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Morton Middle

Public Grades 6-8

419^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 12% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Morton Middle is a grades 6–8 school at 1135 North Main Street in Fall River, MA, serving 751 students — the largest of the city's three middle schools. On the 2025–26 SchoolDigger ranking it sits 419th of 478 Massachusetts schools (12th percentile, 1 star) within the Fall River district, which ranks 331st of 351 statewide (6th percentile). Achievement is well below state averages: 19.91% proficiency in English language arts versus 40.03% statewide, 16.16% in math versus 41.11%, 7.39% in science versus 40.98%, and 10.29% in 8th-grade civics versus 39.77%.

Within Fall River, Morton Middle is the strongest of the three middle schools in ELA (19.91%, above the district's 18.24%) but the weakest in science (7.39%, about half of Talbot Innovation School's 15.29%) and last in civics. It has the district's largest class loads — a 13:1 student/teacher ratio, versus 12:1 at Talbot and 10.3:1 at Matthew J Kuss Middle. ELA results rise by grade (6th 19.35% → 8th 22.82%) while math falls (6th 22.12% → 8th 13.17%). The longer trend is steady erosion: Morton's statewide percentile has slipped from 26th in 2020–21 to 12th now, and science proficiency has dropped from 14.62% to 7.39% in three years.

Nearby suburban schools post far higher results while spending less per student. Somerset Middle School, 1.75 miles away, spends $15,768 per student (2020–21) versus Morton's $16,556, yet roughly doubles Morton's ELA and math results and posts nearly six times its science proficiency. Joseph Case Junior High (3.26 mi), Dartmouth Middle, and Berkley Middle School — which spends about 25% less per pupil — all roughly double or triple Morton's figures. Notably, Morton's results are low across every student group it reports, with no group ranking above the 24th percentile.

751

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,664

Per pupil spending ?

74%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1135 North Main Street
Fall River, MA 02720

(508) 675-8340

District: Fall River

Students who attend Morton Middle usually attend:

High:

B M C Durfee High

Feeder schools for Morton Middle:

Elementary:	James Tansey
	North End Elementary
	Spencer Borden

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.1%

Hispanic:

30.5%

African American:

15.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Science scores 34 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg17%

Massachusetts avg41%

419^th of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Fall River

331^st of 351Fall 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
2026	14.5	419 of 478	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.8	409 of 484	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	416 of 493	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	421 of 501	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	402 of 497	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	372 of 501	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	365 of 498	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	366 of 484	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.3	336 of 487	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	12.9	434 of 482	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.0	327 of 441	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.9	372 of 455	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.1	394 of 455	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.4	395 of 455	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.3	376 of 449	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.0	372 of 434	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.3	360 of 409	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.0	312 of 407	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.7	319 of 399	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.7	317 of 399	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.4	299 of 356	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.8	283 of 344	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	18.5	284 of 339	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	165 of 215	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.1	171 of 206	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	165 of 202	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	153 of 209	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	131 of 212	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	136 of 193	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.6	164 of 195	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.0	85 of 172	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	14.3	118 of 135	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	123 of 128	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	106 of 119	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	35.8	255 of 445	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.9	339 of 431	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	323 of 424	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	249 of 417	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	33.8	146 of 193	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.1	67 of 181	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.2	167 of 180	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	119 of 155	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.5	75 of 154	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.0	48 of 135	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.7	59 of 138	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.0	102 of 127	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	15.8	411 of 468	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	405 of 473	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	415 of 481	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	419 of 489	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	381 of 494	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	371 of 483	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	342 of 478	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	335 of 463	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	16.9	352 of 383	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.3	325 of 376	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	326 of 378	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	267 of 364	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	267 of 368	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	244 of 335	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	178 of 322	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	217 of 309	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	45.4	12 of 26	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	402 of 461	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.6	404 of 464	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	395 of 469	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	401 of 481	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	371 of 489	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	328 of 462	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.8	276 of 452	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	310 of 438	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	13.9	420 of 470	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.1	397 of 473	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	406 of 483	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	417 of 489	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	413 of 497	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	360 of 485	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	358 of 478	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	373 of 466	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	12.9	97 of 112	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.4	104 of 116	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	91 of 98	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	98 of 110	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	78 of 102	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	76 of 92	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	81 of 87	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	82 of 84	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	332 of 436	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.7	280 of 435	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	349 of 441	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	397 of 444	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	376 of 503	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	354 of 489	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	284 of 484	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	308 of 467	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	25.8	361 of 491	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	23.3	272 of 339	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	9.9	379 of 393	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.3	361 of 386	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	374 of 392	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	387 of 403	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	378 of 404	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	358 of 401	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	336 of 396	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	344 of 395	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2022)54th percentile+35 vs school

