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Edmund Hatch Bennett

Q: Is Edmund Hatch Bennett a good school?

Edmund Hatch Bennett ranks 638 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

638^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Edmund Hatch Bennett is an elementary school in Taunton, Massachusetts, serving 295 students from kindergarten to 4th grade. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Massachusetts elementary schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (31.93%) and Mathematics (30.58%) below the Taunton district and the state averages.

Compared to other nearby elementary schools in the Taunton district, East Taunton Elementary and Joseph C Chamberlain have higher proficiency rates in both subjects. However, when compared to schools in other nearby districts, such as Berkley Community School and L.G. Nourse Elementary in Norton, Edmund Hatch Bennett's performance is more on par or even slightly better in some areas.

The school's high percentage of low socioeconomic status students likely contributes to its academic struggles, and the significant performance gaps between different student subgroups, such as male and female students, as well as special education students, indicate that the school may need to implement more targeted interventions and support for these groups. Addressing the needs of its student population and examining the broader district and regional factors that may be contributing to the school's challenges could be important steps towards improving its performance and outcomes.

313

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,780

Per pupil spending ?

37.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

47 North Walker Street
Taunton, MA 02780

(508) 821-1245

District: Taunton

Students who attend Edmund Hatch Bennett usually attend:

Middle:	Benjamin Friedman Middle
High:	Taunton High

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.8%

African American:

20.4%

Hispanic:

14.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

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

!Mathematics scores 10 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg27%

Massachusetts avg41%

638^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary 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	29.7	638 of 906	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	747 of 916	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.1	547 of 928	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	688 of 932	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	628 of 936	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.0	707 of 942	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	704 of 934	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	48.3	512 of 938	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.7	657 of 932	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.8	716 of 914	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	45.7	560 of 926	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.2	457 of 928	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	30.0	692 of 930	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.3	759 of 924	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.8	678 of 920	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	48.9	510 of 909	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.5	386 of 908	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.9	451 of 911	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	40.6	588 of 911	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	47.7	494 of 887	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.7	562 of 882	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	50.7	482 of 884	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	32.9	119 of 167	28.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	38.0	385 of 672	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	331 of 632	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	10.9	655 of 656	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	725 of 869	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	720 of 886	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.2	489 of 887	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	660 of 901	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	630 of 898	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.6	701 of 902	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.6	573 of 893	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	419 of 736	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.0	694 of 760	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	58.7	275 of 757	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.9	517 of 772	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.7	375 of 705	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	453 of 700	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	454 of 685	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	503 of 884	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.1	731 of 891	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.6	560 of 896	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	674 of 908	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.9	529 of 904	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.2	669 of 907	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	780 of 898	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	675 of 717	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	627 of 731	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	452 of 703	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	681 of 905	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	610 of 894	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.2	728 of 896	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	798 of 886	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	33.2	634 of 925	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	639 of 737	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	671 of 753	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	556 of 762	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	702 of 764	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	616 of 765	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	695 of 780	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	652 of 772	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)43rd percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2022)43rd percentile+17 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)31st percentile~ school

African American (2024)29th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-10 vs state

Mathematics31%-10 vs state

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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)		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 (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 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
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%)	29.7	638^th of 906 public elementary schools	29.6%		19.4	747^th of 916 public elementary schools	18.4%	109	41.5	24.2		31.9	38.9	23.9		30.6			$18,780
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%)	33.1	610^th of 906 public elementary schools	32.7%		40.5	556^th of 916 public elementary schools	39.3%	54	38.1	28.4		33.5	40.0	27.0		34.0			$18,535
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%)	22	708^th of 906 public elementary schools	21.9%		12	834^th of 916 public elementary schools	9.0%	126	37.3	17.0		28.1	29.9	16.9		24.0			$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%)	21.6	713^th of 906 public elementary schools	21.3%		19	752^nd of 916 public elementary schools	17.9%	39	34.0	16.7		25.3	25.5	29.2		27.4			$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%)	22	709^th of 906 public elementary schools	21.7%		21.1	729^th of 916 public elementary schools	20.4%	20	32.1	26.6		29.5	25.6	23.7		24.7			$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)	46.2			46.2	42.3			42.3			$21,092
Dighton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1250 Somerset Avenue	Dighton	02715	Bristol County	Dighton-Rehoboth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 669-4245	468	34	13.6	21.1%	396 (84.6%)	13 (2.8%)	34 (7.3%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	44.1	514^th of 906 public elementary schools	43.3%		53.4	434^th of 916 public elementary schools	52.6%	80	52.4	33.0		41.6	43.9	32.0		37.3			$18,250
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%)	37.7	574^th of 906 public elementary schools	36.6%		41.9	545^th of 916 public elementary schools	40.5%	29		44.1	23.6	34.1		41.9	28.3	35.3	33.9	33.9	$20,086
East Taunton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	58R Stevens Street	East Taunton	02718	Bristol County	Taunton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 821-1330	564	45	12.5	48.9%	340 (60.3%)	123 (21.8%)	57 (10.1%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.6%)	46.3	494^th of 906 public elementary schools	45.5%		49.7	476^th of 916 public elementary schools	48.0%	18	43.2	45.3		44.2	32.4	41.5		36.9			$18,594
Berkley Community School	Public	PK, KG-4	59 South Main Street	Berkley	02779	Bristol County	Berkley	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 822-9550	459	32	14.1	15.8%	397 (86.5%)	8 (1.7%)	25 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.9%)	70.7	275^th of 906 public elementary schools	69.6%		69.1	287^th of 916 public elementary schools	68.7%	12	55.7	49.4		52.5	59.5	50.6		55.1			$16,783

Frequently Asked Questions about Edmund Hatch Bennett

Is Edmund Hatch Bennett a good school?

Edmund Hatch Bennett ranks 638^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Edmund Hatch Bennett?

In the 2024-25 school year, 313 students attended Edmund Hatch Bennett.

What schools do graduates of Edmund Hatch Bennett attend?

Students who attend Edmund Hatch Bennett usually go on to attend:

Middle : Benjamin Friedman Middle
High : Taunton High

What is the racial makeup of Edmund Hatch Bennett?

Students at Edmund Hatch Bennett are 59% White, 20% African American, 14% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Edmund Hatch Bennett in?

Taunton

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