Taunton High High School
50 Williams St
Taunton MA, 02780, Bristol County
Phone: 508-821-1101
Ranking: (235 out of 298, bottom 21%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 8 to Grade 12
School District: Taunton School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 153 | 151 | 151 | NA | NA | 120 | 121 | 123 | ||||||
Total Students: | 2,338 | 2,388 | 2,378 | 1,920 | 1,815 | 1,838 | 1,915 | |||||||
Grade 8: | 607 | 26.0% | 623 | 26.1% | 620 | 26.1% | 94 | 4.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 9: | 485 | 20.7% | 505 | 21.1% | 487 | 20.5% | 546 | 28.4% | 531 | 29.3% | 536 | 29.2% | 550 | 28.7% |
Grade 10: | 443 | 18.9% | 439 | 18.4% | 450 | 18.9% | 444 | 23.1% | 462 | 25.5% | 466 | 25.4% | 484 | 25.3% |
Grade 11: | 410 | 17.5% | 441 | 18.5% | 408 | 17.2% | 458 | 23.9% | 437 | 24.1% | 475 | 25.8% | 478 | 25.0% |
Grade 12: | 384 | 16.4% | 370 | 15.5% | 406 | 17.1% | 366 | 19.1% | 377 | 20.8% | 356 | 19.4% | 397 | 20.7% |
Ungraded: | 9 | 0.4% | 10 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.3% | 12 | 0.6% | 8 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.3% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 1,155 | 49.4% | 1,201 | 50.3% | 1,206 | 50.7% | 968 | 50.4% | 922 | 50.8% | 934 | 50.8% | 944 | 49.3% |
Female: | 1,183 | 50.6% | 1,187 | 49.7% | 1,172 | 49.3% | 952 | 49.6% | 893 | 49.2% | 904 | 49.2% | 875 | 45.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.2% | 11 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 36 | 1.5% | 31 | 1.3% | 28 | 1.2% | 22 | 1.1% | 22 | 1.2% | 20 | 1.1% | 24 | 1.3% |
Hispanic: | 249 | 10.7% | 276 | 11.6% | 253 | 10.6% | 212 | 11.0% | 215 | 11.8% | 204 | 11.1% | 276 | 14.4% |
Black: | 236 | 10.1% | 216 | 9.0% | 215 | 9.0% | 174 | 9.1% | 181 | 10.0% | 182 | 9.9% | 173 | 9.0% |
White: | 1,725 | 73.8% | 1,749 | 73.2% | 1,777 | 74.7% | 1,427 | 74.3% | 1,323 | 72.9% | 1,344 | 73.1% | 1,346 | 70.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 85 | 3.6% | 103 | 4.3% | 93 | 3.9% | 76 | 4.0% | 68 | 3.7% | 81 | 4.4% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 869 | 37.2% | 938 | 39.3% | 840 | 35.3% | 657 | 34.2% | 555 | 30.6% | 532 | 28.9% | 511 | 26.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 149 | 6.4% | 122 | 5.1% | 126 | 5.3% | 109 | 5.7% | 105 | 5.8% | 121 | 6.6% | 112 | 5.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.31 | 15.79 | 15.75 | NA | NA | 15.13 | 15.20 | 15.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 51.3% | 50.3% | 61% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 48% | 62% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 52% | 65% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 59% | 70% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 61% | 71% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 69% | 74% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 79% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 71% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 74% | 84% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 81% | 88% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 84% | 91% |
2003 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 41.4% | 40.5% | 51% |
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 48% | 57% |
2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 56% | 62% |
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 60% | 67% |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 61% | 69% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 67% | 72% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 70% | 75% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 64% | 75% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 61% | 74% |
2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 64% | 78% |
2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 71% | 80% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 57% | 57% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 63% | 61% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 60% | 65% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 57% | 67% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 56% | 69% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 45% | 71% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 78% | 79% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 73% | 81% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 75% | 78% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 39% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 44% | 52% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 42% | 54% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 31% | 39% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 37% | 43% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 33% | 39% |
2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 38% | 37% | 42% |
2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 58% | 55% | 55% |
2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 67% | 62% | 61% |
2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 61% | 58% | 63% |
2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 60% | 59% | 71% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 63% | 59% | 72% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 87% | 79% | 73% |
2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 78% | 76% | 35% |
2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 96% | 96% | 36% |
2010 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 42% | 41% | 55% |
2011 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 46% | 47% | 61% |
2012 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 30% | 31% | 63% |
2013 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 27% | 26% | 63% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Taunton High High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.