O'Donnell Middle School

Summary:

O'Donnell Middle School is a public middle school located in Stoughton, MA, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of around 815. The school is part of the Stoughton school district, which is ranked 197 out of 351 districts in Massachusetts and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

O'Donnell Middle School's academic performance, as measured by MCAS Next Generation test scores, is generally below the state average and the performance of nearby higher-performing districts like Walpole, Canton, and Sharon. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (31.93%), Mathematics (29.22%), and Science (37.98%) were all lower than the state averages. Additionally, the school's performance has declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 206 out of 484 middle schools in 2017-2018 to 275 out of 493 in 2023-2024.

While O'Donnell Middle School performs better for some student subgroups compared to others, the disparities are significant. The school ranks higher for African American and Hispanic students compared to White and Asian students, but lower for English Language Learners and students with disabilities. This suggests that the school may need to focus on addressing the specific needs of its diverse student population to improve overall academic performance and close achievement gaps.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 211 Cushing Street
       Stoughton, MA  02072-2340


(781) 344-7002

District: Stoughton

SchoolDigger Rank:
275th of 493 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,653 Help


Students who attend O'Donnell Middle School usually attend:

High:    Stoughton High

Feeder schools for O'Donnell Middle School:

Elementary:    Helen Hansen Elementary
    Joseph H Gibbons
    Joseph R Dawe Junior Elementary
    Richard L. Wilkins Elementary School
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Student/teacher ratio:  11.4 Help
Number of students:  815

Racial breakdown:

White:
41.2%
African American:
29.4%
Hispanic:
17.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  39.2% Help


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Compare Details O'Donnell Middle School ranks worse than 55.8% of middle schools in Massachusetts. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.1. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at O'Donnell Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (41.2%), African American (29.4%), Hispanic (17.9%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at O'Donnell Middle School is 11.4. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at O'Donnell Middle School is $16,653.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

O'Donnell Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks O'Donnell Middle School 275th of 493 Massachusetts public middle schools. (See O'Donnell Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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White students:


Stoughton:

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


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Rank History for O'Donnell Middle School

