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H H Galligan

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H H Galligan ranks 578 th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

578^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

H H Galligan is a K–4 elementary school at 15 Sheridan Street in Taunton, MA, serving 286 students as one of six elementary schools in the Taunton district. In 2025–2026, it ranked 578th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools — 36th percentile, 2 stars — a notable jump from 713th the year before and its strongest showing since 2018–2019. The school still trails the state average in both ELA (35.19% vs. 40.03%) and math (33.33% vs. 41.11%), but it comfortably beats its own district in both subjects (+6.7 points ELA, +10.0 points math).

Among Taunton elementaries, Galligan is second-best of six in both rank and ELA, and second in math behind East Taunton Elementary. It far outpaces its nearest neighbor, James L. Mulcahey Elementary School, which is 0.34 miles away but sits 110 rank places and about 7 ELA points lower. Galligan also has the highest per-pupil spending ($16,987) and lowest student–teacher ratio (11.6) in the Taunton comparison set. Yet neighboring-district schools such as Dighton Elementary, Berkley Community School, and Laliberte Elementary School still produce ELA and math proficiency roughly 5–16 points higher, with math gaps near 15 points.

Fourth grade is a strength: ELA at 37.50% slightly edges the state, and math at 41.67% is within 1.5 points of it. Third-grade math is the soft spot at 26.67%, the only grade-level metric below the Taunton district average. The 2025–2026 gains are encouraging, but with only about 100–120 tested students, each percentage point is roughly one student, so one year is not yet a trend. Low-income students have shown strong recent improvement, while students with disabilities remain a persistent concern; next steps are to lift third-grade math to at least district parity, keep overall results near the 40th percentile, and show progress for students with disabilities.

286

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,320

Per pupil spending ?

82.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15 Sheridan Street
Taunton, MA 02780

(508) 821-1295

District: Taunton

Students who attend H H Galligan usually attend:

Middle:	John F Parker Middle
High:	Taunton High

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.7%

African American:

30.4%

Hispanic:

24.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2016 → 36th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg26%

Massachusetts avg41%

578^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	35.1	578 of 899	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.6	713 of 906	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	752 of 916	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	719 of 928	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	830 of 932	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	780 of 936	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.9	521 of 942	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	523 of 934	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.4	505 of 938	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.8	702 of 932	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.8	736 of 914	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	50.2	515 of 926	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.4	510 of 928	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	64.9	363 of 930	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.5	422 of 924	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.5	252 of 920	72.6%	★★★★☆
2009	61.2	381 of 909	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	75.7	218 of 908	76.0%	★★★★☆
2007	65.2	334 of 911	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	85.8	102 of 911	88.8%	★★★★☆
2005	36.4	591 of 887	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	53.5	452 of 882	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	55.7	436 of 884	50.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	68 of 188	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	23.3	151 of 169	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	124 of 167	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	128 of 167	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	152 of 173	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	121 of 166	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.5	34 of 172	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	52.4	68 of 174	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	569 of 869	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.0	592 of 869	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.0	738 of 886	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	737 of 887	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	801 of 901	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	702 of 898	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.9	526 of 902	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.1	476 of 893	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	81.7	49 of 475	89.7%	★★★★☆
2025	59.5	128 of 458	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	41.0	254 of 446	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	217 of 742	70.8%	★★★★☆
2025	39.7	450 of 736	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	476 of 760	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	515 of 757	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.1	722 of 772	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	627 of 705	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	77.6	83 of 700	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	59.7	228 of 685	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	537 of 879	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	16.7	766 of 884	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	718 of 891	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	617 of 896	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.4	808 of 908	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	768 of 904	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.2	488 of 907	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	483 of 898	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	19.3	653 of 731	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	848 of 905	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	815 of 894	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	68.5	199 of 896	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	58.4	323 of 886	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	17.4	765 of 925	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	23.0	615 of 734	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.6	625 of 737	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	688 of 753	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	620 of 762	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	745 of 764	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	719 of 765	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.1	453 of 780	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	513 of 772	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)90th percentile+54 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile+35 vs school

African American (2026)64th percentile+28 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)35th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)17th percentile~ school

White (2026)16th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2024)11th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts35%-5 vs state

Mathematics33%-8 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about H H Galligan

What is the racial makeup of H H Galligan?

Students at H H Galligan are 36% White, 30% African American, 24% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is H H Galligan in?

Taunton

What schools do graduates of H H Galligan attend?

Students who attend H H Galligan usually go on to attend:

Middle : John F Parker Middle
High : Taunton High

Is H H Galligan a good school?

H H Galligan ranks 578^th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend H H Galligan?

In the 2024-25 school year, 286 students attended H H Galligan.

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