Carver vs Plymouth Schools
How the two districts, about 7 miles apart, compare on test scores, high school results, classrooms, spending and housing.
The short answer
- Overall: Plymouth ranks higher, #118 to Carver's #198 of 328 Massachusetts districts.
- MCAS 2026: Mixed: Plymouth leads in ELA (45% vs 33%), Carver in Math (36% vs 35%). Statewide: 40% and 41%.
- SAT: Carver averages 20 points higher (1075 vs 1055).
- Spending: Plymouth spends $2,105 more per student ($22,854 vs $20,750).
- Homes: Homes cost more in Plymouth: single-family homes average $616K vs $547K. The average tax bill is $7,448 in Carver and $7,731 in Plymouth.
MCAS results, 2026
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, all tested grades combined. Both districts test grades 3–10; "State" is the statewide figure for the same grades.
| Year | Carver | Plymouth | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33% | 45% | 40% |
| 2025 | 34% | 47% | 42% |
| 2024 | 31% | 45% | 41% |
| 2023 | 32% | 51% | 44% |
| 2022 | 32% | 48% | 43% |
| 2021 | 42% | 53% | 48% |
| Year | Carver | Plymouth | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36% | 35% | 41% |
| 2025 | 38% | 38% | 41% |
| 2024 | 33% | 38% | 42% |
| 2023 | 32% | 42% | 42% |
| 2022 | 30% | 38% | 40% |
| 2021 | 26% | 35% | 35% |
No test in 2020. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement.
High school results
Averages of each district's ranked high schools. "MA avg" is the average of all districts with high school data.
Classrooms, teachers & spending
Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources in FY2024. Class size is the average across all classes in the district.
Students
| Carver | Plymouth | |
|---|---|---|
| Students in classes | 1,485 | 6,996 |
| English learners | 2% | 5.6% |
| Students with disabilities | 22.8% | 21.6% |
| White | 88.3% | 80.2% |
| Asian | 0.7% | 0.8% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 4.5% | 11.1% |
| Black/African American | 2.2% | 2.6% |
| Multi-race | 4.1% | 5% |
Homes & taxes
What could you afford in either town?
FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue; for a district with several towns, the comparison uses the average of its towns. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices.