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Gordon W. Mitchell School

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Gordon W. Mitchell School ranks 492 nd of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-6

492^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Gordon W. Mitchell School is an elementary school located in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, serving grades 3-6 with a total enrollment of 616 students. The school's academic performance is generally on par with or slightly below the state and district averages, with some notable strengths and areas for improvement.

One of the school's key strengths is its consistently high proficiency rates in Science, significantly exceeding the state and East Bridgewater district averages. However, the school's performance in English Language Arts and Mathematics is slightly lower than the state and district averages. The school's diverse student population, with varying performance across different subgroups, highlights the need for targeted interventions and support to ensure equitable outcomes for all students.

Compared to nearby schools, Gordon W. Mitchell School generally performs on par or slightly better in academic assessments, with its performance particularly noteworthy in comparison to the lower-performing schools in the Brockton district. This suggests the potential for the school to serve as a model for effective practices that could be replicated in other schools within the region.

612

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,562

Per pupil spending ?

20.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

435 Central Street
East Bridgewater, MA 02333-2098

(508) 378-8209

District: East Bridgewater

Students who attend Gordon W. Mitchell School usually attend:

High:

East Bridgewater Junior/Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.9%

African American:

7.2%

Hispanic:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg37%

Massachusetts avg41%

492^nd of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

220^th of 348East Bridgewater 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	46.4	492 of 906	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.4	446 of 916	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	405 of 928	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	448 of 932	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.7	355 of 936	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	449 of 942	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.8	425 of 934	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.5	374 of 938	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.9	354 of 932	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	73.8	232 of 914	74.6%	★★★★☆
2014	68.5	299 of 926	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	74.0	247 of 928	73.4%	★★★★☆
2012	74.6	240 of 930	74.2%	★★★★☆
2011	73.1	272 of 924	70.6%	★★★★☆
2010	70.5	285 of 920	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.2	346 of 909	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.0	304 of 908	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.9	346 of 911	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.7	439 of 911	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	48.8	488 of 887	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	50.5	479 of 882	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	38.7	598 of 884	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	59 of 169	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.4	35 of 167	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	55.9	63 of 167	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	92 of 173	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	53.8	258 of 672	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.2	162 of 632	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	46.5	313 of 665	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	251 of 656	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	441 of 869	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.7	399 of 886	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	370 of 887	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	396 of 901	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.5	318 of 898	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.9	377 of 902	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	311 of 893	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	74.5	61 of 446	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	56 of 420	86.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	208 of 736	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	192 of 760	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	54.6	324 of 757	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.0	276 of 772	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.5	100 of 705	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	58.2	255 of 700	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	214 of 685	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	505 of 884	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.3	474 of 891	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.9	425 of 896	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	464 of 908	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.0	359 of 904	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.1	469 of 907	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	457 of 898	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	338 of 717	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.7	346 of 731	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.1	343 of 703	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	426 of 905	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.3	264 of 894	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	38.5	591 of 896	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	594 of 886	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	63.6	344 of 925	62.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	531 of 737	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.4	493 of 753	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	442 of 762	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	483 of 764	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.4	360 of 765	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.8	484 of 780	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	456 of 772	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2024)86th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+26 vs school

African American (2025)65th percentile+19 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)63rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)62nd percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science58%+17 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

