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Elizabeth Pole

Public Grades PK, KG-4

709^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Elizabeth Pole Elementary School is a public elementary school in Taunton, Massachusetts, serving 602 students from kindergarten to 4th grade. The school is part of the Taunton School District, which is ranked 283 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elizabeth Pole's academic performance, as measured by MCAS Next Generation assessments, is consistently below the state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 29.51% of Elizabeth Pole students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 30.12% in the Taunton district and 41.53% statewide. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was 24.7% at Elizabeth Pole, 23.18% in Taunton, and 40.74% statewide. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with relatively better performance for Hispanic students but lower performance for White students and students with disabilities.

While Elizabeth Pole has relatively high per-student spending and a low student-teacher ratio, these factors do not seem to translate into better academic outcomes. The school consistently ranks in the bottom half of Massachusetts elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Compared to nearby schools within the Taunton district, such as Edmund Hatch Bennett, Joseph C Chamberlain, and East Taunton Elementary, Elizabeth Pole generally performs worse in both ELA and Mathematics.

635

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,618

Per pupil spending ?

66.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

215 Harris Street
Taunton, MA 02780

(508) 821-1260

District: Taunton

Students who attend Elizabeth Pole usually attend:

Middle:	John F Parker Middle
High:	Taunton High

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.5%

African American:

31.5%

Hispanic:

15.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg27%

Massachusetts avg41%

709^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	22.0	709 of 906	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	729 of 916	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	654 of 928	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	754 of 932	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	700 of 936	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	717 of 942	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	740 of 934	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.9	725 of 938	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.8	781 of 932	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.3	822 of 914	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.7	752 of 926	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.7	747 of 928	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.8	710 of 930	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.1	649 of 924	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.5	575 of 920	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.9	641 of 909	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	46.0	544 of 908	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.5	544 of 911	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.5	409 of 911	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	21.7	721 of 887	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.1	651 of 882	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	27.9	661 of 884	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	130 of 169	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.1	77 of 167	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	80 of 167	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.8	136 of 173	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.7	70 of 166	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.3	115 of 172	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	108 of 174	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	15.8	648 of 672	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	586 of 632	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	654 of 665	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	599 of 656	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	116 of 281	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.6	42 of 282	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	17 of 264	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	66.9	34 of 267	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	64.9	32 of 240	86.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	697 of 869	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	665 of 886	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	652 of 887	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	741 of 901	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	614 of 898	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.0	746 of 902	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	771 of 893	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	80 of 458	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	42.9	229 of 420	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	186 of 401	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.7	212 of 379	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.8	119 of 398	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	51.2	164 of 379	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	376 of 736	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	477 of 760	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	453 of 757	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	534 of 772	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	402 of 705	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	376 of 700	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	477 of 685	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	668 of 884	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	738 of 891	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	603 of 896	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.1	730 of 908	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	733 of 904	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	619 of 907	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	635 of 898	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	34 of 48	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.6	29 of 31	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	593 of 717	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	615 of 731	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	435 of 703	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.6	695 of 905	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	625 of 894	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	628 of 896	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	686 of 886	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	27.4	684 of 925	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	668 of 737	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	684 of 753	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	559 of 762	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	688 of 764	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	614 of 765	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	640 of 780	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	694 of 772	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)83rd percentile+61 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)59th percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+27 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)29th percentile+7 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)26th percentile~ school

Male (2025)24th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-12 vs state

Mathematics25%-16 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)			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 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th 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 All Grades	Total
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		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
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		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
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		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
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		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
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		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		370 (68.1%)	76 (14.0%)	46 (8.5%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.1%)	57.6	377^th of 906 public elementary schools	58.4%		64.7	323^rd of 916 public elementary schools	64.7%	54	46.7	43.5	45.2	48.9	47.2	48.1	$15,789
Edmund Hatch Bennett	Public	K-4	47 North Walker Street	Taunton	02780	Bristol County	Taunton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 821-1245	313	24	13.2		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		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
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		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
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		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

Frequently Asked Questions about Elizabeth Pole

What district is Elizabeth Pole in?

Taunton

What schools do graduates of Elizabeth Pole attend?

Students who attend Elizabeth Pole usually go on to attend:

Middle : John F Parker Middle
High : Taunton High

How many students attend Elizabeth Pole?

In the 2024-25 school year, 635 students attended Elizabeth Pole.

Is Elizabeth Pole a good school?

Elizabeth Pole ranks in the bottom 21.7% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Elizabeth Pole?

Students at Elizabeth Pole are 43% White, 31% African American, 16% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesMar 5, 2026

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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