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Richard L. Wilkins Elementary School

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Richard L. Wilkins Elementary School ranks 343 rd of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

343^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Richard L. Wilkins Elementary School is a PK–5 school serving 357 students in Stoughton, MA, part of the Stoughton district. In 2025–2026 it ranked 343rd of 899 Massachusetts schools — the 62nd percentile, with 3 stars — which is above its district's overall 48th percentile standing. Its longer history shows real improvement: it sat at the 28th percentile (1 star) in 2017–2018, peaked at the 75th percentile in 2022–2023, dipped to the 51st percentile in 2024–2025, and then rebounded. Among Stoughton elementary schools in this comparison, Wilkins ranks second, behind Joseph R Dawe Junior Elementary (70th percentile) and ahead of South Elementary, Joseph H Gibbons, and Helen Hansen Elementary.

Academically, Wilkins is strongest in math and solid in English language arts, but weak in science. In 2025–2026, 51.01% of students were proficient in math (district: 38.78%; state: 41.11%) and 48.32% in ELA (district: 37%; state: 40.03%), but only 30.56% in science (district: 38.4%; state: 40.98%). Math was the highest all-grade score among the Stoughton elementary schools compared here, while ELA was second. Science is the clear weak spot: it fell from 47.06% in 2023–2024 to 30.56% in 2025–2026 and is now below Ralph D Butler in Avon (41.18%), even though Wilkins outperforms that school in ELA and math. Schools such as East Elementary and Cottage Street in Sharon and John F Kennedy in Canton post much higher results in all three subjects.

A standout strength is how well Wilkins serves several student groups: its rankings for English Language Learner students (95th percentile), low socio-economic status students (95th percentile), African American students (94th percentile), and Hispanic students (92nd percentile) are among the highest in the state. Male students improved to the 70th percentile, while female students slipped to the 51st, and special education students rank in the 63rd percentile. Per-student spending was $17,984 in 2020–2021, similar to nearby Sharon and Canton schools, and the 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio of 12.9 is middle-of-the-pack, so resources and class size do not obviously explain the gaps with higher-performing neighbors. Free/reduced lunch data were not available in this dataset.

357

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,820

Per pupil spending ?

58.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1322 Central Street
Stoughton, MA 02072-4410

(781) 344-7005

District: Stoughton

Students who attend Richard L. Wilkins Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	O'Donnell Middle School
High:	Stoughton High

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.2%

African American:

27.2%

Hispanic:

21.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 75th percentile in 2023 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Above the Massachusetts median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 75th-percentile peak (2023) to 62nd (2026)

!Science scores 10 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg38%

Massachusetts avg41%

343^rd of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to top 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Stoughton

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	61.5	343 of 899	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.2	441 of 906	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.4	295 of 916	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.6	232 of 928	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	324 of 932	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.9	524 of 936	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.0	502 of 942	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	675 of 934	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.6	622 of 938	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.9	554 of 932	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.5	675 of 914	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.9	725 of 926	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.2	744 of 928	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.2	717 of 930	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.2	775 of 924	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.3	737 of 920	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.5	701 of 909	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.1	709 of 911	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	79.7	170 of 911	81.3%	★★★★☆
2005	57.1	406 of 887	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	54.3	444 of 882	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	20.3	729 of 884	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	83.1	11 of 188	94.1%	★★★★★
2025	77.6	12 of 169	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	7 of 167	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.4	4 of 173	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	70.9	23 of 166	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.8	22 of 172	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	59.8	51 of 174	70.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	81.7	16 of 291	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	58.7	60 of 258	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	37.6	141 of 244	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	50.4	428 of 869	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.1	386 of 869	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.4	247 of 886	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	185 of 887	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	302 of 901	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.9	544 of 898	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.0	420 of 902	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.0	613 of 893	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	85.7	37 of 475	92.2%	★★★★★
2025	73.2	64 of 458	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	53 of 446	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	95.7	6 of 379	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	71.7	72 of 398	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	33.1	274 of 379	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	86.5	39 of 742	94.7%	★★★★★
2025	82.5	66 of 736	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	87.8	38 of 760	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.7	46 of 757	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	26 of 772	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	71.0	129 of 705	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.4	108 of 700	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	37.1	484 of 685	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	69.7	260 of 879	70.4%	★★★★☆
2025	46.0	476 of 884	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.1	349 of 891	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	315 of 896	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	332 of 908	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.2	472 of 904	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	519 of 907	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.3	711 of 898	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	54.1	259 of 709	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	82.1	97 of 905	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	61.0	277 of 894	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.8	297 of 896	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.5	668 of 886	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	48.0	494 of 925	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	46.0	184 of 399	53.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	57.8	310 of 734	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.1	383 of 737	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	73.7	173 of 753	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	197 of 762	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	63.6	257 of 764	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.2	475 of 765	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.7	514 of 780	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.6	647 of 772	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)95th percentile+33 vs school

