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Bellingham Memorial School

Public Grades 4-7
340th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools
Better than 29% of Massachusetts middle schools
Summary

Bellingham Memorial School is a grades 4–7 school in Bellingham, MA, serving 586 students. In 2025–2026, it ranked 340th of 478 Massachusetts schools — 29th percentile, 1 star — a steep drop from its 2021–2022 peak of 213th of 497, or 57th percentile and 3 stars. Its proficiency rates were below both district and state: ELA 25.36% vs. 26.56% district and 40.03% state, Math 28.73% vs. 30.61% and 41.11%, and Science 28.78% vs. 29.68% and 40.98%, leaving gaps of roughly 12–15 percentage points versus the state.

Among nearby schools, Bellingham Memorial is at the bottom of the comparison group. It trails same-grade-span peers Whitin Intermediate and Frederick W. Hartnett Middle School in all three subjects, and is far below higher performers such as Millis Middle, Robert H. Adams Middle School, Medway Middle, and King Philip Middle School. A major operational difference is class size: its student-teacher ratio was 17.1 in 2024–2025, the highest among nearby schools and up from 13.3 in 2022–2023. Per-student spending was $17,091 in 2020–2021, which is mid-to-high for the area and nearly identical to Medway Middle’s $17,095, even though that school has a much lower ratio and ranks in the 83rd percentile. That suggests funding alone does not explain the results.

Grade-level results show the sharpest needs in 5th and 7th grade ELA, 6th grade Math, and 5th grade Science, where gaps versus the state are roughly 14–19 points; 4th grade is relatively stronger but still below state. Subgroup results are uneven: female students ranked in the 20th percentile while male students ranked in the 40th, and low-SES students ranked in the 25th percentile. Special Education students improved to the 39th percentile in 2025–2026. Overall, the school is mid-sized but currently bottom-tier in its immediate region, with the most actionable priorities appearing to be upper-grade literacy, 6th-grade math, 5th-grade science, and targeted support for female and low-SES students.

586
Students ?
17.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,319
Per pupil spending ?
26.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 130 Blackstone Street
       Bellingham, MA  02019

(508) 883-2330

District: Bellingham


Students who attend Bellingham Memorial School usually attend:

High:    Bellingham High School

Feeder schools for Bellingham Memorial School:

Elementary:    Joseph F DiPietro Elementary School
    Stall Brook
Racial breakdown:

