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Taunton, MA
Public School Ratings




Taunton Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Taunton School District details

Taunton School District
215 Harris Street
Taunton, MA 02780

7,757 Students enrolled in District

12 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Taunton School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Massachusetts

2

(10 is best)

Better than 16.2% of all MA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 39.7% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
42%
30%
43%
24%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Benjamin Friedman Middle School
500 Norton Avenue
Taunton, MA, 02780
05-07
East Taunton Elementary School
58 R Stevens Street
East Taunton, MA, 02718
KG-04
Edmund Hatch Bennett School
47 North Walker Street
Taunton, MA, 02780
KG-04
Edward F. Leddy Preschool School
36 Second Street
Taunton, MA, 02780
PK-PK
Elizabeth Pole School
215 Harris Street
Taunton, MA, 02780
KG-04
H Galligan School
15 Sheridan Street
Taunton, MA, 02780
KG-04
John F Parker Middle School
60 Williams Street
Taunton, MA, 02780
05-07
Joseph C Chamberlain School
480 Norton Avenue
Taunton, MA, 02780
KG-04
Joseph H Martin School
131 Caswell Street
East Taunton, MA, 02718
05-07
Mulcahey Elementary School
28 Clifford Street
Taunton, MA, 02780
PK-04
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 61.2% 58.3%
Black 22.2% 9.8%
Hispanic 14.9% 24.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.1% 7.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,510 $76,422,360 41.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,533 $12,319,188 6.7%
Staff $927 $7,449,372 4.1%
General Administration $141 $1,133,076 0.6%
School Administration $598 $4,805,528 2.6%
Operation $940 $7,553,840 4.1%
Transportation $879 $7,063,644 3.9%
Other $298 $2,394,728 1.3%
Total Support $5,316 $42,719,376 23.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $7,978 $64,111,208 35.0%
Total Expenditures $22,803 $183,244,908 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,021 $10,957,524,359 51.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,684 $1,534,703,819 7.2%
Staff $914 $833,015,705 3.9%
General Administration $276 $251,849,785 1.2%
School Administration $979 $892,630,457 4.2%
Operation $1,659 $1,511,998,563 7.1%
Transportation $848 $773,223,628 3.6%
Other $478 $436,154,533 2.1%
Total Support $6,839 $6,233,540,894 29.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,416 $4,024,919,077 19.0%
Total Expenditures $23,275 $21,215,885,470 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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