Summary:
Fall River serves about 10,872 students across 17 schools — 11 elementary, 3 middle, 2 high, and 1 alternative — with enrollment concentrated at the elementary level and at B M C Durfee High, which alone enrolls 2,642 students, roughly a quarter of the total. All of these schools belong to the Fall River district, which ranks 331 of 351 districts statewide, at the 6th percentile with 0 stars. That context matters: the stronger schools below are generally outperforming a low-rated district, not the state overall.
Bright spots exist. North End Elementary is the only school above the state in any 2025-26 subject, with science at 41.98 versus the state's 40.98. James Tansey posts the highest all-grade math score in the list at 38.3 and ranks 36th percentile among elementary schools. Samuel Watson climbed from the 11th to the 17th to the 31st percentile over three years. Spencer Borden and Letourneau Elementary School are the next strongest elementaries. Among middle schools, Talbot Innovation School leads in math and science and Morton Middle in ELA. B M C Durfee High is the clear high-school bright spot, with an 83.6% graduation rate versus the district's 76.8% and an 11.7% dropout rate versus 14.9%.
Still, no school in this list beats the state in 2025-26 ELA or math, and the district trails the state by roughly 22 to 26 points in every core subject. Resiliency Preparatory Academy reports 0% proficiency, a 33.3% graduation rate, and a 46.7% dropout rate. Stone Pk-12 School also shows 0% ELA and math despite the highest per-student spending at $36,143 and the lowest student-teacher ratio at 4.1. Matthew J Kuss Middle has the lowest middle math score at 9.02, and William S Greene the lowest ELA at 11.58. Several schools have slipped in rank percentile, including John J Doran. Note that free/reduced lunch data is unavailable for all schools, spending figures date to 2020-2021, and Westall Elementary has no spending value.
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