East Taunton Elementary

East Taunton Elementary is one of the moderately sized elementary-level communitys in East Taunton, Massachusetts, part of Taunton, with 564 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 48% bigger than the state mean of about 381.

Within Taunton, which oversees 13 schools and 8,311 students, East Taunton Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, East Taunton Elementary records that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment; the rest looks like 22% Black, 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, East Taunton Elementary has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the surrounding community, Bristol County reports that the typical household earns roughly $85,625 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Bristol County runs 142 public schools (combined enrollment of about 80,897 students), of which East Taunton Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Joseph H Martin, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 9%: 618 students in 2018 compared to 564 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 74% to 60%. Class-load math has fell: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.