Helen Hansen Elementary

Summary:

Helen Hansen Elementary is a public elementary school in Stoughton, MA, serving 264 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school's performance on state assessments has fluctuated over the past decade, with a current statewide ranking of 481 out of around 900 Massachusetts elementary schools and a 2-star rating.

While Helen Hansen Elementary generally performs below the Stoughton district and Massachusetts state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics, the school stands out for its strong performance for its Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% and top 50% of Massachusetts elementary schools, respectively, in recent years. However, the school's performance declines as students progress from 3rd to 4th to 5th grade, suggesting potential challenges in maintaining student achievement.

Compared to other elementary schools in the Stoughton district and nearby districts like Canton and Sharon, which have higher-performing elementary schools, Helen Hansen Elementary generally performs below its peers. This suggests there may be opportunities for the school to learn from the practices and strategies of these higher-performing schools to improve its overall academic performance.


Detail:

Public K-5

 1800 Central Street
       Stoughton, MA  02072-1429


(781) 344-7006

District: Stoughton

SchoolDigger Rank:
481st of 916 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,586 Help


Students who attend Helen Hansen Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    O'Donnell Middle School
High:    Stoughton High

Student/teacher ratio:  12.5 Help
Number of students:  264

Racial breakdown:

White:
51.1%
African American:
18.6%
Hispanic:
15.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  29.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Helen Hansen Elementary ranks worse than 52.5% of elementary schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks 4th among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Stoughton School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 48.94. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Helen Hansen Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Stoughton School District. Student population at Helen Hansen Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (51.1%), African American (18.6%), Hispanic (15.5%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Helen Hansen Elementary is 12.5. 3 elementary schools in the Stoughton School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Helen Hansen Elementary is $18,586, which is the highest among 5 elementary schools in the Stoughton School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Helen Hansen Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Helen Hansen Elementary 481st of 916 Massachusetts public elementary schools. (See Helen Hansen Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


Special Education students:
Low Socio Economic Status students:
Female students:
Male students:
White students:


Stoughton:

SchoolDigger ranks Stoughton 197th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Helen Hansen Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Helen Hansen Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 62.39 369th 884 58.3%
2004 64.98 339th 882 61.6%
2005 56.14 416th 887 53.1%
2006 52.73 462nd 911 49.3%
2007 67.65 303rd 911 66.7%
2008 73.17 246th 908 72.9%
2009 59.46 399th 909 56.1%
2010 55.87 439th 920 52.3%
2011 56.95 436th 924 52.8%
2012 73.24 262nd 930 71.8%
2013 62.15 384th 928 58.6%
2014 61.25 393rd 926 57.6%
2015 60.85 375th 914 59.0%
2016 62.41 359th 932 61.5%
2017 44.41 563rd 938 40.0%
2018 43.92 557th 934 40.4%
2019 44.98 544th 942 42.3%
2021 44.73 525th 936 43.9%
2022 36.99 593rd 932 36.4%
2023 52.34 454th 928 51.1%
2024 48.94 481st 916 47.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Helen Hansen Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.86 427th 886 51.8%
2019 51.26 425th 896 52.6%
2021 56.64 336th 894 62.4%
2022 36.11 603rd 905 33.4%
2023 82.40 68th 703 90.3%
2024 67.55 170th 731 76.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Helen Hansen Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.84 278th 685 59.4%
2021 61.52 216th 705 69.4%
2022 37.36 509th 772 34.1%
2023 55.22 319th 757 57.9%
2024 63.71 216th 760 71.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Helen Hansen Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.42 540th 893 39.5%
2019 43.53 550th 902 39.0%
2021 41.05 553rd 898 38.4%
2022 40.84 543rd 901 39.7%
2023 51.92 437th 887 50.7%
2024 44.98 495th 886 44.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Helen Hansen Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 38.95 382nd 665 42.6%
2022 83.08 60th 672 91.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Helen Hansen Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.27 531st 898 40.9%
2019 47.22 503rd 907 44.5%
2021 48.62 469th 904 48.1%
2022 32.58 620th 908 31.7%
2023 52.00 431st 896 51.9%
2024 51.97 436th 891 51.1%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at Helen Hansen Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 47.75 497th 925 46.3%
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Rank History for Tested Remotely students at Helen Hansen Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 55.06 147th 399 63.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Helen Hansen Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 59.55 53rd 167 68.3%
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Rank History for White students at Helen Hansen Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.73 585th 772 24.2%
2019 41.72 499th 780 36.0%
2021 30.35 592nd 765 22.6%
2022 39.19 501st 764 34.4%
2023 49.39 399th 762 47.6%
2024 43.49 452nd 753 40.0%
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Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for Helen Hansen Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 222 14 4 15 0 n/a n/a 0 255
1989 223 16 6 12 0 n/a n/a 0 257
1990 226 22 3 7 0 n/a n/a 0 258
1991 230 22 5 5 0 n/a n/a 0 262
1992 241 31 5 4 0 n/a n/a 0 281
1993 250 42 5 5 0 n/a n/a 0 302
1994 285 38 10 11 0 n/a n/a 0 344
1995 323 30 13 12 2 n/a n/a 0 380
1996 323 30 13 12 2 n/a n/a 0 380
1997 264 21 13 14 2 n/a n/a 0 314
1998 264 16 11 11 1 n/a n/a 0 303
1999 241 19 11 11 1 n/a n/a 0 283
2000 241 13 15 3 2 n/a n/a 0 274
2001 213 17 18 9 0 n/a n/a 0 257
2002 216 21 12 10 0 n/a n/a 0 259
2003 216 21 12 10 0 n/a n/a 0 259
2004 219 22 13 21 0 n/a n/a 0 275
2005 214 30 12 20 0 n/a n/a 0 276
2006 236 30 8 20 0 n/a n/a 1 295
2007 234 31 7 21 0 n/a n/a 1 294
2008 248 29 7 16 0 n/a n/a 3 303
2009 224 37 6 18 0 2 3 0 290
2010 218 41 5 12 0 2 4 0 282
2011 220 38 10 14 0 2 6 0 290
2012 216 41 9 16 0 1 0 0 283
2013 201 53 13 18 0 2 4 0 291
2014 181 58 7 25 0 2 3 0 276
2015 169 56 13 22 0 3 7 0 270
2016 169 50 10 31 0 3 7 0 270
2017 157 45 6 27 0 3 10 0 248
2018 134 40 8 29 0 2 18 0 231
2019 128 40 9 27 0 0 18 0 222
2020 148 37 9 35 0 0 20 0 249
2021 131 46 10 35 1 0 18 0 241
2022 138 56 15 44 1 0 22 0 276
2023 135 49 15 41 0 1 23 0 264

