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If you had an hour of school board time for Stoughton High, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
1,118
High
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 777
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STOUGHTON·NCES 251125001864
Stoughton High
232 Pearl Street, Stoughton, MA 02072 · (781) 344-7001 · Norfolk County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,118 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of Massachusetts public high schools
- B+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.
- CThree-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
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
104 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 319 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 270 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 250 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 278 | 25% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
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
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
53.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -7.0pp since 2018
Math
49.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -6.0pp since 2018
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 7 points since 2018, while math scores are down about 6 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 53.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 65.0% | 53.0% |
| 2020-21 | 62.0% | 51.0% |
| 2018-19 | 60.0% | 55.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Stoughton High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Norfolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #115 of 327 ▲ 9 | #20 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #129 of 326 ▼ 8 | #20 of 30 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.0pp | #104 of 315 | #10 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,118 | #89 of 379 | #10 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #115 of 325 | #7 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.4% | #13 of 325 | #3 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.7% | #116 of 133 | #10 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 2024-25Enrollment
1,118
+83 (+8%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 1,154
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 1,118 | 103.8 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,097 | 106.4 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,073 | 102.5 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,035 | 93 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,099 | 98.9 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,044 | 92 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 1,098 | 82 | 13.4:1 | 28% (309) |
| 2000-01 | 1,104 | N/A | N/A | 5% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 1,154 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stoughton High.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (1,099 to 1,118); teachers up 5% (98.9 to 103.8).
About Stoughton High
Stoughton High is a high school in Stoughton, Massachusetts, according to federal school records. It reports enrollment of 1,118 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Massachusetts, the average enrollment is about 777.
The district, Stoughton, operates 8 schools serving 3,759 students.
No group is above 50% at Stoughton High; the largest is White, at 41%. It is also 32% Black, 16% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Norfolk County's residents are about 70% White, 29 points above the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Stoughton High scores 70%.
Its staff includes 103.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 10.8 students per teacher. Compared with the 23.4:1 average for high schools in Massachusetts, this school's ratio is lower.
Among Massachusetts public high schools, Stoughton High outscored 60%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Norfolk County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $130,739, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Norfolk County's 198 public schools enroll about 101,300 students and include Stoughton High.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, O'Donnell Middle School, is about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment increased 8% over 4 years, reaching 1,118 in 2024-25.
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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
- O'Donnell Middle SchoolMiddle · 801 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
- O'Donnell Middle SchoolMiddle · 801 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 Stoughton High schools
One other US public school is named Stoughton High. Stoughton High is the largest of the 2.
- Stoughton HighStoughton, WI · 834 students
Nearby schools
- O'Donnell Middle School0.2 mi · 801
- Richard L. Wilkins Elementary School0.3 mi · 357
- Edwin A Jones Early Childhood Center0.7 mi · 101
- Joseph H Gibbons0.9 mi · 389
- Helen Hansen Elementary1.1 mi · 285
- Joseph R Dawe Jr Elementary1.2 mi · 403
Frequently asked questions
About Stoughton HighHow many students attend Stoughton High?
Stoughton High enrolls approximately 1,118 students in grades 09-12.
Is Stoughton High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Stoughton High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Stoughton High have?
Stoughton High employs 104 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Stoughton High?
Student demographics at Stoughton High are roughly 41% White, 16% Hispanic, 32% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Stoughton High?
Stoughton High is overseen by Stoughton in Norfolk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.