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Margaret L Donovan

Public Grades K-5

770^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Margaret L Donovan is a K–5 elementary school in Randolph, MA, serving 415 students in a district ranked 323rd of 351 Massachusetts districts (8th percentile). In 2025–2026, Donovan ranked 770th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools (14th percentile, 1 star). All-grade proficiency was 21.05% in English language arts, 22.63% in math, and 18.97% in science, versus Randolph averages of 20.06%, 22.10%, and 16.96%. Donovan is slightly above its own district but roughly 19 points below the state in ELA, 18 in math, and 22 in science.

Within Randolph, North Randolph Elementary School — only 0.55 miles away — outperforms Donovan by +12.78 points in ELA, +19.48 in math, and +15.91 in science, with a 42nd percentile rank. J F Kennedy Elementary is roughly comparable, while Martin E Young Elementary is much lower. Nearby out-of-district schools are dramatically higher: Joseph R Dawe Junior Elementary in Stoughton scores 55.17% ELA, 47.70% math, and 56.25% science; Dean S Luce, John F Kennedy, and Lt Peter M Hansen in Canton, plus Hollis, Highlands, and Mary E Flaherty School in Braintree, often score 40–50 points higher in ELA and math. Even the lowest nearby out-of-district example beats Donovan by about 34 points in ELA, 25 in math, and 37 in science. Randolph ranks 8th percentile, Stoughton 48th, Canton 83rd, and Braintree 77th; still, North Randolph shows the district is not the whole story.

Donovan’s trend is a concern. Math fell from 33.84% in 2024–2025 to 22.63% in 2025–2026, and science dropped from 34.67% to 18.97%, while ELA stayed flat. Its rank fell from the 54th percentile in 2017–2018 to the 14th percentile in 2025–2026, the lowest in the provided decade. Subgroup effectiveness rankings show a bright spot for homeless students (91st percentile, though a very small group), but special education (4th percentile), English language learner (14th), and low-income (15th) groups are weak or declining. Spending and class size do not clearly explain the gap: Donovan spends $17,213 per student (2020–21) with an 11.7 student/teacher ratio, yet Highlands spends less ($15,053) and scores far higher. Free/reduced lunch data are unavailable, so treat them as missing, not zero.

415

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,525

Per pupil spending ?

52.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

123 Reed Street
Randolph, MA 02368

(781) 961-6248

District: Randolph

Students who attend Margaret L Donovan usually attend:

Middle:	Randolph Community Middle
High:	Randolph High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.9%

Hispanic:

18.6%

Asian:

18.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg20%

Massachusetts avg41%

770^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Randolph

323^rd of 351Randolph 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	16.4	770 of 899	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.3	651 of 906	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	682 of 916	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	599 of 928	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	640 of 932	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.5	510 of 936	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	545 of 942	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.2	432 of 934	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	38.0	627 of 938	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.1	724 of 932	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.7	644 of 914	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.6	691 of 926	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.5	702 of 928	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.3	675 of 930	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.0	747 of 924	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.7	712 of 920	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.2	805 of 909	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.6	776 of 908	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.6	748 of 911	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.6	685 of 911	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.6	665 of 887	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.2	634 of 882	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	38.2	602 of 884	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	167 of 188	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.0	116 of 169	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.3	143 of 167	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.8	81 of 167	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	76 of 173	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.2	22 of 166	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	50 of 172	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	22 of 174	87.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	3.7	147 of 149	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.5	124 of 142	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	112 of 152	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	113 of 145	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	115 of 143	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.4	93 of 141	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.9	83 of 155	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.6	61 of 154	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	35.9	413 of 665	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	423 of 656	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	250 of 291	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.0	119 of 281	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	111 of 282	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	77 of 267	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	64.9	31 of 240	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	50.5	85 of 258	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	93.4	9 of 244	96.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	14.0	778 of 869	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.6	638 of 869	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	678 of 886	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	591 of 887	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	607 of 901	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.3	440 of 898	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.3	417 of 902	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.3	298 of 893	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	70.0	84 of 475	82.3%	★★★★☆
2025	71.4	67 of 458	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	102 of 446	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	90 of 420	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	66.0	93 of 398	76.6%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	73.6	2 of 22	90.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	633 of 742	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.6	515 of 736	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	558 of 760	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.6	425 of 757	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	511 of 772	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.0	334 of 705	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.5	275 of 700	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.4	143 of 685	79.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	707 of 879	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.6	607 of 884	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	650 of 891	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.1	557 of 896	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	629 of 908	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.8	520 of 904	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	629 of 907	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	499 of 898	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	680 of 709	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	33.6	464 of 717	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	560 of 731	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.4	297 of 703	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.8	518 of 905	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.7	256 of 894	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	66.8	216 of 896	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	134 of 886	84.9%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	50.3	478 of 925	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	38.9	218 of 399	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2026)91st percentile+77 vs school

Hispanic (2026)82nd percentile+68 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)48th percentile+3 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)45th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)38th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)20th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)14th percentile~ school

African American (2026)11th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)10th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)4th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2026)1st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics23%-18 vs state

