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Elementary Schools in New Bedford

At a glance

DistrictNew Bedford327^th of 351 Massachusetts districtsFull district overview →

Schools

6,347

Students

Top rankedWilliam H Taylor287^th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Betsey B Winslow up 106 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Elwyn G Campbell 9.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

New Bedford's 17 elementary schools serve kindergarten through fifth grade (some pre-K through 5) and together enroll 6,347 students, ranging from 200 students at Thomas R Rodman to 748 at Hayden/McFadden. The district as a whole lags well behind Massachusetts: New Bedford sits at the 7th percentile statewide (327 of 351 districts, 0 stars), with district proficiency of 19.81% in English language arts, 19.26% in math, and 16.05% in science, compared with state averages of 40.03%, 41.11%, and 40.98%.

Two schools are genuine bright spots. William H Taylor is the only school above the state in all three subjects (ELA 50.00%, math 58.04%, science 48.57%) and ranks at the 68th percentile with 3 stars. James B Congdon posts the top science score at 57.14% and strong math at 52.24% (54th percentile, 3 stars), and has climbed from the 40th to the 54th percentile over three years. Elizabeth Carter Brooks beats the state in ELA at 41.79% (third-grade ELA 66.67%), and Casimir Pulaski, with 551 students, performs at the 39th percentile — notably better than other large schools.

