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New Bedford High

Q: Is New Bedford High a good school?

New Bedford High ranks in the bottom 9.7% of Massachusetts high schools.

Q: How many students attend New Bedford High?

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

Q: 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.

Public Grades 9-12

315^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 10% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

New Bedford High is a public high school located in New Bedford, Massachusetts, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,893 students. The school is part of the New Bedford school district, which is ranked 319 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

New Bedford High has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Massachusetts high schools over the past decade, with its statewide ranking ranging from 315 to 338 out of 342-354 high schools. The school has received a 0-star or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, indicating poor overall performance. Its proficiency rates on the MCAS Next Generation assessments are significantly lower than the state averages across all subjects and grade levels, particularly in mathematics, where only 13.87% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 44.6%. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 75.1% to 82.4%, which is significantly lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has been high, ranging from 12.1% to 19.8%.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Trinity Day Academy and Whaling City Junior/Senior High School, also perform poorly, with even lower academic proficiency rates and graduation/dropout metrics than New Bedford High. In contrast, some nearby schools, like Diman Regional Vocational Technical High and Apponequet Regional High, significantly outperform New Bedford High across multiple metrics, despite the school's relatively high per-student spending.

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: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (16% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 31 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg15%

Massachusetts avg45%

315^th of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Homeless (2025)16th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

African American (2025)11th percentile~ school

White (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)<1st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts25%-26 vs state

Science16%-29 vs state

Mathematics14%-31 vs state

Biology9%-30 vs state

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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)				MCAS Next Generation Biology (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (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 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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Physics All Grades	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		826 (28.7%)	479 (16.6%)	1,386 (48.2%)	15 (0.5%)	8 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	155 (5.4%)	12.6	315^th of 349 public high schools	9.7%		8.9	323^rd of 348 public high schools	7.2%	8					24.7						13.9				16.5		9.1			$22,813
Trinity Day Academy	Public	6-12	181 Hillman Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	93	14	6.4		36 (38.7%)	13 (14.0%)	37 (39.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.4%)								(n/a)			0.0			3.5			0.0			0.0								$35,984
Whaling City Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	455 County Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	200	17	11.4		47 (23.5%)	31 (15.5%)	102 (51.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.0%)								(n/a)					5.6															$25,513
Global Learning Charter Public School	Public, Charter	5-12	101 Nye St.	New Bedford	02746	Bristol County	Global Learning Charter Public	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 991-4105	508	48	10.5		162 (31.9%)	69 (13.6%)	253 (49.8%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	30.1	247^th of 349 public high schools	29.2%		47.3	202^nd of 348 public high schools	42.0%	45	23.3	17.4	12.7	22.8	29.7	19.1	14.0	14.0	7.7	8.8	22.2	11.2	23.3	13.9	43.2	18.8	14.0		15.4	$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		462 (81.3%)	13 (2.3%)	56 (9.9%)	12 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	39.7	219^th of 349 public high schools	37.2%		49.9	191^st of 348 public high schools	45.1%	28					44.3						40.2				29.6		32.6			$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		1,113 (51.7%)	210 (9.8%)	674 (31.3%)	11 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	137 (6.4%)	25.5	263^rd of 349 public high schools	24.6%		44.6	211^th of 348 public high schools	39.4%	52					33.0						29.7				25.2		25.0			$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		713 (79.0%)	23 (2.5%)	70 (7.8%)	14 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	78 (8.6%)	65.5	122^nd of 349 public high schools	65.0%		66.5	126^th of 348 public high schools	63.8%	4					62.3						52.6				45.2		42.0			$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%)	50.8	179^th of 349 public high schools	48.7%		37	234^th of 348 public high schools	32.8%	55	21.6	34.4	33.3	27.8	51.4	29.4	22.4	27.3	35.8	11.1	39.1	24.1	50.0	35.2	43.3	42.3	41.5		30.2	$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		563 (87.6%)	22 (3.4%)	15 (2.3%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.0%)	65.3	123^rd of 349 public high schools	64.8%		68.8	117^th of 348 public high schools	66.4%	6					59.0						49.4				50.7		47.1			$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		997 (68.1%)	66 (4.5%)	255 (17.4%)	39 (2.7%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (6.2%)	25.2	266^th of 349 public high schools	23.8%		59.2	156^th of 348 public high schools	55.2%	110					39.6						25.4				20.2		16.1	27.3		$25,873

Frequently Asked Questions about New Bedford High

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.

What district is New Bedford High in?

New Bedford

Is New Bedford High a good school?

New Bedford High ranks in the bottom 9.7% of Massachusetts high schools.

How many students attend New Bedford High?

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

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 Avery Parker
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

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