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Albert F Ford Middle School

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Albert F Ford Middle School ranks 212 th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

212^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 56% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Albert F Ford Middle School in Acushnet, MA, serves 403 students in grades 5 through 8 and is a solid, stable option in a region with wide disparities in school quality. The school has a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9, which is lower than the state average, suggesting a more personalized learning environment. Its most notable strength is exceptional performance with students from low socio-economic backgrounds, ranking in the 77th percentile statewide for this group—a stark contrast to its overall rank of 56th percentile. This indicates the school is highly effective at closing achievement gaps, outperforming many schools in the state in this specific area.

Acushnet sits in a competitive middle ground among nearby schools. It significantly outperforms Normandin Middle School, Keith Middle School, and Roosevelt Middle School in New Bedford, which all rank in the bottom 20% of the state. However, it is outperformed by higher-ranked peers like Dartmouth Middle (79th percentile) and Freetown-Lakeville Middle School (72nd percentile). Interestingly, Hastings Middle in Fairhaven is the most direct comparator, with similar enrollment and overall rank (57th percentile), but their strengths differ—Ford excels in 5th-grade math, while Hastings shines in 7th-grade math.

Grade-level performance at Ford is inconsistent. Fifth graders achieved a 61.54% proficiency rate in math, far above the state average of 39.93%, while 7th-grade math proficiency dropped to 35.35%, below the state average. The school spends $15,013 per student, less than many higher-performing peers, and its student-teacher ratio is slightly higher than some nearby schools. This suggests that Ford's strong results with low-income students stem from specific, effective programs rather than simply more resources or smaller classes. For parents, this school offers a stable, supportive environment with a proven track record for helping students from all backgrounds succeed, particularly in the early middle school years.

403

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,675

Per pupil spending ?

19.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

708 Middle Road
Acushnet, MA 02743-1499

(508) 998-0265

District: Acushnet

Feeder schools for Albert F Ford Middle School:

Elementary:

Acushnet Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.1%

Hispanic:

5.0%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Massachusetts median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg47%

Massachusetts avg41%

212^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

111^th of 348Acushnet among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	212 of 484	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.3	152 of 493	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	157 of 501	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	216 of 497	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.0	219 of 501	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.2	213 of 498	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	197 of 484	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.4	268 of 487	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	56.2	214 of 482	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.1	157 of 441	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.3	226 of 455	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.4	173 of 455	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.8	182 of 455	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.3	202 of 449	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.4	190 of 434	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.9	187 of 409	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.0	151 of 407	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.5	137 of 399	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.6	140 of 399	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	51.8	183 of 356	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	49.2	188 of 344	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	48.9	185 of 339	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	33.2	270 of 445	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.0	308 of 431	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	195 of 424	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.3	211 of 417	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	210 of 473	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.3	158 of 481	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	155 of 489	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	224 of 494	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.1	210 of 483	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.6	241 of 478	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.8	207 of 463	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	105 of 464	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	82 of 469	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	81 of 481	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	57.7	165 of 489	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.7	181 of 462	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.9	161 of 452	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	195 of 438	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	207 of 473	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	149 of 483	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.4	167 of 489	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	216 of 497	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.6	223 of 485	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.8	189 of 478	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	189 of 466	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	273 of 435	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	214 of 441	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.4	332 of 444	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.6	201 of 503	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.6	239 of 489	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.4	247 of 484	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.5	224 of 467	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	53.4	210 of 491	57.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	250 of 386	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.4	170 of 392	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	187 of 403	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.3	243 of 404	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	261 of 401	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.1	236 of 396	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	234 of 395	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+21 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)57th percentile~ school

Male (2025)56th percentile~ school

Female (2025)56th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)39th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science44%+3 vs state

