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James L. Mulcahey Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

708^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

James L. Mulcahey Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Taunton, Massachusetts, with an enrollment of 882 students. 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.

Despite increased per-student spending, James L. Mulcahey Elementary consistently performs below the state and district averages on MCAS Next Generation assessments in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 28.09% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 30.12% in the Taunton district and 41.53% statewide. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 24%, compared to 23.18% in Taunton and 40.74% statewide. The school has a low statewide ranking, typically in the bottom 25% of Massachusetts elementary schools, and has received a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Interestingly, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. While James L. Mulcahey Elementary students generally perform below their peers in the district and state, the nearby East Taunton Elementary, Joseph C Chamberlain, and Elizabeth Pole schools tend to perform better on academic measures. Addressing the school's challenges, particularly for its most vulnerable student populations, will likely require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to teaching and learning, as well as targeted investments in resources and support for both students and teachers.

898

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,961

Per pupil spending ?

66.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

28 Clifford Street
Taunton, MA 02780

(508) 821-1255

District: Taunton

Students who attend James L. Mulcahey Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Joseph H Martin
High:	Taunton High

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.0%

African American:

30.2%

Hispanic:

15.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (26% 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 school26%

District avg27%

Massachusetts avg41%

708^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	708 of 906	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	834 of 916	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	876 of 928	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	811 of 932	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	776 of 936	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	908 of 942	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	868 of 934	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	24.9	739 of 938	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.2	757 of 932	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.9	689 of 914	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	57.7	441 of 926	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.4	492 of 928	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.9	540 of 930	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	55 of 169	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.1	126 of 167	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	121 of 167	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	144 of 173	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.3	102 of 166	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.9	169 of 172	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	162 of 174	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	20.6	596 of 672	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	587 of 632	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	472 of 665	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	533 of 656	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	36.9	172 of 264	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.4	253 of 267	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.6	173 of 240	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	652 of 869	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	808 of 886	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	840 of 887	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	789 of 901	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	743 of 898	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	859 of 902	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	793 of 893	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	132 of 458	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	25.0	377 of 446	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	412 of 420	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	304 of 401	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	262 of 379	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	470 of 736	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.7	684 of 760	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	685 of 757	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	654 of 772	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	544 of 705	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	687 of 700	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	638 of 685	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	729 of 884	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	809 of 891	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	841 of 896	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	781 of 908	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	757 of 904	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	881 of 907	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	865 of 898	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	36 of 48	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	36 of 40	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	679 of 717	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	679 of 731	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	629 of 703	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	800 of 905	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	764 of 894	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	882 of 896	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	846 of 886	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	19.3	746 of 925	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	21.7	319 of 399	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	700 of 737	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	733 of 753	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	748 of 762	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	699 of 764	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	706 of 765	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	761 of 780	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	747 of 772	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)71st percentile+49 vs school

African American (2025)67th percentile+46 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)35th percentile+29 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)20th percentile+3 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)11th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-13 vs state

Mathematics24%-17 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 (2015)	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
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%)	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
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%)	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
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%)	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	42.5%	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
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%)	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
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%)	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	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%)	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
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%)	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
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%)	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

Frequently Asked Questions about James L. Mulcahey Elementary School

How many students attend James L. Mulcahey Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 898 students attended James L. Mulcahey Elementary School.

Is James L. Mulcahey Elementary School a good school?

James L. Mulcahey Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.9% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What district is James L. Mulcahey Elementary School in?

Taunton

What schools do graduates of James L. Mulcahey Elementary School attend?

Students who attend James L. Mulcahey Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Joseph H Martin
High : Taunton High

What is the racial makeup of James L. Mulcahey Elementary School?

Students at James L. Mulcahey Elementary School are 45% White, 30% African American, 15% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

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