Bristol-Plymouth offers students courses in mathematics, English, physical and life sciences, social studies, Spanish, health, and physical education. The classes are for the most part divided into three learning tiers: Standard, Advanced, and Honors or AP. The school's Advanced Placement courses consists of Biology and U.S History for Sophomores, English Literature for Juniors, and Calculus AB and English Language for Seniors. The school also offers numerous trade-specific AP classes: the Biotechnology program offers AP Statistics, and the Computer Networking Technology program offers AP Computer Science Principles, both courses for Juniors.
Best highschool ever Students in the technical programs receive a hands-on learning experience. They receive practical training through outside jobs provided by the program. On-site Bristol-Plymouth has a hair salon, restaurant, daycare/preschool, computer service desk and car shop where students provide services to paying customers. In addition, many off-site shops operate within the community to provide additional services with "real-world" applications. The school operates on an "A" and "B" week schedule; 9th and 11th graders are in the shop when the 10th and 12th graders are in academic classrooms, and vice versa. In their junior and senior years, students have the opportunity to participate in a program known as CO-OP. Instead of attending traditional classes during the week of technical instruction, CO-OP students are allowed to work paid positions with local businesses related to their particular field of study.
Demographics
According to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, there were 1,986 students enrolled for the 2014-15 school year. 1,153 students were listed as White, 73 students as Hispanic, 44 students as African-American, 8 students as Asian, 7 students as Native American, and 37 students as multi-racial. 57.5% of the students were male, with 42.5% female. In the 2013-14 school year, there were 1281 students enrolled. Of these students, 1,131 students were listed as White, 64 students as Hispanic, 45 students as African-American, 5 students as Asian, and 31 students as multi-racial. 58.1% of students were male and 41.9% were female. Of all enrolled students, 6 were considered to be English Language Learners. Based on data from the National Center for Education Statistics, in the 2012-13 school year, there were 1,275 students enrolled. Of these students, 1,114 students were listed as White, 64 students as Hispanic, 53 students as Black, 5 students as Asian/Pacific Islander, 5 students as American Indian/Alaskan Native, and 34 students as multi-racial. 708 students were male and 567 students were female. In this school year, the student to teacher ratio was 13.44.
