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Edmund Hatch Bennett

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Edmund Hatch Bennett ranks 659 th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

659^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Edmund Hatch Bennett is a PK–4 elementary school at 47 North Walker Street in Taunton, MA, serving 313 students as part of Taunton Public Schools — a district ranked 291 of 351 in Massachusetts (17th percentile, 1 star). The school itself ranked 659 of 899 in 2025–2026, placing it in the 27th percentile with 1 star, and in nine of the last ten reported years it landed in the bottom third. Its strongest recent showing was 2022–2023, when it reached the 41st percentile with 2 stars.

Bennett's 2025–2026 MCAS proficiency rates were 31.43% in ELA and 27.36% in math, both above the Taunton district averages (28.51% and 23.37%) but below the state averages (40.03% and 41.11%). Within Taunton, it sits in the middle-to-lower part of the nearby elementary group: its ELA rate was third among six schools, behind East Taunton Elementary (36.32%) and H H Galligan (35.19%), while its math rate was fifth, just ahead of Elizabeth Pole and just behind James L. Mulcahey Elementary School. Compared with nearby out-of-district schools, Bennett trails in both subjects — Berkley Community School (43.02% ELA, 46.51% math), Dighton Elementary (42.04%, 48.75%), L G Nourse Elementary, J C Solmonese, and Henri A. Yelle all posted higher proficiency. Both of those out-of-district comparison schools hold 3-star ratings.

Grade 4 math is the school's clearest weak spot: 24.00% proficient, 7.39 points below the district and 19.20 points below the state, even though grade 3 math was above the district average. School effectiveness for student groups varies widely — low-income students improved from the 9th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 35th percentile in 2025–2026, while students with disabilities fell to the 6th percentile in 2024–2025. Spending ($15,500 per student in 2020–2021) and a 13.2 student-teacher ratio (2024–2025) are mid-range, so neither clearly explains the results.

313

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,780

Per pupil spending ?

47.0%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

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: Holding steady — 30th percentile in 2016 → 27th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg26%

Massachusetts avg41%

659^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	26.3	659 of 899	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	51.4	73 of 188	61.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	26.1	659 of 869	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	37.1	479 of 742	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	30.2	621 of 879	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	15.3	658 of 734	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

African American (2026)61st percentile+34 vs school

Disabled (2022)43rd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile+9 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)31st percentile~ school

Male (2026)29th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)24th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)10th percentile-16 vs school

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

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts31%-9 vs state

Mathematics27%-14 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	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 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	47.0%	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
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	51.4%	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
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	65.3%	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	77.6%	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	70.1%	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	33.8%	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
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	22.4%	396 (84.6%)	13 (2.8%)	34 (7.3%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	56.5	390^th of 899 public elementary schools	56.6%		44.1	514^th of 906 public elementary schools	43.3%	124	48.1	36.3		42.0	45.0	52.5		48.8			$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	25.6%	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
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	52.0%	340 (60.3%)	123 (21.8%)	57 (10.1%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.6%)	41.5	523^rd of 899 public elementary schools	41.8%		46.3	494^th of 906 public elementary schools	45.5%	29	36.5	36.1		36.3	37.5	40.8		39.3			$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	27.7%	397 (86.5%)	8 (1.7%)	25 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.9%)	55.1	399^th of 899 public elementary schools	55.6%		70.7	275^th of 906 public elementary schools	69.6%	124	42.5	43.5		43.0	39.1	54.1		46.5			$16,783

Frequently Asked Questions about Edmund Hatch Bennett

Is Edmund Hatch Bennett a good school?

Edmund Hatch Bennett ranks 659^th of 899 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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