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William S Greene

Public Grades PK, KG-5

852^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

William S Greene is an elementary school located in Fall River, Massachusetts, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 749. Despite consistent funding and a relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school has struggled to improve its academic performance, consistently ranking in the bottom quarter of Massachusetts elementary schools over the past decade.

William S Greene's academic performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all grades and subjects. The school faces challenges in serving its diverse student population effectively, with its White and Multi-racial students performing particularly low compared to their peers statewide. Even the school's higher-performing subgroups, such as African American and English Language Learner students, only rank in the middle third of Massachusetts schools.

Interestingly, nearby schools in the Fall River district, such as James Tansey and Spencer Borden, significantly outperform William S Greene on academic measures, despite serving similar student populations. This suggests that the challenges faced by William S Greene may be more school-specific rather than district-wide, and addressing the school-level factors that are hindering student achievement should be a priority for the district and school leadership.

733

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,308

Per pupil spending ?

86%

Free/discounted lunch ?

409 Cambridge Street
Fall River, MA 02724

(508) 675-8325

District: Fall River

Students who attend William S Greene usually attend:

Middle:	Talbot Innovation School
High:	B M C Durfee High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.5%

White:

35.7%

African American:

15.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg19%

Massachusetts avg41%

852^nd of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Fall River

328^th of 348Fall River 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	9.8	852 of 906	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	842 of 916	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	869 of 928	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	831 of 932	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	726 of 936	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	856 of 942	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	748 of 934	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.6	775 of 938	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.5	848 of 932	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	23.9	735 of 914	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.2	765 of 926	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.7	755 of 928	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.1	740 of 930	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.7	819 of 924	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	9.8	850 of 920	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.3	804 of 909	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.3	824 of 908	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.6	819 of 911	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.9	803 of 911	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.0	762 of 887	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	7.8	822 of 882	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	5.1	841 of 884	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	108 of 169	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	94 of 167	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.4	146 of 167	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	171 of 173	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	17.0	634 of 672	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	610 of 632	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	639 of 665	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	617 of 656	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	195 of 281	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	215 of 282	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	174 of 264	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	115 of 267	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.3	76 of 240	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.7	242 of 258	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	243 of 244	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	805 of 869	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	771 of 886	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	802 of 887	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	799 of 901	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	683 of 898	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	836 of 902	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	697 of 893	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	396 of 458	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	338 of 446	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	320 of 420	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.7	237 of 401	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.3	108 of 379	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	36.7	271 of 398	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.5	150 of 379	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	659 of 736	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	642 of 760	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	684 of 757	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	637 of 772	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.0	379 of 705	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.6	564 of 700	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.1	462 of 685	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	824 of 884	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	852 of 891	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	846 of 896	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	809 of 908	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	713 of 904	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	800 of 907	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	727 of 898	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	45 of 48	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	39 of 40	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	32 of 33	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	23 of 27	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	30 of 31	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	42.0	14 of 25	44.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	665 of 717	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	605 of 731	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	665 of 703	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	788 of 905	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	621 of 894	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.8	779 of 896	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	648 of 886	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	23.2	709 of 925	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	32.6	249 of 399	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	723 of 737	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	743 of 753	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	744 of 762	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	740 of 764	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	699 of 765	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	756 of 780	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	710 of 772	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Tested Remotely (2021)38th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)36th percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)31st percentile+25 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)23rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)6th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)6th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science18%-24 vs state

Mathematics15%-25 vs state

English Language Arts15%-27 vs state

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Schools Near William S Greene

