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John J Doran

Q: Is John J Doran a good school?

John J Doran ranks in the bottom 12.6% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend John J Doran?

In the 2024-25 school year, 525 students attended John J Doran.

Q: What is the racial makeup of John J Doran?

Students at John J Doran are 41% White, 36% Hispanic, 13% African American, 10% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of John J Doran attend?

Students who attend John J Doran usually go on to attend: Middle : Matthew J Kuss Middle High : B M C Durfee High

Public Grades PK, KG-8

792^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

John J Doran is an elementary school located in Fall River, MA that serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 511 students. The school is part of the Fall River school district, which is ranked 328 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John J Doran consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Massachusetts elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger indicating below-average academic performance. The school struggles across multiple student subgroups, with rankings for female, male, white, and special education students all in the bottom quarter of the state. However, John J Doran performs better for Hispanic and English Language Learner students, ranking in the middle third of schools for these subgroups. Proficiency rates on the MCAS Next Generation assessments are significantly below state and district averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

While John J Doran spends around $17,100 per student, which is higher than the state average, the school has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 12.8, suggesting it may lack sufficient teaching resources. When compared to other elementary schools in the Fall River district, John J Doran generally performs worse academically, with James Tansey Elementary having significantly higher proficiency rates in ELA, Math, and Science.

525

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,611

Per pupil spending ?

90.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 Fountain Street
Fall River, MA 02721

(508) 675-8225

District: Fall River

Students who attend John J Doran usually attend:

Middle:	Matthew J Kuss Middle
High:	B M C Durfee High

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.0%

Hispanic:

35.8%

African American:

12.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg18%

Massachusetts avg41%

Elementary school

792^nd of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

353^rd of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 10Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	792 of 906	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	743 of 916	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	775 of 928	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	818 of 932	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	760 of 936	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	749 of 942	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	813 of 934	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.8	866 of 938	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.0	886 of 932	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.6	791 of 914	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.6	790 of 926	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	7.3	879 of 928	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.3	852 of 930	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.2	880 of 924	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.9	892 of 920	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.7	889 of 909	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.8	861 of 908	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.1	888 of 911	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.8	870 of 911	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.3	867 of 887	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.8	815 of 882	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	5.2	840 of 884	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	32.7	440 of 672	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	403 of 632	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	271 of 665	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.4	431 of 656	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	209 of 281	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	63.0	49 of 244	79.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	758 of 869	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	753 of 886	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	768 of 887	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	829 of 901	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	758 of 898	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	713 of 902	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	720 of 893	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	182 of 458	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	228 of 446	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	294 of 420	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	256 of 401	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	280 of 379	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.7	194 of 398	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.7	277 of 379	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	561 of 736	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.2	480 of 760	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	509 of 757	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	598 of 772	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	517 of 705	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.5	379 of 700	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	479 of 685	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	790 of 884	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	692 of 891	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	714 of 896	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	735 of 908	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	708 of 904	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	725 of 907	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	814 of 898	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	20.3	31 of 40	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	27 of 33	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	608 of 717	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	485 of 731	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	376 of 703	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.7	744 of 905	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	678 of 894	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.8	496 of 896	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	615 of 886	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	17.5	764 of 925	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	36.5	231 of 399	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	714 of 737	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	711 of 753	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	715 of 762	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	736 of 764	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	690 of 765	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	700 of 780	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	727 of 772	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	353 of 484	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	329 of 493	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	314 of 501	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.4	397 of 497	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.9	310 of 501	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	332 of 498	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	331 of 484	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	22.5	380 of 487	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.4	445 of 482	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.9	360 of 441	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.1	359 of 455	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.3	336 of 455	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	21.0	406 of 445	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	367 of 473	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	387 of 481	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	367 of 489	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	405 of 494	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.1	288 of 483	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	358 of 478	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.6	292 of 463	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	169 of 376	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	153 of 378	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.5	173 of 364	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.2	241 of 368	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	205 of 335	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	154 of 322	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	272 of 464	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.2	201 of 469	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.6	257 of 481	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	342 of 489	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.0	197 of 462	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.1	190 of 452	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	189 of 438	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	320 of 473	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	259 of 483	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	258 of 489	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.5	378 of 497	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	325 of 485	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	270 of 478	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	339 of 466	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	16.0	440 of 441	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	249 of 444	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	330 of 503	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.8	201 of 489	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.2	149 of 484	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.0	100 of 467	78.6%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	36.2	306 of 491	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	41.3	183 of 339	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	359 of 386	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	319 of 392	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	314 of 403	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	380 of 404	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	290 of 401	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	315 of 396	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	343 of 395	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+48 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)42nd percentile+23 vs school

Disabled (2022)35th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)26th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+11 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)17th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

White (2025)3rd percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+28 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)46th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+14 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)38th percentile~ school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)9th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2024)<1st percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-20 vs state

