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Bradford Elementary

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Bradford Elementary ranks 544 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

544^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Bradford Elementary is a public elementary school located in Bradford, MA, serving 465 students in grades K-4. The school is part of the Haverhill School District, which is ranked 281 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bradford Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Massachusetts elementary schools, with its overall ranking declining from 290th in 2014-2015 to 544th in 2024-2025. Its proficiency rates in English Language Arts (33.33%) and Mathematics (43.02%) are higher than the Haverhill district average but lower than the state average. Compared to nearby schools, Bradford Elementary outperforms Pentucket Lake Elementary in both ELA and Math, but lags behind higher-performing schools like Walnut Square, Silver Hill, Golden Hill, and Caleb Dustin Hunking School.

Bradford Elementary's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. Hispanic and White students perform relatively better, but English Language Learners and Special Education students rank in the bottom quarter of Massachusetts schools. The school's performance for Low Socioeconomic Status students has also declined from a top 3 ranking in 2015-2016 to a bottom half ranking in 2024-2025. To address these challenges, the school and Haverhill district should closely examine the factors contributing to the performance decline and implement targeted interventions for struggling student groups.

443

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,115

Per pupil spending ?

34.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

118 Montvale Street
Bradford, MA 01835

(978) 374-2443

District: Haverhill

Students who attend Bradford Elementary usually attend:

High:

Haverhill High

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.6%

Hispanic:

45.4%

African American:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 24th percentile in 2023 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 40th (2025) from a 24th-percentile low (2023)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg29%

Massachusetts avg41%

544^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Haverhill

281^st of 348Haverhill 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	40.9	544 of 906	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.5	672 of 916	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	702 of 928	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	662 of 932	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.3	590 of 936	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	533 of 942	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.7	412 of 934	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.6	501 of 938	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	64.0	337 of 932	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.3	290 of 914	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	74.3	235 of 926	74.6%	★★★★☆
2013	70.4	300 of 928	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.6	369 of 930	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.4	358 of 924	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.0	559 of 920	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.0	500 of 909	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.0	508 of 908	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.4	401 of 911	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	48.7	503 of 911	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	65.0	336 of 887	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	59.7	389 of 882	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2003	62.8	368 of 884	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	32.0	448 of 672	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.6	506 of 632	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.1	186 of 665	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	34.8	429 of 656	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	19.8	277 of 282	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	193 of 264	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	214 of 267	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.9	130 of 240	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	155 of 258	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	552 of 869	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	650 of 886	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	674 of 887	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	590 of 901	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.7	504 of 898	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.9	265 of 902	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	286 of 893	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	142 of 458	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.7	317 of 446	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	283 of 420	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	185 of 401	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	127 of 379	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.0	330 of 398	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	260 of 736	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.6	528 of 760	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	589 of 757	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.8	479 of 772	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.7	248 of 705	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.5	469 of 700	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	466 of 685	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	501 of 884	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	654 of 891	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	689 of 896	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	688 of 908	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	649 of 904	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	674 of 907	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.1	520 of 898	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	320 of 717	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.5	565 of 731	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	527 of 703	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	672 of 905	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.6	522 of 894	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.1	606 of 896	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	717 of 886	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	39.0	573 of 925	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	50.7	166 of 399	58.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	336 of 737	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.7	470 of 753	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	517 of 762	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	529 of 764	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	503 of 765	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.9	225 of 780	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	60.6	310 of 772	59.8%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)69th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+25 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)58th percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile+3 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)38th percentile~ school

Female (2025)36th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)33rd percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)2nd percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics43%~ state avg

English Language Arts33%-8 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Spectacular school! Administration is excellent and the teachers are so dedicated! Three of my children are in this school and each of them love it! My oldest is entering fifth grade and is already sad he only has one year left! The after school activities that are offered are terrific! Has to be the best school in all of Haverhill and surrounding towns! Close Quote

