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Elizabeth Pole

Public Grades PK, KG-4

727^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Elizabeth Pole is a PK–4 public elementary school at 215 Harris Street in Taunton, Massachusetts, serving 635 students — the second-largest of the six Taunton elementary schools in this comparison set. It belongs to Taunton Public Schools, a district ranked 291 of 351 in Massachusetts (17th percentile, 1 star).

The school's own record is unusually stable and low. In 2025-26, 23.28% of students were proficient in English language arts (district 28.51%, state 40.03%) and 27.23% in math (district 23.37%, state 41.11%). Elizabeth Pole has the lowest ELA proficiency of the six Taunton elementaries and the second-lowest math, trailing East Taunton Elementary (36.32% ELA, 39.29% math) by roughly 13 and 12 points. Across ten reported years it has never left the bottom third of Massachusetts elementary schools (16th–30th percentile) and has never earned above 1 star; in 2025-26 it sits at the 19th percentile. Math is the relative bright spot — Pole beat the district average in math in all four recent years while trailing it in ELA every year. Grade 3 math (31.73%) is above the district figure and second-best among Taunton peers, while grade 4 ELA (20.77%) and grade 4 math (23.66%) are the lowest of the six.

Neighboring districts generally outperform Pole by wide margins. Berkley Community School (43.02% ELA, 46.51% math) and Dighton Elementary (42.04%, 48.75%) post results roughly 20 points higher, and both spend less per student than Pole's $15,400. Pole's per-student spending rose about 14% between 2018-19 and 2020-21 without a matching change in results, though its 13.4 student–teacher ratio is among the most favorable in the Taunton group. Special education students have ranked in the 16th–20th percentile for three straight years, and English language learner results have swung widely, suggesting small groups and year-to-year volatility. The sharpest pattern is grade 4, where results fall well below the school's own grade 3.

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: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg26%

Massachusetts avg41%

727^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	20.0	727 of 899	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	32.6	139 of 188	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	24.6	268 of 291	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	21.9	695 of 869	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	55.3	153 of 475	67.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	32.7	542 of 742	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	20.2	730 of 879	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	25.4	568 of 709	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	16.4	652 of 734	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)68th percentile+49 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2026)26th percentile+7 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)26th percentile~ school

Female (2026)20th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)20th percentile~ school

Male (2026)17th percentile~ school

White (2026)11th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)8th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics27%-14 vs state

English Language Arts23%-17 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)			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 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	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
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
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
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%)	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
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
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
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
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%)	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
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%)	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

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 19.1% 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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