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Alfred J Gomes

Public Grades PK, KG-5

878^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Alfred J Gomes is a PK–5 elementary school in New Bedford, MA, serving 623 students as part of the New Bedford school district. In 2025–2026 it ranked 878 of 899 Massachusetts schools (2nd percentile, 0 stars), and the district itself ranked 327 of 351. Its all-grade MCAS proficiency rates were 8.24% in English language arts, 8.66% in math, and 10.96% in science — below the district's 19.81%, 19.26%, and 16.05%, and roughly 30 percentage points below the state's 40.03%, 41.11%, and 40.98%.

Nearby schools show much higher results are possible. Elizabeth Carter Brooks and James B Congdon, both in the same New Bedford district and about two miles away, reached ELA proficiency of 41.79% and 37.23% and math of 38.06% and 52.24%. In the Dartmouth district, Joseph Demello and James M. Quinn School also scored far higher. Gomes spends $18,886 per student with a student-teacher ratio of 10.7 — more funding and smaller classes than Carter Brooks ($17,298; 12.6) or Congdon ($16,429; 10.6) — so resources alone do not explain the gap. Thomas R Rodman spends even more ($19,467) and remains very low, as does Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School.

2025–2026 was a sharp decline: all-grade ELA and math both fell to the figures above from 16.47% the prior year, and science dropped to 10.96% after being above the district the year before. The best recent year in the rank history was 2017–2018 at the 26th percentile; since then results have mostly stayed in single digits, with this year the lowest. School-effectiveness ratings for English language learners, low-income students, and students in special education all dropped to single digits or the low teens. One bright spot: for homeless students, the school ranked in the 88th percentile in 2023–2024.

623

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,370

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

286 S Second Street
New Bedford, MA 02740-5899

(508) 997-4511

District: New Bedford

Students who attend Alfred J Gomes usually attend:

Middle:	Roosevelt Middle School
High:	New Bedford High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.4%

African American:

15.1%

White:

10.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2016 → 2nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (9% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school9%

District avg19%

Massachusetts avg41%

878^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 2% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	5.6	878 of 899	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.3	821 of 906	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	857 of 916	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	835 of 928	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	893 of 932	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	856 of 936	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	871 of 942	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	691 of 934	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.9	803 of 938	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.3	820 of 932	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.0	849 of 914	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.1	878 of 926	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.6	883 of 928	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.0	887 of 930	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.9	838 of 924	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	22.6	753 of 920	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.5	765 of 909	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	7.2	860 of 908	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.0	870 of 911	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.9	898 of 911	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.6	827 of 887	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.4	811 of 882	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	6.4	832 of 884	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	10.6	186 of 188	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	39.6	112 of 169	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	80 of 167	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	51 of 167	69.5%	★★★★☆
2022	30.1	133 of 173	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.6	94 of 166	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	99 of 172	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.4	34 of 174	80.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	25.3	537 of 672	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	503 of 632	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	571 of 665	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	458 of 656	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	267 of 291	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	35.4	186 of 281	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	176 of 282	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.6	59 of 264	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	40.3	139 of 267	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.5	88 of 240	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.6	84 of 258	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.9	29 of 244	88.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	5.1	862 of 869	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.1	809 of 869	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	835 of 886	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	813 of 887	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	867 of 901	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	845 of 898	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	853 of 902	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	701 of 893	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	20.3	427 of 475	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.2	289 of 458	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	305 of 446	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	247 of 420	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	337 of 401	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	290 of 379	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	295 of 398	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.1	159 of 379	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	82.3	2 of 16	87.5%	★★★★★
2023	53.9	5 of 12	58.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	9.1	736 of 742	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.1	616 of 736	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	682 of 760	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	613 of 757	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	716 of 772	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	561 of 705	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	562 of 700	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.2	274 of 685	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	8.1	848 of 879	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.9	789 of 884	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	817 of 891	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	775 of 896	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	864 of 908	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	780 of 904	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	815 of 907	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	626 of 898	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	685 of 709	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.2	633 of 717	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	671 of 731	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	541 of 703	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	861 of 905	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	775 of 894	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	714 of 896	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.2	334 of 886	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	11.2	848 of 925	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	2.3	729 of 734	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.4	716 of 737	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.4	749 of 753	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	730 of 764	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	645 of 765	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	654 of 780	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.6	413 of 772	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2024)88th percentile+81 vs school

Disabled (2022)20th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)10th percentile+8 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)8th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)8th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2026)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

White (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science11%-30 vs state

Mathematics9%-32 vs state

English Language Arts8%-32 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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Joseph Demello	Public	K-5	654 Dartmouth Street	South Dartmouth	02748	Bristol County	Dartmouth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 996-6750	392	27	14.7	23.6%	315 (80.4%)	9 (2.3%)	35 (8.9%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.9%)	71.5	252^nd of 899 public elementary schools	72.0%		74	238^th of 906 public elementary schools	73.7%	14	53.5	50.0	48.4	50.5	63.8	67.1	41.9	57.9	47.5	47.5	$19,041
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Alfred J Gomes

What schools do graduates of Alfred J Gomes attend?

Students who attend Alfred J Gomes usually go on to attend:

Middle : Roosevelt Middle School
High : New Bedford High

Is Alfred J Gomes a good school?

Alfred J Gomes ranks in the bottom 2.3% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Alfred J Gomes?

Students at Alfred J Gomes are 71% Hispanic, 15% African American, 10% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Alfred J Gomes?

In the 2024-25 school year, 623 students attended Alfred J Gomes.

What district is Alfred J Gomes in?

New Bedford

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