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Benjamin Friedman Middle

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Benjamin Friedman Middle ranks 247 th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-7

247^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 49% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Benjamin Friedman Middle is a public middle school in Taunton, MA, serving 692 students in grades 5-7. The school is part of the Taunton school district, which is ranked 283 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Benjamin Friedman Middle has consistently performed below the state average in MCAS Next Generation assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grades. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 39.94% in ELA, 23.4% in Math, and 34.23% in Science, compared to the state averages of 41.53%, 40.74%, and 41.51%, respectively. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with English Language Learners and students with disabilities struggling the most. Despite spending around $15,000 per student, which is higher than the state average, the school's student-teacher ratio of 13.5-14.6 is slightly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Joseph H. Martin and John F. Parker Middle Schools, which are also part of the Taunton district, perform similarly to or slightly worse than Benjamin Friedman Middle in academic assessments. In contrast, schools in the neighboring Dighton-Rehoboth and Mansfield districts, such as Dorothy L. Beckwith and Harold L. Qualters Middle, consistently outperform Benjamin Friedman Middle across all subject areas and student subgroups.

701

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,979

Per pupil spending ?

50.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Norton Avenue
Taunton, MA 02780

(508) 821-1493

District: Taunton

Students who attend Benjamin Friedman Middle usually attend:

High:

Taunton High

Feeder schools for Benjamin Friedman Middle:

Elementary:	Edmund Hatch Bennett
	Joseph C Chamberlain

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.1%

African American:

20.0%

Hispanic:

15.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg26%

Massachusetts avg41%

247^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Taunton

283^rd of 348Taunton 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	43.2	247 of 484	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	269 of 493	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.3	248 of 501	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	266 of 497	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	285 of 501	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	264 of 498	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	242 of 484	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.5	252 of 487	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.2	293 of 482	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.2	247 of 441	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.1	264 of 455	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.5	210 of 455	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.5	219 of 455	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	49.4	248 of 449	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.8	234 of 434	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.9	213 of 409	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.4	193 of 407	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.0	187 of 399	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.5	199 of 399	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	41.6	223 of 356	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.0	220 of 344	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	33.3	244 of 339	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	97 of 206	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.2	111 of 202	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.4	78 of 209	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.7	115 of 212	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.0	80 of 193	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.2	153 of 195	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.0	67 of 172	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	27.7	326 of 445	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	317 of 431	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	310 of 424	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	392 of 417	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	180 of 181	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	281 of 473	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	288 of 481	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	228 of 489	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	186 of 494	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.4	232 of 483	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.4	203 of 478	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	217 of 463	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	142 of 376	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	120 of 378	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	143 of 364	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.2	103 of 368	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	30.5	240 of 335	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.5	155 of 322	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	112 of 309	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	245 of 464	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	216 of 469	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	194 of 481	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	223 of 489	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.3	222 of 462	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.9	192 of 452	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	236 of 438	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	208 of 473	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	231 of 483	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	251 of 489	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	324 of 497	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.8	316 of 485	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	305 of 478	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	254 of 466	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	38.5	62 of 110	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	57 of 102	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.2	40 of 87	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.1	44 of 84	47.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	203 of 435	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.8	364 of 441	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	368 of 444	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.7	239 of 503	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.3	251 of 489	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	255 of 484	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	272 of 467	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	47.2	253 of 491	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	25.1	260 of 339	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	221 of 386	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	245 of 392	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	237 of 403	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	251 of 404	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.3	262 of 401	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	234 of 396	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	240 of 395	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)53rd percentile+4 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)48th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)44th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)43rd percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile-20 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)23rd percentile-20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%~ state avg

Science34%-7 vs state

Mathematics23%-17 vs state

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by a student
Monday, August 21, 2017

I'm going to Friedman middle school and I can't wait to go its choirs is amazing it performed at Hopewell Elementary great school too and I saw pictures of the school and so comfortable and relaxing I can't wait to go Close Quote

