About Us:

Joseph H. Martin School opened in September of 1972 and housed grades six through eight. It remained that way until January of 1981 when fifth grade was added after the Caswell School fire. In September of 1981, Martin became a kindergarten through grade eight school until 1997. Then, Martin School went back to being a "middle" school and now houses grades five through eight.

The first principal of Martin School was James T. Thomas who was previously headmaster of Taunton Vocational High School. While the school was under construction, the workers discovered a woodchuck living in what are now the soccer fields. Mr. Thomas would visit the site and feed the woodchuck, whom he named Gertrude. For those of you who were curious, that is how a woodchuck became the school mascot. Mr. Thomas retired in June of 1981. Since then we have had Mr. Donald Cleary, Dr. Stephen Desroches and now Mr. Christopher Baratta as principals of the Joseph H. Martin School.