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New Bedford High

Public Grades 9-12

319^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 353 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 10% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

New Bedford High is a large public high school in New Bedford, Massachusetts, serving grades 9–12 with about 2,878 students — substantially bigger than nearly every nearby school, where enrollments generally fall between 500 and 1,500. It is part of the New Bedford district.

New Bedford High ranks 319th of 353 Massachusetts high schools in 2025–2026 (10th percentile, 0 stars), and its district ranks 327th of 351. Tenth-grade proficiency was 18.57% in ELA, 14.63% in math, and 11.65% in science, compared with state averages of 45.48%, 43.73%, and 40.50%. Most neighbors score higher — for example, both Apponequet Regional High and Old Rochester Regional High exceed 50% proficiency in core subjects, and Diman Regional Vocational Technical High sits at the 33rd percentile. New Bedford High does outperform Whaling City Junior/Senior High School, the same-district alternative school, which reports 0% ELA and math proficiency.

Graduation and dropout set the school apart: 84.8% graduated in 2024–2025 and 11.4% dropped out — better than district averages of 79.9% and 13.7%, but well behind most neighbors, which graduate 93–99% of students with dropout rates of 0.6–4.1%. The student–teacher ratio is the highest among nearby schools at 13.5, while per-student spending of $16,469 is mid-range for the area. There are signs of progress: the percentile rank rose from 5th in 2021–2022 to 10th in 2025–2026, and English Language Learner students reached the 55th percentile with 3 stars in 2025–2026, a clear bright spot.

2,878

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,813

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

230 Hathaway Blvd
New Bedford, MA 02740-2899

(508) 997-4511

District: New Bedford

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.2%

White:

28.7%

African American:

16.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (13% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 29 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school13%

District avg12%

Massachusetts avg42%

319^th of 353

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 4% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High 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	11.3	319 of 353	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.6	315 of 349	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	323 of 348	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	324 of 347	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.8	326 of 342	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	268 of 285	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	331 of 351	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	331 of 345	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.6	333 of 348	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.1	338 of 351	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.7	315 of 354	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	4.9	323 of 347	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.8	321 of 344	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.9	323 of 340	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.2	319 of 340	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.1	312 of 335	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.3	303 of 322	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.0	294 of 319	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.4	281 of 316	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	10.6	283 of 314	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.5	270 of 311	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.5	262 of 307	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	11.6	265 of 304	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	126 of 157	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.8	132 of 148	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	135 of 160	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	134 of 142	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	124 of 133	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	80 of 94	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	132 of 137	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	131 of 134	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	13.9	282 of 295	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	289 of 299	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	295 of 299	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	47 of 105	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	30.8	73 of 83	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	50 of 86	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	75 of 84	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	54 of 77	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.6	71 of 82	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	67 of 77	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	9.5	317 of 340	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.5	300 of 337	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	312 of 342	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	316 of 339	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	317 of 340	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	258 of 281	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	328 of 342	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	326 of 339	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	14.2	243 of 260	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.5	213 of 245	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	235 of 249	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	225 of 241	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	207 of 217	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	143 of 149	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	198 of 206	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	190 of 193	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	25 of 30	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.9	16 of 19	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	23 of 28	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	12 of 23	47.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.2	14 of 17	17.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.2	19 of 23	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	13.6	314 of 340	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.5	307 of 334	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	319 of 338	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	316 of 338	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	317 of 332	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	239 of 253	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	316 of 330	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	321 of 330	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	10.1	316 of 344	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.1	316 of 339	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	326 of 342	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	323 of 343	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	331 of 339	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	268 of 281	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	336 of 346	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.0	338 of 343	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	10.8	92 of 100	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.7	89 of 89	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	81 of 87	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	72 of 82	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	75 of 78	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	55 of 58	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	55 of 55	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	267 of 298	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	264 of 302	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	275 of 289	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	285 of 301	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	325 of 339	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	255 of 268	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	334 of 348	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	335 of 344	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	6.6	293 of 302	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.4	273 of 298	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	286 of 302	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	288 of 301	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.5	297 of 300	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	239 of 249	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.4	299 of 302	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.1	298 of 303	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)55th percentile+46 vs school

African American (2026)20th percentile+10 vs school

Homeless (2026)17th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)10th percentile~ school

Male (2026)8th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile~ school

Female (2026)7th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile~ school

White (2026)3rd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts19%-27 vs state

