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Stoughton High

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Stoughton High ranks 140 th of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

140^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 60% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Stoughton High is a public high school serving 1,097 students in grades 9-12 in Stoughton, Massachusetts, which is part of the Stoughton School District. The school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the years, ranging from 129th to 194th out of Massachusetts high schools, and its SchoolDigger rating has varied between 3 and 2 stars, indicating average to slightly below-average performance compared to other high schools in the state.

Stoughton High has shown strong performance for certain student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, who have ranked in the top 40-60 among their peers in the state in recent years. However, the school's ranking for Asian students has been lower, ranging from 42nd to 71st in the state. The school's performance for English Language Learners and Special Education students has been more mixed, with rankings ranging from 9th to 63rd and 108th to 216th, respectively. Stoughton High's four-year graduation rate has been relatively stable, ranging from 87.2% to 90.6% in recent years, and its dropout rate has also remained fairly consistent, between 4.2% and 5.6% over the same period.

Compared to nearby schools, Stoughton High's performance is generally on par with or slightly below that of Oliver Ames High in Easton and Canton High, which have higher statewide rankings and ratings. However, Stoughton High outperforms schools like Brockton High and Randolph High, which have lower statewide rankings and more significant academic and demographic challenges. Stoughton High's performance for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds has been relatively strong, suggesting the school may be effectively supporting and addressing the needs of its economically disadvantaged students.

1,118

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,401

Per pupil spending ?

39.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

232 Pearl Street
Stoughton, MA 02072-2397

(781) 344-7001

District: Stoughton

Feeder schools for Stoughton High:

Elementary:	Helen Hansen Elementary
	Joseph H Gibbons
	Joseph R Dawe Junior Elementary
	Richard L. Wilkins Elementary School
	More...
	South Elementary
Middle:	O'Donnell Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.6%

African American:

31.6%

Hispanic:

15.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 48th percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (51% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓90% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg49%

Massachusetts avg45%

140^th of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	61.8	140 of 349	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.5	137 of 348	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.8	194 of 347	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.5	134 of 342	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.7	129 of 285	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.9	187 of 351	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.1	204 of 345	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	63.3	161 of 348	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.8	192 of 351	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	60.0	183 of 354	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	68.1	134 of 347	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.0	195 of 344	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.9	184 of 340	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.3	212 of 340	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	66.2	138 of 335	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.5	156 of 322	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.5	116 of 319	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.0	107 of 316	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.2	133 of 314	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	48.3	189 of 311	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	61.9	135 of 307	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2003	58.8	138 of 304	54.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	40 of 148	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	35 of 160	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	35.5	95 of 142	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.1	57 of 133	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.2	38 of 94	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.3	60 of 137	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.6	57 of 134	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	42 of 91	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	53 of 98	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	71 of 96	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	64.7	41 of 93	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.0	49 of 68	27.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.4	57 of 97	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.8	77 of 91	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	44.1	142 of 295	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.2	206 of 299	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.2	264 of 299	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	9 of 83	89.2%	★★★★★
2024	62.5	13 of 86	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	34.4	63 of 84	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	106 of 337	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	137 of 342	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	150 of 339	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	172 of 340	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.4	131 of 281	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.0	209 of 342	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.0	177 of 339	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	57 of 245	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	58 of 249	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	44.5	124 of 241	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	74.1	51 of 217	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	63.4	74 of 206	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.8	40 of 193	79.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	99 of 334	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	62.4	118 of 338	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.4	215 of 338	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.1	84 of 332	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	50.5	122 of 253	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.2	160 of 330	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	171 of 330	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	163 of 339	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	145 of 342	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.0	238 of 343	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	71.6	107 of 339	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.0	134 of 281	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.3	175 of 346	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.5	216 of 343	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	71.6	29 of 87	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.9	49 of 82	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	108 of 302	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.7	110 of 289	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.7	216 of 301	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	67.8	97 of 339	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	48.4	131 of 268	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	151 of 348	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.9	216 of 344	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	106 of 298	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	164 of 302	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	151 of 301	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.4	100 of 300	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.4	113 of 249	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.0	155 of 302	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	180 of 303	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)89th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)73rd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)67th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2025)54th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)52nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts52%~ state avg

