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Joseph C Chamberlain

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Joseph C Chamberlain ranks 636 th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

636^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Joseph C Chamberlain is a PK–4 elementary school in Taunton, MA, serving 496 students in the Taunton Public Schools district. In 2025–26, the school ranked 636th of 899 Massachusetts schools (29th percentile, 1 star), while the Taunton district ranked 291st of 351 (17th percentile, 1 star). Proficiency was 30.11% in ELA and 32.58% in math, above district averages (28.51% ELA, 23.37% math) but below state averages (40.03% ELA, 41.11% math). Math is Chamberlain’s clearest relative strength inside Taunton: it ranked second of five Taunton elementaries, behind H H Galligan (33.33%) and ahead of James L. Mulcahey (27.62%), Edmund Hatch Bennett (27.36%), and Elizabeth Pole (27.23%). ELA was third of five, below H H Galligan (35.19%) and Edmund Hatch Bennett (31.43%).

Grade 3 is above district in ELA (33.7 vs. 30.52) and math (34.07 vs. 28.28), but grade 4 is at or below district in ELA (26.19 vs. 27.91) and math (31.03 vs. 31.39); both grades remain below state averages. This contrasts with H H Galligan, which had stronger 4th grade results (ELA 37.5, math 41.67). Compared with nearby out-of-district schools, Chamberlain’s math is not high: Laliberte Elementary School had 49.18%, Dighton Elementary 48.75%, Henri A. Yelle 37.08%, L G Nourse Elementary 36.67%, and J C Solmonese 28.04%. In ELA, all reported nearby out-of-district schools were higher, from J C Solmonese (37.38%) to Dighton Elementary (42.04%).

The long-term trend is the biggest concern: Chamberlain fell from 399th of 938 (57th percentile, 3 stars) in 2016–17 to 29th percentile and 1 star in 2025–26, while H H Galligan improved from 18th percentile (1 star) in 2023–24 to 36th percentile (2 stars) in 2025–26. Low-socioeconomic-status effectiveness dropped from 55th percentile (3 stars) in 2023–24 to 25th percentile (1 star) in 2025–26, and special education students were at the 32nd percentile in 2025–26. Enrollment is 496, the student-teacher ratio is 13.5, and per-student spending was $15,144 in 2020–21. Notably, Laliberte Elementary School outperforms Chamberlain in ELA and math despite a higher student-teacher ratio (18) and lower per-student spending ($12,959).

496

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,535

Per pupil spending ?

42.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

480 Norton Avenue
Taunton, MA 02780

(508) 821-3216

District: Taunton

Students who attend Joseph C Chamberlain usually attend:

Middle:	Benjamin Friedman Middle
High:	Taunton High

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.7%

African American:

16.9%

Hispanic:

12.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg26%

Massachusetts avg41%

636^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 23 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Taunton

291^st of 351Taunton 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	29.1	636 of 899	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.1	610 of 906	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	556 of 916	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	602 of 928	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	614 of 932	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	580 of 936	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	660 of 942	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	533 of 934	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	58.3	399 of 938	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.5	447 of 932	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.2	351 of 914	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.1	435 of 926	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.5	481 of 928	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.2	445 of 930	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.7	379 of 924	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.3	319 of 920	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.2	472 of 909	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.2	359 of 908	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.9	497 of 911	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.5	477 of 911	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.6	446 of 887	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	44.5	523 of 882	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	50.2	484 of 884	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	110 of 188	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.6	152 of 169	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	117 of 167	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.8	60 of 167	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.0	35 of 173	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	77.9	15 of 166	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	55.0	67 of 172	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	37.1	392 of 672	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.5	473 of 632	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	388 of 665	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	460 of 656	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	602 of 869	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.6	645 of 869	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	565 of 886	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	626 of 887	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	633 of 901	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	659 of 898	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.8	437 of 902	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	419 of 893	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	63.5	99 of 446	77.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	558 of 742	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.1	588 of 736	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.1	340 of 760	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	336 of 757	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.1	382 of 772	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.3	427 of 705	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	443 of 700	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	446 of 685	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	625 of 879	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.4	532 of 884	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	483 of 891	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	511 of 896	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	537 of 908	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.4	446 of 904	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.4	773 of 907	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	599 of 898	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	33.2	479 of 709	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.0	501 of 717	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	376 of 731	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	330 of 703	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.8	519 of 905	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	612 of 894	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	643 of 896	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	709 of 886	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	40.5	563 of 925	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	38.1	221 of 399	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	627 of 734	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.6	579 of 737	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	543 of 753	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	590 of 762	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	616 of 764	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	623 of 765	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	660 of 780	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	524 of 772	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)78th percentile+39 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)45th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile+8 vs school

African American (2026)41st percentile+12 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)39th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile~ school