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Rank History for all students at O'Donnell Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 49.32 184th 339 45.7%
2004 48.26 193rd 344 43.9%
2005 34.71 253rd 356 28.9%
2006 45.58 243rd 399 39.1%
2007 59.62 177th 399 55.6%
2008 56.00 197th 407 51.6%
2009 67.81 136th 409 66.7%
2010 66.88 147th 434 66.1%
2011 60.63 182nd 449 59.5%
2012 61.24 188th 455 58.7%
2013 55.64 209th 455 54.1%
2014 56.94 203rd 455 55.4%
2015 39.61 277th 441 37.2%
2016 58.66 200th 482 58.5%
2017 54.26 219th 487 55.0%
2018 55.38 206th 484 57.4%
2019 51.14 242nd 498 51.4%
2021 44.16 264th 501 47.3%
2022 47.22 246th 497 50.5%
2023 42.98 273rd 501 45.5%
2024 41.10 275th 493 44.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at O'Donnell Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.45 39th 84 53.6%
2019 54.15 37th 87 57.5%
2021 45.95 45th 92 51.1%
2022 47.78 47th 102 53.9%
2023 31.58 70th 110 36.4%
2024 27.04 69th 98 29.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at O'Donnell Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 36.50 91st 138 34.1%
2021 32.76 108th 135 20.0%
2022 40.04 90th 154 41.6%
2023 32.55 141st 155 9.0%
2024 35.83 136th 180 24.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at O'Donnell Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.16 130th 467 72.2%
2019 50.01 218th 484 55.0%
2021 40.80 268th 489 45.2%
2022 48.47 223rd 503 55.7%
2023 29.67 298th 444 32.9%
2024 38.33 230th 441 47.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at O'Donnell Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.74 144th 438 67.1%
2019 52.61 199th 452 56.0%
2021 49.64 201st 462 56.5%
2022 51.32 202nd 489 58.7%
2023 50.89 215th 481 55.3%
2024 37.74 289th 469 38.4%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at O'Donnell Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.66 241st 463 47.9%
2019 51.21 244th 478 49.0%
2021 47.24 241st 483 50.1%
2022 50.82 218th 494 55.9%
2023 47.59 241st 489 50.7%
2024 43.31 253rd 481 47.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at O'Donnell Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.00 79th 417 81.1%
2019 44.70 184th 424 56.6%
2021 26.94 323rd 431 25.1%
2022 38.06 233rd 445 47.6%
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Rank History for Male students at O'Donnell Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.66 174th 466 62.7%
2019 50.17 229th 478 52.1%
2021 39.99 279th 485 42.5%
2022 42.81 266th 497 46.5%
2023 37.21 292nd 489 40.3%
2024 38.25 281st 483 41.8%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at O'Donnell Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 44.21 265th 491 46.0%
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Rank History for Tested Remotely students at O'Donnell Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 50.21 144th 339 57.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at O'Donnell Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.87 88th 119 26.1%
2019 29.16 97th 128 24.2%
2021 49.74 72nd 123 41.5%
2022 34.26 93rd 135 31.1%
2023 35.21 92nd 134 31.3%
2024 34.31 84th 120 30.0%
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Rank History for African American students at O'Donnell Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.87 50th 172 70.9%
2019 37.52 123rd 195 36.9%
2021 46.93 97th 193 49.7%
2022 61.71 64th 212 69.8%
2023 53.03 88th 209 57.9%
2024 46.45 103rd 202 49.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at O'Donnell Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.62 69th 309 77.7%
2019 73.34 58th 322 82.0%
2021 58.36 112th 335 66.6%
2022 57.41 115th 368 68.8%
2023 63.99 99th 364 72.8%
2024 51.47 142nd 378 62.4%
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Rank History for White students at O'Donnell Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.56 182nd 395 53.9%
2019 49.63 191st 396 51.8%
2021 36.76 254th 401 36.7%
2022 38.73 224th 404 44.6%
2023 36.49 247th 403 38.7%
2024 36.41 239th 392 39.0%
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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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Enrollment information for O'Donnell Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 543 29 10 17 0 n/a n/a 0 599
1989 571 30 9 13 0 n/a n/a 0 623
1990 551 34 13 18 0 n/a n/a 0 616
1991 543 40 10 3 0 n/a n/a 0 596
1992 532 50 5 8 1 n/a n/a 0 596
1993 545 36 9 9 0 n/a n/a 0 599
1994 516 44 7 10 0 n/a n/a 0 577
1995 549 40 10 16 4 n/a n/a 0 619
1996 549 40 10 16 4 n/a n/a 0 619
1997 835 95 14 12 0 n/a n/a 0 956
1998 862 71 19 24 1 n/a n/a 0 977
1999 577 51 14 9 1 n/a n/a 0 652
2000 933 76 15 25 1 n/a n/a 0 1050
2001 953 79 22 21 1 n/a n/a 0 1076
2002 878 110 36 35 1 n/a n/a 0 1060
2003 878 110 36 35 1 n/a n/a 0 1060
2004 822 108 38 27 0 n/a n/a 0 995
2005 836 96 36 31 1 n/a n/a 0 1000
2006 775 109 34 31 2 n/a n/a 1 952
2007 696 130 40 35 2 n/a n/a 4 907
2008 628 141 29 44 2 n/a n/a 4 848
2009 652 133 23 33 2 1 6 0 850
2010 634 129 26 38 3 2 9 0 841
2011 664 140 28 50 1 1 6 0 890
2012 658 155 27 51 0 0 3 0 894
2013 669 165 32 47 1 0 5 0 919
2014 635 165 50 51 1 0 11 0 913
2015 605 194 47 65 0 1 15 0 927
2016 526 181 48 60 0 2 27 0 844
2017 456 182 53 71 1 1 33 0 797
2018 452 180 62 83 2 3 43 0 825
2019 456 188 54 94 2 6 48 0 848
2020 463 190 52 107 1 7 46 0 866
2021 396 195 42 122 1 6 46 0 808
2022 369 210 52 131 2 3 40 0 807
2023 336 240 46 146 2 1 44 0 815

