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Joseph H Martin

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Joseph H Martin ranks 293 rd of 478 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-7

293^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 39% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Joseph H Martin is a middle school serving grades 5–7 in East Taunton, MA, part of the Taunton Public Schools district, with 647 students. In 2025–2026, it ranked 293rd of 478 Massachusetts schools (39th percentile, 2 stars), its highest recent percentile, up from 18th in 2021–2022. The district ranks 291st of 351 districts with 1 star. On MCAS, Joseph H Martin outperforms its district in all subjects—ELA 32.26% proficient (vs. 28.51%), math 30.91% (vs. 23.37%), and science 44.27% (vs. 21.06%)—but only science exceeds the state average (40.98%); ELA and math lag the state (40.03% and 41.11%).

Compared with nearby schools, Joseph H Martin is in the lower-middle group. It outranks same-district peer John F Parker Middle (21st percentile) but trails Benjamin Friedman Middle (43rd) and most surrounding middle schools, including Berkley Middle (73rd), Dighton Middle (63rd), Freetown-Lakeville Middle (62nd), and Norton Middle (56th). Science is its clear strength—44.27% proficient, above state and far above same-district peers. Math and ELA lag. 5th grade is strong, but 7th grade math is weak (22.80% proficient). Performance varies by student group: English Language Learner students rank in the 82nd percentile (4 stars) and African American students in the 63rd (3 stars), while White students (30th) and multi-racial students (33rd) rank lower. Special education students improved to 36th percentile.

Joseph H Martin spends $15,645 per student (2020–2021), higher than several nearby schools, and has a moderate student-teacher ratio of 14.1. Yet its outcomes still trail higher-performing neighbors like Berkley Middle and Freetown-Lakeville Middle, suggesting funding and class size alone do not explain differences. Data limitations include missing free/reduced-price lunch percentages and differing grade spans—Joseph H Martin serves grades 5–7, while many comparison schools serve 6–8 or 5–8—so science comparisons are not perfectly apples-to-apples.

647

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,692

Per pupil spending ?

52.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

131 Caswell Street
East Taunton, MA 02718

(508) 821-1250

District: Taunton

Students who attend Joseph H Martin usually attend:

High:

Taunton High

Feeder schools for Joseph H Martin:

Elementary:	East Taunton Elementary
	James L. Mulcahey Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.2%

African American:

26.0%

Hispanic:

13.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2016 → 39th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 10 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg25%

Massachusetts avg41%

293^rd of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle 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	34.7	293 of 478	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.8	321 of 484	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	350 of 493	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	344 of 501	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.0	407 of 497	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	370 of 501	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	441 of 498	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	377 of 484	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.5	378 of 487	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.9	359 of 482	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.3	325 of 441	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.4	328 of 455	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.5	306 of 455	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.1	252 of 455	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.6	228 of 449	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.2	224 of 434	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.1	199 of 409	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.4	223 of 407	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.1	199 of 399	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	47.4	237 of 399	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	37.4	244 of 356	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	37.0	237 of 344	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2003	31.6	249 of 339	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	53.6	79 of 215	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.3	110 of 206	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	142 of 202	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.7	174 of 209	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	160 of 212	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.5	85 of 193	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.3	130 of 195	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	101 of 172	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	23.0	383 of 445	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	411 of 431	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	375 of 424	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	403 of 417	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	55.9	35 of 193	81.9%	★★★★☆
2025	52.8	39 of 181	78.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	34.8	287 of 468	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.6	323 of 473	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	339 of 481	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	306 of 489	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.4	412 of 494	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	361 of 483	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	417 of 478	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	372 of 463	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	36.3	225 of 383	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.4	187 of 376	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	170 of 378	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.4	192 of 364	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.8	321 of 368	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.3	212 of 335	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.9	272 of 322	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.2	171 of 309	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	261 of 461	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.8	307 of 464	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	336 of 469	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	304 of 481	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.1	423 of 489	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	330 of 462	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	428 of 452	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	383 of 438	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	35.2	288 of 470	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.9	312 of 473	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	343 of 483	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	364 of 489	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	400 of 497	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	366 of 485	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	431 of 478	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	347 of 466	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	75 of 112	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.1	86 of 116	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	89 of 98	9.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	99 of 102	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	281 of 436	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.0	388 of 435	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	347 of 441	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	348 of 444	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	439 of 503	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	371 of 489	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	460 of 484	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	425 of 467	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	23.9	372 of 491	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	37.7	196 of 339	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	277 of 393	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.0	306 of 386	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	328 of 392	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	300 of 403	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	372 of 404	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	364 of 401	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	388 of 396	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	362 of 395	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)82nd percentile+43 vs school

African American (2026)63rd percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile+5 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)42nd percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)41st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile~ school

Female (2026)39th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)36th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)33rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)30th percentile-9 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)24th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science44%+3 vs state

