Summary:
Fairhaven, Massachusetts has four public schools serving students from prekindergarten through 12th grade: two elementary schools (Leroy Wood and East Fairhaven, PK–5), one middle school (Hastings Middle, 6–8), and one high school (Fairhaven High, 9–12), with 1,727 students enrolled in total. The Fairhaven district as a whole ranks 174 of 351 statewide, at the 50th percentile with 3 stars, but that overall figure hides wide differences among the individual schools.
The clear standout is Leroy Wood, which ranks at the 77th percentile with 4 stars and outperforms the state in every subject tested — ELA by 14.42 points, math by 19.62 points, and science by 16.83 points in 2025–26 — with especially strong 4th grade ELA and math results. By contrast, East Fairhaven is the most concerning school: its rank slipped from the 53rd to the 42nd percentile across three years, its stars fell from 3 to 2, and it now trails the state in all 2025–26 subjects, with 5th grade ELA at 21.57%. Its science results also dropped sharply from the prior year.
Hastings Middle is steady at 3 stars and the 62nd percentile, beating the state in math, science, and civics but lagging in ELA, particularly in 7th grade. Fairhaven High holds 2 stars and ranks at the 46th percentile, below the state in ELA, math, science, and biology; however, its graduation rate is 94.0% and its dropout rate is 2.0%. Notably, spending and staffing do not track with results here — East Fairhaven has the highest per-student spending ($16,128) and the lowest student-teacher ratio (10.6) but weaker scores, while Leroy Wood spends less and performs far better. Free/reduced lunch data is unavailable for all schools, so economic context cannot be assessed.
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