📍 111 Mechanic Street, Foxborough, Norfolk County, 02035
John J Ahern is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Foxborough, Norfolk County. The school has 733 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Foxborough school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 64.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
John J Ahern enrolls 733 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 64.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 9.4% Hispanic or Latino and 6.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 527 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 69 | 9.4% |
| Black or African American | 48 | 6.5% |
| Asian | 47 | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 5.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
John J Ahern is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-40, state senate district 31, state house district 69.
John J Ahern is one of 5 schools in Foxborough, based in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The district serves 2,504 students district-wide and employs 207 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 733 students, John J Ahern is larger than the district average of about 501 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large