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John J Ahern

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John J Ahern ranks 152 nd of 478 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

152^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 68% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

John J Ahern is a grades 5–8 middle school with 772 students at 111 Mechanic Street in Foxborough, MA, part of the Foxborough district. It is one of the larger middles in its immediate area — bigger than Harold L Qualters Middle (750), King Philip Middle School (706) and Norton Middle (527), but smaller than North Attleborough Middle (965), Walpole Middle School (829) and Sharon Middle (815).

Academically, Ahern is above the state overall but sits in the second tier locally. Its 2025–2026 MCAS rates are 48.21% in ELA (state: 40.03%), 52.85% in math (state: 41.11%), 42.9% in science (state: 40.98%) and 37.71% in 8th-grade civics — the only subject below the state, and the lowest civics result among its ten nearest peers. The school now ranks 152nd of 478 Massachusetts middle schools (68th percentile, 3 stars), its weakest position in a decade and below its own district's standing. It trails Easton Middle School and Sharon, and leads Dr. Philip O. Coakley Middle School, Norton and O'Donnell Middle School.

The school's advantage over the state is strongest in grades 5 and 6 and narrows sharply by grade 8, where ELA, science and civics all fade — 8th-grade science (32.2) is the lowest in the comparison group, while 8th-grade math (54.55) remains strong. Special education students rank at the 80th percentile, above the school's own 68th, and low-income students rank at the 67th, essentially at the school average. Per-student spending is $18,703 (2020–2021, the only year reported), fourth highest locally. Note that free/reduced-price lunch data are unavailable, and the spending figure is stale relative to the achievement data.

772

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,043

Per pupil spending ?

23.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

111 Mechanic Street
Foxborough, MA 02035

(508) 543-1610

District: Foxborough

Students who attend John J Ahern usually attend:

High:

Foxborough High

Feeder schools for John J Ahern:

Elementary:	Charles Taylor Elementary
	Mabelle M Burrell
	Vincent M Igo Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.7%

Hispanic:

10.2%

African American:

8.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 76th percentile in 2016 → 68th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (48% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the Massachusetts median (68th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg50%

Massachusetts avg41%

152^nd of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 24% (2016) to top 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

88^th of 351Foxborough among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	64.0	152 of 478	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.1	130 of 484	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	128 of 493	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	114 of 501	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	110 of 497	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	71.5	129 of 501	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	130 of 498	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	134 of 484	72.3%	★★★★☆
2017	70.5	140 of 487	71.3%	★★★★☆
2016	73.5	115 of 482	76.1%	★★★★☆
2015	78.3	94 of 441	78.7%	★★★★☆
2014	79.1	91 of 455	80.0%	★★★★☆
2013	74.6	117 of 455	74.3%	★★★★☆
2012	78.2	98 of 455	78.5%	★★★★☆
2011	74.7	108 of 449	75.9%	★★★★☆
2010	76.4	100 of 434	77.0%	★★★★☆
2009	76.1	101 of 409	75.3%	★★★★☆
2008	70.9	118 of 407	71.0%	★★★★☆
2007	78.0	89 of 399	77.7%	★★★★☆
2006	68.2	124 of 399	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.1	119 of 356	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	67.2	120 of 344	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2003	80.3	69 of 339	79.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	63.8	60 of 215	72.1%	★★★★☆
2025	60.1	59 of 206	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	59.5	59 of 202	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	30 of 209	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	46.4	98 of 212	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.4	112 of 193	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	55.6	69 of 131	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.9	65 of 127	48.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.8	77 of 120	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	64.0	97 of 445	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	60.5	106 of 431	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	66.8	101 of 424	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	70.1	78 of 417	81.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	65.3	148 of 468	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.2	141 of 473	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.8	145 of 481	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	133 of 489	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	128 of 494	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	121 of 483	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	129 of 478	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	142 of 463	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	62.6	103 of 383	73.1%	★★★★☆
2025	53.8	140 of 376	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.0	77 of 378	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	79 of 364	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	51 of 368	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	76.3	52 of 335	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.3	63 of 322	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	55 of 309	82.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	150 of 461	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.7	153 of 464	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	150 of 469	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.6	86 of 481	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	58.8	162 of 489	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.2	95 of 462	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	51.4	209 of 452	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	153 of 438	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	61.1	159 of 470	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.4	123 of 473	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	106 of 483	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	88 of 489	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	93 of 497	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	69.8	128 of 485	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.6	128 of 478	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	134 of 466	71.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	44 of 116	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	67.1	87 of 436	80.0%	★★★★☆
2025	73.3	74 of 435	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	75 of 441	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	61.3	108 of 444	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	58.4	157 of 503	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	178 of 489	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	243 of 484	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	191 of 467	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	71.6	127 of 491	74.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	49.8	161 of 393	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.7	138 of 386	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	137 of 392	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.8	124 of 403	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.9	103 of 404	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	62.1	126 of 401	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.7	113 of 396	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	63.0	130 of 395	67.1%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2026)80th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2022)78th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)74th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)73rd percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)72nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)68th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)67th percentile~ school

Male (2026)66th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)62nd percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)59th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2026)47th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics53%+12 vs state

