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Carlton M. Viveiros Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

810^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Carlton M. Viveiros Elementary School is a K–5 school in Fall River, MA serving 712 students as part of Fall River Public Schools, a district ranked 331st of 351 in Massachusetts. The school ranks 810th of 899 elementary schools statewide in 2025–2026 (10th percentile, 1 star), down from the 48th percentile in 2016–2017 — a long, steady slide rather than a one-year dip.

In 2025–2026, 16.72% of students scored proficient in ELA, 19.15% in math, and 15.69% in science, compared with district averages of 18.24% in ELA, 18.24% in math, and 15.29% in science, and state averages near 40–41%. Math is the relative bright spot: it edges out the district average, and 4th grade reaches 31.4% proficient, while 3rd-grade math is just 11.21%. ELA is the weakest area, especially in 3rd grade at 13.08% versus a district average of 21.18%. All-grade science looks slightly above district, but that comparison includes 8th-grade science from other schools; 5th-grade science (15.69%) falls below the district's 5th-grade figure (20.02%). Among nearby schools, Viveiros trails James Tansey (36th percentile), Samuel Watson (31st), Letourneau Elementary School (23rd), and Spencer Borden (23rd), sits near Westall Elementary (11th), and leads Mary Fonseca Elementary School (8th), Henry Lord Community School (6th), John J Doran (6th), and William S Greene (3rd).

Enrollment is large for the area, and the student–teacher ratio rose from 13.9 to 15.1 between 2022–2023 and 2024–2025. Per-student spending was $15,873 in 2020–2021, mid-range locally. Performance varies widely by group: English Language Learner students rank at the 35th percentile, while special education (18th) and low-SES (17th) students rank in the bottom fifth of the state, and female students (7th) trail male students (15th). Note that free/reduced-lunch data was unavailable, and some subgroup figures cover only one or two years. Gardner in Swansea is K–2 with no comparable MCAS data, so it is not a direct academic peer.

712

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,635

Per pupil spending ?

83.6%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

525 Slade Street
Fall River, MA 02724

(508) 675-8300

District: Fall River

Students who attend Carlton M. Viveiros Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.9%

White:

35.0%

African American:

13.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg18%

Massachusetts avg41%

810^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 28% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th 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	13.0	810 of 899	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.3	808 of 906	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	801 of 916	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	804 of 928	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	739 of 932	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	809 of 936	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	751 of 942	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.7	572 of 934	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.1	485 of 938	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.9	667 of 932	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	42.8	569 of 914	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	22.7	760 of 926	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.5	758 of 928	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.0	819 of 930	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	7.2	882 of 924	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.3	881 of 920	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	15.2	180 of 188	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	37.0	118 of 169	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	132 of 167	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.2	101 of 167	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	94 of 173	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.6	61 of 166	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	43 of 174	75.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	29.3	485 of 672	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	415 of 632	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	298 of 665	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.0	162 of 656	75.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	36.5	189 of 291	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.8	183 of 281	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	161 of 282	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	207 of 264	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.9	166 of 267	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	181 of 240	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	203 of 258	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	60.2	57 of 244	76.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	10.6	811 of 869	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.5	803 of 869	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	810 of 886	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	781 of 887	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	698 of 901	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	798 of 898	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	742 of 902	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.9	495 of 893	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	375 of 475	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.7	361 of 458	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	268 of 446	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	276 of 420	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.1	163 of 401	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.0	273 of 379	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	266 of 398	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.0	102 of 379	73.1%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	38.4	6 of 11	45.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	25.5	617 of 742	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.4	621 of 736	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	566 of 760	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	571 of 757	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.8	452 of 772	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	537 of 705	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.0	366 of 700	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	72.1	121 of 685	82.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	745 of 879	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	755 of 884	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	735 of 891	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	748 of 896	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	738 of 908	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	774 of 904	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	691 of 907	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.7	565 of 898	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	31 of 48	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.2	29 of 40	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	26 of 33	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	28 of 31	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	24 of 27	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	28 of 31	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.6	7 of 25	72.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	23.9	578 of 709	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.4	497 of 717	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	484 of 731	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	566 of 703	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.5	583 of 905	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.3	744 of 894	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.5	538 of 896	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.0	200 of 886	77.4%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	14.8	794 of 925	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	22.2	315 of 399	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	7.2	704 of 734	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.5	709 of 737	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	725 of 753	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	727 of 762	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	693 of 764	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	741 of 765	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	645 of 780	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	529 of 772	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)45th percentile+25 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)35th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)35th percentile+25 vs school

Disabled (2022)28th percentile+7 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)21st percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)21st percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2026)18th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile+5 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)14th percentile~ school

Female (2026)7th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)4th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)4th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics19%-22 vs state

English Language Arts17%-23 vs state

Science16%-25 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	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	Total
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	83.6%	249 (35.0%)	96 (13.5%)	291 (40.9%)	24 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.9%)	13	810^th of 899 public elementary schools	9.9%		13.3	808^th of 906 public elementary schools	10.8%	2	13.1	17.2	20.0				16.7	11.2	31.4	12.9				19.2	15.7		15.7		$22,635
Henry Lord Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	151 Amity Street	Fall River	02721	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8208	817	66	12.4	87.3%	291 (35.6%)	119 (14.6%)	315 (38.6%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (10.2%)	9.4	847^th of 899 public elementary schools	5.8%		7.8	868^th of 906 public elementary schools	4.2%	21	16.3	10.9	13.3	14.7	30.0	11.8	15.8	20.4	15.8	8.5	21.6	14.7	13.4	15.9	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.1	$24,113
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	$24,611
William S Greene	Public	PK, KG-5	409 Cambridge Street	Fall River	02721	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8325	733	53	13.8	84.7%	262 (35.7%)	113 (15.4%)	275 (37.5%)	24 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.9%)	6.9	869^th of 899 public elementary schools	3.3%		9.8	852^nd of 906 public elementary schools	6.0%	17	11.7	13.6	8.9				11.6	9.7	16.1	11.1				12.5	6.7		6.7		$22,308
Letourneau Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	323 Anthony Street	Fall River	02721	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 676-2170	566	41	13.7	82.0%	216 (38.2%)	84 (14.8%)	214 (37.8%)	10 (1.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.5%)	24.1	690^th of 899 public elementary schools	23.2%		18.4	755^th of 906 public elementary schools	16.7%	65	21.7	26.2	36.5				27.6	20.7	34.5	16.2				24.0	31.1		31.1		$22,292
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
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		$22,774
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		$23,685
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		$24,437
Gardner	Public	K-2	10 Church Street	Swansea	02777	Bristol County	Swansea	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-7899	276	15	18.5	32.2%	248 (89.9%)	8 (2.9%)	9 (3.3%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)								(n/a)																			$15,841

Frequently Asked Questions about Carlton M. Viveiros Elementary School

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Students who attend Carlton M. Viveiros Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Carlton M. Viveiros Elementary School?

Students at Carlton M. Viveiros Elementary School are 41% Hispanic, 35% White, 13% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Carlton M. Viveiros Elementary School a good school?

Carlton M. Viveiros Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.9% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

How many students attend Carlton M. Viveiros Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 712 students attended Carlton M. Viveiros Elementary School.

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Fall River

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