High Schools in Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical

Summary:

The Gr New Bedford Vocational Technical is the sole high school located within the Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical district in Massachusetts. This public high school serves grades 9-12 and has a total enrollment of 2,147 students.

While the school has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 10.9 and spends $22,955 per student, its academic performance has been declining in recent years. The school's statewide ranking has dropped from 168th out of 347 schools in 2022-2023 to 263rd out of 349 schools in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school's proficiency rates on the MCAS Next Generation assessments are significantly lower than the state averages, with gaps ranging from 17 to 20 percentage points in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Biology.

The school's four-year graduation rate is 93.9%, and its dropout rate is 2.4% for the 2023-2024 school year. However, the school's proficiency rates on the MCAS assessments have declined from the 2023-2024 school year to the 2024-2025 school year, indicating that the school is facing challenges in maintaining or improving student performance. Overall, the data suggests that Gr New Bedford Vocational Technical is struggling to provide its students with a high-quality education, despite its relatively high spending per student.

District Detail

1121 Ashley Blvd
New Bedford, MA 02745

(508) 998-3321

SchoolDigger Rank:
301^st of 348 Massachusetts districts

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Grades served: 9-12
Students: 2,151

Primary Schools: 0
Middle Schools: 0
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)	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 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	Total
Gr New Bedford Vocational Technical	Public	9-12	1121 Ashley Blvd	New Bedford	02745	Bristol County	Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 998-3321	2,151	191	11.2		1,113 (51.7%)	210 (9.8%)	674 (31.3%)	11 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	137 (6.4%)	25.5	263^rd of 349 public high schools	24.6%		44.6	211^th of 348 public high schools	39.4%	52	33.0	29.7	25.2	25.0	$29,109

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
New Bedford	0.76 mi	25	319^th
Alma del Mar Charter School	1.89 mi	1	291^st
Global Learning Charter Public	2.17 mi	1	318^th
Acushnet	2.8 mi	2	111^th
Fairhaven	3.65 mi	4	186^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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