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Helen Hansen Elementary

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Helen Hansen Elementary ranks 457 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

457^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Helen Hansen Elementary is a public elementary school in Stoughton, Massachusetts, serving 252 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Stoughton school district, which is ranked 198 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Overall, Helen Hansen Elementary's academic performance, as measured by MCAS assessments, is generally below the state average, with the school ranking in the middle to lower range of Massachusetts elementary schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (39.55%), Mathematics (44.03%), and Science (45%) were all lower than the state averages. However, the school performs particularly well in serving its special education and low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the top 25% and top 40% of Massachusetts elementary schools in these categories, respectively.

When compared to other schools in the Stoughton district, such as South Elementary, Joseph H Gibbons, and Richard L. Wilkins Elementary School, Helen Hansen Elementary's performance is generally lower. Additionally, when compared to higher-performing schools outside the Stoughton district, such as Dean S Luce in Canton and the schools in the Sharon district, Helen Hansen Elementary's performance is significantly lower.

285

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,555

Per pupil spending ?

29.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1800 Central Street
Stoughton, MA 02072-1429

(781) 344-7006

District: Stoughton

Students who attend Helen Hansen Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	O'Donnell Middle School
High:	Stoughton High

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.4%

African American:

29.8%

Hispanic:

10.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 36th percentile in 2022 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 50th (2025) from a 36th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Stoughton's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg37%

Massachusetts avg41%

457^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Stoughton

198^th of 348Stoughton 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
2025	49.6	457 of 906	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	481 of 916	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	454 of 928	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.0	593 of 932	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.7	525 of 936	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	544 of 942	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	557 of 934	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.4	563 of 938	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	62.4	359 of 932	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.9	375 of 914	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.2	393 of 926	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.2	384 of 928	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.2	262 of 930	71.8%	★★★★☆
2011	56.9	436 of 924	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.9	439 of 920	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.5	399 of 909	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.2	246 of 908	72.9%	★★★★☆
2007	67.6	303 of 911	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.7	462 of 911	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	56.1	416 of 887	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	65.0	339 of 882	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2003	62.4	369 of 884	58.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	59.6	53 of 167	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	83.1	60 of 672	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	38.9	382 of 665	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	503 of 869	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	495 of 886	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.9	437 of 887	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.8	543 of 901	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	553 of 898	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	550 of 902	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	540 of 893	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	290 of 736	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	216 of 760	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	55.2	319 of 757	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.4	509 of 772	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.5	216 of 705	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	278 of 685	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	382 of 884	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	436 of 891	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	431 of 896	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.6	620 of 908	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.6	469 of 904	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	503 of 907	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	531 of 898	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	173 of 717	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	170 of 731	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	68 of 703	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	36.1	603 of 905	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.6	336 of 894	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.3	425 of 896	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	427 of 886	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	47.8	497 of 925	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	55.1	147 of 399	63.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	379 of 737	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	452 of 753	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	399 of 762	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	501 of 764	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	592 of 765	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.7	499 of 780	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	585 of 772	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)91st percentile+55 vs school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile+26 vs school

African American (2023)68th percentile+17 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)63rd percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)46th percentile~ school

Female (2025)42nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science45%+3 vs state

