Joseph F. Plouffe Academy Middle School
250 Crescent St
Brockton MA, 02301, Plymouth County
Phone: 508-849-4301
Ranking: 
(977 out of 1,316, bottom 26%)*
(977 out of 1,316, bottom 26%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Brockton 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 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 49 | 49 | 49 | 45 | 50 | |||||
| Total Students: | 633 | 637 | 614 | 562 | 600 | |||||
| Grade 6: | 204 | 32.2% | 218 | 34.2% | 208 | 33.9% | 190 | 33.8% | 213 | 35.5% |
| Grade 7: | 216 | 34.1% | 212 | 33.3% | 202 | 32.9% | 203 | 36.1% | 170 | 28.3% |
| Grade 8: | 213 | 33.6% | 207 | 32.5% | 204 | 33.2% | 169 | 30.1% | 143 | 23.8% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 308 | 48.7% | 309 | 48.5% | 313 | 51.0% | 286 | 50.9% | 307 | 51.2% |
| Female: | 325 | 51.3% | 328 | 51.5% | 301 | 49.0% | 276 | 49.1% | 293 | 48.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.8% |
| Asian: | 18 | 2.8% | 22 | 3.5% | 22 | 3.6% | 20 | 3.6% | 20 | 3.3% |
| Hispanic: | 117 | 18.5% | 122 | 19.2% | 127 | 20.7% | 119 | 21.2% | 115 | 19.2% |
| Black: | 252 | 39.8% | 235 | 36.9% | 230 | 37.5% | 210 | 37.4% | 224 | 37.3% |
| White: | 210 | 33.2% | 221 | 34.7% | 206 | 33.6% | 193 | 34.3% | 218 | 36.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races: | 34 | 5.4% | 34 | 5.3% | 25 | 4.1% | 16 | 2.8% | 18 | 3.0% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 395 | 62.4% | 393 | 61.7% | 346 | 56.4% | 314 | 55.9% | 315 | 52.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 67 | 10.6% | 70 | 11.0% | 54 | 8.8% | 52 | 9.3% | 65 | 10.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.94 | 12.91 | 12.59 | 12.48 | 12.09 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCAS | ||||||
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 45% | 68% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 43% | 66% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 42% | 67% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 33% | 58% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 36% | 60% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 38% | 60% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 55% | 73% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 57% | 71% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 54% | 71% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 31% | 51% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 30% | 51% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 31% | 52% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 67% | 79% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 68% | 81% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 64% | 78% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 33% | 52% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 32% | 52% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 40% | 54% |
| 2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 16% | 39% |
| 2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 19% | 43% |
| 2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 17% | 39% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Joseph F. Plouffe Academy Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.