Summary:
Dighton has two schools serving PK through grade 12: Dighton Elementary (PK–6, 139 students) and Dighton High (grades 7–12, 86 students). In 2025–26, the schools’ average proficiency was above the state result in English language arts (ELA) and math, but below it in science: about 50% versus 46% in ELA, 55% versus 41% in math, and 35% versus 38% in science. The clearest area-wide strength is math, but it is driven mainly by Elementary’s strong results rather than shared equally by both schools.
Dighton Elementary stands out in math, with 75% proficiency—41 points above High and 34 points above the state; it also scored 39% in science, about 1 point above the state. Its math results exceeded the state in every tested grade, by 21 to 47 points. Dighton High leads in ELA at 54%, 8 points above Elementary and 8 points above the state. High’s math score was 35% and its science score 30%, below the state in both subjects. Grade-level results add detail: Elementary ELA was below the same-grade state result in grades 3–5 but above it in grade 6; High’s grade 7 math was above its state comparison, while grade 8 math and science were below.
Recent results show different changes by school and subject. From 2024–25 to 2025–26, Elementary math rose 11 points while High math fell 8; science fell at both schools, especially at High, down 26 points. ELA fell 9 points at Elementary but rose about 1 at High. SchoolDigger’s historical rankings also moved in different ways: Elementary’s percentile declined from 81 in 2023–24 to 67 in 2025–26, while High’s went from 76 in 2023–24 to 77 in 2024–25, after 91 in 2022–23. High had a lower student–teacher ratio (7.5 versus 10.6) and lower 2024–25 free/reduced-lunch rate (43% versus 49%); these are context, not explanations for test results. The figures cover just two schools with different grade spans and enrollments.
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