Mathematics44%+3 vs state

English Language Arts40%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)		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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Helen Hansen Elementary	Public	K-5	1800 Central Street	Stoughton	02072	Norfolk County	Stoughton	No	No	No	No	(781) 344-7006	285	23	12.5		135 (47.4%)	85 (29.8%)	29 (10.2%)	15 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	19 (6.7%)	49.6	457^th of 906 public elementary schools	49.6%		48.9	481^st of 916 public elementary schools	47.5%	24	41.4	37.1	39.0	39.6	46.6	31.4	51.2	44.0	45.0	45.0	$20,555
Richard L. Wilkins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1322 Central Street	Stoughton	02072	Norfolk County	Stoughton	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 344-7005	357	28	12.9		140 (39.2%)	97 (27.2%)	77 (21.6%)	19 (5.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (5.3%)	51.2	441^st of 906 public elementary schools	51.3%		68.4	295^th of 916 public elementary schools	67.8%	146	45.5	48.7	38.5	44.4	41.1	41.0	46.2	42.5	38.5	38.5	$17,820
East Elementary	Public	K-5	45 Wilshire Dr	Sharon	02067	Norfolk County	Sharon	No	No	No	No	(781) 784-1551	458	28	16.0		215 (46.9%)	23 (5.0%)	43 (9.4%)	131 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.8%)	90.3	64^th of 906 public elementary schools	92.9%		90	74^th of 916 public elementary schools	91.9%	10	68.8	65.4	70.1	68.2	65.0	72.8	71.3	69.8	70.1	70.1	$20,091
Joseph H Gibbons	Public	K-5	235 Morton Street	Stoughton	02072	Norfolk County	Stoughton	No	No	No	No	(781) 344-7008	389	29	13.6		168 (43.2%)	120 (30.8%)	55 (14.1%)	15 (3.9%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	26 (6.7%)	43.4	520^th of 906 public elementary schools	42.6%		30.9	630^th of 916 public elementary schools	31.2%	110	41.0	50.8	17.5	36.4	44.3	46.0	33.9	41.4	32.8	32.8	$18,461
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		294 (57.8%)	69 (13.6%)	48 (9.4%)	57 (11.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.9%)	76.5	223^rd of 906 public elementary schools	75.4%		81.5	164^th of 916 public elementary schools	82.1%	59	57.5	46.2	54.7	52.3	56.2	60.2	73.0	62.9	61.1	61.1	$20,682
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		189 (46.9%)	118 (29.3%)	45 (11.2%)	23 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.5%)	56.1	396^th of 906 public elementary schools	56.3%		56.8	404^th of 916 public elementary schools	55.9%	8	42.3	56.0	50.9	48.9	36.6	46.0	50.9	43.7	41.5	41.5	$19,455
Cottage Street	Public	K-5	30 Cottage Street	Sharon	02067	Norfolk County	Sharon	No	No	No	No	(781) 784-1580	433	27	16.1		208 (48.0%)	33 (7.6%)	58 (13.4%)	76 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (13.2%)	89.1	81^st of 906 public elementary schools	91.1%		90	76^th of 916 public elementary schools	91.7%	5	70.5	64.9	67.5	67.4	55.7	70.5	75.0	67.9	72.7	72.7	$20,240
South Elementary	Public	K-5	171 Ash Street	Stoughton	02072	Norfolk County	Stoughton	No	No	No	No	(781) 344-7004	305	24	12.9		144 (47.2%)	83 (27.2%)	33 (10.8%)	19 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (8.2%)	63.5	335^th of 906 public elementary schools	63.0%		64.8	321^st of 916 public elementary schools	65.0%	14	44.4	57.5	50.0	50.7	51.1	57.5	42.6	50.0	44.4	44.4	$18,292
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		323 (69.9%)	34 (7.4%)	31 (6.7%)	33 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.9%)	84.9	127^th of 906 public elementary schools	86.0%		75.9	237^th of 916 public elementary schools	74.1%	110	65.3	56.7	51.8	58.3	73.7	65.7	64.0	68.2	68.6	68.6	$20,310
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		324 (60.2%)	64 (11.9%)	40 (7.4%)	61 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (8.6%)	81.3	165^th of 906 public elementary schools	81.8%		82.1	154^th of 916 public elementary schools	83.2%	11	58.6	68.0	55.2	61.0	54.0	64.7	58.6	59.3	65.5	65.5	$20,327

Frequently Asked Questions about Helen Hansen Elementary

Is Helen Hansen Elementary a good school?

Helen Hansen Elementary ranks 457^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Helen Hansen Elementary in?

Stoughton

What schools do graduates of Helen Hansen Elementary attend?

Students who attend Helen Hansen Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : O'Donnell Middle School
High : Stoughton High

How many students attend Helen Hansen Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 285 students attended Helen Hansen Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Helen Hansen Elementary?

Students at Helen Hansen Elementary are 47% White, 30% African American, 10% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

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