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New Bedford

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At a glance

319^thof 348 Massachusetts districts▼ 1

Better than 8% of Massachusetts districts

Elementary 17 Middle 3 High 2 Alternative 1Grades PK, KG-12

455 County Street
New Bedford, MA 02740-5194·(508) 997-4511·All Massachusetts district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 8.3% of districts

Schools

12,505

Students

Top rankedWilliam H Taylor349^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Carlos Pacheco up 107 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Elwyn G Campbell 9.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The New Bedford school district in Massachusetts consists of 24 schools, including 18 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 3 high schools. The district serves a diverse student population and faces challenges in academic performance, particularly in mathematics and science.

Several schools stand out as high-performing, including William H Taylor Elementary School, Casimir Pulaski Elementary School, and Elizabeth Carter Brooks Elementary School. These schools consistently outperform the district and state averages on MCAS assessments, with over 30% of students proficient or better across subject areas. In contrast, the district's high schools have lower graduation rates and higher dropout rates compared to the state average, indicating a need for additional support and interventions at the secondary level.

Overall, the data reveals significant performance gaps between the district's schools and the state averages, particularly in mathematics and science. This suggests a need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes across the district. By addressing these challenges and building on the successes of the high-performing schools, the New Bedford school district can work towards providing a high-quality education for all students.

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Ranking:

