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Old Hammondtown

Public Grades 4-6

Summary

Old Hammondtown is a small public school in Mattapoisett, MA — a coastal town in the Old Rochester regional attendance area — serving grades 4 through 6 with 154 students, about 50 per grade. It is the tested school of the Mattapoisett district, and its students move on to a regional junior high for grades 7–8 nearby.

Academically, Old Hammondtown sits at the top of its local field. In 2025–26 it outperformed every nearby school in all three subjects: 59.86% proficient in ELA, 57.43% in math, and 80.00% in science — margins of +25.9, +21.9, and +47.0 points over the nearby averages. Science is a genuine standout, more than double the state rate (40.98%) and well ahead of the next-best school, Freetown-Lakeville Middle School (49.58%). The school has beaten the state in all 12 subject-year combinations over four years. Two watch items: math has slipped three straight years (69.82% in 2023–24 down to 57.43%), and 4th grade is the weakest link (42.86% ELA, 50.00% math), while 6th grade ELA (73.91%) is the highest grade-level result in the whole comparison set.

Resources are unusually strong. At 9.6 students per teacher, Old Hammondtown has the smallest classes among its neighbors, and at $21,694 per pupil it spends about 27% above the nearby average. Notably, Old Rochester Regional Junior High, the school its students feed into, posts lower results (50.00% ELA, 39.07% math, 41.58% science) — though the grade bands and science tests differ. With roughly 50 students per grade, each student moves results by about 2 points, so single-year swings deserve less weight than consistent trends. Free/reduced-price lunch data is suppressed for this school and every peer, so economic context can't be compared here.

154

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,731

Per pupil spending ?

16.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

20 Shaw Street
Mattapoisett, MA 02739

(508) 758-6241

District: Mattapoisett

Students who attend Old Hammondtown usually attend:

High:

Old Rochester Regional High

Feeder schools for Old Hammondtown:

Elementary:

Center

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.3%

Hispanic:

5.8%

Two or more races:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 98th percentile in 2016 → 82nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (61% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg57%

Massachusetts avg41%

159^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From top 2% (2016) to top 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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
2026	81.1	159 of 899	82.3%	★★★★☆
2025	85.5	122 of 906	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	119 of 916	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	110 of 928	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	125 of 932	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	91.4	63 of 936	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	87.7	91 of 942	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	89.3	62 of 934	93.4%	★★★★★
2017	86.5	92 of 938	90.2%	★★★★★
2016	92.3	21 of 932	97.7%	★★★★★
2015	82.1	133 of 914	85.4%	★★★★☆
2014	83.8	114 of 926	87.7%	★★★★☆
2013	85.5	97 of 928	89.5%	★★★★☆
2012	85.6	98 of 930	89.5%	★★★★☆
2011	78.8	192 of 924	79.2%	★★★★☆
2010	73.0	257 of 920	72.1%	★★★★☆
2009	67.9	317 of 909	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	75.0	229 of 908	74.8%	★★★★☆
2007	73.8	242 of 911	73.4%	★★★★☆
2006	69.9	269 of 911	70.5%	★★★★☆
2005	53.4	437 of 887	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	71.1	280 of 882	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2003	67.4	317 of 884	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	62.3	198 of 672	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	80.3	74 of 632	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.7	135 of 665	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	114 of 656	82.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	76.1	192 of 869	77.9%	★★★★☆
2025	81.5	145 of 869	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	170 of 886	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	161 of 887	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	188 of 901	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	90.4	57 of 898	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	88.7	64 of 902	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.4	51 of 893	94.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	55.0	289 of 742	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	91.9	16 of 736	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	28 of 760	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	75.8	105 of 757	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	89.8	23 of 772	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	98.7	3 of 705	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	75.6	97 of 700	86.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	83.5	128 of 879	85.4%	★★★★☆
2025	86.5	97 of 884	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	94 of 891	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	89.1	74 of 896	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.0	66 of 908	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	85.3	110 of 904	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	84.0	118 of 907	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	86.3	94 of 898	89.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	50.4	291 of 709	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.5	200 of 717	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	173 of 731	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	106 of 703	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	121 of 905	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	73.0	162 of 894	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	64.6	238 of 896	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	153 of 886	82.7%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	91.7	46 of 925	95.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	70.0	188 of 734	74.4%	★★★★☆
2025	78.6	125 of 737	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	107 of 753	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.9	106 of 762	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	126 of 764	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	88.5	43 of 765	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	82.9	84 of 780	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	87.0	50 of 772	93.5%	★★★★★

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)

Tested In Person (2021)95th percentile~ school

Male (2026)85th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)78th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)74th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)71st percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)61st percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2026)59th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science80%+39 vs state

