Benjamin Friedman Middle

Regular School · Taunton, MA

Benjamin Friedman Middle is a regular school school in Taunton, Massachusetts, serving grades 05–07 with 701 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.4:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

05 – 07

Enrollment

701

Teachers (FTE)

45.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	414	59%
Black or African American	140	20%
Hispanic/Latino	105	15%
Two or more races	33	5%
Asian	6	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	0%
Total enrollment	701	352M / 349F

English Language Learners: 25 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	18.0% -18.7pp	36.7%	741
Reading Proficiency	43.0% -6.2pp	49.2%	743
Science Proficiency	25.0%	—	229

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.29 grade levels

Math

-0.10 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

176

25.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	701	100%

Contact & Location

500 Norton Avenue

Taunton, MA 02780

Phone: (508)821-1493

http://www.tauntonschools.org

District

Taunton

Per-pupil expenditure: $21,053

District enrollment: 7,905

Other Schools in District

East Taunton Elementary Elementary
Edmund Hatch Bennett Elementary
Elizabeth Pole Elementary
H H Galligan Elementary
James L. Mulcahey Elementary School Elementary
Joseph C Chamberlain Elementary
Taunton Alternative High School High
Taunton High High

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 02780) → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

251152001662

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD