Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0Taunton’s public schools score below 77% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 24% of Taunton’s students scored proficient, below the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Taunton, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Massachusetts, not nationally.
From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Taunton’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 173 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Taunton’s, its schools beat 36%, higher than their 23% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 30% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% in math, against 44% and 41% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $20,128 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Six elementary schools, then three middle and one middle school
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 7% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Our Lady of Lourdes School (private) is in town. Taunton Public Virtual Academy, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Taunton’s grade
C−: better than 23% of Massachusetts school districts, #238 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Graduation is above the Massachusetts average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Taunton, with each school’s own grade.
5th grade in Taunton · depends on your address
Benjamin Friedman Middle
Grades 5–7 · 701 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Joseph H Martin
Grades 5–7 · 647 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in East Taunton
John F Parker Middle
Grades 5–7 · 517 students · 15:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Taunton · depends on your address
Benjamin Friedman Middle
Grades 5–7 · 701 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Joseph H Martin
Grades 5–7 · 647 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in East Taunton
John F Parker Middle
Grades 5–7 · 517 students · 15:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Taunton · depends on your address
Benjamin Friedman Middle
Grades 5–7 · 701 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Joseph H Martin
Grades 5–7 · 647 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in East Taunton
John F Parker Middle
Grades 5–7 · 517 students · 15:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Taunton
Taunton High
Grades 8–12 · 2,877 students · 17:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Taunton
Taunton High
Grades 8–12 · 2,877 students · 17:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Taunton
Taunton High
Grades 8–12 · 2,877 students · 17:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Taunton
Taunton High
Grades 8–12 · 2,877 students · 17:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Taunton
Taunton High
Grades 8–12 · 2,877 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Taunton’s public schools are run by Taunton School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Taunton vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Taunton’s borders.
Every school in Taunton
15 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Taunton’s schools
Are Taunton’s schools good?
On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Taunton children attend score below 77% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #238 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 36%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Taunton in?
Taunton School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 8,311 students in 13 schools (2024–25).
What is Taunton’s graduation rate?
90% of the class of 2023 in Taunton School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Taunton spend per student?
$20,128 in Taunton School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Taunton?
Yes: Our Lady of Lourdes School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 160 students).
Parents talk
What Taunton families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Taunton → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Massachusetts. Stars are from neighbors.