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Mary Fonseca Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

818^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Mary Fonseca Elementary School is a public elementary school in Fall River, Massachusetts, serving 632 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Fall River school district, which is ranked 328 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mary Fonseca Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Massachusetts elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. The school's proficiency rates in MCAS Next Generation assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly lower than the state and district averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 18.06% in ELA, 14.67% in Math, and 28.95% in Science, compared to the state averages of 41.53%, 40.74%, and 41.51%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as White students, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, who rank in the bottom 10-20% of their respective statewide subgroups.

While the nearby Henry Lord Community School and North End Elementary also perform poorly on academic measures, some schools in the Fall River district, like Spencer Borden and James Tansey, demonstrate significantly higher academic performance, suggesting that there may be opportunities for improvement within the district. The school's high percentage of students from disadvantaged backgrounds, such as those from low-income families and English Language Learners, may be contributing to the academic challenges, but a comprehensive, long-term approach is needed to address the systemic issues facing Mary Fonseca Elementary School.

598

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,774

Per pupil spending ?

91%

Free/discounted lunch ?

160 Wall Street
Fall River, MA 02720

(508) 675-8210

District: Fall River

Students who attend Mary Fonseca Elementary School usually attend:

High:

B M C Durfee High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.3%

White:

30.6%

African American:

17.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 26 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg19%

Massachusetts avg41%

818^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	818 of 906	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	879 of 916	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	884 of 928	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	856 of 932	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	849 of 936	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	929 of 942	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.6	925 of 934	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.1	912 of 938	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.0	918 of 932	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.2	814 of 914	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.9	845 of 926	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.3	868 of 928	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.5	891 of 930	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.1	854 of 924	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.5	876 of 920	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	68 of 169	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	16.1	162 of 167	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	160 of 173	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	165 of 166	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	164 of 172	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	2.7	153 of 155	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	16.1	645 of 672	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	581 of 632	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	614 of 665	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	559 of 656	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	42 of 281	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	32.1	207 of 282	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	186 of 264	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	206 of 267	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.9	90 of 240	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.7	230 of 258	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	190 of 244	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	777 of 869	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	848 of 886	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	817 of 887	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	811 of 901	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	847 of 898	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	890 of 902	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	886 of 893	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	294 of 458	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	315 of 446	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	332 of 420	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.1	224 of 401	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	253 of 379	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.2	388 of 398	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	363 of 379	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	555 of 736	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	700 of 760	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	690 of 757	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	657 of 772	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	531 of 705	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	673 of 700	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	654 of 685	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	771 of 884	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	848 of 891	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	867 of 896	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	857 of 908	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	786 of 904	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	894 of 907	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	875 of 898	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	8.0	31 of 33	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	26 of 31	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	26 of 27	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	31 of 31	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	24 of 25	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	595 of 717	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	702 of 731	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	618 of 703	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	797 of 905	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	745 of 894	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	870 of 896	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	864 of 886	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	11.6	838 of 925	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	20.9	325 of 399	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	721 of 737	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.7	748 of 753	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.4	756 of 762	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.2	760 of 764	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	730 of 765	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.8	773 of 780	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.1	770 of 772	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)85th percentile+75 vs school

African American (2025)60th percentile+50 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+15 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)19th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)9th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)6th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2019)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science29%-13 vs state

English Language Arts18%-23 vs state

Mathematics15%-26 vs state

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Schools Near Mary Fonseca Elementary School

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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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Mary Fonseca Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Mary Fonseca Elementary School?

Students at Mary Fonseca Elementary School are 44% Hispanic, 31% White, 17% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Mary Fonseca Elementary School a good school?

Mary Fonseca Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.7% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Mary Fonseca Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Mary Fonseca Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : B M C Durfee High

What district is Mary Fonseca Elementary School in?

Fall River

How many students attend Mary Fonseca Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 598 students attended Mary Fonseca Elementary School.

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