Joseph H Gibbons

Joseph H Gibbons is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Stoughton, Massachusetts, run under Stoughton. The school caters to 389 students in grades K through 5.

Within Stoughton, which oversees 8 schools and 3,759 students, Joseph H Gibbons is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Joseph H Gibbons logs that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 31% Black, 14% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting Joseph H Gibbons higher than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Norfolk County put median household income runs about $130,739, about 59% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Joseph H Gibbons is one of 198 public schools in Norfolk County (combined enrollment of about 101,300 students).

The closest other public school is Edwin A Jones Early Childhood Center, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Joseph H Gibbons.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Joseph H Gibbons's enrollment has rose 9% since 2018, when it stood at 357 (now 389). White enrollment moved from 67% to 43% across the same window.

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