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North End Elementary

Q: Is North End Elementary a good school?

North End Elementary ranks 611 th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend North End Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 655 students attended North End Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of North End Elementary?

Students at North End Elementary are 52% White, 22% Hispanic, 14% African American, 11% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of North End Elementary attend?

Students who attend North End Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Morton Middle High : B M C Durfee High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

611^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

North End Elementary is a PK–5 school serving 655 students in Fall River, Massachusetts, and for 2025–2026 it ranks 611th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools — 32nd percentile, 2 stars. That places it well above its own district's standing: Fall River ranks 331st of 351 districts statewide (6th percentile, 0 stars). Even so, North End sits below the state median.

On 2025–2026 MCAS testing, North End beat the Fall River district average in every subject by a wide margin: ELA 29.93% vs. 18.24% district and 40.03% state, math 31.56% vs. 18.24% district and 41.11% state, and science 41.98% vs. 15.29% district and 40.98% state. Science is the clear signature strength — essentially at the state average and the highest among the listed Fall River peers. Among nearby schools, James Tansey scored higher in ELA (30.50%) and math (38.30%) but lower in science (28.89%). The Somerset schools generally outperform North End in ELA and math, including North Elementary (45.77% ELA, 52.24% math), Chace Street, and South.

Two cautions are worth noting. First, the long-term trend has slipped: North End was at the 82nd percentile in 2016–2017 but has mostly stayed in the 28th–43rd range since, and its 2023–2024 rebound to 43rd was not sustained. Second, student-group results are uneven — some groups, including English Language Learners and low-income students, rank near or above state comparison levels, while others lag. North End spends $15,837 per student (2020–21), less than every nearby school with data, yet outperforms several higher-spending Fall River peers. Its enrollment is large (655, second only to William S Greene), and its 13.5 student/teacher ratio is higher than the Somerset comparison schools. In short: real strengths in science and relative efficiency, with clear room to grow in ELA, math, and consistency.

655

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,550

Per pupil spending ?

68.9%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

1899 Meridan Street
Fall River, MA 02720

(508) 675-8245

District: Fall River

Students who attend North End Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Morton Middle
High:	B M C Durfee High

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.1%

Hispanic:

21.5%

African American:

14.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Fall River

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg18%

Massachusetts avg41%

611^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 11Elementary 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	32.2	611 of 899	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.5	632 of 906	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	525 of 916	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	554 of 928	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	667 of 932	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.5	618 of 936	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	482 of 942	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.1	340 of 934	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	81.0	165 of 938	82.4%	★★★★☆
2016	53.0	474 of 932	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	66.7	318 of 914	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.1	476 of 926	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.6	567 of 928	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.3	547 of 930	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.6	530 of 924	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.0	560 of 920	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.2	599 of 909	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.7	660 of 908	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.9	699 of 911	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.2	785 of 911	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	109 of 188	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	67.3	30 of 169	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	17 of 167	89.8%	★★★★★
2023	62.9	45 of 167	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	18 of 173	89.6%	★★★★★
2021	91.1	5 of 166	97.0%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	34.8	418 of 672	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	442 of 632	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	394 of 665	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	74.5	117 of 656	82.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	64.4	50 of 291	82.8%	★★★★☆
2025	51.6	89 of 281	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	85.5	12 of 282	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	48.0	93 of 264	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.7	130 of 258	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.6	28 of 244	88.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	27.0	648 of 869	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.5	598 of 869	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	509 of 886	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	483 of 887	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	648 of 901	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.4	583 of 898	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.2	461 of 902	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.5	337 of 893	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	74.2	66 of 475	86.1%	★★★★☆
2025	66.9	86 of 458	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	49 of 446	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	63 of 420	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	48.3	161 of 401	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.2	216 of 379	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.4	74 of 398	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.1	19 of 379	95.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	49.4	354 of 742	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.1	369 of 736	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	252 of 760	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	382 of 757	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	463 of 772	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.4	275 of 705	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.4	153 of 700	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	51 of 685	92.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	524 of 879	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.2	611 of 884	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	500 of 891	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	596 of 896	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	647 of 908	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	598 of 904	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.7	462 of 907	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.8	317 of 898	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	48 of 48	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	28 of 40	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.2	24 of 33	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.9	16 of 31	48.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	11 of 25	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	40.9	394 of 709	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.6	372 of 717	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	339 of 731	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	363 of 703	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	532 of 905	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	508 of 894	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.4	241 of 896	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	87 of 886	90.2%	★★★★★

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	34.0	628 of 925	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	51.9	157 of 399	60.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	620 of 734	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	642 of 737	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	520 of 753	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	519 of 762	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.2	679 of 764	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	580 of 765	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.8	413 of 780	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.6	299 of 772	61.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)86th percentile+54 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)83rd percentile+51 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)61st percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2026)44th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2026)42nd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)40th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2022)38th percentile+9 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)25th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)16th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)<1st percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science42%~ state avg

