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B M C Durfee High

Public Grades 9-12

286^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 18% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

B M C Durfee High is a public high school located in Fall River, Massachusetts, serving 2,435 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Fall River school district, which is ranked 328 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

B M C Durfee High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Massachusetts high schools, ranging from 262nd to 316th out of 342-351 schools over the past 10 years, and has received a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other high schools in the state. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with English Language Learner (ELL) students performing relatively well, but other subgroups like Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status students ranking in the bottom 20-30% of high schools. The school's proficiency rates on the MCAS Next Generation assessments are consistently lower than the state and district averages across all subject areas.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School and Somerset Berkley Regional High School, B M C Durfee High generally performs worse on academic measures. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 66.4% and 82.4%, which is lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 9% to 18.8%, significantly higher than the state average.

2,642

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,069

Per pupil spending ?

73.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

360 Elsbree Street
Fall River, MA 02720

(508) 675-8100

District: Fall River

Feeder schools for B M C Durfee High:

Elementary:	Carlton M. Viveiros Elementary School
	James Tansey
	John J Doran
	Letourneau Elementary School
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	Mary Fonseca Elementary School
	North End Elementary
	Samuel Watson
	Spencer Borden
	William S Greene
Middle:	Matthew J Kuss Middle
	Morton Middle
	Talbot Innovation School

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.4%

Hispanic:

32.7%

African American:

14.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (24% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Physics scores 44 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg22%

Massachusetts avg45%

286^th of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Fall River

328^th of 348Fall River 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	20.2	286 of 349	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	316 of 348	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	291 of 347	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	287 of 342	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	262 of 285	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	296 of 351	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	290 of 345	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.6	298 of 348	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.2	311 of 351	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.0	304 of 354	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.0	298 of 347	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.8	294 of 344	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.4	298 of 340	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.1	278 of 340	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.6	268 of 335	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.9	251 of 322	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.1	259 of 319	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.4	265 of 316	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	9.1	285 of 314	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.4	281 of 311	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	13.0	265 of 307	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	12.9	258 of 304	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	80 of 148	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.3	146 of 160	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	92 of 142	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.1	107 of 133	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	85 of 94	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	111 of 137	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	113 of 134	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	76 of 91	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	2.8	95 of 98	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	82 of 96	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	3.1	90 of 93	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.7	67 of 68	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	75 of 97	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	79 of 91	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	15.3	273 of 295	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	185 of 202	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	286 of 299	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	290 of 299	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	13 of 83	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	33.8	57 of 86	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	31 of 84	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.5	48 of 77	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	38 of 46	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	46 of 82	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.0	65 of 77	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	288 of 337	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	315 of 342	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	283 of 339	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	266 of 340	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	253 of 281	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	292 of 342	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	286 of 339	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	198 of 245	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	222 of 249	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	201 of 241	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	167 of 217	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	137 of 149	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	177 of 206	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	159 of 193	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	33.2	13 of 17	23.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	8 of 11	27.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	254 of 334	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	312 of 338	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	277 of 338	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	279 of 332	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	226 of 253	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	272 of 330	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	276 of 330	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	280 of 339	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	313 of 342	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	292 of 343	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	299 of 339	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	263 of 281	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	306 of 346	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	305 of 343	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	79 of 89	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	86 of 87	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	75 of 82	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	72 of 78	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	32 of 33	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	50 of 58	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	54 of 55	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	280 of 302	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	261 of 289	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	275 of 301	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	280 of 339	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	241 of 268	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	281 of 348	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	289 of 344	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	268 of 298	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	292 of 302	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	284 of 301	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	274 of 300	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.6	244 of 249	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	290 of 302	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	288 of 303	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)84th percentile+66 vs school

African American (2025)46th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+6 vs school

Homeless (2022)24th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)11th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-15 vs state

Science20%-26 vs state

Biology20%-20 vs state

Mathematics19%-26 vs state

Physics0%-44 vs state

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Schools Near B M C Durfee High