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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
Bradford Elementary	Public	K-4	118 Montvale Street	Bradford	01835	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-2443	443	44	10.0		202 (45.6%)	26 (5.9%)	201 (45.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	40.9	544^th of 906 public elementary schools	40.0%		26.5	672^nd of 916 public elementary schools	26.6%	128	35.6	31.0					33.3	46.7	39.1					43.0					$20,115
Caleb Dustin Hunking School	Public	K-8	480 So. Main Street	Haverhill	01835	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-5787	1,062	85	12.5		592 (55.7%)	66 (6.2%)	351 (33.1%)	19 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.2%)	45.4	501^st of 906 public elementary schools	44.7%		40.3	558^th of 916 public elementary schools	39.1%	57	46.8	39.5	32.7	25.0	34.6	39.7	35.3	44.9	40.0	41.4	46.2	42.1	41.0	42.5	40.6	26.4	33.9	23.1	$18,224
Golden Hill	Public	K-4	140 Boardman Street	Haverhill	01830	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-5794	502	42	11.9		215 (42.8%)	31 (6.2%)	236 (47.0%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	31.9	618^th of 906 public elementary schools	31.8%		29.5	643^rd of 916 public elementary schools	29.8%	25	32.3	29.8					31.0	25.8	43.6					34.8					$19,784
Moody	Public	PK-K	59 Margin Street	Haverhill	01832	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	No	(978) 374-3459	167	16	10.7		56 (33.5%)	21 (12.6%)	85 (50.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)								(n/a)																			$25,991
Silver Hill Elementary School	Public	K-4	675 Washington Street	Haverhill	01832	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-3448	481	43	11.2		139 (28.9%)	34 (7.1%)	280 (58.2%)	16 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	26.3	669^th of 906 public elementary schools	26.2%		30.1	636^th of 916 public elementary schools	30.6%	33	31.3	25.3					28.5	30.0	33.3					31.6					$20,363
Tilton	Public	K-4	70 Grove Street	Haverhill	01832	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-3475	471	41	11.4		122 (25.9%)	26 (5.5%)	308 (65.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	30.9	626^th of 906 public elementary schools	30.9%		41	553^rd of 916 public elementary schools	39.6%	73	33.7	24.7					29.6	36.0	35.6					35.8					$20,075
Elmer S Bagnall	Public	PK, KG-6	253 School Street	Groveland	01834	Essex County	Pentucket	No	No	No	No	(978) 372-8856	519	43	12.1		438 (84.4%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (11.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	66.2	317^th of 906 public elementary schools	65.0%		70.2	277^th of 916 public elementary schools	69.8%	40	52.9	34.4	58.0	50.0			49.5	56.5	37.7	59.4	43.8			50.2	60.9		60.9		$18,387
Hill View Montessori Charter Public School	Public, Charter	K-8	75 Foundation Avenue	Haverhill	01835	Essex County	Hill View Montessori Charter Public	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 521-2616	306	25	12.2		131 (42.8%)	20 (6.5%)	133 (43.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	16.1	778^th of 906 public elementary schools	14.1%		15.9	789^th of 916 public elementary schools	13.9%	11	12.1	30.3	15.6	28.1	40.0	50.0	29.2	6.1	9.1	9.4	21.9	20.0	9.4	12.5	37.5	31.3	34.4	40.6	$17,339
Walnut Square	Public	K-3	645 Main Street	Haverhill	01830	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-3471	161	13	12.0		85 (52.8%)	15 (9.3%)	55 (34.2%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)								(n/a)	31.4						31.4	28.6						28.6					$19,746
Pentucket Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	252 Concord Street	Haverhill	01830	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-2421	527	48	10.9		192 (36.4%)	44 (8.3%)	272 (51.6%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	21.3	718^th of 906 public elementary schools	20.8%		19.9	742^nd of 916 public elementary schools	19.0%	24	30.4	23.7	10.5				23.6	37.7	24.5	18.9				27.4	27.0		27.0		$19,780

Frequently Asked Questions about Bradford Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Bradford Elementary?

Students at Bradford Elementary are 46% White, 45% Hispanic, 6% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is Bradford Elementary a good school?

Bradford Elementary ranks 544^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Bradford Elementary in?

Haverhill

How many students attend Bradford Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 443 students attended Bradford Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Bradford Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bradford Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Haverhill High

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