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Roosevelt Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

411^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 15% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Roosevelt Middle School is a public middle school located in New Bedford, Massachusetts, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 788 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.

Roosevelt Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Massachusetts middle schools, with proficiency rates significantly below the state and district averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 20.17% in ELA, 15.5% in Math, and 10.34% in Science, compared to the state averages of 41.53%, 40.74%, and 41.51%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as White students, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

When compared to other middle schools in the surrounding area, such as Dartmouth Middle School and Old Rochester Regional Junior High, Roosevelt Middle School consistently underperforms on academic measures. Despite the school's higher per-student spending and lower student-to-teacher ratio, these resources do not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes, suggesting that the school may need to re-evaluate its instructional strategies and support systems to better serve its diverse student population.

759

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,302

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

119 Frederick Street
New Bedford, MA 02744

(508) 997-4511

District: New Bedford

Students who attend Roosevelt Middle School usually attend:

High:

New Bedford High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.9%

White:

29.6%

African American:

16.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Science scores 31 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg20%

Massachusetts avg41%

411^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle 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	16.6	411 of 484	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	418 of 493	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	398 of 501	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	394 of 497	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	435 of 501	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	431 of 498	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	417 of 484	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.9	432 of 487	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.5	423 of 482	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.1	373 of 441	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.7	411 of 455	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.8	409 of 455	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.8	407 of 455	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	8.8	408 of 449	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.9	397 of 434	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.1	373 of 409	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	17.6	345 of 407	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.6	348 of 399	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.2	339 of 399	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.4	302 of 356	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	11.8	310 of 344	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	5.3	327 of 339	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	116 of 206	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	122 of 202	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	148 of 209	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.9	127 of 212	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.9	165 of 193	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	161 of 195	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	120 of 172	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	24.6	357 of 445	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	379 of 431	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	363 of 424	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	324 of 417	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	140 of 181	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.6	105 of 180	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	55 of 155	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	40 of 154	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	38.4	86 of 135	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	120 of 138	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.3	65 of 127	48.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	402 of 473	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	413 of 481	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	370 of 489	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	377 of 494	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	414 of 483	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	414 of 478	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	417 of 463	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	310 of 376	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	290 of 378	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	233 of 364	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	259 of 368	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.8	263 of 335	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	256 of 322	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	252 of 309	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	16 of 42	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.6	21 of 36	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	10 of 26	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.5	3 of 26	88.5%	★★★★★
2021	42.5	11 of 21	47.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.8	18 of 25	28.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	368 of 464	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	366 of 469	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	345 of 481	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	335 of 489	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.7	399 of 462	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	381 of 452	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	348 of 438	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	398 of 473	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	412 of 483	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	409 of 489	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	410 of 497	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	434 of 485	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	422 of 478	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	405 of 466	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	114 of 116	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	73 of 98	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.0	58 of 102	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.5	83 of 92	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	73 of 87	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	314 of 435	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	398 of 441	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	375 of 444	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	326 of 503	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.0	420 of 489	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	408 of 484	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	361 of 467	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	15.4	419 of 491	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	19.4	295 of 339	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	344 of 386	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	372 of 392	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	344 of 403	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	336 of 404	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	371 of 401	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	371 of 396	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	368 of 395	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)62nd percentile+47 vs school

African American (2025)44th percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)23rd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)20th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)15th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)13th percentile~ school

White (2025)11th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)2nd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts20%-21 vs state

Civics19%-20 vs state

Mathematics16%-25 vs state

Science10%-31 vs state

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Schools Near Roosevelt Middle 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)			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 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
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		225 (29.6%)	123 (16.2%)	379 (49.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.7%)	16.6	411^th of 484 public middle schools	15.1%		16.3	418^th of 493 public middle schools	15.2%	7			24.2	15.3	20.9	20.2			26.9	9.6	10.8	15.5		10.3	10.3	19.1	$23,302
Hastings Middle	Public	6-8	30 School Street	Fairhaven	02719	Bristol County	Fairhaven	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 979-4063	415	34	12.2		341 (82.2%)	10 (2.4%)	28 (6.7%)	11 (2.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	51.7	207^th of 484 public middle schools	57.2%		62.2	169^th of 493 public middle schools	65.7%	38			38.2	41.5	37.6	39.1			33.6	47.0	39.6	40.3		38.4	38.4	33.8	$16,170
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		686 (85.6%)	12 (1.5%)	43 (5.4%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.4%)	75.7	104^th of 484 public middle schools	78.5%		76.2	108^th of 493 public middle schools	78.1%	4			57.0	57.3	55.1	56.5			61.6	59.5	53.0	58.1		37.1	37.1	43.3	$19,631
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		338 (35.6%)	172 (18.1%)	370 (39.0%)	9 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.0%)	20.4	388^th of 484 public middle schools	19.8%		23.9	364^th of 493 public middle schools	26.2%	24			27.0	23.6	20.4	23.8			30.0	19.6	12.5	20.9		14.1	14.1	11.5	$23,793
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		427 (43.1%)	112 (11.3%)	388 (39.2%)	14 (1.4%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.1%)	18.5	399^th of 484 public middle schools	17.6%		18.2	402^nd of 493 public middle schools	18.5%	3			31.4	22.8	19.2	24.2			19.5	16.6	15.3	17.0		12.8	12.8	12.4	$21,770
Old Hammondtown	Public	4-6	20 Shaw Street	Mattapoisett	02739	Plymouth County	Mattapoisett	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 758-6241	154	16	9.6		136 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.8%)								(n/a)	56.3	60.9	76.7			65.6	60.4	54.4	68.3			61.7	67.4		67.4		$23,563
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		359 (89.1%)	6 (1.5%)	20 (5.0%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	51	212^th of 484 public middle schools	56.2%		65.3	152^nd of 493 public middle schools	69.2%	60		51.7	37.0	33.3	52.2	42.9		61.5	47.5	35.4	30.0	43.8	52.2	36.7	44.4	34.8	$16,675
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		361 (88.7%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	65.3	154^th of 484 public middle schools	68.2%		75.1	110^th of 493 public middle schools	77.7%	44				47.0	52.6	49.8				39.9	44.1	42.0		44.1	44.1	44.9	$20,034
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		198 (34.0%)	92 (15.8%)	229 (39.3%)	17 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.6%)	15.8	419^th of 484 public middle schools	13.4%		15.4	427^th of 493 public middle schools	13.4%	8			26.4	19.0	15.4	20.3			22.0	11.7	16.0	16.6		8.1	8.1	12.1	$24,326
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		620 (88.7%)	18 (2.6%)	35 (5.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.7%)	68.9	136^th of 484 public middle schools	71.9%		64.8	156^th of 493 public middle schools	68.4%	20			42.2	40.2	53.4	45.1			55.2	43.0	54.2	50.7		50.2	50.2	52.3	$15,642

Frequently Asked Questions about Roosevelt Middle School

Is Roosevelt Middle School a good school?

Roosevelt Middle School ranks in the bottom 15.1% of Massachusetts middle schools.

What district is Roosevelt Middle School in?

New Bedford

How many students attend Roosevelt Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 759 students attended Roosevelt Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Roosevelt Middle School?

Students at Roosevelt Middle School are 50% Hispanic, 30% White, 16% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Roosevelt Middle School attend?

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

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