Massachusetts public school district

Stoughton

1 high school and 5 elementary schools in our rankings · serves Stoughton

B-

overall grade

Ranks #133 of 328 Massachusetts school districts — top 41%.

Overall rank

#133

of 328 districts

MCAS ELA

37%

State 41% in the same grades

MCAS Math

38%

State 41% in the same grades

Spending per student

$20,194

MA median $21,765

MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.

Stoughton is a suburban town in Norfolk County, located approximately 20 miles south of Boston along the Route 24 corridor. The Stoughton Public Schools district serves the town and is anchored by Stoughton High School. The town's single-family assessed value and per capita income place it among the more established middle-income suburbs south of Boston. Stoughton was incorporated in 1726 and takes its name from William Stoughton, the colonial lieutenant governor and chief justice who presided over the Salem witch trials.

How it compares

What stands out

Strongest area: ELA MCAS, in the top 32% of districts. 37% of students in grades 3–10 met or exceeded expectations in 2026, vs 41% statewide in the same grades.
Area to watch: Graduation rate ranks in the bottom 24% of districts.
Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 19.7% in 2022 to 15.4% in 2025.

Where it stands among Massachusetts school districts

Bottom of MATop of MA

Overall

Averagetop 41% · #133

SAT

Averagebottom 37% · #184

ELA MCAS

Above averagetop 32% · #102

Math MCAS

Above averagetop 33% · #105

AP results

Averagebottom 39% · #172

Graduation

Below averagebottom 24% · #222

Attendance

Averagetop 43% · #140

A district's overall rank is the average statewide percentile of its ranked schools, with a 10% discount for single-school districts. Category standings compare the average of each district's ranked schools and count only districts with data. How we rank

Schools in Stoughton

High schools · ranked among 335

Stoughton High

Stoughton

B-

#183 in MASAT 1097Graduation 89%

Elementary schools · ranked among 895

Richard L. Wilkins Elementary School

Stoughton

#299 in MAELA 53%Math 52%

Joseph R Dawe Jr Elementary

Stoughton

#322 in MAELA 57%Math 46%

South Elementary

Stoughton

B-

#362 in MAELA 45%Math 56%

Joseph H Gibbons

Stoughton

B-

#363 in MAELA 50%Math 50%

Helen Hansen Elementary

Stoughton

B-

#450 in MAELA 45%Math 48%

We rank high schools that report SAT results and elementary schools with grade 3 MCAS results, so some of the district's schools (middle schools, for example) aren't listed. Elementary ELA and Math are 2024–2026 averages of grade 3 results.

MCAS results

Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, compared with the state. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement. There was no test in 2020.

English Language Arts, grades 3–1037%in 2026 · state 41%

3 points below the state

Math, grades 3–1038%in 2026 · state 41%

3 points below the state

By grade, 2026 · the black tick marks the state

GradeELAMath

Grade 3

57%+14 vs state

54%+12 vs state

Grade 4

40%+3 vs state

40%−3 vs state

Grade 5

40%+2 vs state

39%same as state

Grade 6

25%−15 vs state

32%−11 vs state

Grade 7

26%−14 vs state

27%−10 vs state

Grade 8

32%−10 vs state

39%−3 vs state

Grade 10

39%−6 vs state

36%−8 vs state

Science, 2026

Grade 5 science

38%−5 vs state

Grade 8 science

39%same as state

High school biology

29%−9 vs state

High school results

Average SATAbout average

This district

1097

MA avg

1113

AP exams scored 3+About average

This district

67.5%

MA avg

69.1%

Four-year graduation rateWorse than average

This district

89%

MA avg

92.4%

Averages of the district's ranked high schools (Stoughton High). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.

Students & classrooms

Classrooms

Students in classes3,750

Average class size16.4MA avg 17.3

Who attends

White

43.5%

Black/African American

30.2%

Hispanic/Latino

13.6%

Multi-Race

6.1%

Asian

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.3%

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

0.3%

50.3% female · 49.7% male

Student needs

English learnersHigher than average

This district

14%

MA avg

8.5%

Students with disabilitiesAbout average

This district

20.7%

MA avg

20.2%

Spending & teachers

Spending per student$20.2Kin FY2024 · MA median $21.8K

$1,571 below the MA median

Teacher salary$96.1Kin 2023-24 · MA median $91.4K

$4,699 above the MA median

Teachers who stayedfrom last yearBetter than average

This district

88%

MA avg

84.7%

Principals who stayedfrom last yearBetter than average

This district

87.5%

MA avg

82%

Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources. Dollar figures aren't adjusted for inflation. "MA median" is the middle district in each year; small districts can spend far more per student, so the median is a fairer yardstick than the average. Salary is the average across 322 full-time-equivalent teachers.

Attendance

Attendance rateAbout average

This district

94.2%

MA avg

93.7%

Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysAbout average

This district

15.4%

MA avg

16.9%

9.9 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 3.8% missed 20% or more of school days

About Stoughton

Norfolk County · Greater Boston — I-95 to I-495

Avg single-family home value$606KMA median $588K

Avg property tax bill$7,157MA median $6,814

Tax rate$11.80 per $1,000MA median $12.40

Income per person$41,387MA median $47,872

Local kids in public school93.4%

Town bond ratingAA

Where school-age children in Stoughton go to school · 2024-2025

Local public schools

85.9%

Private schools

5.5%

Charter schools

3.5%

Vocational schools

2.6%

Other public schools

1.5%

Home school

1.1%

What could you afford here? · All towns A–Z

Town figures are FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices. "MA median" is the median of the state's 351 towns.

Compare Stoughton with nearby districts

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