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John B Devalles

Public Grades K-5

848^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

John B Devalles is an elementary school located in New Bedford, Massachusetts, serving 292 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. Unfortunately, the school consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of John B Devalles has struggled with low academic performance, with only 14.96% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 12.5% in mathematics, significantly below state and district averages.

The challenges faced by John B Devalles appear to be systemic within the New Bedford school district, which is ranked 319 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Nearby schools in the district, such as Thomas R Rodman, Alfred J Gomes, and Sgt Wm H Carney Academy, also perform poorly on state assessments. In contrast, schools in the neighboring Dartmouth district, such as James M. Quinn School and Joseph Demello, have significantly higher academic achievement.

Despite the overall challenges, John B Devalles has shown some promising areas, such as its performance with homeless students, where it ranked 3rd out of 17 Massachusetts elementary schools in 2020-2021. Focusing on improving the school's mathematics performance and providing targeted interventions for its lowest-performing student subgroups could be potential areas for improvement.

292

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,959

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

120 Katherine Street
New Bedford, MA 02744-1099

(508) 997-4511

District: New Bedford

Students who attend John B Devalles usually attend:

Middle:	Roosevelt Middle School
High:	New Bedford High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.4%

White:

23.6%

African American:

17.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 28 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg20%

Massachusetts avg41%

848^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 18Elementary Schools in the New Bedford

319^th of 348New 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
2025	10.2	848 of 906	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	900 of 916	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	795 of 928	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	668 of 932	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	752 of 936	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	694 of 942	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	814 of 934	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.8	840 of 938	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.3	772 of 932	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.5	832 of 914	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.6	854 of 926	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.2	912 of 928	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.6	883 of 930	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.5	832 of 924	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.5	777 of 920	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	11.1	829 of 909	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	16.9	784 of 908	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.0	816 of 911	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.4	765 of 911	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.7	598 of 887	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.5	614 of 882	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	15.2	760 of 884	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	117 of 169	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.9	152 of 167	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	44.0	92 of 167	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.8	58 of 173	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.2	42 of 166	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	65.9	42 of 172	75.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	19.7	563 of 632	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.4	370 of 665	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.7	553 of 656	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	197 of 281	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.5	275 of 282	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	47.7	95 of 264	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.6	153 of 267	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.6	40 of 240	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	65.1	46 of 258	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	51.0	91 of 244	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	770 of 869	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	851 of 886	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	709 of 887	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	645 of 901	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	718 of 898	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	651 of 902	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	784 of 893	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	329 of 458	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	399 of 446	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.0	248 of 420	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.5	144 of 401	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.8	156 of 379	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.4	127 of 398	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.8	253 of 379	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	78.8	3 of 17	82.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	613 of 736	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	717 of 760	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	570 of 757	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.7	404 of 772	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.4	387 of 705	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.7	261 of 700	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.7	476 of 685	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	844 of 884	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	880 of 891	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	810 of 896	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	660 of 908	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	720 of 904	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	699 of 907	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	764 of 898	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	607 of 717	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	730 of 731	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	554 of 703	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.6	489 of 905	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.9	581 of 894	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.6	382 of 896	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.2	638 of 886	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	19.8	738 of 925	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	22.5	644 of 762	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	666 of 764	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	697 of 765	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	705 of 780	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	725 of 772	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2021)82nd percentile+63 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)30th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+22 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)20th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+10 vs school

White (2023)15th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2021)11th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science17%-25 vs state

English Language Arts15%-27 vs state

Mathematics12%-28 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, August 13, 2019

The teachers are all hard working and really want your kids to succeed. The PTO has stable dedicated members that afe consistently there and host numerous events for students and their families. The only issue i have is the current principal doesn't seem to care about the school. 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)		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 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
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		69 (23.6%)	51 (17.5%)	153 (52.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.5%)	10.2	848^th of 906 public elementary schools	6.4%		6	900^th of 916 public elementary schools	1.7%	52	20.9	5.4	17.0	15.0	27.9	2.7	6.3	12.5	16.7	16.7	$22,959
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		102 (34.1%)	61 (20.4%)	115 (38.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.0%)	46.7	486^th of 906 public elementary schools	46.4%		41.2	550^th of 916 public elementary schools	40.0%	64	24.3	38.1	31.0	32.4	29.7	60.3	47.6	48.6	40.5	40.5	$22,328
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		64 (10.3%)	94 (15.1%)	445 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	12.3	821^st of 906 public elementary schools	9.4%		10.3	857^th of 916 public elementary schools	6.4%	36	12.5	25.0	13.2	16.5	6.8	26.3	17.6	16.5	19.8	19.8	$23,370
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		94 (24.2%)	36 (9.3%)	235 (60.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	6.3	881^st of 906 public elementary schools	2.8%		7.4	883^rd of 916 public elementary schools	3.6%	2	16.1	6.7	11.5	11.3	14.6	6.7	6.7	9.1	10.0	10.0	$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		131 (57.7%)	25 (11.0%)	45 (19.8%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.8%)	21	724^th of 906 public elementary schools	20.1%		24.5	696^th of 916 public elementary schools	24.0%	28	26.2	20.5	36.7	27.0	23.8	7.7	23.3	18.0	36.7	36.7	$21,164
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		315 (80.4%)	9 (2.3%)	35 (8.9%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.9%)	74	238^th of 906 public elementary schools	73.7%		70.3	276^th of 916 public elementary schools	69.9%	38	52.9	48.4	52.1	51.2	67.1	64.1	43.7	58.1	64.3	64.3	$19,041
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		63 (31.3%)	39 (19.4%)	89 (44.3%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	15.7	782^nd of 906 public elementary schools	13.7%		21.8	720^th of 916 public elementary schools	21.4%	62	34.2	13.8	22.2	24.5	15.8	13.8	7.4	12.8	29.6	29.6	$23,836
Sgt Wm H Carney Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	247 Elm Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	618	50	12.3		175 (28.3%)	125 (20.2%)	255 (41.3%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.7%)	11.4	834^th of 906 public elementary schools	7.9%		8.6	873^rd of 916 public elementary schools	4.7%	39	22.8	27.0	8.1	20.3	17.7	17.6	4.8	14.3	9.7	9.7	$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		82 (41.0%)	25 (12.5%)	82 (41.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	12	827^th of 906 public elementary schools	8.7%		21.5	721^st of 916 public elementary schools	21.3%	106	12.1	16.7	35.7	20.6	9.1	2.9	10.7	7.3	21.4	21.4	$23,040
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		578 (82.2%)	8 (1.1%)	55 (7.8%)	16 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.5%)	61.7	352^nd of 906 public elementary schools	61.1%		65.1	318^th of 916 public elementary schools	65.3%	34	47.6	50.0	42.9	46.6	50.8	59.1	40.0	49.3	50.4	50.4	$16,312

Frequently Asked Questions about John B Devalles

What schools do graduates of John B Devalles attend?

Students who attend John B Devalles usually go on to attend:

Middle : Roosevelt Middle School
High : New Bedford High

How many students attend John B Devalles?

In the 2024-25 school year, 292 students attended John B Devalles.

What district is John B Devalles in?

New Bedford

Is John B Devalles a good school?

John B Devalles ranks in the bottom 6.4% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of John B Devalles?

Students at John B Devalles are 52% Hispanic, 24% White, 17% African American, 7% Two or more races.

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