English Language Arts36%-5 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 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
Gordon W. Mitchell School	Public	3-6	435 Central Street	East Bridgewater	02333	Plymouth County	East Bridgewater	No	No	No	No	(508) 378-8209	612	53	11.5		495 (80.9%)	44 (7.2%)	37 (6.0%)	6 (1.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	46.4	492^nd of 906 public elementary schools	45.7%		52.4	446^th of 916 public elementary schools	51.3%	46	34.5	36.8	35.8	37.6			36.2	33.8	36.8	47.3	38.9			39.2	58.1		58.1		$18,562
Central	Public	PK, KG-2	107 Central Street	East Bridgewater	02333	Plymouth County	East Bridgewater	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 378-8204	520	42	12.3		415 (79.8%)	34 (6.5%)	42 (8.1%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)								(n/a)																			$18,170
Edgar B Davis	Public	K-8	380 Plain Street	Brockton	02302	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 580-7360	1,009	57	17.8		86 (8.5%)	649 (64.3%)	206 (20.4%)	5 (0.5%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (5.6%)	14.2	794^th of 906 public elementary schools	12.4%		16.2	784^th of 916 public elementary schools	14.4%	10	14.7	21.7	11.7	23.2	20.4	29.2	20.5	16.4	16.3	14.3	32.3	13.9	31.9	21.1	15.6	18.6	17.4	26.6	$18,791
Williams Intermediate School	Public	3-5	200 South Street	Bridgewater	02324	Plymouth County	Bridgewater-Raynham	No	No	No	No	(508) 697-6968	863	48	17.9		598 (69.3%)	113 (13.1%)	79 (9.2%)	18 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.4%)	34.9	597^th of 906 public elementary schools	34.1%		46	512^th of 916 public elementary schools	44.1%	85	33.6	28.4	28.3				30.1	40.3	38.6	36.4				38.4	33.5		33.5		$14,372
Spring Street School	Public	PK-K	2 Spring Street	West Bridgewater	02379	Plymouth County	West Bridgewater	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 894-1230	112	7	16.3		85 (75.9%)	8 (7.1%)	10 (8.9%)	4 (3.6%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)								(n/a)																			$16,418
Louise A Conley	Public	K-5	100 Forest Street	Whitman	02382	Plymouth County	Whitman-Hanson	No	No	No	No	(781) 618-7050	488	30	16.0		353 (72.3%)	37 (7.6%)	58 (11.9%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	69.1	289^th of 906 public elementary schools	68.1%		66.1	312^th of 916 public elementary schools	65.9%	23	50.6	50.0	51.1				50.6	38.6	61.6	53.2				50.8	64.9		64.9		$10,471
Mitchell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	500 South Street	Bridgewater	02324	Plymouth County	Bridgewater-Raynham	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 964-7500	931	53	17.4		634 (68.1%)	116 (12.5%)	100 (10.7%)	29 (3.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.0%)								(n/a)																			$17,323
Downey	Public	PK, KG-5	55 Electric Avenue	Brockton	02302	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 580-7221	602	41	14.6		74 (12.3%)	344 (57.1%)	132 (21.9%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.1%)	13.1	811^th of 906 public elementary schools	10.5%		13.3	820^th of 916 public elementary schools	10.5%	9	19.5	20.4	11.0				17.6	28.1	17.4	11.0				20.0	19.4		19.4		$21,843
Rose L Macdonald	Public	1-3	1 Stepping Stone Drive	West Bridgewater	02379	Plymouth County	West Bridgewater	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 894-1240	296	21	14.3		219 (74.0%)	28 (9.5%)	32 (10.8%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)								(n/a)	48.9						48.9	36.8						36.8					$15,462
John H Duval	Public	K-5	60 Regal Street	Whitman	02382	Plymouth County	Whitman-Hanson	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 618-7055	430	34	12.5		282 (65.6%)	38 (8.8%)	84 (19.5%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	53.5	420^th of 906 public elementary schools	53.6%		46.8	504^th of 916 public elementary schools	45.0%	84	48.1	39.3	38.8				42.4	48.1	38.3	50.0				45.8	43.9		43.9		$11,853

Frequently Asked Questions about Gordon W. Mitchell School

What district is Gordon W. Mitchell School in?

East Bridgewater

How many students attend Gordon W. Mitchell School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 612 students attended Gordon W. Mitchell School.

Is Gordon W. Mitchell School a good school?

Gordon W. Mitchell School ranks 492^nd of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Gordon W. Mitchell School?

Students at Gordon W. Mitchell School are 81% White, 7% African American, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Gordon W. Mitchell School attend?

Students who attend Gordon W. Mitchell School usually go on to attend:

High : East Bridgewater Junior/Senior High School

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