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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 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 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
Benjamin Friedman Middle	Public	5-7	500 Norton Avenue	Taunton	02780	Bristol County	Taunton	No	No	No	No	(508) 821-1493	701	45	15.4		414 (59.1%)	140 (20.0%)	105 (15.0%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.7%)	43.2	247^th of 484 public middle schools	49.0%		41.7	269^th of 493 public middle schools	45.4%	22	33.9	38.9	46.3		39.9	17.9	26.0	26.3		23.4	34.2		34.2		$18,979
John F Parker Middle	Public	5-7	60 Williams Street	Taunton	02780	Bristol County	Taunton	No	No	No	No	(508) 821-1112	517	35	14.9		200 (38.7%)	178 (34.4%)	91 (17.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (8.3%)	28.4	332^nd of 484 public middle schools	31.4%		27.8	344^th of 493 public middle schools	30.2%	12	12.1	33.1	22.4		22.5	19.8	27.9	22.9		23.5	27.4		27.4		$18,220
Norton Middle	Public	6-8	215 West Main Street	Norton	02766	Bristol County	Norton	No	No	No	No	(508) 285-0140	527	41	12.7		441 (83.7%)	27 (5.1%)	31 (5.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	54	197^th of 484 public middle schools	59.3%		59.5	182^nd of 493 public middle schools	63.1%	15		42.3	36.2	49.4	42.5		26.4	38.1	41.0	35.4		37.2	37.2	48.1	$18,963
Raynham Middle School	Public	5-8	420 Titicut Rd	Raynham	02767	Bristol County	Bridgewater-Raynham	No	No	No	No	(508) 977-0504	710	45	15.8		541 (76.2%)	87 (12.3%)	34 (4.8%)	20 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.9%)	48.1	221^st of 484 public middle schools	54.3%		50.3	222^nd of 493 public middle schools	55.0%	1	25.2	37.5	35.6	44.2	35.9	32.1	44.4	31.1	35.0	35.6	31.5	31.9	31.7	35.2	$15,907
Berkley Middle School	Public	5-8	21 North Main Street	Berkley	02779	Bristol County	Berkley	No	No	No	No	(508) 884-9434	374	27	13.8		342 (91.4%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.0%)	67.5	138^th of 484 public middle schools	71.5%		76.7	104^th of 493 public middle schools	78.9%	34	46.9	36.3	51.2	57.7	48.1	38.8	46.2	41.0	44.3	42.6	61.2	56.7	59.0	48.5	$15,102
Dighton Middle School	Public	5-8	1250R Somerset Avenue	Dighton	02715	Bristol County	Dighton-Rehoboth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 669-4200	355	25	14.4		303 (85.4%)	9 (2.5%)	23 (6.5%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	64.6	157^th of 484 public middle schools	67.6%		57.1	191^st of 493 public middle schools	61.3%	34	52.0	58.6	43.2	49.4	50.6	42.7	40.2	45.3	40.9	42.3	68.0	44.3	55.2	44.3	$17,915
Joseph H Martin	Public	5-7	131 Caswell Street	East Taunton	02718	Bristol County	Taunton	No	No	No	No	(508) 821-1250	647	46	14.1		344 (53.2%)	168 (26.0%)	86 (13.3%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.2%)	30.8	321^st of 484 public middle schools	33.7%		27.1	350^th of 493 public middle schools	29.0%	29	28.1	34.7	24.0		28.6	35.1	35.8	18.4		29.1	41.8		41.8		$18,692
Wamsutta Middle School	Public	5-8	300 Locust Street	Attleboro	02703	Bristol County	Attleboro	No	No	No	No	(508) 223-1540	593	40	14.7		357 (60.2%)	56 (9.4%)	106 (17.9%)	22 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (8.6%)	52.8	201^st of 484 public middle schools	58.5%		52.5	210^th of 493 public middle schools	57.4%	9	27.8	23.9	34.6	43.1	32.3	37.2	31.5	43.7	48.5	40.3	38.6	35.7	37.2	56.6	$17,951
Dorothy L Beckwith	Public	5-8	330R Winthrop Street	Rehoboth	02769	Bristol County	Dighton-Rehoboth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 252-5080	479	38	12.5		413 (86.2%)	9 (1.9%)	26 (5.4%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	54.7	196^th of 484 public middle schools	59.5%		50.4	220^th of 493 public middle schools	55.4%	24	42.1	40.8	37.7	45.5	41.7	47.8	40.0	27.4	44.7	40.3	59.1	43.1	50.8	41.5	$17,751
Harold L Qualters Middle	Public	6-8	240 East Street	Mansfield	02048	Bristol County	Mansfield	No	No	No	No	(508) 261-7530	750	78	9.6		554 (73.9%)	36 (4.8%)	47 (6.3%)	66 (8.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.9%)	81.7	83^rd of 484 public middle schools	82.9%		83.9	78^th of 493 public middle schools	84.2%	5		54.4	59.4	67.1	60.4		57.5	52.2	59.6	56.4		47.2	47.2	59.3	$23,099

Frequently Asked Questions about Benjamin Friedman Middle

How many students attend Benjamin Friedman Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 701 students attended Benjamin Friedman Middle.

What district is Benjamin Friedman Middle in?

Taunton

What is the racial makeup of Benjamin Friedman Middle?

Students at Benjamin Friedman Middle are 59% White, 20% African American, 15% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

Is Benjamin Friedman Middle a good school?

Benjamin Friedman Middle ranks 247^th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Benjamin Friedman Middle attend?

Students who attend Benjamin Friedman Middle usually go on to attend Taunton High

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