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O'Donnell Middle School

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O'Donnell Middle School ranks 247 th of 478 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

247^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 48% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

O’Donnell Middle School is a grades 6–8 public middle school in Stoughton, MA, serving 801 students in the Stoughton district near Boston. In 2025–26, it ranks 247th of 478 Massachusetts middle schools — the 48th percentile with 2 stars — while the Stoughton district ranks 184th of 351, also 48th percentile with 2 stars. Its rank has slid from the 55th–59th percentile with 3 stars in 2015–16 through 2017–18 to mostly the 44th–48th percentile with 2 stars since 2022–23. The latest rank is a slight improvement over 2024–25 (45th) and 2023–24 (44th), but O’Donnell remains middle-of-the-pack statewide.

On 2025–26 MCAS Next Generation, O’Donnell’s all-grade proficiency rates were 28.76% in ELA, 33.91% in math, 40.73% in science, and 41.53% in civics. It trails the state in ELA and math, is about at the state level in science, and is slightly above it in civics; district rates were 37% in ELA, 38.78% in math, 38.4% in science, and 40.31% in civics. Eighth grade is the strongest grade level, while 6th-grade ELA, 7th-grade ELA, and 7th-grade math are the weaker spots. Student-teacher ratio is 11.3, and per-student spending was $16,653 in 2020–21. Math, science, and civics improved from 2024–25, but ELA fell from 32.63% to 28.76%.

Nearby, O’Donnell Middle School outperforms Plouffe Middle School, West Middle School, and Randolph Community Middle, and its math proficiency is higher than Dr. Philip O. Coakley Middle School, Ashfield Middle School, and North Middle School. Science and civics are relative bright spots, but O’Donnell remains far below Sharon Middle, Easton Middle School, Wm H Galvin Middle, and Walpole Middle School in ELA and math. Its student-teacher ratio is not a local disadvantage, and spending does not neatly predict outcomes. O’Donnell is not outperforming its own district; both it and Stoughton sit at the 48th percentile. English learners are a standout at the 70th percentile with 4 stars, up from the 13th percentile in 2024–25, and special education students are above median at the 54th percentile with 3 stars; low-income students and boys are below median. Free/reduced-lunch data were unavailable, and spending figures are from 2020–21.

801

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,081

Per pupil spending ?

45.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

211 Cushing Street
Stoughton, MA 02072-2340

(781) 344-7002

District: Stoughton

Students who attend O'Donnell Middle School usually attend:

High:

Stoughton High

Feeder schools for O'Donnell Middle School:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.7%

African American:

30.5%

Hispanic:

17.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2016 → 48th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

!English Language Arts scores 11 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg38%

Massachusetts avg41%

247^th of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From top 41% (2016) to bottom 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

184^th of 351Stoughton 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	41.7	247 of 478	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.6	266 of 484	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	275 of 493	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	273 of 501	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.2	246 of 497	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.2	264 of 501	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	242 of 498	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	206 of 484	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.3	219 of 487	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.7	200 of 482	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	39.6	277 of 441	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	56.9	203 of 455	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.6	209 of 455	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.2	188 of 455	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.6	182 of 449	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.9	147 of 434	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.8	136 of 409	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.0	197 of 407	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.6	177 of 399	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	45.6	243 of 399	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	34.7	253 of 356	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	48.3	193 of 344	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2003	49.3	184 of 339	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	41.8	115 of 215	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.5	93 of 206	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	103 of 202	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	88 of 209	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.7	64 of 212	69.8%	★★★★☆
2021	46.9	97 of 193	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.5	123 of 195	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.9	50 of 172	70.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	85 of 131	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.9	87 of 127	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	84 of 120	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	92 of 134	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	93 of 135	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.7	72 of 123	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	97 of 128	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	88 of 119	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	38.1	233 of 445	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.9	323 of 431	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.7	184 of 424	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.0	79 of 417	81.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	48.6	58 of 193	69.9%	★★★★☆
2025	32.3	158 of 181	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	136 of 180	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	141 of 155	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	40.0	90 of 154	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.8	108 of 135	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	91 of 138	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	42.9	239 of 468	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.5	249 of 473	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	253 of 481	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.6	241 of 489	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.8	218 of 494	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.2	241 of 483	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.2	244 of 478	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	241 of 463	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	40.6	202 of 383	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.1	155 of 376	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	142 of 378	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	99 of 364	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	57.4	115 of 368	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.4	112 of 335	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.3	58 of 322	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.6	69 of 309	77.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	284 of 461	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.1	248 of 464	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	289 of 469	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	215 of 481	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	202 of 489	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.6	201 of 462	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.6	199 of 452	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.7	144 of 438	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	261 of 470	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.5	279 of 473	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	281 of 483	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	292 of 489	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	266 of 497	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.0	279 of 485	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.2	229 of 478	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	174 of 466	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	63 of 112	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.4	73 of 116	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	69 of 98	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	70 of 110	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	47 of 102	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.9	45 of 92	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.1	37 of 87	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	39 of 84	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	201 of 436	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.3	223 of 435	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	230 of 441	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	298 of 444	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	223 of 503	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.8	268 of 489	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	218 of 484	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	130 of 467	72.2%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	44.2	265 of 491	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	50.2	144 of 339	57.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	218 of 393	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.7	240 of 386	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	239 of 392	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	247 of 403	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	224 of 404	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	254 of 401	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	191 of 396	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	182 of 395	53.9%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)70th percentile+22 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)58th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)54th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)49th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)48th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)47th percentile~ school

