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Center

Public Grades PK, KG-3

227

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,715

Per pupil spending ?

17.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17 Barstow Street
Mattapoisett, MA 02739

(508) 758-2521

District: Mattapoisett

Students who attend Center usually attend:

Middle:	Old Hammondtown
	Old Rochester Regional Junior High
High:	Old Rochester Regional High

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.2%

Hispanic:

4.8%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg54%

Massachusetts avg41%

Not ranked this year

Center did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts53%+13 vs state

Mathematics42%~ state avg

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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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2015)	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
Center	Public	PK, KG-3	17 Barstow Street	Mattapoisett	02739	Plymouth County	Mattapoisett	No	No	No	No	(508) 758-2521	227	24	9.3	17.7%	207 (91.2%)	3 (1.3%)	11 (4.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)								(n/a)	52.8						52.8	41.5						41.5					$27,715
East Fairhaven	Public	PK, KG-5	2 New Boston Road	Fairhaven	02719	Bristol County	Fairhaven	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 979-4058	316	30	10.6	30.0%	247 (78.2%)	7 (2.2%)	38 (12.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.3%)	42	517^th of 899 public elementary schools	42.5%		49	465^th of 906 public elementary schools	48.7%	52	44.9	37.9	21.6				34.8	34.7	47.4	32.7				38.6	38.5		38.5		$18,686
Sippican	Public	PK, KG-6	16 Spring Street	Marion	02738	Plymouth County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 748-0100	369	34	10.7	20.0%	307 (83.2%)	12 (3.3%)	18 (4.9%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.5%)	52.5	427^th of 899 public elementary schools	52.5%		57.5	378^th of 906 public elementary schools	58.3%	49	51.3	40.4	33.3	35.4			39.2	53.9	44.2	43.9	37.5			44.2	44.6		44.6		$22,408
Leroy Wood	Public	PK, KG-5	60 Sconticut Neck Road	Fairhaven	02719	Bristol County	Fairhaven	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 979-4073	428	31	13.9	36.9%	343 (80.1%)	8 (1.9%)	40 (9.3%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.3%)	76.1	211^th of 899 public elementary schools	76.5%		78.4	196^th of 906 public elementary schools	78.4%	15	45.5	68.9	50.0				54.5	47.7	70.5	64.6				60.7	57.8		57.8		$16,399
Alma del Mar Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	515 Belleville Ave	New Bedford	02746	Bristol County	Alma del Mar Charter School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(774) 206-6827	1,042	94	11.1	79.6%	181 (17.4%)	166 (15.9%)	636 (61.0%)	5 (0.5%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.6%)	37.4	566^th of 899 public elementary schools	37.0%		30.6	630^th of 906 public elementary schools	30.5%	64	32.3	29.3	40.4	27.3	21.8	30.2	29.5	43.0	31.3	36.4	38.3	17.0	29.9	31.9	32.7	16.6	23.2	28.3	$17,918
Jireh Swift	Public	PK, KG-5	2203 Acushnet Avenue	New Bedford	02745	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	204	19	10.5	100.0%	99 (48.5%)	20 (9.8%)	68 (33.3%)	4 (2.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	18.5	741^st of 899 public elementary schools	17.6%		30.6	629^th of 906 public elementary schools	30.6%	112	30.3	25.7	20.0				25.5	21.2	20.6	23.3				21.7	20.0		20.0		$23,910
Alfred J Gomes	Public	PK, KG-5	286 S Second Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	623	58	10.7	100.0%	64 (10.3%)	94 (15.1%)	445 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	5.6	878^th of 899 public elementary schools	2.3%		12.3	821^st of 906 public elementary schools	9.4%	57	6.6	5.5	13.7				8.2	5.6	7.7	13.7				8.7	11.0		11.0		$23,370
Hayden/McFadden	Public	K-5	361 Cedar Grove	New Bedford	02746	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	748	59	12.6	100.0%	110 (14.7%)	106 (14.2%)	491 (65.6%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.4%)	8.7	857^th of 899 public elementary schools	4.7%		7.1	874^th of 906 public elementary schools	3.5%	17	14.6	15.6	11.2				14.0	13.8	11.8	18.4				14.4	12.2		12.2		$23,254
Abraham Lincoln	Public	K-5	445 Ashley Blvd	New Bedford	02745	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	687	50	13.8	100.0%	205 (29.8%)	97 (14.1%)	335 (48.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.6%)	12.6	814^th of 899 public elementary schools	9.5%		10	850^th of 906 public elementary schools	6.2%	36	30.2	9.0	19.6				20.5	22.5	8.0	9.3				14.0	17.6		17.6		$20,761
Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	47 Emery Street	New Bedford	02744	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	388	34	11.5	100.0%	94 (24.2%)	36 (9.3%)	235 (60.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	4.6	892^nd of 899 public elementary schools	0.8%		6.3	881^st of 906 public elementary schools	2.8%	11	11.7	6.7	3.6				7.4	13.3	5.0	5.4				8.0	5.4		5.4		$23,607

Frequently Asked Questions about Center

What is the racial makeup of Center?

Students at Center are 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Center in?

Mattapoisett

How many students attend Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 227 students attended Center.

What schools do graduates of Center attend?

Students who attend Center usually go on to attend:

Middle : Old Hammondtown
Middle : Old Rochester Regional Junior High
High : Old Rochester Regional High

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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