Helen Hansen Elementary

Helen Hansen Elementary, a small K-5 school in Stoughton, Massachusetts, operated by Stoughton, teaches 285 students, covering grades K through 5. That puts it 25% below the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 381 students.

Stoughton runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 3,759 students. Helen Hansen Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Helen Hansen Elementary lists that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 30% Black, 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian. By comparison, Norfolk County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Helen Hansen Elementary has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. The state averages about 12.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the broader community, census data for Norfolk County shows median household income runs about $130,739, roughly 59% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Norfolk County runs 198 public schools (combined enrollment of about 101,300 students), of which Helen Hansen Elementary is one.

Richard L. Wilkins Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Helen Hansen Elementary.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 23%: 231 students in 2018 compared to 285 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged up from 17% to 30% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 10.2:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.