Westall Elementary

Westall Elementary is a small K–5 school serving 276 students at 276 Maple Street in Fall River, MA, part of the Fall River district. For 2025–2026 it ranks 799 of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools — the 11th percentile, with 1 star — and only one year of rank history is available, so it is impossible to say whether the school is improving or declining. Its all-grade MCAS Next Generation proficiency rates are 21.68% in ELA, 16.78% in math, and 12.2% in science, all far below state averages of about 40%.

Westall is in the bottom tier statewide, but it is not the lowest-performing school in its immediate area. Its 11th-percentile rank is above Henry Lord Community School, William S Greene, John J Doran, Mary Fonseca Elementary School, and Carlton M. Viveiros Elementary School, though below Letourneau Elementary School, Spencer Borden, Samuel Watson, James Tansey, and South, which is in the neighboring Somerset district. ELA is the relative bright spot: at 21.68% it is above the district average of 18.24%, while math and science fall below district averages. Westall's student-teacher ratio of 14.9 is on the high side compared with these peers — South, for instance, has a ratio of 10.2 alongside much stronger results.

Looking at grades, 3rd-grade math is the single most striking result at 8% proficient — less than half the district average and well under the state's 42.19%. Fourth-grade math, at 26.92%, is the strongest result. Fifth grade is weak across the board, with ELA and math both at 14.63% and science at 12.2%; since science is only tested in grade 5 here, the all-grade science figure is essentially a 5th-grade score. Among student groups, the school's ranking for African American students stands out at the 56th percentile with 3 stars, and low-income and special education students rank somewhat above the school's overall percentile. Because enrollment is small and free/reduced-lunch and spending figures are unavailable, these numbers are best treated as directional.