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James L. Mulcahey Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

28 Clifford Street, Taunton, MA 02780 · (508) 821-1255 · Part of Taunton School District

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

Directions
Students
898
Students per teacher
15:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about James L. Mulcahey Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 17% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 24 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 15.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Taunton kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–4James L. Mulcahey Elementary SchoolYou are here
5–73 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency13%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts31%
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 ↗

28 Clifford Street, Taunton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K45
Kindergarten183
Grade 1169
Grade 2158
Grade 3186
Grade 4157
Enrollment over time
775’20
817’21
851’22
882’23
898’24

Up 15.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 45%Black 30%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 7%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about James L. Mulcahey Elementary School from Taunton families.

Other schools in Taunton School District

The district →
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
H H Galligan
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Taunton
C−
286 students12:1

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.