English Language Arts21%-19 vs state

Science19%-22 vs state

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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)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2015)	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 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Margaret L Donovan	Public	K-5	123 Reed Street	Randolph	02368	Norfolk County	Randolph	No	No	No	No	(781) 961-6248	415	35	11.7	52.8%	37 (8.9%)	207 (49.9%)	77 (18.6%)	75 (18.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	16.4	770^th of 899 public elementary schools	14.3%		28.3	651^st of 906 public elementary schools	28.1%	119	31.8	14.5	17.2	21.1	23.8	20.3	24.1	22.6	19.0	19.0	$22,525
North Randolph Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	55 Old Street	Randolph	02368	Norfolk County	Randolph	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 961-6252	282	26	10.9	56.0%	45 (16.0%)	135 (47.9%)	43 (15.2%)	40 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	17 (6.0%)	42	518^th of 899 public elementary schools	42.4%		33.3	608^th of 906 public elementary schools	32.9%	90	46.3	24.5	32.6	33.8	65.9	34.7	27.9	42.1	34.9	34.9	$25,845
J F Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Hurley Dr	Randolph	02368	Norfolk County	Randolph	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 961-6211	453	43	10.5	50.1%	41 (9.1%)	255 (56.3%)	64 (14.1%)	72 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.4%)	15.4	782^nd of 899 public elementary schools	13.0%		18.2	758^th of 906 public elementary schools	16.3%	24	25.0	7.7	22.5	17.6	30.0	21.9	20.0	24.4	15.0	15.0	$26,759
Martin E Young Elementary	Public	K-5	30 Lou Courtney Dr	Randolph	02368	Norfolk County	Randolph	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 961-6256	320	28	11.4	61.5%	52 (16.3%)	173 (54.1%)	57 (17.8%)	25 (7.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.4%)	5.6	879^th of 899 public elementary schools	2.2%		11.3	836^th of 906 public elementary schools	7.7%	43	14.9	5.9	6.0	8.8	6.4	9.8	11.8	9.4	9.8	9.8	$24,761
Lt Peter M Hansen	Public	K-5	25 Pecunit Street	Canton	02021	Norfolk County	Canton	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 821-5085	538	39	13.6	17.7%	324 (60.2%)	64 (11.9%)	40 (7.4%)	61 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (8.6%)	77.6	198^th of 899 public elementary schools	78.0%		81.3	165^th of 906 public elementary schools	81.8%	33	47.7	62.7	61.0	57.2	44.3	67.5	60.4	57.4	61.0	61.0	$20,327
Highlands	Public	K-4	144 Wildwood Avenue	Braintree	02184	Norfolk County	Braintree	No	No	No	No	(781) 380-0190	350	28	12.3	12.7%	226 (64.6%)	11 (3.1%)	22 (6.3%)	84 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	78.6	185^th of 899 public elementary schools	79.4%		83.2	144^th of 906 public elementary schools	84.1%	41	58.2	48.6		53.2	74.6	55.6		64.8			$18,255
Mary E Flaherty School	Public	K-4	99 Lakeside Dr	Braintree	02184	Norfolk County	Braintree	No	No	No	No	(781) 380-0180	290	27	10.7	19.3%	143 (49.3%)	14 (4.8%)	20 (6.9%)	89 (30.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.3%)	84.4	132^nd of 899 public elementary schools	85.3%		84.4	133^rd of 906 public elementary schools	85.3%	1	59.7	64.1		62.1	67.2	59.0		62.8			$21,165
Joseph R Dawe Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	131 Pine Street	Stoughton	02072	Norfolk County	Stoughton	No	No	No	No	(781) 344-7007	403	35	11.4	30.7%	189 (46.9%)	118 (29.3%)	45 (11.2%)	23 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.5%)	69.3	273^rd of 899 public elementary schools	69.6%		56.1	396^th of 906 public elementary schools	56.3%	123	67.3	45.1	56.3	55.2	52.7	40.9	52.1	47.7	56.3	56.3	$19,455
Dean S Luce	Public	K-5	45 Independence St	Canton	02021	Norfolk County	Canton	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 821-5075	509	39	12.9	23.6%	294 (57.8%)	69 (13.6%)	48 (9.4%)	57 (11.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.9%)	73	238^th of 899 public elementary schools	73.5%		76.5	223^rd of 906 public elementary schools	75.4%	15	54.6	58.3	45.7	52.4	59.1	61.4	60.4	60.2	43.3	43.3	$20,682
John F Kennedy	Public	K-5	100 Dedham Street	Canton	02021	Norfolk County	Canton	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 821-5080	462	36	12.9	10.8%	323 (69.9%)	34 (7.4%)	31 (6.7%)	33 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.9%)	88.1	101^st of 899 public elementary schools	88.8%		84.9	127^th of 906 public elementary schools	86.0%	26	64.1	59.0	59.1	60.7	77.5	63.6	77.3	71.8	63.6	63.6	$20,310

Frequently Asked Questions about Margaret L Donovan

What schools do graduates of Margaret L Donovan attend?

Students who attend Margaret L Donovan usually go on to attend:

Middle : Randolph Community Middle
High : Randolph High

What is the racial makeup of Margaret L Donovan?

Students at Margaret L Donovan are 50% African American, 19% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 9% White, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Margaret L Donovan?

In the 2024-25 school year, 415 students attended Margaret L Donovan.

Is Margaret L Donovan a good school?

Margaret L Donovan ranks in the bottom 14.3% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What district is Margaret L Donovan in?

Randolph

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