Mathematics20%-20 vs state

Civics16%-23 vs state

Science16%-26 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
John J Doran	Public	PK, KG-8	101 Fountain Street	Fall River	02721	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8225	525	38	13.9		215 (41.0%)	66 (12.6%)	188 (35.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.5%)	14.4	792^nd of 906 public elementary schools	12.6%		19.7	743^rd of 916 public elementary schools	18.9%	49	12.3	17.9	13.7	30.4	25.0	34.1	21.5	12.3	23.6	17.7	26.1	12.5	31.8	20.3	17.7	13.6	15.8	15.9	$24,611
Westall Elementary	Public	K-5	276 Maple Street	Fall River	02720	Bristol County	Fall River	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(508) 675-8420	276	19	14.9		97 (35.1%)	61 (22.1%)	83 (30.1%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (9.4%)								(n/a)
Carlton M. Viveiros Elementary School	Public	K-5	525 Slade Street	Fall River	02724	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8300	712	47	15.1		249 (35.0%)	96 (13.5%)	291 (40.9%)	24 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.9%)	13.3	808^th of 906 public elementary schools	10.8%		15.1	801^st of 916 public elementary schools	12.6%	7	11.0	19.5	13.5				14.6	17.3	35.4	12.2				21.9	15.2		15.2		$22,635
William S Greene	Public	PK, KG-5	409 Cambridge Street	Fall River	02724	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8325	733	53	13.8		262 (35.7%)	113 (15.4%)	275 (37.5%)	24 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.9%)	9.8	852^nd of 906 public elementary schools	6.0%		11.5	842^nd of 916 public elementary schools	8.1%	10	17.7	16.1	10.6				14.8	14.3	16.1	15.9				15.4	17.9		17.9		$22,308
Mary Fonseca Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	160 Wall Street	Fall River	02720	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8210	598	43	13.9		183 (30.6%)	103 (17.2%)	265 (44.3%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.9%)	12.7	818^th of 906 public elementary schools	9.7%		7.8	879^th of 916 public elementary schools	4.0%	61	21.7	14.9	16.9				18.1	14.6	22.4	7.9				14.7	29.0		29.0		$22,774
Henry Lord Community School	Public	K-8	151 Amity Street	Fall River	02721	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8208	817	66	12.4		291 (35.6%)	119 (14.6%)	315 (38.6%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (10.2%)	7.8	868^th of 906 public elementary schools	4.2%		8.9	869^th of 916 public elementary schools	5.1%	1	13.0	12.1	8.0	12.5	21.7	26.1	15.0	14.1	18.1	10.1	13.9	14.7	17.4	14.6	10.2	4.4	7.6	15.9	$24,113
Letourneau Elementary School	Public	K-5	323 Anthony Street	Fall River	02721	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 676-2170	566	41	13.7		216 (38.2%)	84 (14.8%)	214 (37.8%)	10 (1.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.5%)	18.4	755^th of 906 public elementary schools	16.7%		20.2	737^th of 916 public elementary schools	19.5%	18	17.4	22.6	31.0				23.4	18.4	26.2	19.5				21.2	27.6		27.6		$22,292
Spencer Borden	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 President Avenue	Fall River	02720	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	No	(508) 675-8202	575	42	13.6		289 (50.3%)	65 (11.3%)	140 (24.3%)	35 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (7.7%)	36.3	583^rd of 906 public elementary schools	35.7%		40.5	557^th of 916 public elementary schools	39.2%	26	39.8	14.3	25.3				26.6	46.6	21.7	35.9				35.0	51.1		51.1		$24,437
Samuel Watson	Public	K-5	935 Eastern Avenue	Fall River	02723	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8240	287	23	12.6		103 (35.9%)	50 (17.4%)	97 (33.8%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (10.5%)	18.8	752^nd of 906 public elementary schools	17.0%		14.4	811^th of 916 public elementary schools	11.5%	59	34.6	24.2	20.0				27.2	21.2	18.2	25.0				21.6	15.0		15.0		$23,685
James Tansey	Public	K-5	711 Ray Street	Fall River	02720	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	No	(508) 675-8206	280	18	15.4		168 (60.0%)	27 (9.6%)	45 (16.1%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.1%)	57.5	382^nd of 906 public elementary schools	57.8%		57.7	395^th of 916 public elementary schools	56.9%	13	41.5	29.0	39.6				37.0	61.0	63.2	45.8				55.9	47.9		47.9		$22,620

Frequently Asked Questions about John J Doran

What schools do graduates of John J Doran attend?

Students who attend John J Doran usually go on to attend:

Middle : Matthew J Kuss Middle
High : B M C Durfee High

What district is John J Doran in?

Fall River

How many students attend John J Doran?

In the 2024-25 school year, 525 students attended John J Doran.

What is the racial makeup of John J Doran?

Students at John J Doran are 41% White, 36% Hispanic, 13% African American, 10% Two or more races.

Is John J Doran a good school?

John J Doran ranks in the bottom 12.6% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

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