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Enrollment
403
Elementary
DISTRICT 307 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STOUGHTON·NCES 251125001862
Joseph R Dawe Jr Elementary
131 Pine Street, Stoughton, MA 02072 · (781) 344-7007 · Norfolk County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL403 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 79 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 36% larger than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Stoughton. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
49.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +1.0pp since 2016
Math
44.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +0.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2016, while math scores have held steady.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 26.0% |
| 2018-19 | 52.0% | 34.0% |
| 2017-18 | 56.0% | 47.0% |
| 2016-17 | 48.0% | 44.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Joseph R Dawe Jr Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Norfolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #454 of 920 ▲ 34 | #81 of 104 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #336 of 920 ▼ 9 | #68 of 104 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #82 of 901 | #8 of 103 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 403 | #431 of 1,086 | #42 of 123 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #318 of 938 | #27 of 110 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.4% | #116 of 938 | #24 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.9% | #91 of 317 | #19 of 55 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
403
+37 (+10%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 471
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 14.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 403 | 35.3 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 389 | 34.4 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 380 | 35.4 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 366 | 26 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 357 | 28.5 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 373 | 25 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 401 | 30 | 13.4:1 | 29% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 428 | N/A | N/A | 11% (49) |
| 1990-91 | 471 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Joseph R Dawe Jr Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (357 to 403); teachers up 24% (28.5 to 35.3).
About Joseph R Dawe Jr Elementary
Stoughton, Massachusetts, is home to Joseph R Dawe Jr Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 403 students enrolled.
Joseph R Dawe Jr Elementary is one of 8 schools in Stoughton, which enrolls 3,759 students in total.
The largest group at Joseph R Dawe Jr Elementary is White students, at 47%. After that, the student body is 29% Black, 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Census figures show Norfolk County is about 70% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 67%.
With 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.4:1. Elementary schools in Massachusetts have an average ratio of 12.2:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Joseph R Dawe Jr Elementary lands at B+, ahead of 66% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Norfolk County show that the median household earns about $130,739 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 59%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Norfolk County has 198 public schools with about 101,300 students, including Joseph R Dawe Jr Elementary.
Joseph R Dawe Jr Elementary's nearest public school is Stoughton High (about 1.2 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Joseph R Dawe Jr Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 403, up from 366 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 11.4 students per teacher, compared with 14.1 in 2020-21.
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Norfolk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
730,082
Census ACS
Median income
$130,739
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
198
101,300 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stoughton
- Stoughton HighHigh · 1,118 students
- O'Donnell Middle SchoolMiddle · 801 students
- Joseph H GibbonsElementary · 389 students
- Richard L. Wilkins Elementary SchoolElementary · 357 students
- South ElementaryElementary · 305 students
- Helen Hansen ElementaryElementary · 285 students
Other schools in Stoughton
- Stoughton HighHigh · 1,118 students
- O'Donnell Middle SchoolMiddle · 801 students
- Joseph H GibbonsElementary · 389 students
- Richard L. Wilkins Elementary SchoolElementary · 357 students
- South ElementaryElementary · 305 students
- Helen Hansen ElementaryElementary · 285 students
Nearby schools
- Stoughton High1.2 mi · 1,118
- Edwin A Jones Early Childhood Center1.2 mi · 101
- Richard L. Wilkins Elementary School1.2 mi · 357
- O'Donnell Middle School1.3 mi · 801
- Joseph H Gibbons1.8 mi · 389
- South Elementary2.0 mi · 305
Frequently asked questions
About Joseph R Dawe Jr ElementaryHow large is Joseph R Dawe Jr Elementary?
Joseph R Dawe Jr Elementary enrolls approximately 403 students in grades KG-05.
Is Joseph R Dawe Jr Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Joseph R Dawe Jr Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Joseph R Dawe Jr Elementary?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Joseph R Dawe Jr Elementary.
How diverse is Joseph R Dawe Jr Elementary?
Joseph R Dawe Jr Elementary reports a student body of 47% White, 11% Hispanic, 29% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Joseph R Dawe Jr Elementary?
Joseph R Dawe Jr Elementary is overseen by Stoughton in Norfolk County.
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