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Oliver Ames High

100 Lothrop Street, North Easton, MA 02356 · (508) 230-3210 · Bristol County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,045 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of Massachusetts public high schools
  • A-Test 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.
  • A-Three-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 high schools

Enrollment
1,045
High
DISTRICT 840 · STATE 777
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
83 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 23.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 923322%
Grade 1026325%
Grade 1124924%
Grade 1229028%
Ungraded101%
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
78275%
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
747%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
10110%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
384%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
434%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
52050%
Female
52350%

School pathway

Feeds from
Easton Middle School06–08
Based on grade levels within Easton. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
70.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -5.0pp since 2018
Math
72.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -3.0pp since 2018

What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 5 points since 2018, while math scores are down about 3 points.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2570.0%72.0%
2023-2470.0%69.0%
2022-2372.0%74.0%
2021-2271.0%70.0%
2020-2173.0%69.0%
2018-1975.0%75.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Oliver Ames High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Bristol County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
72.0%#39 of 327
▲ 17
#1 of 23
▲ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
70.0%#54 of 326
▲ 22
#1 of 23
▲ 1
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+0.5pp#68 of 315#4 of 22
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,045#97 of 379#9 of 28
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.6:1#247 of 325#18 of 23
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
42.0%#192 of 325#13 of 23
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-12.1%#102 of 188#6 of 12
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,045
-80 (-7%) vs 2020
+55% since 1990-91, when it was 673
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 14.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,04582.712.6:1N/A
2023-241,07686.612.4:1N/A
2022-231,08287.212.4:1N/A
2020-211,1258014.1:1N/A
2017-181,18981.314.6:1N/A
2015-161,1897915.1:1N/A
2010-111,1807615.5:15% (64)
2000-01738N/AN/A3% (22)
1990-91673N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oliver Ames High.

Since 2017-18: students down 12% (1,189 to 1,045); teachers up 2% (81.3 to 82.7).

About Oliver Ames High

Among the schools in North Easton, Massachusetts, is Oliver Ames High, a mid-sized high school. It reports enrollment of 1,045 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 34% bigger than the 777-student average for high schools in Massachusetts.

Easton counts 4 schools and 3,360 students, including Oliver Ames High.

Federal enrollment data show Oliver Ames High is 75% White. Other groups make up 10% Black, 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 4% Asian. In Bristol County overall, the White share is about 77%. A diversity index of 42% means there is a 42% chance two randomly chosen students at Oliver Ames High are from different groups.

There are 82.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 12.6:1. Across high schools in Massachusetts, the average ratio is 23.4:1.

Among Massachusetts public high schools, Oliver Ames High outscored 88%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.

In the wider Bristol County area, the median household earns about $85,625 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Oliver Ames High shares Bristol County with 141 other public schools.

A public school about 0.1 miles away, Richardson Olmsted School, is the closest to Oliver Ames High. Oliver Ames High has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.

By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 1,045, from 1,125 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.1:1 in 2020-21, and 12.6:1 in 2024-25.

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Bristol County at a glance

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Population
582,270
Census ACS
Median income
$85,625
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
142
80,897 students

Quick facts

School name
Oliver Ames High
District
Easton
Address
100 Lothrop Street, North Easton, MA 02356
Phone
(508) 230-3210
County
Bristol County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,045
Teachers (FTE)
83
Student–teacher ratio
12.6:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
250462000623
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Oliver Ames High
How large is Oliver Ames High?
Oliver Ames High enrolls approximately 1,045 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Oliver Ames High serve?
Oliver Ames High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Oliver Ames High?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Oliver Ames High.
What is the student diversity at Oliver Ames High?
Student demographics at Oliver Ames High are roughly 75% White, 7% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Oliver Ames High in?
Oliver Ames High is part of Easton.
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