Brockton vs Stoughton Schools
How the two districts, about 5 miles apart, compare on test scores, high school results, classrooms, spending and housing.
The short answer
- Overall: Stoughton ranks higher, #133 to Brockton's #288 of 328 Massachusetts districts.
- MCAS 2026: Stoughton students score higher: ELA 37% vs 20%, Math 38% vs 19% met expectations. Statewide: 40% and 41%.
- SAT: Stoughton averages 44 points higher (1097 vs 1053).
- Spending: Similar: $20,731 per student in Brockton and $20,194 in Stoughton.
- Homes: Homes cost more in Stoughton: single-family homes average $606K vs $481K. The average tax bill is $5,591 in Brockton and $7,157 in Stoughton.
MCAS results, 2026
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, all tested grades combined. Both districts test grades 3–10; "State" is the statewide figure for the same grades.
| Year | Brockton | Stoughton | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20% | 37% | 40% |
| 2025 | 22% | 39% | 42% |
| 2024 | 23% | 39% | 41% |
| 2023 | 24% | 40% | 44% |
| 2022 | 23% | 42% | 43% |
| 2021 | 22% | 44% | 48% |
| Year | Brockton | Stoughton | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19% | 38% | 41% |
| 2025 | 18% | 38% | 41% |
| 2024 | 19% | 38% | 42% |
| 2023 | 19% | 37% | 42% |
| 2022 | 16% | 37% | 40% |
| 2021 | 12% | 31% | 35% |
No test in 2020. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement.
High school results
Averages of each district's ranked high schools. "MA avg" is the average of all districts with high school data.
Classrooms, teachers & spending
Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources in FY2024. Class size is the average across all classes in the district.
Students
| Brockton | Stoughton | |
|---|---|---|
| Students in classes | 15,686 | 3,750 |
| English learners | 35.8% | 14% |
| Students with disabilities | 21.1% | 20.7% |
| White | 10% | 43.5% |
| Asian | 1.3% | 6% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 21.8% | 13.6% |
| Black/African American | 62% | 30.2% |
| Multi-race | 4.4% | 6.1% |
Homes & taxes
What could you afford in either town?
FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue; for a district with several towns, the comparison uses the average of its towns. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices.