Joseph R Dawe Jr Elementary

Joseph R Dawe Jr Elementary, a moderately sized K-5 school in Stoughton, Massachusetts, one of the schools within Stoughton, hosts 403 students, covering grades K through 5.

Joseph R Dawe Jr Elementary is one of 8 schools operated by Stoughton, a district that teaches 3,759 students overall.

On demographics, Joseph R Dawe Jr Elementary records that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 29% Black, 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

In the area at large, Norfolk County reports that median household income runs about $130,739, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Joseph R Dawe Jr Elementary is one of 198 public schools in Norfolk County (combined enrollment of about 101,300 students).

The closest other public school is Stoughton High, roughly 1.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Joseph R Dawe Jr Elementary has ticked up 13%, going from 357 students in 2018 to 403 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Joseph R Dawe Jr Elementary typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.