English Language Arts60%+20 vs state

Mathematics57%+16 vs state

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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 (2025)
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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 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 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
Old Hammondtown	Public	4-6	20 Shaw Street	Mattapoisett	02739	Plymouth County	Mattapoisett	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 758-6241	154	16	9.6	16.2%	136 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.8%)								(n/a)	42.9	66.7	73.9			59.9	50.0	62.2	61.7			57.4	80.0		80.0		$27,731
Old Rochester Regional Junior High	Public	7-8	133 Marion Rd	Mattapoisett	02739	Plymouth County	Old Rochester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 758-4928	407	37	11.0	23.6%	361 (88.7%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	61.1	165^th of 478 public middle schools	65.5%		65.3	154^th of 484 public middle schools	68.2%	11				50.7	49.3	50.0				36.5	41.7	39.1		41.6	41.6	40.5	$21,349
Hastings Middle	Public	6-8	30 School Street	Fairhaven	02719	Bristol County	Fairhaven	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 979-4063	415	34	12.2	39.8%	341 (82.2%)	10 (2.4%)	28 (6.7%)	11 (2.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	56.4	183^rd of 478 public middle schools	61.7%		51.7	207^th of 484 public middle schools	57.2%	24			42.9	29.7	36.1	36.6			47.5	36.1	53.4	46.0		46.6	46.6	40.9	$17,164
Normandin Middle School	Public	6-8	81 Felton St	New Bedford	02745	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 985-4300	990	84	11.8	71.2%	427 (43.1%)	112 (11.3%)	388 (39.2%)	14 (1.4%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.1%)	15.5	409^th of 478 public middle schools	14.4%		18.5	399^th of 484 public middle schools	17.6%	10			23.6	21.8	17.2	20.7			19.5	16.8	15.9	17.3		10.9	10.9	9.3	$22,710
Roosevelt Middle School	Public	6-8	119 Frederick Street	New Bedford	02744	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	759	76	10.0	85.5%	225 (29.6%)	123 (16.2%)	379 (49.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.7%)	15.4	411^th of 478 public middle schools	14.0%		16.6	411^th of 484 public middle schools	15.1%				23.3	19.3	12.1	18.5			27.9	13.0	8.1	17.2		8.1	8.1	14.2	$24,957
Albert F Ford Middle School	Public	5-8	708 Middle Road	Acushnet	02743	Bristol County	Acushnet	No	No	No	No	(508) 998-0265	403	31	12.9	28.5%	359 (89.1%)	6 (1.5%)	20 (5.0%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	42.8	237^th of 478 public middle schools	50.4%		51	212^th of 484 public middle schools	56.2%	25		42.5	24.7	40.7	35.0	36.2		48.1	48.9	35.0	39.0	42.5	39.6	24.0	32.0	24.2	$16,495
Keith Middle School	Public	6-8	225 Hathaway Blvd	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	949	89	10.6	79.3%	338 (35.6%)	172 (18.1%)	370 (39.0%)	9 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.0%)	17.7	398^th of 478 public middle schools	16.7%		20.4	388^th of 484 public middle schools	19.8%	10			24.3	17.7	18.6	20.0			26.0	16.3	20.6	20.7		14.6	14.6	12.6	$23,685
Dartmouth Middle	Public	6-8	366 Slocum Road	North Dartmouth	02747	Bristol County	Dartmouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 997-9333	801	76	10.4	26.5%	686 (85.6%)	12 (1.5%)	43 (5.4%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.4%)	71.2	122^nd of 478 public middle schools	74.5%		75.7	104^th of 484 public middle schools	78.5%	18			52.1	47.7	50.0	50.0			58.5	52.7	58.3	56.6		42.1	42.1	40.0	$20,879
Wareham Middle	Public	5-7	4 Viking Drive	Wareham	02571	Plymouth County	Wareham	No	No	No	No	(508) 291-3550	432	38	11.4	65.5%	266 (61.6%)	39 (9.0%)	42 (9.7%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (17.4%)	39.1	262^nd of 478 public middle schools	45.2%		40.5	268^th of 484 public middle schools	44.6%	6		37.3	32.9	36.2		35.4		36.8	35.0	25.6		32.6	45.1		45.1		$24,472
Freetown-Lakeville Middle School	Public	6-8	96 Howland Road	Lakeville	02347	Plymouth County	Freetown-Lakeville	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 923-3518	699	53	13.1	21.2%	620 (88.7%)	18 (2.6%)	35 (5.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.7%)	56.3	184^th of 478 public middle schools	61.5%		68.9	136^th of 484 public middle schools	71.9%	48			27.0	35.0	41.5	34.6			40.7	46.3	51.7	46.3		49.6	49.6	42.8	$17,237

Frequently Asked Questions about Old Hammondtown

How many students attend Old Hammondtown?

In the 2024-25 school year, 154 students attended Old Hammondtown.

What district is Old Hammondtown in?

Mattapoisett

What is the racial makeup of Old Hammondtown?

Students at Old Hammondtown are 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Old Hammondtown attend?

Students who attend Old Hammondtown usually go on to attend Old Rochester Regional High

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