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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 Biology (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (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 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 10th 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 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Physics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
B M C Durfee High	Public	9-12	360 Elsbree Street	Fall River	02720	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	No	(508) 675-8100	2,642	233	11.3		1,094 (41.4%)	372 (14.1%)	864 (32.7%)	90 (3.4%)	6 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	211 (8.0%)	20.2	286^th of 349 public high schools	18.1%		10.6	316^th of 348 public high schools	9.2%	30					35.6						18.8				19.5		19.5	0.0		$25,069
Diman Regional Vocational Technical High	Public	9-12	251 Stonehaven Rd	Fall River	02723	Bristol County	Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 678-2891	1,463	142	10.2		997 (68.1%)	66 (4.5%)	255 (17.4%)	39 (2.7%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (6.2%)	25.2	266^th of 349 public high schools	23.8%		59.2	156^th of 348 public high schools	55.2%	110					39.6						25.4				20.2		16.1	27.3		$25,873
Resiliency Preparatory Academy	Public	7-12	290 Rock Street	Fall River	02720	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8230	171	24	7.0		55 (32.2%)	31 (18.1%)	60 (35.1%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	19 (11.1%)	2.4	349^th of 349 public high schools	0.0%					(n/a)				0.0	0.0	0.0					0.0	0.0			0.0					$29,510
Somerset Berkley Regional High School	Public	9-12	625 County Street	Somerset	02726	Bristol County	Somerset Berkley Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 324-3115	896	77	11.5		774 (86.4%)	13 (1.5%)	65 (7.3%)	21 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.2%)	67	113^th of 349 public high schools	67.6%		57.8	163^rd of 348 public high schools	53.2%	50					58.6						49.8				53.9			42.9		$19,611
Argosy Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	263 Hamlet Street	Fall River	02724	Bristol County	Argosy Collegiate Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 567-4725	587	55	10.5		275 (46.8%)	104 (17.7%)	147 (25.0%)	18 (3.1%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.8%)	30.1	248^th of 349 public high schools	28.9%		18.1	290^th of 348 public high schools	16.7%	42		15.4	18.6	17.2	32.4	17.1		15.5	15.7	22.2	31.3	17.8		14.4	33.9	14.4	23.1		14.1	$20,760
Joseph Case High	Public	9-12	70 School Street	Swansea	02777	Bristol County	Swansea	No	No	No	No	(508) 675-7483	514	47	10.9		471 (91.6%)	6 (1.2%)	16 (3.1%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	63.6	131^st of 349 public high schools	62.5%		53.1	182^nd of 348 public high schools	47.7%	51					54.6						43.9				58.5			56.3		$16,844
Westport Middle-High School	Public	5-12	400 Old County Road	Westport	02790	Bristol County	Westport	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 636-1050	889	78	11.4		797 (89.7%)	9 (1.0%)	42 (4.7%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.4%)	50.8	179^th of 349 public high schools	48.7%		37	234^th of 348 public high schools	32.8%	55	21.6	34.4	33.3	27.8	51.4	29.4	22.4	27.3	35.8	11.1	39.1	24.1	50.0	35.2	43.3	42.3	41.5		30.2	$18,567
Bristol County Agricultural High	Public	9-12	135 Center Street	Dighton	02715	Bristol County	Bristol County Agricultural	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 669-6744	631	53	11.9		484 (76.7%)	21 (3.3%)	116 (18.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	64.9	126^th of 349 public high schools	63.9%		52.6	183^rd of 348 public high schools	47.4%	57					53.5						44.2				62.3		54.8			$25,030
Apponequet Regional High	Public	9-12	100 Howland Rd	Lakeville	02347	Plymouth County	Freetown-Lakeville	No	No	No	No	(508) 947-2660	640	59	10.8		587 (91.7%)	17 (2.7%)	15 (2.3%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	75.7	87^th of 349 public high schools	75.1%		83.9	58^th of 348 public high schools	83.3%	29					56.9						56.3				69.1		47.7			$17,797
Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School	Public	9-12	2700 Regional Rd	North Dighton	02764	Bristol County	Dighton-Rehoboth	No	No	No	No	(508) 252-5025	621	53	11.6		525 (84.5%)	14 (2.3%)	43 (6.9%)	13 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.9%)	66.5	115^th of 349 public high schools	67.0%		68.6	118^th of 348 public high schools	66.1%	3					54.2						46.5				62.1		39.8			$19,943

Frequently Asked Questions about B M C Durfee High

What is the racial makeup of B M C Durfee High?

Students at B M C Durfee High are 41% White, 33% Hispanic, 14% African American, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is B M C Durfee High in?

Fall River

How many students attend B M C Durfee High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,642 students attended B M C Durfee High.

Is B M C Durfee High a good school?

B M C Durfee High ranks in the bottom 18.1% of Massachusetts high schools.

What schools feed into B M C Durfee High?

B M C Durfee High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Carlton M. Viveiros Elementary School
Elementary : James Tansey
Elementary : John J Doran
Elementary : Letourneau Elementary School
Elementary : Mary Fonseca Elementary School
Elementary : North End Elementary
Elementary : Samuel Watson
Elementary : Spencer Borden
Elementary : William S Greene
Middle : Matthew J Kuss Middle
Middle : Morton Middle
Middle : Talbot Innovation School

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