Middle Schools in Stoughton

The Stoughton area in Massachusetts has one middle school, O’Donnell Middle School, serving grades 6–8 with 801 students. It is part of the Stoughton district, which is ranked 184 of 351 districts in Massachusetts (48th percentile, 2 stars). The school itself is ranked 247 of 478 in 2025–2026 (48th percentile, 2 stars). Its rank has improved from 275 of 493 in 2023–2024 to 266 of 484 in 2024–2025 to 247 of 478 in 2025–2026, and its percentile rose from 44 to 45 to 48, though it remains at 2 stars. Student-teacher ratio is 11.3:1 (2024–2025) and per-student spending was $16,653 (2020–2021); free/reduced lunch is not reported.

On 2025–2026 MCAS Next Generation tests, grade-level results show the school above the district in every reported middle-grade ELA, math, science, and civics comparison, but still below the state in ELA and math. ELA is the weakest area: all-grade ELA is 28.76% proficient or higher, versus 37% for the district and 40.03% for the state. Grade 6 ELA is 26.12% (district 24.52%, state 40.26%), grade 7 ELA is 26.85% (district 26.14%, state 39.91%), and grade 8 ELA is 33.33% (district 32.17%, state 41.70%). All-grade math is 33.91% (district 38.78%, state 41.11%). Grade 8 math is 39.76% (district 38.76%, state 41.67%), grade 6 math is 33.88% (district 31.82%, state 42.59%), and grade 7 math is 28.29% (district 27.44%, state 37.48%). Because the district’s all-grade figures differ from its middle-grade figures, grade-level comparisons are more useful for judging this middle school.

Science and civics are the standout subjects. Grade 8 science is 40.73%, above the district’s 39.00% and the state’s 38.93%. Grade 8 civics is 41.53%, above the district’s 40.31% and the state’s 39.77%. Year over year, math improved from 30.95% to 33.91% (+2.96 points), science from 38.31% to 40.73% (+2.42 points), and civics from 33.08% to 41.53% (+8.45 points). ELA declined from 32.63% to 28.76% (−3.87 points), with the school-state ELA gap widening from −8.90 to −11.27 points. Overall, the school shows improvement in rank, math, science, and civics, but persistent ELA weakness and below-state ELA and math results remain the main concerns.