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South Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

171 Ash Street, Stoughton, MA 02072 · (781) 344-7004 · Part of Stoughton School District

Stoughton’s School Grade C+ better than 38% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
305
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about South Elementary

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 28.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Stoughton kids: O'Donnell Middle School

On the path

Where Stoughton kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5South ElementaryYou are here
6–8O'Donnell Middle School801 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts67%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

171 Ash Street, Stoughton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten44
Grade 149
Grade 260
Grade 348
Grade 450
Grade 554
Enrollment over time
237’20
253’21
281’22
293’23
305’24

Up 28.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 47%Black 27%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 8%Asian 6%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about South Elementary from Stoughton families.

Other schools in Stoughton School District

The district →
Richard L. Wilkins Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stoughton
C+
357 students13:1
Edwin A Jones Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Stoughton
101 students10:1
Joseph R Dawe Jr Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Stoughton
C+
403 students11:1
Joseph H Gibbons
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Stoughton
C+
389 students14:1
Helen Hansen Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Stoughton
C+
285 students13:1
O'Donnell Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Stoughton
C
801 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Stoughton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.