English Language Arts32%-8 vs state

Mathematics31%-10 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)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (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 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Joseph H Martin	Public	5-7	131 Caswell Street	East Taunton	02718	Bristol County	Taunton	No	No	No	No	(508) 821-1250	647	46	14.1	52.3%	344 (53.2%)	168 (26.0%)	86 (13.3%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.2%)	34.7	293^rd of 478 public middle schools	38.7%		30.8	321^st of 484 public middle schools	33.7%	28		33.7	29.6	33.7		32.3		35.6	34.2	22.8		30.9	44.3		44.3		$18,692
John F Parker Middle	Public	5-7	60 Williams Street	Taunton	02780	Bristol County	Taunton	No	No	No	No	(508) 821-1112	517	35	14.9	68.8%	200 (38.7%)	178 (34.4%)	91 (17.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (8.3%)	21.4	378^th of 478 public middle schools	20.9%		28.4	332^nd of 484 public middle schools	31.4%	46		28.6	25.8	21.9		25.3		22.0	26.5	13.0		20.6	30.9		30.9		$18,220
Berkley Middle School	Public	5-8	21 North Main Street	Berkley	02779	Bristol County	Berkley	No	No	No	No	(508) 884-9434	374	27	13.8	19.0%	342 (91.4%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.0%)	69.2	128^th of 478 public middle schools	73.2%		67.5	138^th of 484 public middle schools	71.5%	10		36.1	46.2	44.0	59.0	46.3		31.3	61.3	22.0	45.8	41.1	39.8	65.1	52.4	56.6	$15,102
Raynham Middle School	Public	5-8	420 Titicut Rd	Raynham	02767	Bristol County	Bridgewater-Raynham	No	No	No	No	(508) 977-0504	710	45	15.8	23.8%	541 (76.2%)	87 (12.3%)	34 (4.8%)	20 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.9%)	40.5	255^th of 478 public middle schools	46.7%		48.1	221^st of 484 public middle schools	54.3%	34		23.1	22.0	30.8	37.8	28.5		27.1	22.9	42.7	38.9	32.9	31.1	31.2	31.2	37.8	$15,907
Dighton Middle School	Public	5-8	1250R Somerset Avenue	Dighton	02715	Bristol County	Dighton-Rehoboth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 669-4200	355	25	14.4	20.2%	303 (85.4%)	9 (2.5%)	23 (6.5%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	56.8	179^th of 478 public middle schools	62.6%		64.6	157^th of 484 public middle schools	67.6%	22		29.4	36.8	44.2	37.8	36.7		23.5	49.3	46.5	37.4	38.1	52.0	44.0	48.2	39.1	$17,915
Benjamin Friedman Middle	Public	5-7	500 Norton Avenue	Taunton	02780	Bristol County	Taunton	No	No	No	No	(508) 821-1493	701	45	15.4	50.1%	414 (59.1%)	140 (20.0%)	105 (15.0%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.7%)	38	271^st of 478 public middle schools	43.3%		43.2	247^th of 484 public middle schools	49.0%	24		26.2	34.2	40.0		33.4		10.5	26.0	25.6		20.7	15.5		15.5		$18,979
Freetown-Lakeville Middle School	Public	6-8	96 Howland Road	Lakeville	02347	Plymouth County	Freetown-Lakeville	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 923-3518	699	53	13.1	15.9%	620 (88.7%)	18 (2.6%)	35 (5.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.7%)	56.3	184^th of 478 public middle schools	61.5%		68.9	136^th of 484 public middle schools	71.9%	48			27.0	35.0	41.5	34.6			40.7	46.3	51.7	46.3		49.6	49.6	42.8	$15,642
John T. Nichols Middle	Public	6-8	112 Tiger Drive	Middleborough	02346	Plymouth County	Middleborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 946-2020	688	56	12.2	35.0%	573 (83.3%)	28 (4.1%)	28 (4.1%)	13 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (6.4%)	33.5	301^st of 478 public middle schools	37.0%		38.8	279^th of 484 public middle schools	42.4%	22			19.9	26.3	35.6	27.4			22.1	27.6	25.6	25.2		36.8	36.8	35.6	$19,261
Edward J. O'Donoghue Middle School	Public	6-8	166 Mt. Prospect St.	Bridgewater	02324	Plymouth County	Bridgewater-Raynham	No	No	No	No	(508) 279-2100	828	50	16.5	21.8%	614 (74.2%)	98 (11.8%)	64 (7.7%)	18 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	30 (3.6%)	41.1	250^th of 478 public middle schools	47.7%		55.2	193^rd of 484 public middle schools	60.1%	57			34.1	32.3	29.2	31.9			47.2	28.9	33.5	36.4		29.6	29.6	33.3	$15,740
Howard School	Public	4-6	70 Howard Street	West Bridgewater	02379	Plymouth County	West Bridgewater	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 894-1250	335	20	17.1	18.2%	250 (74.6%)	33 (9.9%)	31 (9.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)								(n/a)	28.3	27.1	23.8			26.4	37.0	38.2	36.6			37.4	36.9		36.9		$15,449

Frequently Asked Questions about Joseph H Martin

What district is Joseph H Martin in?

Taunton

How many students attend Joseph H Martin?

In the 2024-25 school year, 647 students attended Joseph H Martin.

What is the racial makeup of Joseph H Martin?

Students at Joseph H Martin are 53% White, 26% African American, 13% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Joseph H Martin a good school?

Joseph H Martin ranks 293^rd of 478 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Joseph H Martin attend?

Students who attend Joseph H Martin usually go on to attend Taunton High

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