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Sgt Wm H Carney Academy

Public Grades K-5

852^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Sgt Wm H Carney Academy is a K–5 elementary school at 247 Elm Street in New Bedford, MA, serving 618 students as part of New Bedford Public Schools, a district ranked 327th of 351 in Massachusetts. In 2025–26, Carney ranked 852nd of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools — the 5th percentile — with 0 stars.

The school's rank history shows a long-term slide. Carney was around the 35th–36th percentile in 2015–16, 2017–18, and 2018–19, fell to 20th–25th in 2020–22, and has been in the 5th–9th percentile since 2022–23, dropping from 2 stars to 0 stars in each of the last four reported years. In 2025–26, all-grade proficiency was 14.92% in ELA (district 19.81%, state 40.03%), 13.01% in math (district 19.26%, state 41.11%), and 18.92% in science (district 16.05%, state 40.98%). Math is the clearest concern, with fifth-grade math at just 9.46%. Carney sits in the bottom cluster of nearby schools alongside Hayden/McFadden (5th percentile), John B Devalles (3rd), Alfred J Gomes (2nd), and Thomas R Rodman (2nd), while James B Congdon (54th), Elizabeth Carter Brooks (46th), Betsey B Winslow (31st), Ellen R Hathaway (22nd), and Carlos Pacheco (16th) rank much higher.

Subgroup rankings are also very low: male students in the 4th percentile, female students in the 10th, English Language Learner students in the 12th, special education students in the 14th, and low-SES students in the 12th. Per-student spending was $18,023 in 2020–21, and the student–teacher ratio rose from 11.0 in 2022–23 to 12.3 in 2024–25. Notably, James M. Quinn School in Dartmouth, about 1.5 miles away, ranked 45th percentile with ELA 37.70%, math 36.99%, and science 42.61% — while spending less per student ($14,625 vs. $18,023) and having a similar ratio (12.5 vs. 12.3), suggesting funding alone does not explain the gap. Carney is not the lowest-ranked of its immediate New Bedford peers, but it has joined the bottom cluster, and its biggest red flags are math proficiency, subgroup gaps, and the absence of sustained improvement.

618

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,258

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

247 Elm Street
New Bedford, MA 02740-5121

(508) 997-4511

District: New Bedford

Students who attend Sgt Wm H Carney Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Keith Middle School
High:	New Bedford High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.3%

White:

28.3%

African American:

20.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg19%

Massachusetts avg41%

852^nd of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 30 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 17Elementary 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	9.0	852 of 899	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.4	834 of 906	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	873 of 916	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	840 of 928	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	744 of 932	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	706 of 936	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	605 of 942	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	606 of 934	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.1	711 of 938	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.2	607 of 932	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.5	548 of 914	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.9	608 of 926	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.2	642 of 928	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.3	573 of 930	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.6	591 of 924	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.9	550 of 920	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.5	570 of 909	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.9	616 of 908	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.1	641 of 911	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.0	711 of 911	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	37.2	587 of 887	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	22.7	704 of 882	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	35.6	611 of 884	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	175 of 188	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.3	154 of 169	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	38.1	108 of 167	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	112 of 167	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	93 of 173	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.2	69 of 166	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.1	47 of 172	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	67.7	33 of 174	81.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	23.2	563 of 672	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	516 of 632	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	408 of 665	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	337 of 656	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	256 of 291	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	281 of 281	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	281 of 282	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	265 of 267	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	219 of 240	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	147 of 258	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	13.9	779 of 869	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	699 of 869	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	831 of 886	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	804 of 887	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	641 of 901	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	618 of 898	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	515 of 902	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	531 of 893	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	441 of 475	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	33.7	319 of 458	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.1	429 of 446	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	357 of 420	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	303 of 401	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.1	190 of 379	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	162 of 398	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.8	47 of 379	87.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	21.6	652 of 742	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.0	628 of 736	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	693 of 760	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	630 of 757	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.5	427 of 772	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.9	280 of 705	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.8	260 of 700	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.6	166 of 685	75.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	8.4	847 of 879	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.8	854 of 884	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	853 of 891	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	781 of 896	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	782 of 908	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	735 of 904	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	643 of 907	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	613 of 898	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	17.4	28 of 33	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	19 of 27	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.6	13 of 31	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	9 of 25	64.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	611 of 709	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.8	564 of 717	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	686 of 731	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	601 of 703	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.0	574 of 905	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	537 of 894	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	422 of 896	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.3	262 of 886	70.4%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	28.4	673 of 925	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	9.5	693 of 734	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	694 of 737	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	740 of 753	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	726 of 762	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	631 of 764	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	628 of 765	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	581 of 780	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	646 of 772	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Tested In Person (2021)27th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)15th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)14th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)12th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)10th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile~ school