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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 (2015)	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
Abraham Lincoln	Public	K-5	445 Ashley Blvd	New Bedford	02745	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	687	50	13.8	100.0%	205 (29.8%)	97 (14.1%)	335 (48.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.6%)	10	850^th of 906 public elementary schools	6.2%		21.8	719^th of 916 public elementary schools	21.5%	131	20.8	16.0	11.5					16.3	12.9	15.1	19.5					15.6	12.6			12.6			$20,761
Betsey B Winslow	Public	K-5	561 Allen Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	227	18	12.9	100.0%	131 (57.7%)	25 (11.0%)	45 (19.8%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.8%)	21	724^th of 906 public elementary schools	20.1%		24.5	696^th of 916 public elementary schools	24.0%	28	26.2	20.5	36.7					27.0	23.8	7.7	23.3					18.0	36.7			36.7			$21,164
Casimir Pulaski	Public	PK, KG-5	1097 Braley Rd	New Bedford	02745	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	551	46	12.0	100.0%	348 (63.2%)	40 (7.3%)	128 (23.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.6%)	39.6	550^th of 906 public elementary schools	39.3%		45	519^th of 916 public elementary schools	43.3%	31	33.3	30.9	38.1					33.8	32.1	37.0	49.2					38.7	41.3			41.3			$24,926
Charles S Ashley	Public	K-5	122 Rochambeau Street	New Bedford	02745	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	272	20	13.4	100.0%	128 (47.1%)	26 (9.6%)	92 (33.8%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.1%)	6	884^th of 906 public elementary schools	2.4%		10.2	859^th of 916 public elementary schools	6.2%	25	17.0	6.3	2.9					9.3	10.6	6.3	11.8					9.3	14.7			14.7			$22,586
Elizabeth Carter Brooks	Public	K-5	212 Nemasket Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	261	21	12.6	100.0%	107 (41.0%)	44 (16.9%)	84 (32.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.6%)	54.4	412^th of 906 public elementary schools	54.5%		51.9	448^th of 916 public elementary schools	51.1%	36	61.5	47.9	28.6					47.2	48.1	50.0	33.3					44.4	35.7			35.7			$23,636
Ellen R Hathaway	Public	K-5	256 Court Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	201	21	9.5	100.0%	63 (31.3%)	39 (19.4%)	89 (44.3%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	15.7	782^nd of 906 public elementary schools	13.7%		21.8	720^th of 916 public elementary schools	21.4%	62	34.2	13.8	22.2					24.5	15.8	13.8	7.4					12.8	29.6			29.6			$23,836
Elwyn G Campbell	Public	PK, KG-5	145 Essex Street	New Bedford	02745	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	267	29	9.2	100.0%	108 (40.4%)	32 (12.0%)	107 (40.1%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.0%)	39.2	554^th of 906 public elementary schools	38.9%		29.3	645^th of 916 public elementary schools	29.6%	91	18.2	23.1	42.4					27.6	39.4	33.3	42.4					38.1	54.6			54.6			$26,430
Alfred J Gomes	Public	PK, KG-5	286 S Second Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	623	58	10.7	100.0%	64 (10.3%)	94 (15.1%)	445 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	12.3	821^st of 906 public elementary schools	9.4%		10.3	857^th of 916 public elementary schools	6.4%	36	12.5	25.0	13.2					16.5	6.8	26.3	17.6					16.5	19.8			19.8			$23,370
Hayden/McFadden	Public	K-5	361 Cedar Grove	New Bedford	02746	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	748	59	12.6	100.0%	110 (14.7%)	106 (14.2%)	491 (65.6%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.4%)	7.1	874^th of 906 public elementary schools	3.5%		9.6	866^th of 916 public elementary schools	5.5%	8	20.2	14.4	6.0					14.1	12.4	14.4	2.4					10.3	6.1			6.1			$23,254
James B Congdon	Public	K-5	50 Hemlock Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	299	28	10.6	100.0%	102 (34.1%)	61 (20.4%)	115 (38.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.0%)	46.7	486^th of 906 public elementary schools	46.4%		41.2	550^th of 916 public elementary schools	40.0%	64	24.3	38.1	31.0					32.4	29.7	60.3	47.6					48.6	40.5			40.5			$22,328
Jireh Swift	Public	PK, KG-5	2203 Acushnet Avenue	New Bedford	02745	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	204	19	10.5	100.0%	99 (48.5%)	20 (9.8%)	68 (33.3%)	4 (2.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	30.6	629^th of 906 public elementary schools	30.6%		25.3	689^th of 916 public elementary schools	24.8%	60	15.2	24.1	53.9					29.6	33.3	34.5	30.8					33.0	26.9			26.9			$23,910
John Avery Parker	Public	PK	705 County Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	289	24	12.0	100.0%	72 (24.9%)	46 (15.9%)	147 (50.9%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.9%)								(n/a)	2.4	17.1	7.7					8.8	4.9	8.8	11.5					7.9	15.4			15.4			$22,677
John B Devalles	Public	K-5	120 Katherine Street	New Bedford	02744	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	292	26	11.2	100.0%	69 (23.6%)	51 (17.5%)	153 (52.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.5%)	10.2	848^th of 906 public elementary schools	6.4%		6	900^th of 916 public elementary schools	1.7%	52	20.9	5.4	17.0					15.0	27.9	2.7	6.3					12.5	16.7			16.7			$22,959
Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	47 Emery Street	New Bedford	02744	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	388	34	11.5	100.0%	94 (24.2%)	36 (9.3%)	235 (60.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	6.3	881^st of 906 public elementary schools	2.8%		7.4	883^rd of 916 public elementary schools	3.6%	2	16.1	6.7	11.5					11.3	14.6	6.7	6.7					9.1	10.0			10.0			$23,607
Keith Middle School	Public	6-8	225 Hathaway Blvd	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	949	89	10.6	100.0%	338 (35.6%)	172 (18.1%)	370 (39.0%)	9 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.0%)	20.4	388^th of 484 public middle schools	19.8%		23.9	364^th of 493 public middle schools	26.2%	24				27.0	23.6	20.4		23.8				30.0	19.6	12.5		20.9		14.1		14.1		11.5	$23,793
Carlos Pacheco	Public	K-5	261 Mt Pleasant Stre	New Bedford	02746	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	242	26	9.4	100.0%	53 (21.9%)	48 (19.8%)	121 (50.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.6%)	22	705^th of 906 public elementary schools	22.2%		14.4	812^th of 916 public elementary schools	11.4%	107	11.9	27.0	39.4					25.0	11.9	21.6	33.3					21.4	30.3			30.3			$25,832
New Bedford High	Public	9-12	230 Hathaway Blvd	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	2,878	213	13.5	100.0%	826 (28.7%)	479 (16.6%)	1,386 (48.2%)	15 (0.5%)	8 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	155 (5.4%)	12.6	315^th of 349 public high schools	9.7%		8.9	323^rd of 348 public high schools	7.2%	8							24.7								13.9				16.5		9.1		$22,813
Normandin Middle School	Public	6-8	81 Felton St	New Bedford	02745	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 985-4300	990	84	11.8	100.0%	427 (43.1%)	112 (11.3%)	388 (39.2%)	14 (1.4%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.1%)	18.5	399^th of 484 public middle schools	17.6%		18.2	402^nd of 493 public middle schools	18.5%	3				31.4	22.8	19.2		24.2				19.5	16.6	15.3		17.0		12.8		12.8		12.4	$21,770
Roosevelt Middle School	Public	6-8	119 Frederick Street	New Bedford	02744	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	759	76	10.0	100.0%	225 (29.6%)	123 (16.2%)	379 (49.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.7%)	16.6	411^th of 484 public middle schools	15.1%		16.3	418^th of 493 public middle schools	15.2%	7				24.2	15.3	20.9		20.2				26.9	9.6	10.8		15.5		10.3		10.3		19.1	$23,302
Sgt Wm H Carney Academy	Public	K-5	247 Elm Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	618	50	12.3	100.0%	175 (28.3%)	125 (20.2%)	255 (41.3%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.7%)	11.4	834^th of 906 public elementary schools	7.9%		8.6	873^rd of 916 public elementary schools	4.7%	39	22.8	27.0	8.1					20.3	17.7	17.6	4.8					14.3	9.7			9.7			$23,258
Thomas R Rodman	Public	K-5	497 Mill Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	200	18	11.0	100.0%	82 (41.0%)	25 (12.5%)	82 (41.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	12	827^th of 906 public elementary schools	8.7%		21.5	721^st of 916 public elementary schools	21.3%	106	12.1	16.7	35.7					20.6	9.1	2.9	10.7					7.3	21.4			21.4			$23,040
William H Taylor	Public	PK, KG-5	71 Portland Street	New Bedford	02744	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	267	21	12.5	100.0%	138 (51.7%)	25 (9.4%)	72 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.0%)	61.9	349^th of 906 public elementary schools	61.5%		82.5	151^st of 916 public elementary schools	83.5%	198	46.0	46.2	40.0					44.1	56.8	59.0	42.9					53.2	48.6			48.6			$23,559
Trinity Day Academy	Public, Alternative	4-12	181 Hillman Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	93	14	6.4	100.0%	36 (38.7%)	13 (14.0%)	37 (39.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.4%)								(n/a)					0.0			3.5					0.0			0.0							$35,984
Whaling City Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	455 County Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	200	17	11.4	100.0%	47 (23.5%)	31 (15.5%)	102 (51.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.0%)								(n/a)							5.6																$25,513

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Alma del Mar Charter School (District)	0.57 mi	1	291^st
Global Learning Charter Public (District)	0.67 mi	1	318^th
Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical	1.5 mi	1	301^st
Fairhaven	2.28 mi	4	186^th
Dartmouth	3.23 mi	6	114^th

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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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