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Foxborough’s SAT Scores Rank Near Top 10 Percent of Region

Foxborough recorded a 1595 in combined SAT scores, according to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

With a combined SAT score of 1595, Foxborough ranks just outside of the top 10 percent of 48 schools South of Boston, according to data released by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education published by the Boston Globe.

Foxborough ranked 11th out of the 48 schools, just one point behind Mansfield (1596) for a spot in the top 10. Sharon ranked first among the 48 schools with a score of 1775 while Brockton ranked last with a score of 1289.

Other combined scores of neighboring towns include: Walpole (1590), Easton (1601), Norton (1530) and Norwood (1464).

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Here’s a complete list of combined SAT scores:

Note: Total SAT scores from 2011-2012

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  1. Sharon (1775)
  2. Hingham (1687)
  3. Cohasset (1667)
  4. Westwood (1663)
  5. Duxubry (1659)
  6. Scituate (1642)
  7. Norwell (1632)
  8. Braintree (1612)
  9. Easton (1601)
  10. Mansfield (1596)
  11. Foxborough (1595)
  12. Walpole (1590)
  13. Marion (1580)
  14. Mattapoisett (1580)
  15. Rochester (1580)
  16. Canton (1573)
  17. Halifax (1571)
  18. Kingston (1571)
  19. Plympton (1571)
  20. Marshfield (1555)
  21. Hull (1553)
  22. Carver (1550)
  23. Milton (1549)
  24. Norton (1530)
  25. Freetown (1516)
  26. Lakeville (1516)
  27. Hanson (1513)
  28. Pembroke (1513)
  29. Whitman (1513)
  30. Plymouth (1502)
  31. Dedham (1499)
  32. East Bridgewater (1498)
  33. Hanover (1494)
  34. West Bridgewater (1494)
  35. Weymouth (1494)
  36. Bridgewater (1490)
  37. Raynham (1490)
  38. Abington (1478)
  39. Norwood (1464)
  40. Rockland (1462)
  41. Quincy (1450)
  42. Middleborough (1447)
  43. Stoughton (1417)
  44. Wareham (1375)
  45. Avon (1304)
  46. Randolph (1309)
  47. Holbrook (1292)
  48. Brockton (1289)

The data also compared average home values of the 48 towns with Foxborough coming in at No. 16 with an average of $$375,948, according to the Massachusetts Department of Revenue via The Boston Globe. Cohasset was number one on the list with an average home value of $858,072 and Brockton ranked 48th with an average home value of $184,364.

Other average home values in neighboring towns include: Sharon ($419,720), Walpole ($404,578), Easton ($370,129) and Mansfield ($360,642).

Here’s a complete list of average home values in the area:

NOTE: Assessed value of average home for fiscal 2013

  1. Cohasset $858,072
  2. Hingham $647,156
  3. Westwood $623,722
  4. Duxbury $560,042
  5. Marion $552,700
  6. Norwell $534,317
  7. Milton $508,262
  8. Scituate $476,122
  9. Canton $465,743
  10. Mattapoisett $439,994
  11. Hanover $422,921
  12. Sharon $419,720
  13. Walpole $404,578
  14. Marshfield $377,424
  15. Dedham $375,995
  16. Foxborough $375,948
  17. Easton $370,129
  18. Norwood $365,363
  19. Mansfield $360,642
  20. Hull $360,392
  21. Braintree $343,271
  22. Rochester $335,705
  23. Kingston $325,876
  24. Pembroke $323,709
  25. Quincy $317,048
  26. Plympton $316,689
  27. East Bridgewater $314,449
  28. Hanson $307,445
  29. Bridgewater $302,014
  30. Plymouth $300,298
  31. Raynham $292,726
  32. Lakeville $290,531
  33. Abington $287,357
  34. Norton $281,473
  35. Weymouth $281,078
  36. West Bridgewater $279,024
  37. Stoughton $272,752
  38. Halifax $272,302
  39. Freetown $272,133
  40. Avon $265,421
  41. Middleborough $258,257
  42. Whitman $256,735
  43. Carver $254,334
  44. Rockland $249,285
  45. Randolph $235,585
  46. Holbrook $231,361
  47. Wareham $230,136
  48. Brockton $184,364

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