African American (2026)47th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)46th percentile~ school

White (2026)45th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)44th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)44th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2026)35th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Civics42%~ state avg

Science41%~ state avg

Mathematics34%-7 vs state

English Language Arts29%-11 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)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (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	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 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 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
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	$18,081
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	$21,200
Wm H Galvin Middle	Public	6-8	55 Pecunit Street	Canton	02021	Norfolk County	Canton	No	No	No	No	(781) 821-5070	716	68	10.5	23.7%	437 (61.0%)	92 (12.8%)	61 (8.5%)	73 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (7.3%)	82.3	77^th of 478 public middle schools	83.9%		85.2	71^st of 484 public middle schools	85.3%	6		60.5	54.6	59.7	58.3		52.7	54.2	75.9	60.7		49.8	49.8	60.6	$22,066
Randolph Community Middle	Public	6-8	225 High Street	Randolph	02368	Norfolk County	Randolph	No	No	No	No	(781) 961-6243	640	56	11.4	59.1%	64 (10.0%)	327 (51.1%)	117 (18.3%)	95 (14.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.2%)	19.9	390^th of 478 public middle schools	18.4%		19.6	393^rd of 484 public middle schools	18.8%	3		21.2	23.9	20.0	21.6		27.9	20.3	19.9	22.6		16.4	16.4	15.1	$23,095
North Middle School	Public	6-8	108 Oak Street	Brockton	02301	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 580-7371	427	31	13.7	79.4%	36 (8.4%)	296 (69.3%)	55 (12.9%)	8 (1.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.6%)	33.3	305^th of 478 public middle schools	36.2%		25	358^th of 484 public middle schools	26.0%	53		15.8	33.1	39.0	29.0		26.1	23.8	44.8	31.4		21.7	21.7	25.8	$19,791
West Middle School	Public	6-8	271 West St	Brockton	02301	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	No	(508) 580-7381	533	38	13.8	66.8%	71 (13.3%)	355 (66.6%)	77 (14.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.3%)	18.8	396^th of 478 public middle schools	17.2%		16.9	408^th of 484 public middle schools	15.7%	12		27.9	20.6	21.6	23.4		29.8	14.8	15.8	20.3		13.5	13.5	10.5	$21,024
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	$16,493
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	$20,123
Plouffe Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Crescent Street	Brockton	02302	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	No	(508) 894-4301	627	44	14.2	83.4%	37 (5.9%)	261 (41.6%)	299 (47.7%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	14.2	421^st of 478 public middle schools	11.9%		13.8	428^th of 484 public middle schools	11.6%	7		19.6	13.5	16.2	16.3		17.6	16.6	20.4	18.4		11.5	11.5	10.9	$20,304
Ashfield Middle School	Public	6-8	225 Coe Road	Brockton	02302	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	No	(508) 580-7268	474	37	12.6	63.7%	100 (21.1%)	285 (60.1%)	65 (13.7%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	33.3	303^rd of 478 public middle schools	36.6%		35.1	291^st of 484 public middle schools	39.9%	12		22.8	30.1	34.7	29.4		29.9	23.2	43.5	32.8		24.0	24.0	23.3	$20,934

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What district is O'Donnell Middle School in?

Stoughton

What is the racial makeup of O'Donnell Middle School?

Students at O'Donnell Middle School are 42% White, 30% African American, 17% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend O'Donnell Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 801 students attended O'Donnell Middle School.

Is O'Donnell Middle School a good school?

O'Donnell Middle School ranks 247^th of 478 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of O'Donnell Middle School attend?

Students who attend O'Donnell Middle School usually go on to attend Stoughton High

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