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Dighton Middle School

Q: Is Dighton Middle School a good school?

Dighton Middle School ranks 157 th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

157^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 68% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Dighton Middle School is a public middle school serving 367 students in grades 5-8 in Dighton, MA. As part of the Dighton-Rehoboth school district, which is ranked 179 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts, Dighton Middle School consistently outperforms its district and the state on MCAS Next Generation assessments.

In 2024-2025, Dighton Middle School had 50.58% of students proficient or better in ELA, compared to 44.46% for the district and 41.53% for the state. In math, Dighton Middle School had 42.32% proficient or better, compared to 39.79% for the district and 40.74% for the state. The school also performs particularly well for certain student subgroups, ranking 84th out of 464 Massachusetts middle schools for low socioeconomic status students, 96th out of 435 for special education students, and 69th out of 378 for Hispanic students.

Dighton Middle School has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 262nd out of 498 Massachusetts middle schools in 2018-2019 to 157th out of 484 in 2024-2025. Its star rating has also improved from 2 stars to 3 stars over this time period. While Dighton Middle School outperforms many nearby middle schools, including Dorothy L. Beckwith, Raynham Middle, and Freetown-Lakeville Middle, it lags behind the higher-performing Berkley Middle School, which is only 2 miles away.

355

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,915

Per pupil spending ?

20.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1250R Somerset Avenue
Dighton, MA 02715-1231

(508) 669-4200

District: Dighton-Rehoboth

Students who attend Dighton Middle School usually attend:

High:

Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School

Feeder schools for Dighton Middle School:

Elementary:

Dighton Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.4%

Hispanic:

6.5%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (48% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

✓Above the Massachusetts median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg43%

Massachusetts avg41%

157^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Dighton-Rehoboth

179^th of 348Dighton-Rehoboth 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	64.6	157 of 484	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	191 of 493	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	153 of 501	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.0	150 of 497	69.8%	★★★★☆
2021	45.4	261 of 501	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	262 of 498	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.4	225 of 484	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.4	226 of 487	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.4	274 of 482	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.6	201 of 441	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.9	193 of 455	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.1	235 of 455	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	62.1	186 of 455	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.0	184 of 449	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.5	186 of 434	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.7	144 of 409	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.5	181 of 407	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.5	210 of 399	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.2	240 of 399	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	54.1	175 of 356	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	54.6	167 of 344	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2003	51.7	175 of 339	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	34.7	262 of 445	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.6	167 of 431	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	136 of 424	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	97 of 417	76.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	150 of 473	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.4	180 of 481	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.0	142 of 489	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	62.7	161 of 494	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.1	245 of 483	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.4	201 of 478	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.3	189 of 463	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	74.7	69 of 378	81.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	84 of 464	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	65 of 469	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	123 of 481	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.2	147 of 489	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	63.3	127 of 462	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	56.1	179 of 452	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.3	148 of 438	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	165 of 473	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	196 of 483	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	173 of 489	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	139 of 497	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	44.6	252 of 485	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	294 of 478	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	249 of 466	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	96 of 435	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	43.8	195 of 441	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.3	198 of 444	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	218 of 503	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.6	191 of 489	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	231 of 484	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	161 of 467	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	43.9	267 of 491	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	51.7	137 of 339	59.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	183 of 386	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.7	225 of 392	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	173 of 403	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	152 of 404	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.5	249 of 401	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.1	258 of 396	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	242 of 395	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)82nd percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2024)82nd percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile~ school

Male (2025)65th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)60th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile-15 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)46th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)41st percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science55%+14 vs state