Mathematics44%+3 vs state

English Language Arts43%~ state avg

Civics35%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)						MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)						MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Albert F Ford Middle School	Public	5-8	708 Middle Road	Acushnet	02743	Bristol County	Acushnet	No	No	No	No	(508) 998-0265	403	31	12.9		359 (89.1%)	6 (1.5%)	20 (5.0%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	51	212^th of 484 public middle schools	56.2%		65.3	152^nd of 493 public middle schools	69.2%	60		51.7	37.0	33.3	52.2	42.9		61.5	47.5	35.4	30.0	43.8	52.2	36.7	44.4	34.8	$16,675
Normandin Middle School	Public	6-8	81 Felton St	New Bedford	02745	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 985-4300	990	84	11.8		427 (43.1%)	112 (11.3%)	388 (39.2%)	14 (1.4%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.1%)	18.5	399^th of 484 public middle schools	17.6%		18.2	402^nd of 493 public middle schools	18.5%	3			31.4	22.8	19.2	24.2			19.5	16.6	15.3	17.0		12.8	12.8	12.4	$21,770
Hastings Middle	Public	6-8	30 School Street	Fairhaven	02719	Bristol County	Fairhaven	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 979-4063	415	34	12.2		341 (82.2%)	10 (2.4%)	28 (6.7%)	11 (2.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	51.7	207^th of 484 public middle schools	57.2%		62.2	169^th of 493 public middle schools	65.7%	38			38.2	41.5	37.6	39.1			33.6	47.0	39.6	40.3		38.4	38.4	33.8	$16,170
Old Hammondtown	Public	4-6	20 Shaw Street	Mattapoisett	02739	Plymouth County	Mattapoisett	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 758-6241	154	16	9.6		136 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.8%)								(n/a)	56.3	60.9	76.7			65.6	60.4	54.4	68.3			61.7	67.4		67.4		$23,563
Keith Middle School	Public	6-8	225 Hathaway Blvd	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	949	89	10.6		338 (35.6%)	172 (18.1%)	370 (39.0%)	9 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.0%)	20.4	388^th of 484 public middle schools	19.8%		23.9	364^th of 493 public middle schools	26.2%	24			27.0	23.6	20.4	23.8			30.0	19.6	12.5	20.9		14.1	14.1	11.5	$23,793
Freetown-Lakeville Middle School	Public	6-8	96 Howland Road	Lakeville	02347	Plymouth County	Freetown-Lakeville	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 923-3518	699	53	13.1		620 (88.7%)	18 (2.6%)	35 (5.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.7%)	68.9	136^th of 484 public middle schools	71.9%		64.8	156^th of 493 public middle schools	68.4%	20			42.2	40.2	53.4	45.1			55.2	43.0	54.2	50.7		50.2	50.2	52.3	$15,642
Dartmouth Middle	Public	6-8	366 Slocum Road	North Dartmouth	02747	Bristol County	Dartmouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 997-9333	801	76	10.4		686 (85.6%)	12 (1.5%)	43 (5.4%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.4%)	75.7	104^th of 484 public middle schools	78.5%		76.2	108^th of 493 public middle schools	78.1%	4			57.0	57.3	55.1	56.5			61.6	59.5	53.0	58.1		37.1	37.1	43.3	$19,631
Old Rochester Regional Junior High	Public	7-8	133 Marion Rd	Mattapoisett	02739	Plymouth County	Old Rochester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 758-4928	407	37	11.0		361 (88.7%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	65.3	154^th of 484 public middle schools	68.2%		75.1	110^th of 493 public middle schools	77.7%	44				47.0	52.6	49.8				39.9	44.1	42.0		44.1	44.1	44.9	$20,034
Roosevelt Middle School	Public	6-8	119 Frederick Street	New Bedford	02744	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	759	76	10.0		225 (29.6%)	123 (16.2%)	379 (49.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.7%)	16.6	411^th of 484 public middle schools	15.1%		16.3	418^th of 493 public middle schools	15.2%	7			24.2	15.3	20.9	20.2			26.9	9.6	10.8	15.5		10.3	10.3	19.1	$23,302
Wareham Middle	Public	5-7	4 Viking Drive	Wareham	02571	Plymouth County	Wareham	No	No	No	No	(508) 291-3550	432	38	11.4		266 (61.6%)	39 (9.0%)	42 (9.7%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (17.4%)	40.5	268^th of 484 public middle schools	44.6%		32	319^th of 493 public middle schools	35.3%	51		28.2	38.8	37.3		34.8		31.8	35.6	21.3		29.4	37.4		37.4		$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Albert F Ford Middle School

What district is Albert F Ford Middle School in?

Acushnet

How many students attend Albert F Ford Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 403 students attended Albert F Ford Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Albert F Ford Middle School?

Students at Albert F Ford Middle School are 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Albert F Ford Middle School a good school?

Albert F Ford Middle School ranks 212^th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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