Science is the shared weakness: only 2 of 17 schools top the state average, and many fall below 15%. The lowest performers are Irwin M. Jacobs (7.39% ELA, 7.95% math, 5.36% science, 1st percentile), Alfred J Gomes (2nd percentile), and Thomas R Rodman, which has the lowest math score at 3.60%. Per-student spending ($15,244 to $19,895) and student/teacher ratios (9.2 to 13.8) do not track with results — the top performers spend below the group average. Free/reduced-lunch data is blank for all 17 schools, so poverty cannot be analyzed here.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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	83.4%	205 (29.8%)	97 (14.1%)	335 (48.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.6%)	12.6	814^th of 899 public elementary schools	9.5%		10	850^th of 906 public elementary schools	6.2%	36	30.2	9.0	19.6	20.5	22.5	8.0	9.3	14.0	17.6	17.6	95%	2%	$21,640
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	63.4%	131 (57.7%)	25 (11.0%)	45 (19.8%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.8%)	31.1	618^th of 899 public elementary schools	31.3%		21	724^th of 906 public elementary schools	20.1%	106	55.0	32.5	19.4	36.9	27.5	37.5	12.9	27.0	9.7	9.7	100%	0%	$22,582
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	58.4%	348 (63.2%)	40 (7.3%)	128 (23.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.6%)	39	549^th of 899 public elementary schools	38.9%		39.6	550^th of 906 public elementary schools	39.3%	1	41.0	28.4	32.5	33.9	41.0	38.6	38.6	39.4	30.1	30.1	98%	3%	$25,385
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	72.8%	128 (47.1%)	26 (9.6%)	92 (33.8%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.1%)	11	831^st of 899 public elementary schools	7.6%		6	884^th of 906 public elementary schools	2.4%	53	31.1	9.1	8.6	16.9	24.4	15.9	2.9	15.5	5.9	5.9	95%	0%	$23,171
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	73.9%	107 (41.0%)	44 (16.9%)	84 (32.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.6%)	45.1	489^th of 899 public elementary schools	45.6%		54.4	412^th of 906 public elementary schools	54.5%	77	66.7	34.0	31.3	41.8	61.1	26.0	33.3	38.1	33.3	33.3	98%	2%	$25,319
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	82.6%	63 (31.3%)	39 (19.4%)	89 (44.3%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	23.3	697^th of 899 public elementary schools	22.5%		15.7	782^nd of 906 public elementary schools	13.7%	85	24.1	28.6	22.2	25.3	17.2	31.4	25.9	25.3	33.3	33.3			$26,055
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	69.3%	108 (40.4%)	32 (12.0%)	107 (40.1%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.0%)	24.5	683^rd of 899 public elementary schools	24.0%		39.2	554^th of 906 public elementary schools	38.9%	129	30.3	13.3	25.0	21.9	30.3	20.0	44.4	30.7	27.8	27.8	97%	3%	$26,463
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	86.8%	64 (10.3%)	94 (15.1%)	445 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	5.6	878^th of 899 public elementary schools	2.3%		12.3	821^st of 906 public elementary schools	9.4%	57	6.6	5.5	13.7	8.2	5.6	7.7	13.7	8.7	11.0	11.0	98%	1%	$23,564
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	88.0%	110 (14.7%)	106 (14.2%)	491 (65.6%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.4%)	8.7	857^th of 899 public elementary schools	4.7%		7.1	874^th of 906 public elementary schools	3.5%	17	14.6	15.6	11.2	14.0	13.8	11.8	18.4	14.4	12.2	12.2	97%	1%	$22,595
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	78.3%	102 (34.1%)	61 (20.4%)	115 (38.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.0%)	53.5	418^th of 899 public elementary schools	53.5%		46.7	486^th of 906 public elementary schools	46.4%	68	34.0	29.0	46.9	37.2	34.7	30.6	85.7	52.2	57.1	57.1	100%	0%	$23,492
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	64.2%	99 (48.5%)	20 (9.8%)	68 (33.3%)	4 (2.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	18.5	741^st of 899 public elementary schools	17.6%		30.6	629^th of 906 public elementary schools	30.6%	112	30.3	25.7	20.0	25.5	21.2	20.6	23.3	21.7	20.0	20.0			$24,861
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	87.7%	69 (23.6%)	51 (17.5%)	153 (52.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.5%)	6.1	873^rd of 899 public elementary schools	2.9%		10.2	848^th of 906 public elementary schools	6.4%	25	16.0	10.6	10.0	12.4	12.0	8.5	2.5	8.0	12.5	12.5	98%	0%	$23,628
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	90.7%	94 (24.2%)	36 (9.3%)	235 (60.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	4.6	892^nd of 899 public elementary schools	0.8%		6.3	881^st of 906 public elementary schools	2.8%	11	11.7	6.7	3.6	7.4	13.3	5.0	5.4	8.0	5.4	5.4	97%	3%	$23,696
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	88.0%	53 (21.9%)	48 (19.8%)	121 (50.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.6%)	17.3	757^th of 899 public elementary schools	15.8%		22	705^th of 906 public elementary schools	22.2%	52	13.3	5.1	23.7	13.9	15.6	12.8	36.8	21.3	34.2	34.2	100%	0%	$25,654
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	83.8%	175 (28.3%)	125 (20.2%)	255 (41.3%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.7%)	9	852^nd of 899 public elementary schools	5.2%		11.4	834^th of 906 public elementary schools	7.9%	18	15.5	12.0	18.7	14.9	14.6	13.9	9.5	13.0	18.9	18.9	98%	2%	$23,874
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	74.5%	82 (41.0%)	25 (12.5%)	82 (41.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	5	884^th of 899 public elementary schools	1.7%		12	827^th of 906 public elementary schools	8.7%	57	10.3	11.8	13.2	11.7	2.6	5.9	2.6	3.6	7.9	7.9			$23,324
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	63.3%	138 (51.7%)	25 (9.4%)	72 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.0%)	67.6	287^th of 899 public elementary schools	68.1%		61.9	349^th of 906 public elementary schools	61.5%	62	67.7	34.9	51.4	50.0	85.3	44.2	48.6	58.0	48.6	48.6	95%	3%	$24,974

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Alma del Mar Charter School (District)	0.57 mi	1	272^nd
Global Learning Charter Public (District)	0.67 mi	1	339^th
Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical	1.5 mi	1	320^th
Fairhaven	2.28 mi	4	174^th
Dartmouth	3.23 mi	6	153^rd

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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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