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Taunton High
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 8 | 663 | 23% |
| Grade 9 | 565 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 569 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 550 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 516 | 18% |
| Ungraded | 14 | 0% |
School pathway
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 12 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.7% | 17.7% |
| 2023-24 | 36.1% | 21.6% |
| 2022-23 | 33.9% | 21.2% |
| 2021-22 | 33.2% | 27.4% |
| 2020-21 | 36.2% | 23.8% |
| 2018-19 | 38.9% | 34.3% |
| 2017-18 | 32.0% | 33.0% |
| 2016-17 | 26.0% | 30.0% |
Where Taunton High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Bristol County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.7% | #278 of 327 | #20 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #261 of 326 | #19 of 23 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.1pp | #137 of 315 | #11 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,877 | #5 of 379 | #2 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #319 of 325 | #23 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.0% | #48 of 325 | #7 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.1% | #68 of 133 | #8 of 10 |
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 | 2,877 | 173.5 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 2,690 | 168 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 2,760 | 171.1 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 2,700 | 164 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,638 | 160.8 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 2,487 | 153 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 1,920 | N/A | N/A | 40% (766) |
| 2000-01 | 1,852 | N/A | N/A | 12% (222) |
| 1990-91 | 1,458 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
About Taunton High
Taunton High sits in Taunton, Massachusetts, and is classified as a high school. Total enrollment is 2,877 students, and the grades served are 8 through 12. That is 270% larger than the average of about 777 students for high schools in Massachusetts.
Taunton is responsible for 13 schools, Taunton High included, with 8,311 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show Taunton High is 52% White. Other groups include 28% Black, 13% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 77% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 63, compared with 70 nationally.
Taunton High has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1, with 173.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Massachusetts, 23.4:1, is higher.
Bristol County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $85,625 a year, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Bristol County number 142, with about 80,897 students.
Of the public schools around it, Taunton High is closest to John F Parker Middle, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment increased by 7% across 4 years, from 2,700 in 2020-21 to 2,877 in 2024-25.
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