Thomas R Plympton Elementary School
Grades: K-5
Students: 335
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher
Ratio: 12:1
Student-Counselor
Ratio: 189:1
Certified Teachers: 100%
20 Farnsworth Street
Waltham, MA 02451
Waltham, MA 02451
(781) 314-5765
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
5/10
1/10
NA
Academic ProgressNA
College Readiness5/10
Community Reviews
Terrible school the principal and the teachers are horrible. The school is the worst in Massachusetts. The kids are not bad it is the teachers and the administration.
Posted by a parent on 11/20/2025My daughter has had a great experience here! Teachers are experienced and caring.
Posted by a parent on 8/23/2025This school is great and truly a gem. Activities during, before, and after school hours are great and enriching. You will see the principal himself at all the events and he is all in on being there for his students, as are all the teachers. The park at the school is brand new and was just redone 2 y
Posted by a parent on 4/2/2018School has so many wonderful teachers and resources. My kids are thriving and enjoying wonderful music program, challenge, drama classes and math olympiad. They are also doing great on standardized tests. So far I have only good things to say about Waltham schools.
Posted by a parent on 3/1/2017I have 2 children at Plympton, and one on the way. The staff is terrific, very caring and involved school community. Full-time, award-winning librarian, full-time nurse, drama teacher, art teacher, music teacher... band and orchestra programs, math olympiad, challenge program. Add in on-site aftersc
Posted by a parent on 8/7/2011Nearby Schools
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5/10GreatSchools RatingParent Rating AverageNortheast is an engaging community of teachers, students, and parents coming together to support learning. Both of my children have had nothing but wonderful experiences there, and they both went through the “gifted” program there as well. I love that Waltham supports the arts and has a drama elective (with performances) every year, and allows students to start instruments in 3rd grade. Other districts don’t start instruments until 4th or 5th grade. This school is exceptionally diverse, and my kids learned a lot about other cultures and countries just from their friends here—international night at Northeast is also not to be missed! I don’t know why this school ranks low, as it’s run by loving, supportive staff and my kids are way above grade level expectations because of the talented teachers here. Highly recommend!Parent Review11mo ago - St Jude School
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NAGreatSchools RatingParent Rating AverageNo reviews available for this school.
Waltham schools - Thomas R Plympton Elementary School is located at 20 Farnsworth Street, Waltham MA 02451. Thomas R Plympton Elementary School is in the Waltham School District. Thomas R Plympton Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K-5.
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