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Ellen R Hathaway

Public Grades K-5

697^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Ellen R Hathaway is a K–5 elementary school serving 201 students in the New Bedford district in New Bedford, Massachusetts, with a student-teacher ratio of 9.5 in 2024–25. The district ranks 327 of 351 statewide, at the 7th percentile with 0 stars. Hathaway's own 2025–26 statewide rank is 697 of 899 — the 22nd percentile, 1 star — better than its district but still in the lower quarter of the state. Its rank history peaked in 2021–22 at the 36th–38th percentile, dipped to 14th in 2024–25, and rebounded to 22nd in 2025–26.

On 2025–26 state tests, Hathaway's proficiency was 25.27% in English Language Arts, 25.27% in math, and 33.33% in science — above the district (19.81%, 19.26%, and 16.05%) in every subject, but below the state (40.03%, 41.11%, and 40.98%). Science is the clearest strength, up from 25.00% in 2022–23 and 17.28 points above the district. Math has been volatile: 32.53% in 2022–23, a sharp drop to 12.77% in 2024–25, then a rebound. ELA has held steady in the low-to-mid 20s. Fourth and fifth graders generally outperform the district in ELA and math, while third grade, especially in math, is weaker; with small cohorts, year-to-year swings are expected.

Among nearby schools, Hathaway ranks fourth of ten in its district, behind James B Congdon, Elizabeth Carter Brooks, and Betsey B Winslow, and well above a bottom cluster at or under the 5th percentile, including Alfred J Gomes and Thomas R Rodman. Just 1.1 miles away, James M. Quinn School in Dartmouth outperforms Hathaway by roughly 12 points in ELA and math, showing how much district context matters locally. Subgroup results are uneven: low-socioeconomic-status students rank at the 46th percentile and female students at the 32nd, while male students sit at the 13th. Resources look adequate — Hathaway spent $17,404 per student in 2020–21 with one of the lowest class sizes nearby — so class size and spending do not appear to be the main constraint.

201

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,836

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

256 Court Street
New Bedford, MA 02740-3880

(508) 997-4511

District: New Bedford

Students who attend Ellen R Hathaway usually attend:

Middle:	Keith Middle School
High:	New Bedford High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.3%

White:

31.3%

African American:

19.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 38th percentile in 2022 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 38th-percentile peak (2022) to 22nd (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg19%

Massachusetts avg41%

697^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 5% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 17Elementary Schools in the New Bedford

327^th of 351New Bedford 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
2026	23.3	697 of 899	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	782 of 906	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	720 of 916	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	666 of 928	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.3	578 of 932	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.5	599 of 936	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.9	758 of 942	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	770 of 934	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.6	833 of 938	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.2	885 of 932	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.5	895 of 914	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.7	912 of 926	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.7	881 of 928	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.9	857 of 930	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	24.7	739 of 924	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.3	720 of 920	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.9	793 of 909	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.8	684 of 908	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.8	614 of 911	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.6	620 of 911	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.1	571 of 887	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.2	617 of 882	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	45.6	523 of 884	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	22.1	256 of 264	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	82.2	12 of 240	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	64.5	47 of 258	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	59.2	60 of 244	75.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	30.9	592 of 869	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.1	628 of 869	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	681 of 886	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	597 of 887	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	628 of 901	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	533 of 898	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.7	727 of 902	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	734 of 893	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	288 of 475	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.7	411 of 458	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	314 of 446	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.5	154 of 420	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	86 of 401	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	64.0	81 of 379	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	44.1	225 of 398	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	219 of 379	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	45.3	401 of 742	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.4	503 of 736	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	452 of 760	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.0	294 of 757	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.2	200 of 772	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	115 of 705	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	43.0	410 of 700	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	451 of 685	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	17.2	761 of 879	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.3	826 of 884	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	711 of 891	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	716 of 896	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.1	457 of 908	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	574 of 904	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	707 of 907	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	736 of 898	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	63.8	253 of 905	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	60.1	286 of 894	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.3	542 of 896	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	558 of 886	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	37.3	598 of 925	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	636 of 737	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	612 of 753	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.7	515 of 762	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	543 of 772	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2022)72nd percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2026)39th percentile+17 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)35th percentile~ school

