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Taunton High

Public Grades 8-12
271st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 349 Massachusetts High Schools
Better than 22% of Massachusetts high schools
Summary

Taunton High is a public high school located in Taunton, Massachusetts, serving grades 8-12 with a total enrollment of 2,690 students. The school is part of the Taunton School District, which is ranked 283 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Taunton High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Massachusetts high schools, ranking between 213 and 275 out of 342-354 schools over the past 10 years, and has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating poor performance compared to other schools in the state. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as male students, African American students, Hispanic students, and students with low socioeconomic status, often ranking in the bottom quarter or third of Massachusetts high schools. The school's performance for English Language Learner (ELL) students is especially concerning, with the school ranking in the bottom quarter or bottom 10% of Massachusetts high schools for this subgroup.

Taunton High's proficiency rates on the MCAS Next Generation assessments are significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with the school's proficiency rates often 10-20 percentage points lower than the state averages. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate has been declining in recent years, dropping from 93.8% in 2022-2023 to 85.8% in 2023-2024, while the dropout rate has been increasing, rising from 3.7% in 2022-2023 to 11.3% in 2023-2024. In comparison, nearby schools like West Bridgewater Junior/Senior and Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical significantly outperform Taunton High across various academic measures.

2,877
Students ?
16.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,617
Per pupil spending ?
47.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 50 Williams Street
       Taunton, MA  02780

(508) 821-1101

District: Taunton


Feeder schools for Taunton High:

Elementary:    East Taunton Elementary
    Edmund Hatch Bennett
    Elizabeth Pole
    H H Galligan
    More...
Middle:    Benjamin Friedman Middle
    John F Parker Middle
    Joseph H Martin
Racial breakdown:

