Summary:
Rehoboth, Massachusetts has 2 public schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade, both in the Dighton-Rehoboth district: Dorothy L Beckwith for grades 5–8 (479 students) and Palmer River for grades PK–4 (618 students). The area summary lists no high schools or alternative schools here, so families in Rehoboth move on to other communities for grades 9–12. The district overall is rated 194th of 351 in Massachusetts, at the 45th percentile with 2 stars, based on MCAS Next Generation results.
Between the two, Dorothy L Beckwith is the steadier performer. It holds 3 stars and sits at the 59th percentile in 2025–2026, and has stayed in the 55th–60th percentile range over three years. Its standout result is 8th grade Civics at 50.91% proficient — the highest figure in the data set, above the district's 43.60% and the state's 39.77%. Its 8th grade ELA, Math, and Science scores also beat district and state. Results are uneven by grade, though: 7th grade Math is just 27.05% and 5th grade ELA is 28.91%, both well below state. Palmer River was a bright spot in 2024–2025, when All Grades ELA reached 46.55%, above district and state, but slipped to 2 stars and the 39th percentile in 2025–2026, with ELA falling to 34.65%.
For parents, the key takeaway is that both schools currently trail the state in All Grades ELA and Math, and the district does too, even as Science and Civics show real strength. Year-over-year declines in ELA appear at both schools, and Palmer River's rating has moved the most. Spending per student was nearly identical in 2020–2021 ($15,478 versus $15,491), and Dorothy L Beckwith has the lower student-teacher ratio at 12.5 versus 14. Free and reduced lunch data is blank for both, so income comparisons aren't possible.
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