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 O'Donnell Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 599 n/a n/a n/a
1989 623 n/a n/a n/a
1990 616 n/a n/a n/a
1991 596 n/a n/a n/a
1992 596 n/a n/a n/a
1993 599 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 577 n/a n/a n/a
1995 619 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 619 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 956 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 977 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 652 n/a 0.0 20.4
2000 1050 n/a 0.0 13.2
2001 1076 n/a 0.0 12.5
2002 1060 n/a n/a 16.4
2003 1060 n/a n/a 16.4
2004 995 69.6 14.3 15.3
2005 1000 69.0 14.5 18.9
2006 952 67.8 14.0 17.7
2007 907 71.0 12.8 22.9
2008 848 72.0 11.8 24.6
2009 850 72.4 11.7 20.1
2010 841 76.0 11.0 25.6
2011 890 71.5 12.4 32
2012 894 68.4 13.0 31.2
2013 919 67.2 13.6 36.3
2014 913 68.5 13.3 38.2
2015 927 68.0 13.6 39.2
2016 844 70.0 12.0 n/a
2017 797 68.8 11.5 n/a
2018 825 70.9 11.6 n/a
2019 848 70.5 12.0 n/a
2020 866 71.7 12.0 n/a
2021 808 69.8 11.5 n/a
2022 807 74.8 10.7 n/a
2023 815 71.4 11.4 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 O'Donnell Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 599 n/a n/a n/a
1989 623 n/a n/a n/a
1990 616 n/a n/a n/a
1991 596 n/a n/a n/a
1992 596 n/a n/a n/a
1993 599 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 577 n/a n/a n/a
1995 619 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 619 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 956 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 977 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 652 n/a 0.0 20.4
2000 1050 n/a 0.0 13.2
2001 1076 n/a 0.0 12.5
2002 1060 n/a n/a 16.4
2003 1060 n/a n/a 16.4
2004 995 69.6 14.3 15.3
2005 1000 69.0 14.5 18.9
2006 952 67.8 14.0 17.7
2007 907 71.0 12.8 22.9
2008 848 72.0 11.8 24.6
2009 850 72.4 11.7 20.1
2010 841 76.0 11.0 25.6
2011 890 71.5 12.4 32
2012 894 68.4 13.0 31.2
2013 919 67.2 13.6 36.3
2014 913 68.5 13.3 38.2
2015 927 68.0 13.6 39.2
2016 844 70.0 12.0 n/a
2017 797 68.8 11.5 n/a
2018 825 70.9 11.6 n/a
2019 848 70.5 12.0 n/a
2020 866 71.7 12.0 n/a
2021 808 69.8 11.5 n/a
2022 807 74.8 10.7 n/a
2023 815 71.4 11.4 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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for O'Donnell Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $397 (2.8%) $13,770 (97.2%) $14,167
2020 $425 (2.9%) $14,263 (97.1%) $14,688
2021 $1,229 (7.4%) $15,423 (92.6%) $16,652

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

Impact of COVID-19 on O'Donnell Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 242nd of 498 Middle schoolsRanks 273rd of 501 Middle schools
 5.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (O'Donnell Middle School)5133.5
 17.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Stoughton)5132.7
 18.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5442.3
 11.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (O'Donnell Middle School)4230.7
 11.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Stoughton)4130.1
 10.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)5141
 10%
7th Grade English Language Arts (O'Donnell Middle School)5129
 22%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Stoughton)5028.5
 21.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)4840.5
 7.5%
7th Grade Mathematics (O'Donnell Middle School)4825.1
 22.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Stoughton)4724.7
 22.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4838.1
 9.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (O'Donnell Middle School)4840.7
 7.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Stoughton)4639.9
 6.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5143.7
 7.3%
8th Grade Mathematics (O'Donnell Middle School)4435.8
 8.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Stoughton)4234.7
 7.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4737.7
 9.3%
8th Grade Science (O'Donnell Middle School)4945.5
 3.5%
   8th Grade Science (Stoughton)4844.9
 3.1%
   8th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4640.9
 5.1%
All Grades English Language Arts (O'Donnell Middle School)5034.3
 15.7%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Stoughton)5237.9
 14.1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (O'Donnell Middle School)4530.4
 14.6%
   All Grades Mathematics (Stoughton)4636.1
 9.9%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%
All Grades Science (O'Donnell Middle School)4945.5
 3.5%
   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 Students848815
 3.9%
African American188240
 27.7%
American Indian22
Asian5446
 14.8%
Hispanic94146
 55.3%
Pacific Islander61
 83.3%
White456336
 26.3%
Two or More Races4844
 8.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about O'Donnell Middle School

Students at O'Donnell Middle School are 41% White, 29% African American, 18% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

O'Donnell Middle School ranks 275th of 493 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 815 students attended O'Donnell Middle School.

Students who attend O'Donnell Middle School usually go on to attend Stoughton High


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