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Dartmouth Middle

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Dartmouth Middle ranks 104 th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

104^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 79% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Dartmouth Middle is a public middle school located in North Dartmouth, MA, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 787 students. As part of the Dartmouth school district, which is ranked 114 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts, Dartmouth Middle has consistently ranked in the top 25% of Massachusetts middle schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 104 out of 484 middle schools in the state.

Dartmouth Middle excels academically, consistently outperforming the state average on MCAS Next Generation assessments across all grades and subjects. In 2024-2025, the school had 56.51% of students proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 41.53%, and 58.1% proficient or better in Math, compared to 40.74% statewide. The school also stands out for its exceptional performance in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the top 5% of Massachusetts middle schools for Hispanic students and top 10% for low-socioeconomic status students.

Dartmouth Middle's success may be attributed to its relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.9 to 10.6 over the past three years, and its higher per-student spending of $15,877 in 2020-2021, compared to $14,129 to $18,013 for the nearby Freetown-Lakeville, Fall River, Old Rochester, and other districts. While some nearby schools, such as Old Hammondtown and Old Rochester Regional Junior High, also demonstrate strong academic performance, Dartmouth Middle's consistent high ranking and focus on equity make it a standout in the region.

801

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,631

Per pupil spending ?

24.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

366 Slocum Road
North Dartmouth, MA 02747

(508) 997-9333

District: Dartmouth

Students who attend Dartmouth Middle usually attend:

High:

Dartmouth High

Feeder schools for Dartmouth Middle:

Elementary:	George H Potter
	James M. Quinn School
	Joseph Demello
Prekindergarten:	Andrew B. Cushman School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.6%

Two or more races:

6.4%

Hispanic:

5.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 75th percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (53% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Massachusetts middle schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg51%

Massachusetts avg41%

104^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

114^th of 348Dartmouth 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	75.7	104 of 484	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	108 of 493	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	117 of 501	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	113 of 497	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	69.7	138 of 501	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	70.5	142 of 498	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	124 of 484	74.4%	★★★★☆
2017	54.3	218 of 487	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	73.6	114 of 482	76.3%	★★★★☆
2015	75.2	110 of 441	75.1%	★★★★☆
2014	71.9	133 of 455	70.8%	★★★★☆
2013	70.0	144 of 455	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.1	135 of 455	70.3%	★★★★☆
2011	63.7	166 of 449	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.8	138 of 434	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.6	166 of 409	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.1	164 of 407	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.8	201 of 399	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.1	220 of 399	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.9	194 of 356	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.0	227 of 344	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	39.2	222 of 339	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	66.2	86 of 445	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	61.3	104 of 431	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	56.1	128 of 424	69.8%	★★★★☆
2018	67.4	93 of 417	77.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	110 of 473	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	108 of 481	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	105 of 489	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	106 of 494	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	68.0	140 of 483	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	134 of 478	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	123 of 463	73.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	94.7	17 of 376	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	83.4	41 of 378	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	43 of 364	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	66 of 368	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	73.5	59 of 335	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	86.5	31 of 322	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	69.9	64 of 309	79.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	38 of 464	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	83.9	38 of 469	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	72.2	96 of 481	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	82 of 489	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	71.5	86 of 462	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	67.9	107 of 452	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	74 of 438	83.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	104 of 473	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	102 of 483	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	122 of 489	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	122 of 497	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	69.1	130 of 485	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	68.5	152 of 478	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.3	135 of 466	71.0%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	74.9	1 of 5	80.0%	★★★★★
2022	68.2	3 of 10	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	90.3	1 of 6	83.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	49 of 116	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.7	44 of 98	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	43 of 110	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	36 of 102	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.6	44 of 92	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.8	28 of 87	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	38 of 84	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	51 of 435	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	66 of 441	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	67 of 444	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	89 of 503	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	62.5	128 of 489	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	60.1	150 of 484	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.8	63 of 467	86.5%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	70.8	131 of 491	73.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	128 of 386	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.6	129 of 392	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	133 of 403	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	129 of 404	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.7	147 of 401	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	171 of 396	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	142 of 395	64.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2022)81st percentile+3 vs school

