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Oliver Ames High
- 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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 233 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 263 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 249 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 290 | 28% |
| Ungraded | 10 | 1% |
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Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat 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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 69.0% |
| 2022-23 | 72.0% | 74.0% |
| 2021-22 | 71.0% | 70.0% |
| 2020-21 | 73.0% | 69.0% |
| 2018-19 | 75.0% | 75.0% |
Where Oliver Ames High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In 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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,045 | 82.7 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,076 | 86.6 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,082 | 87.2 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,125 | 80 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,189 | 81.3 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,189 | 79 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 1,180 | 76 | 15.5:1 | 5% (64) |
| 2000-01 | 738 | N/A | N/A | 3% (22) |
| 1990-91 | 673 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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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