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Keith Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

398^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 17% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Keith Middle School is a grades 6–8 school at 225 Hathaway Blvd in New Bedford, MA, serving 949 students — the largest middle school in this comparison group apart from Normandin Middle School (990) — and it operates inside New Bedford Public Schools, a district ranked 327th of 351 statewide.

Keith itself ranked 398th of 478 Massachusetts middle schools in 2025–2026 (17th percentile, 1 star): above its district, but still in the bottom quarter of the state. Its ten-year record climbed from 10th percentile in 2017–19 to a high of 26th percentile in 2023–24, then slipped back to 20th and 17th. Among New Bedford's three middle schools it is the strongest, ahead of Normandin Middle School and Roosevelt Middle School in math, science, and overall rank — but that edge is a few points on a very low base, with ELA and math proficiency (20.02 and 20.73) at roughly half the state rate (40.03 and 41.11). Science (14.58) and civics (12.59) fall even further behind, and science is the one subject where Keith now trails its own district.

Resources do not appear to be the limiting factor: Keith's student–teacher ratio is 10.6, among the lowest in the group, and per-student spending reached $16,577 (2020–21) — more than Dartmouth Middle ($15,877) or Hastings Middle ($14,129), both of which score 30 or more points higher and sit only 1.5–2.7 miles away. Internally, 7th grade is the weakest band, with ELA and math both dropping sharply from 6th grade, while 8th grade is where Keith outpaces its district most. Note that the ranked-school universe shrank from 501 to 478 schools over this period, so percentile is a more reliable trend measure than raw rank.

949

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,685

Per pupil spending ?

79.3%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

225 Hathaway Blvd
New Bedford, MA 02740-2898

(508) 997-4511

District: New Bedford

Students who attend Keith Middle School usually attend:

High:

New Bedford High

Feeder schools for Keith Middle School:

Elementary:	Betsey B Winslow
	Carlos Pacheco
	Elizabeth Carter Brooks
	Ellen R Hathaway
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	Hayden/McFadden
	Sgt Wm H Carney Academy
	Thomas R Rodman
Prekindergarten:	John Avery Parker

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.0%

White:

35.6%

African American:

18.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Civics scores 27 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg19%

Massachusetts avg41%

398^th of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle 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	17.7	398 of 478	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	388 of 484	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	364 of 493	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	390 of 501	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	403 of 497	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	393 of 501	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	446 of 498	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	435 of 484	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.2	422 of 487	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.6	396 of 482	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.1	341 of 441	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.8	393 of 455	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.6	411 of 455	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.5	405 of 455	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.0	398 of 449	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	9.5	398 of 434	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.4	377 of 409	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.4	372 of 407	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.0	355 of 399	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.9	344 of 399	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.9	315 of 356	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.4	313 of 344	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	7.8	319 of 339	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	177 of 215	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.7	168 of 206	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	131 of 202	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	131 of 209	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	125 of 212	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.0	147 of 193	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	162 of 195	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	156 of 172	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	31.0	288 of 445	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.5	342 of 431	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	367 of 424	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	373 of 417	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	34.8	140 of 193	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.2	107 of 181	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	78 of 180	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.3	98 of 155	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	92 of 154	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	96 of 135	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	108 of 138	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.6	50 of 127	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	19.0	383 of 468	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	387 of 473	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	359 of 481	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	382 of 489	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	409 of 494	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	397 of 483	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	429 of 478	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	425 of 463	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	299 of 383	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.4	257 of 376	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	249 of 378	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	255 of 364	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	294 of 368	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	231 of 335	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.2	295 of 322	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	281 of 309	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	30 of 38	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.4	27 of 42	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.9	9 of 36	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	43.1	14 of 26	46.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.8	18 of 26	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.7	16 of 21	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	20 of 25	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	367 of 461	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.3	343 of 464	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	306 of 469	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	368 of 481	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	379 of 489	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	353 of 462	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	397 of 452	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	395 of 438	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	397 of 470	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.1	377 of 473	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	366 of 483	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	390 of 489	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	390 of 497	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	369 of 485	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	447 of 478	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	443 of 466	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	10.3	103 of 112	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.1	108 of 116	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	72 of 98	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	99 of 110	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	87 of 102	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	67 of 92	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	67 of 87	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	72 of 84	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	334 of 436	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.2	368 of 435	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	363 of 441	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	403 of 444	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	388 of 503	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	359 of 489	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	428 of 484	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	424 of 467	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	21.7	385 of 491	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	26.4	253 of 339	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	14.6	350 of 393	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	326 of 386	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	311 of 392	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	345 of 403	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	347 of 404	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	333 of 401	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	383 of 396	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	381 of 395	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)35th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)27th percentile+11 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)25th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)23rd percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)22nd percentile~ school

Homeless (2026)21st percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)18th percentile~ school

African American (2026)18th percentile~ school

Male (2026)16th percentile~ school

White (2026)11th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)8th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics21%-20 vs state

English Language Arts20%-20 vs state

Science15%-26 vs state

Civics13%-27 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
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
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
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
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
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
Talbot Innovation School	Public	6-8	124 Melrose Street	Fall River	02723	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8350	582	48	12.0	78.9%	198 (34.0%)	92 (15.8%)	229 (39.3%)	17 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.6%)	16.7	401^st of 478 public middle schools	16.1%		15.8	419^th of 484 public middle schools	13.4%	18			20.7	18.4	17.2	18.7			19.3	16.3	24.1	19.8		15.3	15.3	11.8	$24,128
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

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Keith Middle School ranks in the bottom 16.7% of Massachusetts middle schools.

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New Bedford

What is the racial makeup of Keith Middle School?

Students at Keith Middle School are 39% Hispanic, 36% White, 18% African American, 6% Two or more races.

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Students who attend Keith Middle School usually go on to attend New Bedford High

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In the 2024-25 school year, 949 students attended Keith Middle School.

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