Dartmouth

Summary:

The Dartmouth school district in Massachusetts consists of 6 schools, including 4 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The district as a whole appears to provide a quality education, with several standout schools that are outperforming state averages on key metrics.

Dartmouth Middle School ranks highly in the state, placing in the top 25% of Massachusetts middle schools in the last 3 school years and consistently earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.com. Similarly, Joseph Demello Elementary School performs very well, ranking in the top 30% of Massachusetts elementary schools and also earning a 4-star rating.

Dartmouth High School has a strong 4-year graduation rate of 92.9% and outperforms the state average in MCAS Next Generation proficiency for 10th grade students in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The district also appears to allocate funding fairly evenly across its schools, with spending per student being relatively consistent.

District Detail

8 Bush Street
Dartmouth, MA 02748

(508) 997-3391

SchoolDigger Rank:
114^th of 348 Massachusetts districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 3,297

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)								MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)								MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Biology (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Dartmouth High	Public	9-12	555 Bakerville Road	Dartmouth	02748	Bristol County	Dartmouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 961-2700	902	76	11.9		713 (79.0%)	23 (2.5%)	70 (7.8%)	14 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	78 (8.6%)	65.5	122^nd of 349 public high schools	65.0%		66.5	126^th of 348 public high schools	63.8%	4							62.3								52.6				45.2		42.0		$18,960
Dartmouth Middle	Public	6-8	366 Slocum Road	North Dartmouth	02747	Bristol County	Dartmouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 997-9333	801	76	10.4		686 (85.6%)	12 (1.5%)	43 (5.4%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.4%)	75.7	104^th of 484 public middle schools	78.5%		76.2	108^th of 493 public middle schools	78.1%	4				57.0	57.3	55.1		56.5				61.6	59.5	53.0		58.1		37.1		37.1		43.3	$19,631
George H Potter	Public	PK, KG-5	185 Cross Rd	North Dartmouth	02747	Bristol County	Dartmouth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 996-8259	407	28	14.5		332 (81.6%)	2 (0.5%)	40 (9.8%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.1%)	62.8	339^th of 906 public elementary schools	62.6%		60.5	361^st of 916 public elementary schools	60.6%	22	47.1	42.5	49.2					46.2	58.0	52.1	43.1					51.2	51.6			51.6			$16,941
Joseph Demello	Public	K-5	654 Dartmouth Street	South Dartmouth	02748	Bristol County	Dartmouth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 996-6750	392	27	14.7		315 (80.4%)	9 (2.3%)	35 (8.9%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.9%)	74	238^th of 906 public elementary schools	73.7%		70.3	276^th of 916 public elementary schools	69.9%	38	52.9	48.4	52.1					51.2	67.1	64.1	43.7					58.1	64.3			64.3			$19,041
James M. Quinn School	Public	K-5	529 Hawthorn Street	Dartmouth	02747	Bristol County	Dartmouth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-3178	703	56	12.5		578 (82.2%)	8 (1.1%)	55 (7.8%)	16 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.5%)	61.7	352^nd of 906 public elementary schools	61.1%		65.1	318^th of 916 public elementary schools	65.3%	34	47.6	50.0	42.9					46.6	50.8	59.1	40.0					49.3	50.4			50.4			$16,312
Andrew B. Cushman School	Public	PK	746 Dartmouth Street	Dartmouth	02748	Bristol County	Dartmouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 996-3926	92	7	12.9		73 (79.3%)	4 (4.3%)	9 (9.8%)	3 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)								(n/a)																							$16,794

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
New Bedford	2.79 mi	25	319^th
Westport	4.82 mi	3	242^nd
Fairhaven	5.1 mi	4	186^th
Global Learning Charter Public	5.22 mi	1	318^th
Alma del Mar Charter School	5.72 mi	1	291^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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Dartmouth

District Detail

Dartmouth Middle

Joseph Demello

Dartmouth High

George H Potter

James M. Quinn School

Andrew B. Cushman School

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