Summary:
Global Learning Charter Public (District) is a single-school district in New Bedford, Massachusetts, made up of Global Learning Charter Public School, a high school serving grades 5–12 with 508 students. Because it is the only school in the district, its school-level results and district-level results are the same, so everything below describes that one school.
The school presents a striking contrast. On completion measures, it looks very strong: a 100.0% graduation rate and a 0.0% dropout rate in 2024–2025, a low student-teacher ratio of 10.5, and per-student spending of $17,160 (2020–2021). On state assessments, however, proficiency is well below Massachusetts averages in every reported subject and grade. All-grade English Language Arts is 14.02% proficient versus 40.03% statewide, Mathematics is 8.33% versus 41.11%, Science is 15.00% versus 40.98%, and 8th grade Civics is 8.43% versus 39.77%. The clearest relative bright spot is Biology End of Course at 29.79% proficient, only 7.89 points below the state’s 37.68%. Mathematics is the biggest weakness — about one-fifth of the state rate — and 8th grade is a concentrated pressure point, with Math at just 1.20% versus 41.67% statewide, ELA at 9.76%, Science at 8.54%, and Civics at 8.43%.
Rankings have also slipped, from 202 out of 348 schools in 2023–2024 to 295 out of 353 in 2025–2026, with percentile falling from 42 to 16 and stars from 2 to 1; the district summary is lower still, at 3rd percentile with 0 stars. Year over year, all-grade ELA, Mathematics, Science, and 8th grade Civics all declined from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026. In short, students are finishing school, but proficiency on state tests — especially in middle-school math — remains the area to watch.
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