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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 3rd Grade	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 3rd Grade	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
William S Greene	Public	PK, KG-5	409 Cambridge Street	Fall River	02724	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8325	733	53	13.8		262 (35.7%)	113 (15.4%)	275 (37.5%)	24 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.9%)	9.8	852^nd of 906 public elementary schools	6.0%		11.5	842^nd of 916 public elementary schools	8.1%	10	17.7	16.1	10.6				14.8	14.3	16.1	15.9				15.4	17.9		17.9		$22,308
Letourneau Elementary School	Public	K-5	323 Anthony Street	Fall River	02721	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 676-2170	566	41	13.7		216 (38.2%)	84 (14.8%)	214 (37.8%)	10 (1.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.5%)	18.4	755^th of 906 public elementary schools	16.7%		20.2	737^th of 916 public elementary schools	19.5%	18	17.4	22.6	31.0				23.4	18.4	26.2	19.5				21.2	27.6		27.6		$22,292
John J Doran	Public	PK, KG-8	101 Fountain Street	Fall River	02721	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8225	525	38	13.9		215 (41.0%)	66 (12.6%)	188 (35.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.5%)	14.4	792^nd of 906 public elementary schools	12.6%		19.7	743^rd of 916 public elementary schools	18.9%	49	12.3	17.9	13.7	30.4	25.0	34.1	21.5	12.3	23.6	17.7	26.1	12.5	31.8	20.3	17.7	13.6	15.8	15.9	$24,611
Samuel Watson	Public	K-5	935 Eastern Avenue	Fall River	02723	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8240	287	23	12.6		103 (35.9%)	50 (17.4%)	97 (33.8%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (10.5%)	18.8	752^nd of 906 public elementary schools	17.0%		14.4	811^th of 916 public elementary schools	11.5%	59	34.6	24.2	20.0				27.2	21.2	18.2	25.0				21.6	15.0		15.0		$23,685
Carlton M. Viveiros Elementary School	Public	K-5	525 Slade Street	Fall River	02724	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8300	712	47	15.1		249 (35.0%)	96 (13.5%)	291 (40.9%)	24 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.9%)	13.3	808^th of 906 public elementary schools	10.8%		15.1	801^st of 916 public elementary schools	12.6%	7	11.0	19.5	13.5				14.6	17.3	35.4	12.2				21.9	15.2		15.2		$22,635
Henry Lord Community School	Public	K-8	151 Amity Street	Fall River	02721	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8208	817	66	12.4		291 (35.6%)	119 (14.6%)	315 (38.6%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (10.2%)	7.8	868^th of 906 public elementary schools	4.2%		8.9	869^th of 916 public elementary schools	5.1%	1	13.0	12.1	8.0	12.5	21.7	26.1	15.0	14.1	18.1	10.1	13.9	14.7	17.4	14.6	10.2	4.4	7.6	15.9	$24,113
Mary Fonseca Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	160 Wall Street	Fall River	02720	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8210	598	43	13.9		183 (30.6%)	103 (17.2%)	265 (44.3%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.9%)	12.7	818^th of 906 public elementary schools	9.7%		7.8	879^th of 916 public elementary schools	4.0%	61	21.7	14.9	16.9				18.1	14.6	22.4	7.9				14.7	29.0		29.0		$22,774
Westall Elementary	Public	K-5	276 Maple Street	Fall River	02720	Bristol County	Fall River	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(508) 675-8420	276	19	14.9		97 (35.1%)	61 (22.1%)	83 (30.1%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (9.4%)								(n/a)
Spencer Borden	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 President Avenue	Fall River	02720	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	No	(508) 675-8202	575	42	13.6		289 (50.3%)	65 (11.3%)	140 (24.3%)	35 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (7.7%)	36.3	583^rd of 906 public elementary schools	35.7%		40.5	557^th of 916 public elementary schools	39.2%	26	39.8	14.3	25.3				26.6	46.6	21.7	35.9				35.0	51.1		51.1		$24,437
James Tansey	Public	K-5	711 Ray Street	Fall River	02720	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	No	(508) 675-8206	280	18	15.4		168 (60.0%)	27 (9.6%)	45 (16.1%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.1%)	57.5	382^nd of 906 public elementary schools	57.8%		57.7	395^th of 916 public elementary schools	56.9%	13	41.5	29.0	39.6				37.0	61.0	63.2	45.8				55.9	47.9		47.9		$22,620

Frequently Asked Questions about William S Greene

What district is William S Greene in?

Fall River

How many students attend William S Greene?

In the 2024-25 school year, 733 students attended William S Greene.

What schools do graduates of William S Greene attend?

Students who attend William S Greene usually go on to attend:

Middle : Talbot Innovation School
High : B M C Durfee High

What is the racial makeup of William S Greene?

Students at William S Greene are 38% Hispanic, 36% White, 15% African American, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is William S Greene a good school?

William S Greene ranks in the bottom 6.0% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

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