White:
52.2%
African American:
27.6%
Hispanic:
13.4%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025
Strengths
✓91% graduate within 4 years
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)
!Mathematics scores 30 pts below the Massachusetts average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school21%
District avg26%
Massachusetts avg41%
Middle school
362nd of 484
Massachusetts public middle schools ?
Bottom 25%▼ down 14 pts since 2015
From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
271st of 349
Massachusetts public high schools ?
Bottom 22%▼ down 3 pts since 2015
From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
283rd 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)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202524.1362 of 48425.2%★☆☆☆☆
202418.8399 of 49319.1%★☆☆☆☆
202319.9400 of 50120.2%★☆☆☆☆
202229.8346 of 49730.4%★★☆☆☆
202126.0361 of 50127.9%★☆☆☆☆
201929.5358 of 49828.1%★☆☆☆☆
201825.2364 of 48424.8%★☆☆☆☆
201720.5390 of 48719.9%★☆☆☆☆
201624.4384 of 48220.3%★☆☆☆☆
201542.6266 of 44139.7%★★☆☆☆
201434.1318 of 45530.1%★★☆☆☆
201341.1295 of 45535.2%★★☆☆☆
201239.0299 of 45534.3%★★☆☆☆
201131.9335 of 44925.4%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202523.6173 of 20616.0%★☆☆☆☆
202420.3181 of 20210.4%★☆☆☆☆
202326.5163 of 20922.0%★☆☆☆☆
202236.0133 of 21237.3%★★☆☆☆
202134.9130 of 19332.6%★★☆☆☆
201933.6135 of 19530.8%★★☆☆☆
201831.1121 of 17229.7%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
201827.593 of 11921.8%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202228.0323 of 44527.4%★☆☆☆☆
202131.5280 of 43135.0%★★☆☆☆
201922.5349 of 42417.7%★☆☆☆☆
201819.6385 of 4177.7%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202541.688 of 18151.4%★★★☆☆
202440.788 of 18051.1%★★★☆☆
202347.651 of 15567.1%★★★☆☆
202235.5128 of 15416.9%★☆☆☆☆
202132.8106 of 13521.5%★☆☆☆☆
201929.2127 of 1388.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201838.775 of 12740.9%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202523.1362 of 47323.5%★☆☆☆☆
202422.4372 of 48122.7%★☆☆☆☆
202319.9396 of 48919.0%★☆☆☆☆
202235.3313 of 49436.6%★★☆☆☆
202130.2333 of 48331.1%★★☆☆☆
201928.9354 of 47825.9%★☆☆☆☆
201824.7361 of 46322.0%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202525.8298 of 37620.7%★☆☆☆☆
202429.8262 of 37830.7%★★☆☆☆
202329.9260 of 36428.6%★☆☆☆☆
202228.1274 of 36825.5%★☆☆☆☆
202123.5282 of 33515.8%★☆☆☆☆
201941.1182 of 32243.5%★★☆☆☆
201835.1207 of 30933.0%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202541.321 of 4250.0%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202523.1382 of 46417.7%★☆☆☆☆
202424.5371 of 46920.9%★☆☆☆☆
202318.3412 of 48114.3%★☆☆☆☆
202231.2351 of 48928.2%★☆☆☆☆
202123.2388 of 46216.0%★☆☆☆☆
201929.0352 of 45222.1%★☆☆☆☆
201828.2345 of 43821.2%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202524.4358 of 47324.3%★☆☆☆☆
202415.4420 of 48313.0%★☆☆☆☆
202319.2396 of 48919.0%★☆☆☆☆
202224.4380 of 49723.5%★☆☆☆☆
202121.2384 of 48520.8%★☆☆☆☆
201928.6349 of 47827.0%★☆☆☆☆
201823.7359 of 46623.0%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202517.595 of 11618.1%★☆☆☆☆
202413.883 of 9815.3%★☆☆☆☆
20238.0107 of 1102.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202222.880 of 10221.6%★☆☆☆☆
202118.881 of 9212.0%★☆☆☆☆
201916.276 of 8712.6%★☆☆☆☆
201818.867 of 8420.2%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202522.5379 of 43512.9%★☆☆☆☆
202421.3394 of 44110.7%★☆☆☆☆
202327.1326 of 44426.6%★☆☆☆☆
202230.5363 of 50327.8%★☆☆☆☆
202122.1419 of 48914.3%★☆☆☆☆
201929.4378 of 48421.9%★☆☆☆☆
201827.1377 of 46719.3%★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202130.5336 of 49131.6%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202517.5329 of 38614.8%★☆☆☆☆
202410.2373 of 3924.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.8375 of 4036.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202220.0338 of 40416.3%★☆☆☆☆
202118.4342 of 40114.7%★☆☆☆☆
201919.0339 of 39614.4%★☆☆☆☆
201812.9360 of 3958.9%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202523.4271 of 34922.3%★☆☆☆☆
202437.4233 of 34833.0%★★☆☆☆
202328.3260 of 34725.1%★☆☆☆☆
202227.9253 of 34226.0%★☆☆☆☆
202129.9213 of 28525.3%★☆☆☆☆
201928.3273 of 35122.2%★☆☆☆☆
201829.7275 of 34520.3%★☆☆☆☆
201732.7271 of 34822.1%★☆☆☆☆
201633.3274 of 35121.9%★☆☆☆☆
201538.6264 of 35425.4%★☆☆☆☆
201442.6247 of 34728.8%★☆☆☆☆
201334.4273 of 34420.6%★☆☆☆☆
201228.6278 of 34018.2%★☆☆☆☆
201134.5264 of 34022.4%★☆☆☆☆
201041.3239 of 33528.7%★☆☆☆☆
200953.7186 of 32242.2%★★☆☆☆
200857.6167 of 31947.6%★★☆☆☆
200750.1178 of 31643.7%★★☆☆☆
200636.2217 of 31430.9%★★☆☆☆
200533.3223 of 31128.3%★☆☆☆☆
200430.7227 of 30726.1%★☆☆☆☆
200331.1217 of 30428.6%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202526.3114 of 14823.0%★☆☆☆☆
202435.299 of 16038.1%★★☆☆☆