African American (2026)94th percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2026)92nd percentile+30 vs school

Male (2026)70th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)63rd percentile~ school

White (2026)58th percentile-4 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)54th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)51st percentile-11 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)47th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics51%+10 vs state

English Language Arts48%+8 vs state

Science31%-10 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, January 28, 2014

The safety of the West School is completely and utterly concerning to me as a parent of a 5 year old Kindergarten student. The teachers are not communicating to the parents what is occurring during the day. My child has been getting punched in class for months now. I have done everything imaginable and feel as though I have absorbed all of my recourses at this point. I find out that these incidents happen from my 5 year old not any one at the school, which I find completely unacceptable. It has gotten to the point where my child doesn't want to attend the West School any longer due to not being attended to when these altercations happen. I cannot understand where the teachers are or what they could possibly be doing that could be more important than dealing with these situations as they arise. How can it escalates to the point it does.is beyond me. Never in my life have I ever heard of a 5 year old getting suspended from school for hitting another student on more than one occasion. Something must be done to improve this for our children's sake, safety and future.

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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
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	58.7%	140 (39.2%)	97 (27.2%)	77 (21.6%)	19 (5.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (5.3%)	61.5	343^rd of 899 public elementary schools	61.8%		51.2	441^st of 906 public elementary schools	51.3%	98	57.6	44.4	38.9	48.3	59.3	44.4	47.2	51.0	30.6	30.6	$17,820
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	29.3%	135 (47.4%)	85 (29.8%)	29 (10.2%)	15 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	19 (6.7%)	48.5	465^th of 899 public elementary schools	48.3%		49.6	457^th of 906 public elementary schools	49.6%	8	57.8	37.3	39.4	44.5	40.0	37.9	36.4	38.2	33.3	33.3	$20,555
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	24.9%	168 (43.2%)	120 (30.8%)	55 (14.1%)	15 (3.9%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	26 (6.7%)	50.4	452^nd of 899 public elementary schools	49.7%		43.4	520^th of 906 public elementary schools	42.6%	68	64.5	34.4	36.9	45.0	62.9	33.9	33.3	43.0	30.3	30.3	$18,461
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
South Elementary	Public	K-5	171 Ash Street	Stoughton	02072	Norfolk County	Stoughton	No	No	No	No	(781) 344-7004	305	24	12.9	26.3%	144 (47.2%)	83 (27.2%)	33 (10.8%)	19 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (8.2%)	58.3	368^th of 899 public elementary schools	59.1%		63.5	335^th of 906 public elementary schools	63.0%	33	44.9	41.9	38.8	41.8	59.2	58.1	36.0	50.7	44.0	44.0	$18,292
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
East Elementary	Public	K-5	45 Wilshire Dr	Sharon	02067	Norfolk County	Sharon	No	No	No	No	(781) 784-1551	458	28	16.0	6.6%	215 (46.9%)	23 (5.0%)	43 (9.4%)	131 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.8%)	92.1	51^st of 899 public elementary schools	94.3%		90.3	64^th of 906 public elementary schools	92.9%	13	79.2	66.7	58.3	67.5	73.6	79.2	69.4	73.9	69.1	69.1	$20,091
Cottage Street	Public	K-5	30 Cottage Street	Sharon	02067	Norfolk County	Sharon	No	No	No	No	(781) 784-1580	433	27	16.1	8.3%	208 (48.0%)	33 (7.6%)	58 (13.4%)	76 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (13.2%)	88.4	96^th of 899 public elementary schools	89.3%		89.1	81^st of 906 public elementary schools	91.1%	15	68.2	50.0	66.2	62.3	68.5	61.5	72.7	68.0	75.3	75.3	$20,240
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Richard L. Wilkins Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Richard L. Wilkins Elementary School?

Students at Richard L. Wilkins Elementary School are 39% White, 27% African American, 22% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

Is Richard L. Wilkins Elementary School a good school?

Richard L. Wilkins Elementary School ranks 343^rd of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Richard L. Wilkins Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 357 students attended Richard L. Wilkins Elementary School.

What district is Richard L. Wilkins Elementary School in?

Stoughton

What schools do graduates of Richard L. Wilkins Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Richard L. Wilkins Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : O'Donnell Middle School
High : Stoughton High

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