Mathematics32%-10 vs state

English Language Arts30%-10 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)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
North End Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1899 Meridan Street	Fall River	02720	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	No	(508) 675-8245	655	48	13.5	68.9%	341 (52.1%)	94 (14.4%)	141 (21.5%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (10.5%)	32.2	611^th of 899 public elementary schools	32.0%		30.5	632^nd of 906 public elementary schools	30.2%	21	30.1	29.0	30.9				29.9	28.4	35.4	30.9				31.6	42.0		42.0				$24,550
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	60.4%	168 (60.0%)	27 (9.6%)	45 (16.1%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.1%)	35	579^th of 899 public elementary schools	35.6%		57.5	382^nd of 906 public elementary schools	57.8%	197	30.8	31.8	28.9				30.5	32.7	45.5	37.8				38.3	28.9		28.9		100%	0%	$23,794
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	70.6%	289 (50.3%)	65 (11.3%)	140 (24.3%)	35 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (7.7%)	24	692^nd of 899 public elementary schools	23.0%		36.3	583^rd of 906 public elementary schools	35.7%	109	26.7	27.9	11.0				21.9	40.5	31.7	24.4				32.2	22.2		22.2		97%	3%	$25,693
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	87.3%	183 (30.6%)	103 (17.2%)	265 (44.3%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.9%)	11.1	830^th of 899 public elementary schools	7.7%		12.7	818^th of 906 public elementary schools	9.7%	12	18.9	11.3	9.2				13.2	22.5	16.7	14.5				17.9	25.0		25.0		97%	0%	$24,049
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	87.3%	97 (35.1%)	61 (22.1%)	83 (30.1%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (9.4%)	13.7	799^th of 899 public elementary schools	11.1%					(n/a)	26.0	23.1	14.6				21.7	8.0	26.9	14.6				16.8	12.2		12.2		98%	2%	$22,347
Chace Street	Public	K-5	538 Chace Street	Somerset	02726	Bristol County	Somerset	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 324-3160	297	27	11.1	30.3%	253 (85.2%)	4 (1.3%)	23 (7.7%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	44.5	495^th of 899 public elementary schools	44.9%		53.8	415^th of 906 public elementary schools	54.2%	80	48.9	35.9	32.7				38.7	35.6	39.6	30.8				35.3	46.2		46.2		98%	2%	$20,414
South	Public	K-5	700 Read Street	Somerset	02726	Bristol County	Somerset	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 324-3180	242	24	10.2	40.9%	194 (80.2%)	5 (2.1%)	22 (9.1%)	6 (2.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.4%)	50.5	451^st of 899 public elementary schools	49.8%		56.8	388^th of 906 public elementary schools	57.2%	63	47.4	25.5	23.1				31.5	63.2	48.9	41.0				50.8	47.4		47.4		97%	3%	$21,879
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	85.7%	103 (35.9%)	50 (17.4%)	97 (33.8%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (10.5%)	31.3	617^th of 899 public elementary schools	31.4%		18.8	752^nd of 906 public elementary schools	17.0%	135	38.3	22.6	35.0				31.4	36.2	24.5	35.0				31.4	30.0		30.0		95%	0%	$23,747
North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	580 Whetstone Hill Road	Somerset	02726	Bristol County	Somerset	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 324-3170	471	37	12.8	29.1%	397 (84.3%)	12 (2.5%)	28 (5.9%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.5%)	64.6	315^th of 899 public elementary schools	65.0%		70.7	276^th of 906 public elementary schools	69.5%	39	52.3	45.6	39.7				45.8	53.9	54.4	48.5				52.2	48.5		48.5		96%	4%	$19,225
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	86.9%	215 (41.0%)	66 (12.6%)	188 (35.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.5%)	9.3	849^th of 899 public elementary schools	5.6%		14.4	792^nd of 906 public elementary schools	12.6%	57	17.3	5.7	12.1	18.4	30.2	18.4	16.5	17.3	11.3	8.6	24.5	27.3	22.9	18.1	8.6	16.7	12.3	10.2	100%	0%	$24,564

Frequently Asked Questions about North End Elementary

How many students attend North End Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 655 students attended North End Elementary.

What schools do graduates of North End Elementary attend?

Students who attend North End Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Morton Middle
High : B M C Durfee High

Is North End Elementary a good school?

North End Elementary ranks 611^th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is North End Elementary in?

Fall River

What is the racial makeup of North End Elementary?

Students at North End Elementary are 52% White, 22% Hispanic, 14% African American, 11% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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