Summary:
Zip code 67839 has one elementary school, Dighton Elementary, serving prekindergarten through grade 6 with 139 students. There is no second local school to compare it with; the clearest finding is that its mathematics results are far above state and district levels.
Dighton Elementary stands out most in mathematics, while its ELA and science results are close to the state results. In 2025–26, 75% of students were proficient in mathematics, versus 41% statewide and 58% in the Dighton district—gaps of 34 and 18 percentage points. The advantage appeared in every tested grade, from 90% in grade 3 to 62% in grade 6, each above the corresponding state result. ELA proficiency was 46%, just 0.33 points above the state but 3 points below the district; science was 39%, less than 1 point above the state and 6 points above the district. Grade-level ELA results were mixed: grades 3–5 were 5–12 points below the state, while grade 6 was 13 points above it.
Results changed unevenly over the two reported years: ELA fell 9 points, from 55% to 46%, while mathematics rose 11 points, from 65% to 75%; science declined 4 points, from 43% to 39%. Dighton’s ELA lead over the state narrowed from 11 points to almost level, and its small science lead also narrowed. SchoolDigger’s ranking moved down from 125th of 653 schools, at the 81st percentile, in 2023–24 to 219th of 657, at the 67th percentile, in 2025–26; its rating also changed from 4 stars to 3. The school had a 10.6 student–teacher ratio and a 49% free/reduced-lunch rate in 2024–25. Chronic absenteeism was 12%, compared with 18% statewide and 11% in the district. Because this list has only one school, it cannot show how results compare among local schools or relate to school context.
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