Female (2026)32nd percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2026)13th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)3rd percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science33%-8 vs state

English Language Arts25%-15 vs state

Mathematics25%-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)		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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Ellen R Hathaway	Public	K-5	256 Court Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	201	21	9.5	100.0%	63 (31.3%)	39 (19.4%)	89 (44.3%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	23.3	697^th of 899 public elementary schools	22.5%		15.7	782^nd of 906 public elementary schools	13.7%	85	24.1	28.6	22.2	25.3	17.2	31.4	25.9	25.3	33.3	33.3	$23,836
Sgt Wm H Carney Academy	Public	K-5	247 Elm Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	618	50	12.3	100.0%	175 (28.3%)	125 (20.2%)	255 (41.3%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.7%)	9	852^nd of 899 public elementary schools	5.2%		11.4	834^th of 906 public elementary schools	7.9%	18	15.5	12.0	18.7	14.9	14.6	13.9	9.5	13.0	18.9	18.9	$23,258
Thomas R Rodman	Public	K-5	497 Mill Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	200	18	11.0	100.0%	82 (41.0%)	25 (12.5%)	82 (41.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	5	884^th of 899 public elementary schools	1.7%		12	827^th of 906 public elementary schools	8.7%	57	10.3	11.8	13.2	11.7	2.6	5.9	2.6	3.6	7.9	7.9	$23,040
Betsey B Winslow	Public	K-5	561 Allen Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	227	18	12.9	100.0%	131 (57.7%)	25 (11.0%)	45 (19.8%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.8%)	31.1	618^th of 899 public elementary schools	31.3%		21	724^th of 906 public elementary schools	20.1%	106	55.0	32.5	19.4	36.9	27.5	37.5	12.9	27.0	9.7	9.7	$21,164
James B Congdon	Public	K-5	50 Hemlock Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	299	28	10.6	100.0%	102 (34.1%)	61 (20.4%)	115 (38.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.0%)	53.5	418^th of 899 public elementary schools	53.5%		46.7	486^th of 906 public elementary schools	46.4%	68	34.0	29.0	46.9	37.2	34.7	30.6	85.7	52.2	57.1	57.1	$22,328
Elizabeth Carter Brooks	Public	K-5	212 Nemasket Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	261	21	12.6	100.0%	107 (41.0%)	44 (16.9%)	84 (32.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.6%)	45.1	489^th of 899 public elementary schools	45.6%		54.4	412^th of 906 public elementary schools	54.5%	77	66.7	34.0	31.3	41.8	61.1	26.0	33.3	38.1	33.3	33.3	$23,636
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
James M. Quinn School	Public	K-5	529 Hawthorn Street	Dartmouth	02747	Bristol County	Dartmouth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-3178	703	56	12.5	28.1%	578 (82.2%)	8 (1.1%)	55 (7.8%)	16 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.5%)	44.5	497^th of 899 public elementary schools	44.7%		61.7	352^nd of 906 public elementary schools	61.1%	145	31.8	37.9	44.0	37.7	20.8	53.2	37.1	37.0	42.6	42.6	$16,312
John B Devalles	Public	K-5	120 Katherine Street	New Bedford	02744	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	292	26	11.2	100.0%	69 (23.6%)	51 (17.5%)	153 (52.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.5%)	6.1	873^rd of 899 public elementary schools	2.9%		10.2	848^th of 906 public elementary schools	6.4%	25	16.0	10.6	10.0	12.4	12.0	8.5	2.5	8.0	12.5	12.5	$22,959
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ellen R Hathaway

How many students attend Ellen R Hathaway?

In the 2024-25 school year, 201 students attended Ellen R Hathaway.

Is Ellen R Hathaway a good school?

Ellen R Hathaway ranks in the bottom 22.5% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ellen R Hathaway?

Students at Ellen R Hathaway are 44% Hispanic, 31% White, 19% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Ellen R Hathaway attend?

Students who attend Ellen R Hathaway usually go on to attend:

Middle : Keith Middle School
High : New Bedford High

What district is Ellen R Hathaway in?

New Bedford

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