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Helen Hansen Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 255 n/a n/a n/a
1989 257 n/a n/a n/a
1990 258 n/a n/a n/a
1991 262 n/a n/a n/a
1992 281 n/a n/a n/a
1993 302 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 344 n/a n/a n/a
1995 380 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 380 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 314 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 303 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 283 n/a 0.0 8.8
2000 274 n/a 0.0 8.4
2001 257 n/a 0.0 13.2
2002 259 n/a n/a 14.7
2003 259 n/a n/a 14.7
2004 275 21.0 13.1 16
2005 276 21.0 13.1 13.4
2006 295 21.6 13.7 12.9
2007 294 21.0 14.0 14.7
2008 303 20.0 15.2 19
2009 290 23.0 12.6 20.7
2010 282 23.0 12.2 23.8
2011 290 21.1 13.6 27.2
2012 283 18.8 15.0 26.9
2013 291 23.2 12.5 30.6
2014 276 21.6 12.7 29
2015 270 23.0 11.7 29.3
2016 270 23.0 11.7 n/a
2017 248 22.2 11.1 n/a
2018 231 22.7 10.1 n/a
2019 222 18.3 12.0 n/a
2020 249 20.8 11.9 n/a
2021 241 15.0 16.0 n/a
2022 276 21.6 12.7 n/a
2023 264 21.0 12.5 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Helen Hansen Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 255 n/a n/a n/a
1989 257 n/a n/a n/a
1990 258 n/a n/a n/a
1991 262 n/a n/a n/a
1992 281 n/a n/a n/a
1993 302 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 344 n/a n/a n/a
1995 380 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 380 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 314 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 303 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 283 n/a 0.0 8.8
2000 274 n/a 0.0 8.4
2001 257 n/a 0.0 13.2
2002 259 n/a n/a 14.7
2003 259 n/a n/a 14.7
2004 275 21.0 13.1 16
2005 276 21.0 13.1 13.4
2006 295 21.6 13.7 12.9
2007 294 21.0 14.0 14.7
2008 303 20.0 15.2 19
2009 290 23.0 12.6 20.7
2010 282 23.0 12.2 23.8
2011 290 21.1 13.6 27.2
2012 283 18.8 15.0 26.9
2013 291 23.2 12.5 30.6
2014 276 21.6 12.7 29
2015 270 23.0 11.7 29.3
2016 270 23.0 11.7 n/a
2017 248 22.2 11.1 n/a
2018 231 22.7 10.1 n/a
2019 222 18.3 12.0 n/a
2020 249 20.8 11.9 n/a
2021 241 15.0 16.0 n/a
2022 276 21.6 12.7 n/a
2023 264 21.0 12.5 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Helen Hansen Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $276 (1.7%) $15,759 (98.3%) $16,036
2020 $278 (1.8%) $15,516 (98.2%) $15,794
2021 $922 (5.0%) $17,664 (95.0%) $18,586

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Helen Hansen Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 544th of 942 Elementary schoolsRanks 454th of 928 Elementary schools
 8.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Helen Hansen Elementary)5540.4
 14.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Stoughton)5443.4
 10.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5643.9
 12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Helen Hansen Elementary)5150
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Stoughton)5047
 3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4941
 8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Helen Hansen Elementary)4943.2
 5.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Stoughton)5438.9
 15.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5239.7
 12.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Helen Hansen Elementary)6454.1
 10%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Stoughton)5141.7
 9.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4945
 4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Helen Hansen Elementary)5337.2
 15.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Stoughton)5645.6
 10.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5243.8
 8.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Helen Hansen Elementary)3137.2
 6.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Stoughton)4940.3
 8.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.9
 8.2%
5th Grade Science (Helen Hansen Elementary)3444.2
 10.2%
   5th Grade Science (Stoughton)4944.1
 4.9%
   5th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4841.6
 6.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Helen Hansen Elementary)5240.2
 11.8%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Stoughton)5237.9
 14.1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Helen Hansen Elementary)5046.9
 3.1%
   All Grades Mathematics (Stoughton)4636.1
 9.9%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%
All Grades Science (Helen Hansen Elementary)3444.2
 10.2%
   All Grades Science (Stoughton)4944.6
 4.5%
   All Grades Science (Massachusetts)4741.2
 5.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students222264
 18.9%
African American4049
 22.5%
American Indian00
Asian915
 66.7%
Hispanic2741
 51.9%
Pacific Islander01
White128135
 5.5%
Two or More Races1823
 27.8%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 264 students attended Helen Hansen Elementary.

Students who attend Helen Hansen Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : O'Donnell Middle School
High : Stoughton High

Students at Helen Hansen Elementary are 51% White, 19% African American, 16% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

Helen Hansen Elementary ranks 481st of 916 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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