Mathematics15%-29 vs state

Science12%-29 vs state

Biology10%-28 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 Biology (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (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 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 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	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 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Physics End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
New Bedford High	Public	9-12	230 Hathaway Blvd	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	2,878	213	13.5	100.0%	826 (28.7%)	479 (16.6%)	1,386 (48.2%)	15 (0.5%)	8 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	155 (5.4%)	11.3	319^th of 353 public high schools	9.6%		12.6	315^th of 349 public high schools	9.7%	4					18.6						14.6				11.7		9.7			$22,813
Whaling City Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	455 County Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	200	17	11.4	100.0%	47 (23.5%)	31 (15.5%)	102 (51.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.0%)	3.1	353^rd of 353 public high schools	0.0%					(n/a)					0.0	0.0				0.0	0.0	0.0		10.0		10.0	0.0			$25,513
Global Learning Charter Public School	Public, Charter	5-12	101 Nye St.	New Bedford	02746	Bristol County	Global Learning Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 991-4105	508	48	10.5	64.0%	162 (31.9%)	69 (13.6%)	253 (49.8%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	19.2	295^th of 353 public high schools	16.4%		30.1	247^th of 349 public high schools	29.2%	48	12.8	16.3	17.3	9.8	20.5	14.0	6.4	11.0	14.8	1.2	10.0	8.3	21.8	8.5	15.0	15.0	29.8		8.4	$18,696
Fairhaven High	Public	9-12	12 Huttleston Avenue	Fairhaven	02719	Bristol County	Fairhaven	No	No	No	No	(508) 979-4052	568	50	11.3	25.0%	462 (81.3%)	13 (2.3%)	56 (9.9%)	12 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	45.7	190^th of 353 public high schools	46.2%		39.7	219^th of 349 public high schools	37.2%	29					41.8						43.0				33.9		31.4			$18,044
Gr New Bedford Vocational Technical	Public	9-12	1121 Ashley Blvd	New Bedford	02745	Bristol County	Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 998-3321	2,151	191	11.2	57.4%	1,113 (51.7%)	210 (9.8%)	674 (31.3%)	11 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	137 (6.4%)	23	280^th of 353 public high schools	20.7%		25.5	263^rd of 349 public high schools	24.6%	17					25.4						26.1				22.1		22.2			$29,109
Dartmouth High	Public	9-12	555 Bakerville Road	Dartmouth	02748	Bristol County	Dartmouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 961-2700	902	76	11.9	21.4%	713 (79.0%)	23 (2.5%)	70 (7.8%)	14 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	78 (8.6%)	54.8	147^th of 353 public high schools	58.4%		65.5	122^nd of 349 public high schools	65.0%	25					43.1						40.1				41.6		44.8			$18,960
Westport Middle-High School	Public	5-12	400 Old County Road	Westport	02790	Bristol County	Westport	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 636-1050	889	78	11.4		797 (89.7%)	9 (1.0%)	42 (4.7%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.4%)	56.9	141^st of 353 public high schools	60.1%		50.8	179^th of 349 public high schools	48.7%	38	26.1	23.3	32.6	33.6	47.5	29.0	24.8	19.5	42.0	27.8	43.0	29.0	48.2	40.0	45.4	44.1	39.4		31.3	$18,567
Old Rochester Regional High	Public	9-12	135 Marion Rd	Mattapoisett	02739	Plymouth County	Old Rochester	No	No	No	No	(508) 758-3745	643	51	12.5	14.1%	563 (87.6%)	22 (3.4%)	15 (2.3%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.0%)	72.9	93^rd of 353 public high schools	73.7%		65.3	123^rd of 349 public high schools	64.8%	30					62.6						56.4				47.8		46.5			$22,878
Diman Regional Vocational Technical High	Public	9-12	251 Stonehaven Rd	Fall River	02723	Bristol County	Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 678-2891	1,463	142	10.2	55.0%	997 (68.1%)	66 (4.5%)	255 (17.4%)	39 (2.7%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (6.2%)	32.2	235^th of 353 public high schools	33.4%		25.2	266^th of 349 public high schools	23.8%	31					36.7						30.2				18.4		37.7	7.1		$25,873
Apponequet Regional High	Public	9-12	100 Howland Rd	Lakeville	02347	Plymouth County	Freetown-Lakeville	No	No	No	No	(508) 947-2660	640	59	10.8	9.7%	587 (91.7%)	17 (2.7%)	15 (2.3%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	71	95^th of 353 public high schools	73.1%		75.7	87^th of 349 public high schools	75.1%	8					54.4						51.4				49.3		54.4			$17,797

Frequently Asked Questions about New Bedford High

What district is New Bedford High in?

New Bedford

What is the racial makeup of New Bedford High?

Students at New Bedford High are 48% Hispanic, 29% White, 17% African American, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend New Bedford High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,878 students attended New Bedford High.

Is New Bedford High a good school?

New Bedford High ranks in the bottom 9.6% of Massachusetts high schools.

What schools feed into New Bedford High?

New Bedford High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Abraham Lincoln
Elementary : Alfred J Gomes
Elementary : Betsey B Winslow
Elementary : Carlos Pacheco
Elementary : Casimir Pulaski
Elementary : Charles S Ashley
Elementary : Elizabeth Carter Brooks
Elementary : Ellen R Hathaway
Elementary : Elwyn G Campbell
Elementary : Hayden/McFadden
Elementary : Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School
Elementary : James B Congdon
Elementary : Jireh Swift
Elementary : John B Devalles
Elementary : Sgt Wm H Carney Academy
Elementary : Thomas R Rodman
Elementary : William H Taylor
Middle : Keith Middle School
Middle : Normandin Middle School
Middle : Roosevelt Middle School
Prekindergarten : John Avery Parker

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