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Acushnet Elementary School

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Acushnet Elementary School ranks 169 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

169^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Acushnet Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Acushnet, MA, with 517 students. The school is part of the Acushnet school district, which is ranked 111 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 3-star rating. Acushnet Elementary School has consistently been ranked in the top 25% of Massachusetts elementary schools over the past several years, with a current ranking of 169 out of 906 schools and a 4-star rating.

Acushnet Elementary School consistently outperforms the state average on MCAS Next Generation assessments across all grades and subjects, with 61.42% of students proficient or better in ELA and 59.39% proficient or better in Math in 2024-2025, compared to the state averages of 41.53% and 40.74% respectively. The school also performs exceptionally well for its subgroups, especially low socioeconomic status students, ranking 17th out of 736 Massachusetts elementary schools for this subgroup in 2024-2025 with a 5-star rating. Compared to nearby schools in the Fairhaven and New Bedford districts, Acushnet Elementary School significantly outperforms them on academic measures.

Acushnet Elementary School's higher spending per student ($15,248 in 2020-2021 compared to the state average of $12,373) and lower student-teacher ratio (12.6 students per teacher in 2023-2024 compared to the state average of 13.1) suggest the district is allocating more resources to this school, which may contribute to its strong academic performance. The school's consistent high performance and exceptional success with subgroups indicate it has effective teaching practices and curriculum in place, making it a standout elementary school in the region.

517

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,290

Per pupil spending ?

30.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 Middle Road
Acushnet, MA 02743-1410

(508) 998-0255

District: Acushnet

Students who attend Acushnet Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Albert F Ford Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.9%

Hispanic:

9.1%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 67th percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (60% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Massachusetts elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg49%

Massachusetts avg41%

169^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

111^th of 348Acushnet among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	169 of 906	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	109 of 916	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	213 of 928	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	158 of 932	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	80.8	170 of 936	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	242 of 942	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	283 of 934	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.6	500 of 938	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	66.1	308 of 932	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.0	302 of 914	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.2	433 of 926	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.4	272 of 928	70.7%	★★★★☆
2012	63.9	376 of 930	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.7	501 of 924	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.3	419 of 920	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.4	379 of 909	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.6	399 of 908	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.5	389 of 911	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	48.1	512 of 911	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.2	551 of 887	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	56.1	426 of 882	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	49.1	491 of 884	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	61.6	200 of 672	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	66.2	171 of 665	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	50.7	268 of 656	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	182 of 869	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	87.6	81 of 886	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	75.7	210 of 887	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	185 of 901	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	75.1	213 of 898	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	253 of 902	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	306 of 893	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	17 of 736	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	12 of 760	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	27 of 757	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	3 of 772	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	90.9	18 of 705	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	82.5	49 of 700	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	77.9	85 of 685	87.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	165 of 884	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	127 of 891	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	212 of 896	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	129 of 908	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	82.5	140 of 904	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	218 of 907	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	272 of 898	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	130 of 717	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	177 of 731	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	59.0	230 of 703	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	96.1	11 of 905	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	80.5	108 of 894	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	72.3	165 of 896	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.9	202 of 886	77.2%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	81.9	155 of 925	83.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	169 of 737	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	115 of 753	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.9	239 of 762	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.3	163 of 764	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	69.6	206 of 765	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	67.3	235 of 780	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	320 of 772	58.5%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+16 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)83rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)81st percentile~ school

Female (2025)79th percentile~ school

White (2025)77th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)70th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts61%+20 vs state

Mathematics59%+19 vs state

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Schools Near Acushnet Elementary School

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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 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 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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Acushnet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	800 Middle Road	Acushnet	02743	Bristol County	Acushnet	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 998-0255	517	39	13.2		444 (85.9%)	6 (1.2%)	47 (9.1%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	81.1	169^th of 906 public elementary schools	81.3%		87	109^th of 916 public elementary schools	88.1%	60	63.6	59.6					61.4	56.8	61.5					59.4					$16,290
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		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
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		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
Rochester Memorial	Public	PK, KG-6	16 Pine Street	Rochester	02770	Plymouth County	Rochester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 763-2049	473	41	11.4		440 (93.0%)	4 (0.8%)	17 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	68.5	296^th of 906 public elementary schools	67.3%		61.6	350^th of 916 public elementary schools	61.8%	54	61.9	40.3	40.0	57.0			50.2	73.0	43.6	33.9	63.3			53.9	60.0		60.0		$17,451
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		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
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		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
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		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
Alma del Mar Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	515 Belleville Ave	New Bedford	02746	Bristol County	Alma del Mar Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(774) 206-6827	1,042	94	11.1		181 (17.4%)	166 (15.9%)	636 (61.0%)	5 (0.5%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.6%)	30.6	630^th of 906 public elementary schools	30.5%		27.3	665^th of 916 public elementary schools	27.4%	35	28.0	30.3	31.3	28.6	26.5	30.8	29.1	48.0	36.4	28.3	21.6	24.5	23.9	29.1	30.6	9.2	18.0	21.3	$17,918
Hayden/McFadden	Public	PK, KG-5	361 Cedar Grove	New Bedford	02746	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	748	59	12.6		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
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		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

Frequently Asked Questions about Acushnet Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Acushnet Elementary School?

Students at Acushnet Elementary School are 86% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Acushnet Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Acushnet Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Albert F Ford Middle School

Is Acushnet Elementary School a good school?

Acushnet Elementary School ranks 169^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Acushnet Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 517 students attended Acushnet Elementary School.

What district is Acushnet Elementary School in?

Acushnet

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