H H Galligan
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 18 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 25 points.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About H H Galligan
H H Galligan, a small elementary-level community in Taunton, Massachusetts, one of the schools within Taunton, enrolls 286 students, covering grades K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 25% below typical.
H H Galligan is one of 13 schools operated by Taunton, a district that works with 8,311 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, H H Galligan logs that the largest single group is White at 36%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 30% Black, 24% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. That tracks the state average closely.
In the broader community, Bristol County reports that median household earnings sit near $85,625, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Bristol County runs 142 public schools (combined enrollment of about 80,897 students), of which H H Galligan is one.
Nearest neighbor: James L. Mulcahey Elementary School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
H H Galligan operates from an outer-ring location.
Trend over the last 7 years. H H Galligan's enrollment has increased 19% since 2018, when it stood at 240 (now 286). White enrollment moved from 46% to 36% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 10.1:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for H H Galligan typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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