Summary:
The city of Stoughton, Massachusetts is home to 8 schools, including 6 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The schools in this Stoughton school district serve students from pre-K through 12th grade and showcase a range of academic performance, with some standout schools and others lagging behind state averages.
The Richard L. Wilkins Elementary School and Joseph R Dawe Junior Elementary are two of the highest-performing schools, with 44-57% and 43-56% of students respectively scoring proficient or better on MCAS tests in English Language Arts and Mathematics. In contrast, Stoughton High School has seen a decline in its MCAS performance, dropping from a 3-star to a 2-star rating on SchoolDigger. The high school does maintain a strong 87.2% four-year graduation rate, however.
Across the district, per-student spending ranges from $16,653 at O'Donnell Middle School to $37,119 at the Edwin A Jones Early Childhood Center, suggesting a focus on early childhood education. Student-teacher ratios also vary, from 10.3 at Stoughton High to 13.5 at South Elementary. Overall, the Stoughton school district exhibits a mix of high-performing and lower-performing schools, presenting opportunities to learn from the best practices of the top-tier institutions and address equity concerns across the system.
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