English Language Arts48%+8 vs state

Science43%~ state avg

Civics38%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)						MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)						MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
John J Ahern	Public	5-8	111 Mechanic Street	Foxborough	02035	Norfolk County	Foxborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 543-1610	772	67	11.5	23.1%	538 (69.7%)	66 (8.5%)	79 (10.2%)	54 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.4%)	64	152^nd of 478 public middle schools	68.2%		70.1	130^th of 484 public middle schools	73.1%	22		50.5	52.5	46.0	43.6	48.2		54.7	58.6	43.0	54.6	52.9	52.9	32.2	42.9	37.7	$21,043
Harold L Qualters Middle	Public	6-8	240 East Street	Mansfield	02048	Bristol County	Mansfield	No	No	No	No	(508) 261-7530	750	78	9.6	19.2%	554 (73.9%)	36 (4.8%)	47 (6.3%)	66 (8.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.9%)	72.6	116^th of 478 public middle schools	75.7%		81.7	83^rd of 484 public middle schools	82.9%	33			39.9	44.7	56.2	47.1			59.2	55.1	54.2	56.2		49.4	49.4	51.0	$24,186
Sharon Middle	Public	6-8	75 Mountain Street	Sharon	02067	Norfolk County	Sharon	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 784-1560	815	77	10.5	11.2%	391 (48.0%)	56 (6.9%)	48 (5.9%)	254 (31.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (7.5%)	92	42^nd of 478 public middle schools	91.2%		92.2	42^nd of 484 public middle schools	91.3%				64.6	59.0	72.2	65.0			75.7	67.1	65.9	69.7		67.9	67.9	71.7	$22,668
Charles E Roderick	Public	4-6	120 Taunton Street	Wrentham	02093	Norfolk County	Wrentham	No	No	No	No	(508) 384-5435	357	33	10.9	14.0%	292 (81.8%)	6 (1.7%)	26 (7.3%)	11 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.6%)								(n/a)	44.7	47.7	53.0			48.2	51.1	54.7	66.1			56.8	61.7		61.7		$21,883
King Philip Middle School	Public	7-8	18 King Street	Norfolk	02056	Norfolk County	King Philip	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 541-7324	706	50	14.1	15.7%	580 (82.2%)	33 (4.7%)	41 (5.8%)	20 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.0%)	69	131^st of 478 public middle schools	72.6%		74.6	110^th of 484 public middle schools	77.3%	21				47.8	45.5	46.6				50.2	56.9	53.6		44.4	44.4	44.8	$20,368
Walpole Middle School	Public	6-8	625 Washington Street	East Walpole	02032	Norfolk County	Walpole	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(508) 660-7226	829	74	11.2	14.7%	613 (73.9%)	38 (4.6%)	71 (8.6%)	67 (8.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (4.2%)	78.4	93^rd of 478 public middle schools	80.5%					(n/a)			58.9	50.4	55.8	55.1			64.9	59.5	59.8	61.5		40.2	40.2	50.8	$20,202
Easton Middle School	Public	6-8	98 Columbus Avenue	North Easton	02356	Bristol County	Easton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 230-3222	798	67	11.8	17.8%	576 (72.2%)	71 (8.9%)	86 (10.8%)	28 (3.5%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.9%)	82.1	79^th of 478 public middle schools	83.5%		82.6	80^th of 484 public middle schools	83.5%	1			58.5	51.8	55.8	55.4			77.6	53.7	58.6	63.2		59.4	59.4	51.1	$18,819
North Attleborough Middle	Public	6-8	564 Landry Avenue	North Attleborough	02760	Bristol County	North Attleborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 643-2130	965	72	13.3	25.0%	685 (71.0%)	77 (8.0%)	72 (7.5%)	89 (9.2%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	33 (3.4%)	66.7	136^th of 478 public middle schools	71.5%		71.4	122^nd of 484 public middle schools	74.8%	14			42.5	41.5	48.5	44.2			45.1	36.4	52.0	44.5		54.7	54.7	63.4	$17,281
Dr. Philip O. Coakley Middle School	Public	5-8	1315 Washington Street	Norwood	02062	Norfolk County	Norwood	No	No	No	No	(781) 762-7880	807	70	11.4	42.3%	427 (52.9%)	129 (16.0%)	171 (21.2%)	46 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	25 (3.1%)	51	207^th of 478 public middle schools	56.7%		51.3	210^th of 484 public middle schools	56.6%	3		31.8	44.9	37.6	41.5	38.7		28.9	26.4	23.4	41.5	30.1	40.5	41.4	41.0	51.8	$21,183
O'Donnell Middle School	Public	6-8	211 Cushing Street	Stoughton	02072	Norfolk County	Stoughton	No	No	No	No	(781) 344-7002	801	71	11.3	45.1%	334 (41.7%)	244 (30.5%)	136 (17.0%)	43 (5.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.1%)	41.7	247^th of 478 public middle schools	48.3%		40.6	266^th of 484 public middle schools	45.0%	19			26.1	26.9	33.3	28.8			33.9	28.3	39.8	33.9		40.7	40.7	41.5	$20,981

Frequently Asked Questions about John J Ahern

What district is John J Ahern in?

Foxborough

What is the racial makeup of John J Ahern?

Students at John J Ahern are 70% White, 10% Hispanic, 9% African American, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

Is John J Ahern a good school?

John J Ahern ranks 152^nd of 478 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend John J Ahern?

In the 2024-25 school year, 772 students attended John J Ahern.

What high school do graduates of John J Ahern attend?

Students who attend John J Ahern usually go on to attend Foxborough High

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