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Talbot Innovation School

Public Grades 6-8

419^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 13% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Talbot Innovation School is a public middle school in Fall River, Massachusetts, serving 557 students in grades 6-8. Despite consistent funding and resources, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Massachusetts middle schools over the past decade, with its academic performance significantly below state and district averages across all grades and subject areas.

Talbot Innovation School struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom quartile for most student subgroups, including female, male, African American, Hispanic, White, multi-racial, English language learners, special education, and low socioeconomic status students. When compared to other middle schools in the Fall River district and surrounding areas, such as Matthew J. Kuss Middle, Morton Middle, and Somerset Middle, Talbot Innovation School consistently underperforms on MCAS assessments and has lower state rankings.

Despite the school's higher per-student spending and relatively low student-teacher ratio, Talbot Innovation School has not shown any significant improvement in its academic performance or state rankings over the past decade. The school's location within the low-performing Fall River district, as well as other socioeconomic factors, may contribute to the challenges faced by the school. Addressing these systemic issues may be necessary to drive meaningful improvements in Talbot Innovation School's academic outcomes.

582

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,326

Per pupil spending ?

88.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

124 Melrose Street
Fall River, MA 02723

(508) 675-8350

District: Fall River

Students who attend Talbot Innovation School usually attend:

High:

B M C Durfee High

Feeder schools for Talbot Innovation School:

Elementary:	Samuel Watson
	William S Greene

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.3%

White:

34.0%

African American:

15.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Science scores 33 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg18%

Massachusetts avg41%

419^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle 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	15.8	419 of 484	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	427 of 493	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	458 of 501	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	467 of 497	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	469 of 501	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	463 of 498	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	456 of 484	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.2	439 of 487	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	4.2	470 of 482	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.4	419 of 441	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.0	414 of 455	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.9	419 of 455	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.2	397 of 455	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.8	393 of 449	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.5	370 of 434	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.2	368 of 409	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.8	360 of 407	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.4	361 of 399	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.5	362 of 399	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.9	321 of 356	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.6	312 of 344	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	8.5	315 of 339	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	161 of 206	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	138 of 202	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.7	173 of 209	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	172 of 212	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.6	134 of 193	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	10.7	189 of 195	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	148 of 172	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	19.7	417 of 445	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	393 of 431	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	404 of 424	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	413 of 417	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	130 of 181	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	146 of 180	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.1	81 of 155	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	118 of 154	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.8	74 of 135	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.7	135 of 138	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	90 of 127	29.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	409 of 473	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	428 of 481	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	448 of 489	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	470 of 494	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	465 of 483	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	458 of 478	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	455 of 463	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	323 of 376	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	319 of 378	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	329 of 364	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	340 of 368	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	318 of 335	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	307 of 322	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	298 of 309	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	32.3	16 of 26	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.3	7 of 21	66.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	392 of 464	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	367 of 469	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	423 of 481	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	451 of 489	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	430 of 462	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	419 of 452	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	414 of 438	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	406 of 473	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	409 of 483	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	444 of 489	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	466 of 497	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	449 of 485	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	445 of 478	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	429 of 466	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	105 of 116	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	97 of 98	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	105 of 110	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	102 of 102	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	92 of 92	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	82 of 87	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	74 of 84	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	345 of 435	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	378 of 441	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	419 of 444	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	466 of 503	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	458 of 489	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	456 of 484	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	444 of 467	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	8.7	466 of 491	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	19.3	296 of 339	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	352 of 386	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	375 of 392	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	396 of 403	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	401 of 404	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.0	398 of 401	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.5	393 of 396	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.6	390 of 395	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2022)38th percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)28th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)22nd percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)13th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)6th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts20%-21 vs state

Mathematics17%-24 vs state

Civics12%-27 vs state

Science8%-33 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 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
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
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		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
Matthew J Kuss Middle	Public	6-8	52 Globe Mills Avenue	Fall River	02724	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8335	646	62	10.3		246 (38.1%)	87 (13.5%)	240 (37.2%)	18 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.2%)	9.8	446^th of 484 public middle schools	7.9%		15.5	425^th of 493 public middle schools	13.8%	21		10.1	15.3	16.1	14.0		8.3	10.0	9.7	9.4		5.4	5.4	8.3	$23,651
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		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
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		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
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
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
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		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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Talbot Innovation School

What high school do graduates of Talbot Innovation School attend?

Students who attend Talbot Innovation School usually go on to attend B M C Durfee High

What is the racial makeup of Talbot Innovation School?

Students at Talbot Innovation School are 39% Hispanic, 34% White, 16% African American, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Talbot Innovation School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 582 students attended Talbot Innovation School.

Is Talbot Innovation School a good school?

Talbot Innovation School ranks in the bottom 13.4% of Massachusetts middle schools.

What district is Talbot Innovation School in?

Fall River

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