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Benjamin Friedman Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 5–7

500 Norton Avenue, Taunton, MA 02780 · (508) 821-1493 · Part of Taunton School District

Taunton’s School Grade C− better than 23% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
701
Students per teacher
15:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
5–7
The gist

What stands out about Benjamin Friedman Middle

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 29% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 9.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Taunton kids: Taunton High

On the path

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

PK–46 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–7Benjamin Friedman MiddleYou are here
8–12Taunton High2,877 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency18%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts43%
State average 49.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

500 Norton Avenue, Taunton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 5231
Grade 6218
Grade 7252
Enrollment over time
771’20
739’21
730’22
692’23
701’24

Down 9.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 59%Black 20%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Benjamin Friedman Middle from Taunton families.

Other schools in Taunton School District

The district →
James L. Mulcahey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Taunton
C−
898 students15:1
Elizabeth Pole
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Taunton
C
635 students13:1
East Taunton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · East Taunton
C
564 students13:1
Joseph C Chamberlain
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Taunton
C+
496 students14:1
Edward F. Leddy Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Taunton
245 students22:1
Edmund Hatch Bennett
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Taunton
C+
313 students13:1

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; Taunton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.