Mansfield vs Norton Schools
How the two districts, about 4 miles apart, compare on test scores, high school results, classrooms, spending and housing.
The short answer
- Overall: Mansfield ranks higher, #52 to Norton's #171 of 328 Massachusetts districts.
- MCAS 2026: Mansfield students score higher: ELA 49% vs 38%, Math 56% vs 34% met expectations. Statewide: 41% and 41%.
- SAT: Mansfield averages 54 points higher (1186 vs 1132).
- Spending: Mansfield spends $1,900 more per student ($22,879 vs $20,978).
- Homes: Homes cost more in Mansfield: single-family homes average $685K vs $565K. The average tax bill is $8,968 in Mansfield and $7,367 in Norton.
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 | Mansfield | Norton | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49% | 38% | 41% |
| 2025 | 56% | 40% | 43% |
| 2024 | 56% | 42% | 42% |
| 2023 | 58% | 43% | 45% |
| 2022 | 54% | 40% | 44% |
| 2021 | 63% | 51% | 49% |
| Year | Mansfield | Norton | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 56% | 34% | 41% |
| 2025 | 55% | 34% | 41% |
| 2024 | 60% | 41% | 42% |
| 2023 | 60% | 37% | 42% |
| 2022 | 57% | 39% | 41% |
| 2021 | 54% | 37% | 36% |
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
| Mansfield | Norton | |
|---|---|---|
| Students in classes | 3,341 | 2,357 |
| English learners | 3.5% | 2.7% |
| Students with disabilities | 16.7% | 23.5% |
| White | 71.7% | 82.3% |
| Asian | 8.2% | 2.1% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 8% | 5.1% |
| Black/African American | 6.3% | 6% |
| Multi-race | 5.7% | 4.4% |
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.