Disabled (2022)43rd percentile+24 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)26th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)24th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2026)24th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2026)23rd percentile+11 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)20th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile~ school

Asian (2022)13th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)12th percentile~ school

Male (2026)11th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)4th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts20%-20 vs state

Mathematics16%-25 vs state

Civics10%-29 vs state

Science7%-34 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)					MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)					MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	14.5	419^th of 478 public middle schools	12.3%		16.8	409^th of 484 public middle schools	15.5%	10		19.4	17.6	22.8	19.9		22.1	12.9	13.2	16.2		7.4	7.4	10.3	$22,664
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%)	56.1	185^th of 478 public middle schools	61.3%		61.4	172^nd of 484 public middle schools	64.5%	13		41.1	34.9	37.5	37.6		44.8	35.4	51.1	43.5		43.5	43.5	45.4	$19,007
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	88.2%	198 (34.0%)	92 (15.8%)	229 (39.3%)	17 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.6%)	16.7	401^st of 478 public middle schools	16.1%		15.8	419^th of 484 public middle schools	13.4%	18		20.7	18.4	17.2	18.7		19.3	16.3	24.1	19.8		15.3	15.3	11.8	$24,326
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	78.9%	246 (38.1%)	87 (13.5%)	240 (37.2%)	18 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.2%)	10	449^th of 478 public middle schools	6.1%		9.8	446^th of 484 public middle schools	7.9%	3		12.4	13.7	16.4	14.2		7.2	9.3	10.5	9.0		10.6	10.6	10.5	$23,651
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%)	56.6	181^st of 478 public middle schools	62.1%		60.2	176^th of 484 public middle schools	63.6%	5		32.1	39.9	38.4	36.7		39.1	43.1	43.9	42.0		53.1	53.1	46.3	$17,814
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%)	56.8	179^th of 478 public middle schools	62.6%		64.6	157^th of 484 public middle schools	67.6%	22	29.4	36.8	44.2	37.8	36.7	23.5	49.3	46.5	37.4	38.1	52.0	44.0	48.2	39.1	$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%)	69.2	128^th of 478 public middle schools	73.2%		67.5	138^th of 484 public middle schools	71.5%	10	36.1	46.2	44.0	59.0	46.3	31.3	61.3	22.0	45.8	41.1	39.8	65.1	52.4	56.6	$15,102
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%)	56.3	184^th of 478 public middle schools	61.5%		68.9	136^th of 484 public middle schools	71.9%	48		27.0	35.0	41.5	34.6		40.7	46.3	51.7	46.3		49.6	49.6	42.8	$15,642
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%)	52.9	196^th of 478 public middle schools	59.0%		54.7	196^th of 484 public middle schools	59.5%		28.9	35.8	37.1	42.0	35.7	36.2	42.2	27.1	42.9	36.8	41.7	42.0	41.8	50.9	$17,751
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	24.8%	686 (85.6%)	12 (1.5%)	43 (5.4%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.4%)	71.2	122^nd of 478 public middle schools	74.5%		75.7	104^th of 484 public middle schools	78.5%	18		52.1	47.7	50.0	50.0		58.5	52.7	58.3	56.6		42.1	42.1	40.0	$19,631

Frequently Asked Questions about Morton Middle

What is the racial makeup of Morton Middle?

Students at Morton Middle are 43% White, 30% Hispanic, 16% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Morton Middle a good school?

Morton Middle ranks in the bottom 12.3% of Massachusetts middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Morton Middle attend?

Students who attend Morton Middle usually go on to attend B M C Durfee High

How many students attend Morton Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 751 students attended Morton Middle.

What district is Morton Middle in?

Fall River

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