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Normandin Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

409^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 14% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Normandin Middle School is a grades 6–8 school serving 990 students in the city of New Bedford, Massachusetts, making it the largest middle school in this comparison group, and it belongs to the New Bedford district, which ranks 327th of 351 districts statewide (7th percentile, 0 stars).

At the school level, Normandin ranks 409th of 478 schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 14th percentile with 1 star. On the 2025–2026 MCAS Next Generation tests, all-grade proficiency was 20.71% in ELA, 17.31% in math, 10.87% in science, and 9.32% in 8th-grade civics. ELA is the relative bright spot: it edges the district's 19.81% and is the highest among the three New Bedford middle schools here — Keith Middle School at 20.02% and Roosevelt Middle School at 18.53% — though it is still roughly half the state's 40.03%. Science and civics are the biggest weaknesses, well below both district and state, and science has slid from 19.23% in 2022–2023 to 10.87% in 2025–2026. Math has crept up from 14.88% in 2023–2024 but remains low.

Compared with higher-performing nearby schools, the gaps are wide: Dartmouth Middle posts 56.56% math proficiency, Old Rochester Regional Junior High 50.00% in ELA, and Hastings Middle 46.62% in science. Normandin spends $16,106 per student — more than Freetown-Lakeville Middle School, Dartmouth, Hastings, and Albert F Ford Middle School — so funding alone does not explain the difference. Its student-teacher ratio improved to 11.8. Notably, the school's effectiveness for Homeless Students is well above its overall rank (58th percentile in 2025–2026, 74th in 2024–2025).

990

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,770

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

81 Felton St
New Bedford, MA 02745-5899

(508) 985-4300

District: New Bedford

Students who attend Normandin Middle School usually attend:

High:

New Bedford High

Feeder schools for Normandin Middle School:

Elementary:	Abraham Lincoln
	Casimir Pulaski
	Charles S Ashley
	Elwyn G Campbell
	More...
	Jireh Swift

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.1%

Hispanic:

39.2%

African American:

11.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Civics scores 30 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school17%

District avg19%

Massachusetts avg41%

409^th of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	15.5	409 of 478	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.5	399 of 484	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	402 of 493	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	411 of 501	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	411 of 497	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	404 of 501	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	432 of 498	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	441 of 484	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.8	445 of 487	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	22.1	395 of 482	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.8	328 of 441	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.5	384 of 455	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.3	390 of 455	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.0	379 of 455	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.4	371 of 449	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.1	367 of 434	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.5	365 of 409	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.5	354 of 407	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.5	352 of 399	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	10.3	359 of 399	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	10.3	325 of 356	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.6	321 of 344	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	6.8	321 of 339	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	150 of 215	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.4	135 of 206	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	134 of 202	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.1	172 of 209	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	162 of 212	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	141 of 193	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	175 of 195	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	151 of 172	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	28.1	320 of 445	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	388 of 431	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	370 of 424	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	381 of 417	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	150 of 193	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.8	150 of 181	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	117 of 180	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	103 of 155	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	149 of 154	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.6	99 of 135	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	106 of 138	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	85 of 127	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	16.9	401 of 468	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.8	393 of 473	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	400 of 481	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	402 of 489	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	398 of 494	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	381 of 483	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	413 of 478	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	438 of 463	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	335 of 383	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.6	309 of 376	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	322 of 378	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	300 of 364	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	319 of 368	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	262 of 335	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	275 of 322	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	288 of 309	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	16 of 38	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.7	11 of 42	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	46.7	16 of 36	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	13 of 26	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.0	17 of 26	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.1	6 of 21	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	49.4	10 of 25	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	393 of 461	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.4	370 of 464	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	382 of 469	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	386 of 481	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	389 of 489	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	369 of 462	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	394 of 452	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	407 of 438	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	14.8	413 of 470	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.5	394 of 473	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	398 of 483	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	413 of 489	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	418 of 497	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	408 of 485	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	433 of 478	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	423 of 466	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	17.3	90 of 112	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.3	92 of 116	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	76 of 98	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	101 of 110	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	97 of 102	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	71 of 92	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	75 of 87	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	73 of 84	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	21.9	377 of 436	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.4	382 of 435	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	401 of 441	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	374 of 444	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	399 of 503	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	396 of 489	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	426 of 484	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	433 of 467	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	20.4	392 of 491	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	24.1	266 of 339	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	10.8	376 of 393	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.4	360 of 386	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	367 of 392	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	371 of 403	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	360 of 404	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	357 of 401	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	379 of 396	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	387 of 395	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)58th percentile+43 vs school

African American (2026)30th percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2022)28th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)22nd percentile+8 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)22nd percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)20th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)20th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile~ school

Female (2026)14th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)14th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile~ school

Male (2026)12th percentile~ school

White (2026)4th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts21%-19 vs state

Mathematics17%-24 vs state

Science11%-30 vs state

Civics9%-30 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 (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 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
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	100.0%	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	$21,770
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	100.0%	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	$23,793
Hastings Middle	Public	6-8	30 School Street	Fairhaven	02719	Bristol County	Fairhaven	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 979-4063	415	34	12.2	34.8%	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	$16,170
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	19.3%	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	$16,675
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	24.8%	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	$19,631
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	100.0%	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	$23,302
Old Hammondtown	Public	4-6	20 Shaw Street	Mattapoisett	02739	Plymouth County	Mattapoisett	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 758-6241	154	16	9.6	17.3%	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		$23,563
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	14.7%	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	$20,034
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	15.9%	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	$15,642
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	88.2%	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	$24,326

Frequently Asked Questions about Normandin Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Normandin Middle School?

Students at Normandin Middle School are 43% White, 39% Hispanic, 11% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Normandin Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 990 students attended Normandin Middle School.

Is Normandin Middle School a good school?

Normandin Middle School ranks in the bottom 14.4% of Massachusetts middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Normandin Middle School attend?

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

What district is Normandin Middle School in?

New Bedford

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