202326.6104 of 14226.8%★☆☆☆☆
202239.579 of 13340.6%★★☆☆☆
202134.165 of 9430.9%★★☆☆☆
201928.8104 of 13724.1%★☆☆☆☆
201827.3108 of 13419.4%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202224.7224 of 29524.1%★☆☆☆☆
202117.8179 of 20211.4%★☆☆☆☆
201920.3252 of 29915.7%★☆☆☆☆
201817.2259 of 29913.4%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202534.658 of 8330.1%★★☆☆☆
202427.082 of 864.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202335.756 of 8433.3%★★☆☆☆
202238.446 of 7740.3%★★☆☆☆
202152.29 of 4680.4%★★★★☆
201930.158 of 8229.3%★★☆☆☆
201836.348 of 7737.7%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202526.7251 of 33725.5%★☆☆☆☆
202439.9219 of 34236.0%★★☆☆☆
202333.5234 of 33931.0%★★☆☆☆
202232.2237 of 34030.3%★★☆☆☆
202127.0220 of 28121.7%★☆☆☆☆
201926.1272 of 34220.5%★☆☆☆☆
201828.1271 of 33920.1%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202525.1191 of 24522.0%★☆☆☆☆
202428.2167 of 24932.9%★★☆☆☆
202320.7192 of 24120.3%★☆☆☆☆
202219.3184 of 21715.2%★☆☆☆☆
202132.496 of 14935.6%★★☆☆☆
201926.0158 of 20623.3%★☆☆☆☆
201832.9133 of 19331.1%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202523.0272 of 33418.6%★☆☆☆☆
202426.6257 of 33824.0%★☆☆☆☆
202327.1254 of 33824.9%★☆☆☆☆
202222.9260 of 33221.7%★☆☆☆☆
202122.6204 of 25319.4%★☆☆☆☆
201923.6277 of 33016.1%★☆☆☆☆
201821.7281 of 33014.8%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202516.2292 of 33913.9%★☆☆☆☆
202431.7243 of 34228.9%★☆☆☆☆
202321.2273 of 34320.4%★☆☆☆☆
202223.6262 of 33922.7%★☆☆☆☆
202130.3207 of 28126.3%★☆☆☆☆
201923.9280 of 34619.1%★☆☆☆☆
201822.3291 of 34315.2%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202513.578 of 8912.4%★☆☆☆☆
202421.573 of 8716.1%★☆☆☆☆
202328.061 of 8225.6%★☆☆☆☆
202220.261 of 7821.8%★☆☆☆☆
202119.829 of 3312.1%★☆☆☆☆
201916.951 of 5812.1%★☆☆☆☆
201814.553 of 553.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202521.3259 of 30214.2%★☆☆☆☆
202423.5224 of 28922.5%★☆☆☆☆
202322.5241 of 30119.9%★☆☆☆☆
202225.8257 of 33924.2%★☆☆☆☆
202124.9215 of 26819.8%★☆☆☆☆
201926.8287 of 34817.5%★☆☆☆☆
201824.1290 of 34415.7%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202515.7256 of 29814.1%★☆☆☆☆
202432.5211 of 30230.1%★★☆☆☆
202324.0238 of 30120.9%★☆☆☆☆
202224.0240 of 30020.0%★☆☆☆☆
202124.7211 of 24915.3%★☆☆☆☆
201918.7267 of 30211.6%★☆☆☆☆
201816.4281 of 3037.3%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Middle school
English Language Learner (2025)51st percentile+26 vs school
Homeless (2025)50th percentile+25 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)32nd percentile+4 vs school
Disabled (2022)27th percentile-3 vs school
Male (2025)24th percentile~ school
Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school
Asian (2018)22nd percentile-3 vs school
Hispanic (2025)21st percentile-4 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)18th percentile-7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile-8 vs school
African American (2025)16th percentile-9 vs school
White (2025)15th percentile-10 vs school
Special Education (2025)13th percentile-12 vs school
High school
English Language Learner (2025)30th percentile+8 vs school
Female (2025)26th percentile+3 vs school
Disabled (2022)24th percentile~ school
African American (2025)23rd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile-4 vs school
Special Education (2025)14th percentile-8 vs school
White (2025)14th percentile-8 vs school
Male (2025)14th percentile-8 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)12th percentile-10 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?
Civics31%-8 vs state
English Language Arts28%-13 vs state
Biology18%-21 vs state
Science15%-27 vs state
Mathematics11%-30 vs state

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Taunton High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : East Taunton Elementary
Elementary : Edmund Hatch Bennett
Elementary : Elizabeth Pole
Elementary : H H Galligan
Elementary : James L. Mulcahey Elementary School
Elementary : Joseph C Chamberlain
Middle : Benjamin Friedman Middle
Middle : John F Parker Middle
Middle : Joseph H Martin

Taunton High ranks in the bottom 22.3% of Massachusetts high schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,877 students attended Taunton High.

Students at Taunton High are 52% White, 28% African American, 13% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.


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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesMar 5, 2026
2024–25 MCAS Next Generation test scoresSep 29, 2025
2023–24 school spending dataMay 8, 2025
2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 1, 2025


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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