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Morton Middle

Public Grades 6-8

409^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 15% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Morton Middle is a public middle school located in Fall River, Massachusetts, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 714 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. Morton Middle has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Massachusetts middle schools, with a ranking between 365-421 over the past 10 years and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Morton Middle consistently underperforms the state and district averages on MCAS Next Generation assessments across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 22.4% in ELA, 15.49% in Math, and 11.3% in Science, compared to the state averages of 41.53%, 40.74%, and 41.51% respectively. However, the school performs relatively better for English Language Learners, ranking in the top 35% of Massachusetts middle schools in ELA and Math. The school has a higher per-student spending compared to the state average, with $16,556 spent per student in the 2020-2021 school year, compared to the state average of $15,248 in 2018-2019. Additionally, the school has a higher student-teacher ratio of 12.8 in 2023-2024, compared to the state average of 13.3 in 2021-2022.

The two other middle schools in the Fall River district, Talbot Innovation School and Matthew J. Kuss Middle, also perform poorly on MCAS assessments, with proficiency rates similar to or slightly better than Morton Middle. In contrast, middle schools in neighboring districts, such as Dartmouth Middle, Berkley Middle, and Freetown-Lakeville Middle, significantly outperform Morton Middle and the Fall River district on academic measures.

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: Declining — 26th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg18%

Massachusetts avg41%

409^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

English Language Learner (2025)63rd percentile+47 vs school

Homeless (2022)54th percentile+35 vs school

Disabled (2022)43rd percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile+20 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)26th percentile~ school

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

African American (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2022)13th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)10th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-19 vs state

Civics16%-23 vs state

Mathematics15%-25 vs state

Science11%-30 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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		342 (91.4%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.0%)	67.5	138^th of 484 public middle schools	71.5%		76.7	104^th of 493 public middle schools	78.9%	34	46.9	36.3	51.2	57.7	48.1	38.8	46.2	41.0	44.3	42.6	61.2	56.7	59.0	48.5	$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		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
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		413 (86.2%)	9 (1.9%)	26 (5.4%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	54.7	196^th of 484 public middle schools	59.5%		50.4	220^th of 493 public middle schools	55.4%	24	42.1	40.8	37.7	45.5	41.7	47.8	40.0	27.4	44.7	40.3	59.1	43.1	50.8	41.5	$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		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

Frequently Asked Questions about Morton Middle

What high school do graduates of Morton Middle attend?

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

Is Morton Middle a good school?

Morton Middle ranks in the bottom 15.5% of Massachusetts middle schools.

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.

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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