Science52%+6 vs state

Biology49%+10 vs state

Mathematics49%+4 vs state

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Schools Near Stoughton High

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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)			MCAS Next Generation Biology (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (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 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Physics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Stoughton High	Public	9-12	232 Pearl Street	Stoughton	02072	Norfolk County	Stoughton	No	No	No	No	(781) 344-7001	1,118	104	10.7		454 (40.6%)	353 (31.6%)	177 (15.8%)	67 (6.0%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	58 (5.2%)	61.8	140^th of 349 public high schools	59.9%		63.5	137^th of 348 public high schools	60.6%	3				52.5					48.6			52.0		49.4			$19,401
Canton High	Public	9-12	900 Washington Street	Canton	02021	Norfolk County	Canton	No	No	No	No	(781) 821-5050	968	74	13.1		584 (60.3%)	156 (16.1%)	58 (6.0%)	118 (12.2%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	46 (4.8%)	80.4	77^th of 349 public high schools	77.9%		79.2	81^st of 348 public high schools	76.7%	4				60.5					60.5			72.7		67.6			$20,793
Avon Middle High School	Public	6-12	287 West Main Street	Avon	02322	Norfolk County	Avon	No	No	No	No	(508) 583-4822	409	44	9.4		119 (29.1%)	190 (46.5%)	58 (14.2%)	17 (4.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	21.5	275^th of 349 public high schools	21.2%		21.2	282^nd of 348 public high schools	19.0%	7	40.0	26.7	29.5	32.1	31.8	27.3	21.7	34.4	26.9	27.8	23.0	18.2	23.0	9.1		29.5	$20,282
Sharon High	Public	9-12	181 Pond Street	Sharon	02067	Norfolk County	Sharon	No	No	No	No	(781) 784-1554	1,161	97	11.9		559 (48.1%)	70 (6.0%)	69 (5.9%)	390 (33.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (5.8%)	94.6	20^th of 349 public high schools	94.3%		91.6	26^th of 348 public high schools	92.5%	6				80.9					77.5			82.9			72.7		$20,716
Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical	Public	9-12	800 Randolph Street	Canton	02021	Norfolk County	Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 828-5800	910	82	11.0		429 (47.1%)	203 (22.3%)	171 (18.8%)	31 (3.4%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	67 (7.4%)	45.3	201^st of 349 public high schools	42.4%		57.5	165^th of 348 public high schools	52.6%	36				51.4					36.7			36.1		35.7			$27,245
Randolph High	Public	9-12	70 Memorial Pkwy	Randolph	02368	Norfolk County	Randolph	No	No	No	No	(781) 961-6220	765	54	14.1		54 (7.1%)	432 (56.5%)	106 (13.9%)	152 (19.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.1%)	21	282^nd of 349 public high schools	19.2%		16.7	295^th of 348 public high schools	15.2%	13				29.2					25.7			23.0			14.1		$23,098
Oliver Ames High	Public	9-12	100 Lothrop Street	North Easton	02356	Bristol County	Easton	No	No	No	No	(508) 230-3210	1,045	83	12.6		782 (74.8%)	101 (9.7%)	74 (7.1%)	38 (3.6%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (4.1%)	84.7	63^rd of 349 public high schools	81.9%		77.4	94^th of 348 public high schools	73.0%	31				69.9					71.9			61.4			57.0		$16,199
Brockton High	Public	9-12	470 Forest Avenue	Brockton	02301	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	No	(508) 580-7633	3,598	212	17.0		347 (9.6%)	2,316 (64.4%)	710 (19.7%)	83 (2.3%)	6 (0.2%)	6 (0.2%)	129 (3.6%)	17.7	296^th of 349 public high schools	15.2%		15.1	300^th of 348 public high schools	13.8%	4				29.5					20.2			19.9		9.7	45.3		$20,134
Edison Evening Academy	Public	11-12	470 Forest Avenue	Brockton	02301	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	No	(508) 580-7638	225	4	51.4		8 (3.6%)	176 (78.2%)	35 (15.6%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)								(n/a)																	$22,663
Holbrook Middle High School	Public	6-12	245 So. Franklin Street	Holbrook	02343	Norfolk County	Holbrook	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 767-4616	665	46	14.3		247 (37.1%)	202 (30.4%)	116 (17.4%)	53 (8.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.3%)	27.9	255^th of 349 public high schools	26.9%		28.4	260^th of 348 public high schools	25.3%	5	38.7	47.2	30.8	37.1	38.9	32.2	36.8	28.0	29.7	32.3	26.4	25.5	26.4		27.1	48.6	$16,936

Frequently Asked Questions about Stoughton High

Is Stoughton High a good school?

Stoughton High ranks 140^th of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Stoughton High in?

Stoughton

What schools feed into Stoughton High?

Stoughton High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Helen Hansen Elementary
Elementary : Joseph H Gibbons
Elementary : Joseph R Dawe Junior Elementary
Elementary : Richard L. Wilkins Elementary School
Elementary : South Elementary
Middle : O'Donnell Middle School

How many students attend Stoughton High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,118 students attended Stoughton High.

What is the racial makeup of Stoughton High?

Students at Stoughton High are 41% White, 32% African American, 16% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

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