White:
71.0%
Hispanic:
17.7%
Two or more races:
3.9%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school27%
District avg29%
Massachusetts avg41%
Elementary school
643rd of 899
Massachusetts public elementary schools ?
Bottom 28%▼ down 13 pts since 2016
From bottom 42% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
340th of 478
Massachusetts public middle schools ?
Bottom 29%▼ down 10 pts since 2016
From bottom 39% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)
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Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202628.1643 of 89928.5%★☆☆☆☆
202538.8562 of 90638.0%★★☆☆☆
202434.1603 of 91634.2%★★☆☆☆
202331.5644 of 92830.6%★★☆☆☆
202236.2602 of 93235.4%★★☆☆☆
202140.4568 of 93639.3%★★☆☆☆
201932.2670 of 94228.9%★☆☆☆☆
201843.0567 of 93439.3%★★☆☆☆
201747.2525 of 93844.0%★★☆☆☆
201646.0544 of 93241.6%★★☆☆☆
201540.5593 of 91435.1%★★☆☆☆
201454.3474 of 92648.8%★★☆☆☆
201350.0513 of 92844.7%★★☆☆☆
201250.2526 of 93043.4%★★☆☆☆
201157.9427 of 92453.8%★★★☆☆
201055.1451 of 92051.0%★★★☆☆
200946.3530 of 90941.7%★★☆☆☆
200853.1466 of 90848.7%★★☆☆☆
200754.8452 of 91150.4%★★★☆☆
200660.2379 of 91158.4%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
201868.151 of 15466.9%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202249.5288 of 67257.1%★★★☆☆
202141.7340 of 63246.2%★★☆☆☆
201930.5469 of 66529.5%★☆☆☆☆
201842.3341 of 65648.0%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202627.1644 of 86925.9%★☆☆☆☆
202533.4590 of 86932.1%★★☆☆☆
202428.0641 of 88627.7%★☆☆☆☆
202328.4646 of 88727.2%★☆☆☆☆
202232.4614 of 90131.9%★★☆☆☆
202137.8578 of 89835.6%★★☆☆☆
201935.7622 of 90231.0%★★☆☆☆
201848.6482 of 89346.0%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202633.0341 of 47528.2%★☆☆☆☆
202556.4148 of 45867.7%★★★☆☆
202451.2175 of 44660.8%★★★☆☆
202357.3130 of 42069.0%★★★☆☆
202224.3348 of 40113.2%★☆☆☆☆
201936.9270 of 39832.2%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202274.32 of 1181.8%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202631.3559 of 74224.7%★☆☆☆☆
202539.0461 of 73637.4%★★☆☆☆
202446.6386 of 76049.2%★★☆☆☆
202348.2390 of 75748.5%★★☆☆☆
202236.0527 of 77231.7%★★☆☆☆
202146.2371 of 70547.4%★★☆☆☆
201938.0463 of 70033.9%★★☆☆☆
201845.2380 of 68544.5%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202630.8618 of 87929.7%★☆☆☆☆
202545.9477 of 88446.0%★★☆☆☆
202443.2517 of 89142.0%★★☆☆☆
202335.7599 of 89633.1%★★☆☆☆
202240.7538 of 90840.7%★★☆☆☆
202143.0511 of 90443.5%★★☆☆☆
201929.4687 of 90724.3%★☆☆☆☆
201838.8579 of 89835.5%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202649.4307 of 70956.7%★★★☆☆
202536.6424 of 71740.9%★★☆☆☆
202429.7525 of 73128.2%★☆☆☆☆
202334.2446 of 70336.6%★★☆☆☆
202235.2611 of 90532.5%★★☆☆☆
202132.4630 of 89429.5%★☆☆☆☆
201923.2773 of 89613.7%★☆☆☆☆
201831.7680 of 88623.3%★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202138.1585 of 92536.8%★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202173.091 of 39977.2%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202617.4646 of 73412.0%★☆☆☆☆
202522.4616 of 73716.4%★☆☆☆☆
202419.9653 of 75313.3%★☆☆☆☆
202315.3690 of 7629.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202222.0649 of 76415.1%★☆☆☆☆
202124.4640 of 76516.3%★☆☆☆☆
201920.5679 of 78012.9%★☆☆☆☆
201828.1612 of 77220.7%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202626.6340 of 47828.9%★☆☆☆☆
202532.3312 of 48435.5%★★☆☆☆
202433.5308 of 49337.5%★★☆☆☆
202343.0274 of 50145.3%★★☆☆☆
202251.4213 of 49757.1%★★★☆☆
202148.8241 of 50151.9%★★★☆☆
201949.0259 of 49848.0%★★☆☆☆
201847.2261 of 48446.1%★★☆☆☆
201746.3259 of 48746.8%★★☆☆☆
201640.2296 of 48238.6%★★☆☆☆
201544.9252 of 44142.9%★★☆☆☆
201454.1220 of 45551.6%★★★☆☆
201358.1195 of 45557.1%★★★☆☆
201256.9210 of 45553.8%★★★☆☆
201156.3209 of 44953.5%★★★☆☆
201053.1225 of 43448.2%★★☆☆☆
200952.5217 of 40946.9%★★☆☆☆
200849.3225 of 40744.7%★★☆☆☆
200750.4221 of 39944.6%★★☆☆☆
200654.6190 of 39952.4%★★★☆☆
200544.0214 of 35639.9%★★☆☆☆
200440.0225 of 34434.6%★★☆☆☆
200336.9231 of 33931.9%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202255.9136 of 44569.4%★★★☆☆
202135.5255 of 43140.8%★★☆☆☆
201931.1279 of 42434.2%★★☆☆☆
201836.2234 of 41743.9%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202620.7375 of 46819.9%★☆☆☆☆
202527.1337 of 47328.8%★☆☆☆☆
202427.9340 of 48129.3%★☆☆☆☆
202336.6302 of 48938.2%★★☆☆☆
202247.5241 of 49451.2%★★★☆☆
202144.4265 of 48345.1%★★☆☆☆
201960.4187 of 47860.9%★★★☆☆
201846.1261 of 46343.6%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202636.3227 of 38340.7%★★☆☆☆
202532.1254 of 37632.4%★★☆☆☆
202423.6310 of 37818.0%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202627.9348 of 46124.5%★☆☆☆☆
202531.9332 of 46428.4%★☆☆☆☆
202432.0326 of 46930.5%★★☆☆☆
202350.0217 of 48154.9%★★★☆☆
202248.2227 of 48953.6%★★★☆☆
202139.0284 of 46238.5%★★☆☆☆
201939.7283 of 45237.4%★★☆☆☆
201855.9182 of 43858.4%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202635.6282 of 47040.0%★★☆☆☆
202537.5270 of 47342.9%★★☆☆☆
202439.1273 of 48343.5%★★☆☆☆
202348.0233 of 48952.4%★★★☆☆
202254.6196 of 49760.6%★★★☆☆
202152.3210 of 48556.7%★★★☆☆
201936.3308 of 47835.6%★★☆☆☆
201849.4224 of 46651.9%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202632.9266 of 43639.0%★★☆☆☆
202528.1316 of 43527.4%★☆☆☆☆
202435.9242 of 44145.1%★★☆☆☆
202349.7168 of 44462.2%★★★☆☆
202242.9263 of 50347.7%★★☆☆☆
202129.9360 of 48926.4%★☆☆☆☆
201926.6397 of 48418.0%★☆☆☆☆
201836.7317 of 46732.1%★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202148.6242 of 49150.7%★★★☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202168.086 of 33974.6%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202615.4346 of 39312.0%★☆☆☆☆
202522.4305 of 38621.0%★☆☆☆☆
202419.9325 of 39217.1%★☆☆☆☆
202322.4318 of 40321.1%★☆☆☆☆
202237.5234 of 40442.1%★★☆☆☆
202137.3250 of 40137.7%★★☆☆☆
201932.6282 of 39628.8%★☆☆☆☆
201832.4286 of 39527.6%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
Homeless (2022)82nd percentile+46 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)77th percentile+38 vs school
Asian (2018)67th percentile+28 vs school
Disabled (2022)57th percentile+22 vs school
Special Education (2026)57th percentile+28 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)37th percentile-3 vs school
Male (2026)30th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)28th percentile~ school
Female (2026)26th percentile-3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile-4 vs school
White (2026)12th percentile-16 vs school
Middle school
Tested Remotely (2021)75th percentile+23 vs school
Disabled (2022)69th percentile+12 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)51st percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)41st percentile+12 vs school
Male (2026)40th percentile+11 vs school
Special Education (2026)39th percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile-4 vs school
Female (2026)20th percentile-9 vs school
White (2026)12th percentile-17 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?
Science29%-12 vs state
Mathematics29%-12 vs state
English Language Arts25%-15 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 586 students attended Bellingham Memorial School.

Bellingham Memorial School ranks 340th of 478 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students who attend Bellingham Memorial School usually go on to attend Bellingham High School

Students at Bellingham Memorial School are 71% White, 18% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Asian.

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