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Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

881^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School is a public elementary school in New Bedford, Massachusetts, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 383 students. The school has consistently struggled with academic performance, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Massachusetts elementary schools over the past decade.

Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School's proficiency rates on MCAS Next Generation assessments are significantly below the state and New Bedford district averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (11.3%), Mathematics (9.14%), and Science (10%) were about 30 percentage points lower than the state averages. Compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as William H. Taylor Elementary School, Irwin M. Jacobs lags behind in academic performance.

The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with rankings for Hispanic, White, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students all in the bottom 20-30% of Massachusetts elementary schools. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending and favorable student-teacher ratio, its academic performance remains significantly below the state and district averages, suggesting challenges in effectively allocating and utilizing resources to drive student learning and achievement.

388

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,607

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

47 Emery Street
New Bedford, MA 02744

(508) 997-4511

District: New Bedford

Students who attend Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Roosevelt Middle School
High:	New Bedford High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.6%

White:

24.2%

African American:

9.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (10% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg20%

Massachusetts avg41%

881^st of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	6.3	881 of 906	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	883 of 916	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	910 of 928	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	889 of 932	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	841 of 936	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	860 of 942	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	794 of 934	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.4	776 of 938	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.0	763 of 932	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.5	771 of 914	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.5	836 of 926	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.7	863 of 928	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.9	881 of 930	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.4	841 of 924	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	50.9	516 of 920	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.5	442 of 909	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	50.6	492 of 908	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	20.8	756 of 911	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.0	777 of 911	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	10.9	803 of 887	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	27.7	660 of 882	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	22.4	709 of 884	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	20.2	592 of 665	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	235 of 281	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	262 of 282	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	242 of 264	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	234 of 267	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.6	140 of 240	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	175 of 258	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	108 of 244	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	840 of 869	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	869 of 886	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	856 of 887	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	845 of 901	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	731 of 898	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	809 of 902	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	783 of 893	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	432 of 458	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	411 of 446	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	404 of 420	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	370 of 401	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	332 of 379	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	322 of 398	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	251 of 379	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	704 of 736	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	719 of 760	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	727 of 757	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	712 of 772	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	526 of 705	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	534 of 700	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.9	383 of 685	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	858 of 884	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	832 of 891	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	880 of 896	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	875 of 908	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	845 of 904	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	827 of 907	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	715 of 898	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	538 of 717	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	691 of 731	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	572 of 703	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	855 of 905	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	765 of 894	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	713 of 896	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	565 of 886	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	11.9	835 of 925	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	4.1	727 of 737	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.3	751 of 753	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	747 of 764	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	556 of 765	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	647 of 780	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.1	481 of 772	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)25th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2019)11th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

White (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts11%-30 vs state

Science10%-32 vs state

Mathematics9%-32 vs state

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Schools Near Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School

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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
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
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
William H Taylor	Public	PK, KG-5	71 Portland Street	New Bedford	02744	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	267	21	12.5		138 (51.7%)	25 (9.4%)	72 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.0%)	61.9	349^th of 906 public elementary schools	61.5%		82.5	151^st of 916 public elementary schools	83.5%	198	46.0	46.2	40.0	44.1	56.8	59.0	42.9	53.2	48.6	48.6	$23,559
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School

How many students attend Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 388 students attended Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School?

Students at Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School are 61% Hispanic, 24% White, 9% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Roosevelt Middle School
High : New Bedford High

Is Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School a good school?

Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.8% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What district is Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School in?

New Bedford

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