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Enrollment
801
Middle
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 547
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STOUGHTON·NCES 251125001865
O'Donnell Middle School
211 Cushing Street, Stoughton, MA 02072 · (781) 344-7002 · Norfolk County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL801 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 264 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 255 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 282 | 35% |
Student demographics
70%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
O'Donnell Middle School→Stoughton High
Feeds from
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
33.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -19.0pp since 2016
Math
31.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -15.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 19 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 15 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 39.0% | 26.0% |
| 2018-19 | 50.0% | 45.0% |
| 2017-18 | 49.0% | 50.0% |
| 2016-17 | 52.0% | 46.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where O'Donnell Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Norfolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #196 of 304 ▲ 9 | #28 of 33 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #205 of 304 ▼ 9 | #30 of 33 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #85 of 299 | #6 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 801 | #45 of 310 | #9 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #133 of 296 | #17 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.8% | #8 of 296 | #3 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #185 of 204 | #18 of 20 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
801
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 596
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 801 | 70.8 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 833 | 72.9 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 815 | 71.4 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 808 | 69 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 825 | 70.9 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 844 | 69 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 890 | 71 | 12.5:1 | 32% (285) |
| 2000-01 | 1,076 | N/A | N/A | 13% (135) |
| 1990-91 | 596 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for O'Donnell Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (825 to 801); teachers unchanged (70.9 to 70.8).
About O'Donnell Middle School
Families in Stoughton, Massachusetts, are served by O'Donnell Middle School, a medium-sized middle school. The school's enrollment of 801 students covers grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Massachusetts average about 547 students each.
O'Donnell Middle School sits within Stoughton, which has 8 schools and 3,759 students.
O'Donnell Middle School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 42%. The remaining students are 30% Black, 17% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Norfolk County, the White share is about 70%. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at O'Donnell Middle School is 70.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 11.3:1. For comparison, middle schools in Massachusetts average 11.5:1.
Census estimates describe Norfolk County this way: the median household income is $130,739, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides O'Donnell Middle School, Norfolk County has 197 other public schools.
Nearby, Stoughton High is about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (808) and 2024-25 (801).
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at O'Donnell Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Joseph R Dawe Jr ElementaryElementary · 403 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
- Joseph R Dawe Jr ElementaryElementary · 403 students
- Joseph H GibbonsElementary · 389 students
- Richard L. Wilkins Elementary SchoolElementary · 357 students
- South ElementaryElementary · 305 students
- Helen Hansen ElementaryElementary · 285 students
Other O'Donnell Middle schools
One other US public school is named O'Donnell Middle. O'Donnell Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- O'Donnell Middle SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 1,214 students
Nearby schools
- Stoughton High0.2 mi · 1,118
- Richard L. Wilkins Elementary School0.2 mi · 357
- Edwin A Jones Early Childhood Center0.9 mi · 101
- Joseph H Gibbons0.9 mi · 389
- Helen Hansen Elementary0.9 mi · 285
- Joseph R Dawe Jr Elementary1.3 mi · 403
Frequently asked questions
About O'Donnell Middle SchoolHow large is O'Donnell Middle School?
O'Donnell Middle School enrolls approximately 801 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does O'Donnell Middle School serve?
O'Donnell Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does O'Donnell Middle School have?
O'Donnell Middle School employs 71 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at O'Donnell Middle School?
At O'Donnell Middle School, the student body is approximately 42% White, 17% Hispanic, 30% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees O'Donnell Middle School?
O'Donnell Middle School is overseen by Stoughton in Norfolk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.