Military Connected (2023)80th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)78th percentile~ school

Female (2025)77th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)73rd percentile~ school

White (2025)67th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)58th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics58%+17 vs state

English Language Arts57%+15 vs state

Civics43%+4 vs state

Science37%-4 vs state

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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 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 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
Dartmouth Middle	Public	6-8	366 Slocum Road	North Dartmouth	02747	Bristol County	Dartmouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 997-9333	801	76	10.4		686 (85.6%)	12 (1.5%)	43 (5.4%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.4%)	75.7	104^th of 484 public middle schools	78.5%		76.2	108^th of 493 public middle schools	78.1%	4			57.0	57.3	55.1	56.5			61.6	59.5	53.0	58.1		37.1	37.1	43.3	$19,631
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		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
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		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
Hastings Middle	Public	6-8	30 School Street	Fairhaven	02719	Bristol County	Fairhaven	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 979-4063	415	34	12.2		341 (82.2%)	10 (2.4%)	28 (6.7%)	11 (2.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	51.7	207^th of 484 public middle schools	57.2%		62.2	169^th of 493 public middle schools	65.7%	38			38.2	41.5	37.6	39.1			33.6	47.0	39.6	40.3		38.4	38.4	33.8	$16,170
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		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
Old Hammondtown	Public	4-6	20 Shaw Street	Mattapoisett	02739	Plymouth County	Mattapoisett	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 758-6241	154	16	9.6		136 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.8%)								(n/a)	56.3	60.9	76.7			65.6	60.4	54.4	68.3			61.7	67.4		67.4		$23,563
Albert F Ford Middle School	Public	5-8	708 Middle Road	Acushnet	02743	Bristol County	Acushnet	No	No	No	No	(508) 998-0265	403	31	12.9		359 (89.1%)	6 (1.5%)	20 (5.0%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	51	212^th of 484 public middle schools	56.2%		65.3	152^nd of 493 public middle schools	69.2%	60		51.7	37.0	33.3	52.2	42.9		61.5	47.5	35.4	30.0	43.8	52.2	36.7	44.4	34.8	$16,675
Talbot Innovation School	Public	6-8	124 Melrose Street	Fall River	02723	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8350	582	48	12.0		198 (34.0%)	92 (15.8%)	229 (39.3%)	17 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.6%)	15.8	419^th of 484 public middle schools	13.4%		15.4	427^th of 493 public middle schools	13.4%	8			26.4	19.0	15.4	20.3			22.0	11.7	16.0	16.6		8.1	8.1	12.1	$24,326
Old Rochester Regional Junior High	Public	7-8	133 Marion Rd	Mattapoisett	02739	Plymouth County	Old Rochester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 758-4928	407	37	11.0		361 (88.7%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	65.3	154^th of 484 public middle schools	68.2%		75.1	110^th of 493 public middle schools	77.7%	44				47.0	52.6	49.8				39.9	44.1	42.0		44.1	44.1	44.9	$20,034
Freetown-Lakeville Middle School	Public	6-8	96 Howland Road	Lakeville	02347	Plymouth County	Freetown-Lakeville	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 923-3518	699	53	13.1		620 (88.7%)	18 (2.6%)	35 (5.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.7%)	68.9	136^th of 484 public middle schools	71.9%		64.8	156^th of 493 public middle schools	68.4%	20			42.2	40.2	53.4	45.1			55.2	43.0	54.2	50.7		50.2	50.2	52.3	$15,642

Frequently Asked Questions about Dartmouth Middle

Is Dartmouth Middle a good school?

Dartmouth Middle ranks 104^th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Dartmouth Middle attend?

Students who attend Dartmouth Middle usually go on to attend Dartmouth High

How many students attend Dartmouth Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 801 students attended Dartmouth Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Dartmouth Middle?

Students at Dartmouth Middle are 86% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

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