English Language Arts51%+9 vs state

Civics44%+5 vs state

Mathematics42%~ state avg

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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 (2015)	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 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 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
Dighton Middle School	Public	5-8	1250R Somerset Avenue	Dighton	02715	Bristol County	Dighton-Rehoboth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 669-4200	355	25	14.4	20.2%	303 (85.4%)	9 (2.5%)	23 (6.5%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	64.6	157^th of 484 public middle schools	67.6%		57.1	191^st of 493 public middle schools	61.3%	34	52.0	58.6	43.2	49.4	50.6	42.7	40.2	45.3	40.9	42.3	68.0	44.3	55.2	44.3	$17,915
Berkley Middle School	Public	5-8	21 North Main Street	Berkley	02779	Bristol County	Berkley	No	No	No	No	(508) 884-9434	374	27	13.8	19.0%	342 (91.4%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.0%)	67.5	138^th of 484 public middle schools	71.5%		76.7	104^th of 493 public middle schools	78.9%	34	46.9	36.3	51.2	57.7	48.1	38.8	46.2	41.0	44.3	42.6	61.2	56.7	59.0	48.5	$15,102
John F Parker Middle	Public	5-7	60 Williams Street	Taunton	02780	Bristol County	Taunton	No	No	No	No	(508) 821-1112	517	35	14.9	68.8%	200 (38.7%)	178 (34.4%)	91 (17.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (8.3%)	28.4	332^nd of 484 public middle schools	31.4%		27.8	344^th of 493 public middle schools	30.2%	12	12.1	33.1	22.4		22.5	19.8	27.9	22.9		23.5	27.4		27.4		$18,220
Joseph H Martin	Public	5-7	131 Caswell Street	East Taunton	02718	Bristol County	Taunton	No	No	No	No	(508) 821-1250	647	46	14.1	52.3%	344 (53.2%)	168 (26.0%)	86 (13.3%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.2%)	30.8	321^st of 484 public middle schools	33.7%		27.1	350^th of 493 public middle schools	29.0%	29	28.1	34.7	24.0		28.6	35.1	35.8	18.4		29.1	41.8		41.8		$18,692
Benjamin Friedman Middle	Public	5-7	500 Norton Avenue	Taunton	02780	Bristol County	Taunton	No	No	No	No	(508) 821-1493	701	45	15.4	50.1%	414 (59.1%)	140 (20.0%)	105 (15.0%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.7%)	43.2	247^th of 484 public middle schools	49.0%		41.7	269^th of 493 public middle schools	45.4%	22	33.9	38.9	46.3		39.9	17.9	26.0	26.3		23.4	34.2		34.2		$18,979
Dorothy L Beckwith	Public	5-8	330R Winthrop Street	Rehoboth	02769	Bristol County	Dighton-Rehoboth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 252-5080	479	38	12.5	18.7%	413 (86.2%)	9 (1.9%)	26 (5.4%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	54.7	196^th of 484 public middle schools	59.5%		50.4	220^th of 493 public middle schools	55.4%	24	42.1	40.8	37.7	45.5	41.7	47.8	40.0	27.4	44.7	40.3	59.1	43.1	50.8	41.5	$17,751
Joseph Case Junior High	Public	6-8	195 Main Street	Swansea	02777	Bristol County	Swansea	No	No	No	No	(508) 675-0116	490	41	11.9	33.4%	450 (91.8%)	8 (1.6%)	12 (2.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	60.2	176^th of 484 public middle schools	63.6%		61.1	173^rd of 493 public middle schools	64.9%	3		40.5	43.8	39.2	41.2		42.6	38.2	42.6	41.1		55.7	55.7	45.2	$17,814
Somerset Middle School	Public	6-8	1141 Brayton Avenue	Somerset	02726	Bristol County	Somerset	No	No	No	No	(508) 324-3140	610	47	13.0	15.6%	536 (87.9%)	7 (1.1%)	31 (5.1%)	14 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)	61.4	172^nd of 484 public middle schools	64.5%		65.8	150^th of 493 public middle schools	69.6%	22		36.4	41.7	42.7	40.3		41.4	43.3	48.4	44.5		48.1	48.1	50.7	$19,007
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	15.9%	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
Morton Middle	Public	6-8	1135 North Main Street	Fall River	02720	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	No	(508) 675-8340	751	58	13.0	74.0%	324 (43.1%)	119 (15.8%)	229 (30.5%)	21 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.3%)	16.8	409^th of 484 public middle schools	15.5%		16.6	416^th of 493 public middle schools	15.6%	7		22.1	21.3	23.8	22.4		20.6	12.8	13.3	15.5		11.3	11.3	16.0	$22,664

Frequently Asked Questions about Dighton Middle School

Is Dighton Middle School a good school?

Dighton Middle School ranks 157^th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Dighton Middle School?

Students at Dighton Middle School are 85% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Dighton Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 355 students attended Dighton Middle School.

What district is Dighton Middle School in?

Dighton-Rehoboth

What high school do graduates of Dighton Middle School attend?

Students who attend Dighton Middle School usually go on to attend Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School

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