Male (2026)29th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)15th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics33%-9 vs state

English Language Arts30%-10 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
Joseph C Chamberlain	Public	PK, KG-4	480 Norton Avenue	Taunton	02780	Bristol County	Taunton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 821-3216	496	37	13.5	42.5%	311 (62.7%)	84 (16.9%)	61 (12.3%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.3%)	29.1	636^th of 899 public elementary schools	29.3%		33.1	610^th of 906 public elementary schools	32.7%	26	33.7	26.2		30.1	34.1	31.0		32.6			$18,535
Edmund Hatch Bennett	Public	PK, KG-4	47 North Walker Street	Taunton	02780	Bristol County	Taunton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 821-1245	313	24	13.2	37.2%	184 (58.8%)	64 (20.4%)	44 (14.1%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.4%)	26.3	659^th of 899 public elementary schools	26.7%		29.7	638^th of 906 public elementary schools	29.6%	21	31.6	31.3		31.4	30.4	24.0		27.4			$18,780
James L. Mulcahey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	28 Clifford Street	Taunton	02780	Bristol County	Taunton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 821-1255	898	60	14.9	66.7%	404 (45.0%)	271 (30.2%)	139 (15.5%)	7 (0.8%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	67 (7.5%)	24.2	688^th of 899 public elementary schools	23.5%		22	708^th of 906 public elementary schools	21.9%	20	27.7	28.1		27.9	20.3	34.1		27.6			$16,961
H H Galligan	Public	K-4	15 Sheridan Street	Taunton	02780	Bristol County	Taunton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 821-1295	286	25	11.6	82.7%	102 (35.7%)	87 (30.4%)	69 (24.1%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (8.0%)	35.1	578^th of 899 public elementary schools	35.7%		21.6	713^th of 906 public elementary schools	21.3%	135	33.3	37.5		35.2	26.7	41.7		33.3			$19,320
Elizabeth Pole	Public	PK, KG-4	215 Harris Street	Taunton	02780	Bristol County	Taunton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 821-1260	635	47	13.4	66.3%	276 (43.5%)	200 (31.5%)	101 (15.9%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	47 (7.4%)	20	727^th of 899 public elementary schools	19.1%		22	709^th of 906 public elementary schools	21.7%	18	26.5	20.8		23.3	31.7	23.7		27.2			$17,618
L G Nourse Elementary	Public	K-3	38 Plain Street	Norton	02766	Bristol County	Norton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 285-0110	272	25	11.0	26.5%	215 (79.0%)	22 (8.1%)	13 (4.8%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)								(n/a)	43.3			43.3	36.7			36.7			$21,092
Henri A. Yelle	Public	4-5	64 West Main Street	Norton	02766	Bristol County	Norton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 285-0190	371	27	13.5	20.4%	315 (84.9%)	17 (4.6%)	15 (4.0%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	39.7	540^th of 899 public elementary schools	39.9%		37.7	574^th of 906 public elementary schools	36.6%	34		34.7	33.7	34.2		45.6	29.4	37.1	33.2	33.2	$20,086
J C Solmonese	Public	PK, KG-3	315 West Main Street	Norton	02766	Bristol County	Norton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 285-0120	491	41	11.9	19.4%	413 (84.1%)	25 (5.1%)	16 (3.3%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.1%)								(n/a)	37.4			37.4	28.0			28.0			$18,354
Merrill Elementary School	Public	K-1	687 Pleasant Street	Raynham	02767	Bristol County	Bridgewater-Raynham	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 824-2490	310	19	16.6	23.0%	198 (63.9%)	44 (14.2%)	39 (12.6%)	13 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.2%)								(n/a)											$17,377
Laliberte Elementary School	Public	2-4	777 Pleasant Street	Raynham	02767	Bristol County	Bridgewater-Raynham	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 824-2731	543	30	18.0	23.4%	370 (68.1%)	76 (14.0%)	46 (8.5%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.1%)	55.1	401^st of 899 public elementary schools	55.4%		57.6	377^th of 906 public elementary schools	58.4%	24	44.6	36.3		40.4	47.0	51.4		49.2			$15,789

Frequently Asked Questions about Joseph C Chamberlain

What is the racial makeup of Joseph C Chamberlain?

Students at Joseph C Chamberlain are 63% White, 17% African American, 12% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Joseph C Chamberlain attend?

Students who attend Joseph C Chamberlain usually go on to attend:

Middle : Benjamin Friedman Middle
High : Taunton High

What district is Joseph C Chamberlain in?

Taunton

How many students attend Joseph C Chamberlain?

In the 2024-25 school year, 496 students attended Joseph C Chamberlain.

Is Joseph C Chamberlain a good school?

Joseph C Chamberlain ranks 636^th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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