 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.8% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.9% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 211 | 95.5% | 199 | 94.3% | 214 | 97.3% | 212 | 95.9% | 207 | 95.4% | 151 | 95.0% | 105 | 98.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 1.3% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.9% | 3 | 1.4% | 3 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.6% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 21.3% | 34 | 16.1% | 43 | 19.5% | 40 | 18.1% | 32 | 14.7% | 21 | 13.2% | 17 | 15.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 7.2% | 17 | 8.1% | 4 | 1.8% | 10 | 4.5% | 12 | 5.5% | 6 | 3.8% | 8 | 7.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.06 | 12.21 | 13.94 | 13.41 | 16.19 | 12.80 | 13.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCAS | ||||||
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51% | 49% | 57% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61% | 57% | 63% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66% | 61% | 61% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70% | 66% | 61% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71% | 58% | 57% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 48% | 45% | 60% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54% | 52% | 65% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64% | 59% | 66% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51% | 56% | 61% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64% | 63% | 67% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 51% | 53% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 42% | 54% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 43% | 53% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 52% | 57% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 53% | 53% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 40% | 48% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 34% | 48% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 40% | 47% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 39% | 51% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 46% | 52% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 62% | 63% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 66% | 67% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 58% | 61% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 65% | 65% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 48% | 55% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 55% | 59% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 54% | 57% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 56% | 61% |
| 2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 46% | 53% |
| 2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 48% | 50% |
| 2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 55% | 52% |
| 2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 49% | 51% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Plum Cove School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.