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Taunton Schools
Taunton is a public school district in Massachusetts, based in Bristol County (Taunton). SchoolGrade grades 12 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Taunton on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Taunton
10 of 12 schools in Taunton carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
C: 4D: 6
Best schools in Taunton
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- C East Taunton Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C- Joseph C Chamberlain (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Benjamin Friedman Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- C- Joseph H Martin (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ Edmund Hatch Bennett (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Elizabeth Pole (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D H H Galligan (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D James L Mulcahey Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D John F Parker Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- D Taunton High (High school, meets expectations)
Every school in Taunton
All schools, A to Z (12)
- C- Benjamin Friedman Middle, Taunton
- C East Taunton Elementary, East Taunton
- D+ Edmund Hatch Bennett, Taunton
- Edward F Leddy Preschool, Taunton
- D Elizabeth Pole, Taunton
- D H H Galligan, Taunton
- D James L Mulcahey Elementary School, Taunton
- D John F Parker Middle, Taunton
- C- Joseph C Chamberlain, Taunton
- C- Joseph H Martin, East Taunton
- Taunton Alternative High School, Taunton
- D Taunton High, Taunton
Where Taunton schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Taunton (10)
- East Taunton (2)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Massachusetts
- County: Bristol County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 8,018 students with 556 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,017 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2511520
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Bridgewater-Raynham (8 schools, 6 mi)
- Norton (5 schools, 6 mi)
- Dighton-Rehoboth (5 schools, 8 mi)
- West Bridgewater (4 schools, 9 mi)
- Freetown-Lakeville (5 schools, 9 mi)
- Easton (4 schools, 9 mi)
- Mansfield (5 schools, 10 mi)
- Attleboro (12 schools, 10 mi)
Questions about Taunton
How many schools are in Taunton?
SchoolGrade grades 12 public schools in Taunton, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Taunton serve?
The largest by graded schools: Taunton, East Taunton.
How good are the schools in Taunton?
Across the 10 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D+, with 29.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 27.1%. 90% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Taunton?
8,018 students were enrolled in Taunton in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Taunton?
Taunton is in Massachusetts, based in Bristol County, with its district office in Taunton. Its boundary covers about 46.7 sq mi.