Summary:
ZIP code 02356 contains exactly one high school — Oliver Ames High, serving grades 9–12 in the Easton district at 100 Lothrop Street, North Easton, MA, with 1,045 students enrolled. Because it is the only high school in the area, it is the default choice for local families, and it is also the school that drives most of the district's results.
The school is rated 4 stars, and the Easton district is also 4 stars. Oliver Ames High ranked 82 of 353 schools in 2025–2026 (77th percentile), while the district ranked 78 of 351 (78th percentile). That keeps the school in the top quarter of Massachusetts high schools, though its strongest recent ranking was 63 of 349 in 2024–2025; it also remains above its 2023–2024 rank of 94 of 348. Outcomes look strong: a 98.6% graduation rate (district 98.0%) and a 0.3% dropout rate, matching the district's 0.3%. The student-teacher ratio is 12.6:1, and per-student spending was $14,865 in 2020–2021. The free/reduced lunch percentage is blank/unknown, so it should not be read as 0%, and that missing context limits any assessment of need-based gaps.
In every reported MCAS subject, Oliver Ames High outperforms the state. In 2025–2026, 10th-grade proficiency was 60.26% in English Language Arts, 59.23% in Mathematics, and 57.47% in Science, ahead of the state by +14.78, +15.50, and +16.97 points respectively. Physics was 49.15%, only +2.57 points above the state's 46.58% — a much narrower margin. Scores did fall from 2024–2025: ELA dropped 9.66 points, Mathematics 12.65 points, and Science 3.88 points from the prior year, though these are different cohorts, so the change is not the same students losing ground. Note that the 2024–2025 Physics figure covers All Grades and is not directly comparable to the 2025–2026 End-of-Course result.
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