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Resiliency Preparatory Academy

Public Grades 7-12
349th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 349 Massachusetts High Schools
Better than 0% of Massachusetts high schools
Summary

Resiliency Preparatory Academy is a public high school located in Fall River, Massachusetts, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 184 students. 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.

Resiliency Preparatory Academy has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing high schools in Massachusetts, ranking 349 out of 349 schools in the 2024-2025 school year and 350 out of 351 schools in the 2018-2019 school year. The school's performance on MCAS assessments is significantly below the state and district averages, with 0% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, compared to 50.66%, 44.6%, and 45.89% respectively for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for special education students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking 347 out of 348 and 334 out of 334 high schools in the state, respectively, in these subgroups.

Resiliency Preparatory Academy has also experienced declining four-year graduation rates, from 78.8% in 2021-2022 to 66.4% in 2023-2024, and increasing dropout rates, from 14.2% in 2021-2022 to 18.8% in 2023-2024. In comparison, the nearby B.M.C. Durfee High School, which is also part of the Fall River district, had a four-year graduation rate of 66.4% and a dropout rate of 18.8% in 2023-2024. The school's per-student spending has increased from $16,581 in 2018-2019 to $20,732 in 2020-2021, and its student-teacher ratio has fluctuated, ranging from 5.6 in 2021-2022 to 9.8 in 2023-2024.

171
Students ?
7.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$29,510
Per pupil spending ?
 290 Rock Street
       Fall River, MA  02720

(508) 675-8230

District: Fall River

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
35.1%
White:
32.2%
African American:
18.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2019 → <1st in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 7 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (0% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)
!Science scores 46 pts below the Massachusetts average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school0%
District avg19%
Massachusetts avg41%
349th of 349
Massachusetts public high schools ?
Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2019
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SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 2High Schools in the Fall River
328th 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)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20233.7500 of 5010.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.3489 of 5012.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20191.7496 of 4980.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202117.1426 of 4311.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20234.3480 of 4810.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.3451 of 4622.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.1451 of 4520.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20234.0489 of 4890.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.0474 of 4852.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202110.7474 of 4893.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20192.7483 of 4840.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20214.3490 of 4910.2%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20252.4349 of 3490.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20190.3350 of 3510.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20253.6334 of 3340.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20190.9329 of 3300.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20190.9347 of 3480.3%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Middle school
Special Education (2021)3rd percentile~ school
Disabled (2021)1st percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2023)<1st percentile~ school
Tested In Person (2021)<1st percentile~ school
Male (2023)<1st percentile~ school
High school
Special Education (2019)<1st percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts0%-42 vs state
Mathematics0%-41 vs state
Science0%-46 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 171 students attended Resiliency Preparatory Academy.

Resiliency Preparatory Academy ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Massachusetts high schools.

Students at Resiliency Preparatory Academy are 35% Hispanic, 32% White, 18% African American, 11% Two or more races, 3% Asian.


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