African American (2026)7th percentile~ school

White (2026)6th percentile~ school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science19%-22 vs state

English Language Arts15%-25 vs state

Mathematics13%-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)		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 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Sgt Wm H Carney Academy	Public	K-5	247 Elm Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	618	50	12.3	100.0%	175 (28.3%)	125 (20.2%)	255 (41.3%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.7%)	9	852^nd of 899 public elementary schools	5.2%		11.4	834^th of 906 public elementary schools	7.9%	18	15.5	12.0	18.7	14.9	14.6	13.9	9.5	13.0	18.9	18.9	$23,258
Ellen R Hathaway	Public	K-5	256 Court Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	201	21	9.5	100.0%	63 (31.3%)	39 (19.4%)	89 (44.3%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	23.3	697^th of 899 public elementary schools	22.5%		15.7	782^nd of 906 public elementary schools	13.7%	85	24.1	28.6	22.2	25.3	17.2	31.4	25.9	25.3	33.3	33.3	$23,836
Thomas R Rodman	Public	K-5	497 Mill Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	200	18	11.0	100.0%	82 (41.0%)	25 (12.5%)	82 (41.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	5	884^th of 899 public elementary schools	1.7%		12	827^th of 906 public elementary schools	8.7%	57	10.3	11.8	13.2	11.7	2.6	5.9	2.6	3.6	7.9	7.9	$23,040
Alfred J Gomes	Public	PK, KG-5	286 S Second Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	623	58	10.7	100.0%	64 (10.3%)	94 (15.1%)	445 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	5.6	878^th of 899 public elementary schools	2.3%		12.3	821^st of 906 public elementary schools	9.4%	57	6.6	5.5	13.7	8.2	5.6	7.7	13.7	8.7	11.0	11.0	$23,370
Betsey B Winslow	Public	K-5	561 Allen Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	227	18	12.9	100.0%	131 (57.7%)	25 (11.0%)	45 (19.8%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.8%)	31.1	618^th of 899 public elementary schools	31.3%		21	724^th of 906 public elementary schools	20.1%	106	55.0	32.5	19.4	36.9	27.5	37.5	12.9	27.0	9.7	9.7	$21,164
James B Congdon	Public	K-5	50 Hemlock Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	299	28	10.6	100.0%	102 (34.1%)	61 (20.4%)	115 (38.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.0%)	53.5	418^th of 899 public elementary schools	53.5%		46.7	486^th of 906 public elementary schools	46.4%	68	34.0	29.0	46.9	37.2	34.7	30.6	85.7	52.2	57.1	57.1	$22,328
Elizabeth Carter Brooks	Public	K-5	212 Nemasket Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	261	21	12.6	100.0%	107 (41.0%)	44 (16.9%)	84 (32.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.6%)	45.1	489^th of 899 public elementary schools	45.6%		54.4	412^th of 906 public elementary schools	54.5%	77	66.7	34.0	31.3	41.8	61.1	26.0	33.3	38.1	33.3	33.3	$23,636
John B Devalles	Public	K-5	120 Katherine Street	New Bedford	02744	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	292	26	11.2	100.0%	69 (23.6%)	51 (17.5%)	153 (52.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.5%)	6.1	873^rd of 899 public elementary schools	2.9%		10.2	848^th of 906 public elementary schools	6.4%	25	16.0	10.6	10.0	12.4	12.0	8.5	2.5	8.0	12.5	12.5	$22,959
Hayden/McFadden	Public	K-5	361 Cedar Grove	New Bedford	02746	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	748	59	12.6	100.0%	110 (14.7%)	106 (14.2%)	491 (65.6%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.4%)	8.7	857^th of 899 public elementary schools	4.7%		7.1	874^th of 906 public elementary schools	3.5%	17	14.6	15.6	11.2	14.0	13.8	11.8	18.4	14.4	12.2	12.2	$23,254
Carlos Pacheco	Public	K-5	261 Mt Pleasant Stre	New Bedford	02746	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	242	26	9.4	100.0%	53 (21.9%)	48 (19.8%)	121 (50.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.6%)	17.3	757^th of 899 public elementary schools	15.8%		22	705^th of 906 public elementary schools	22.2%	52	13.3	5.1	23.7	13.9	15.6	12.8	36.8	21.3	34.2	34.2	$25,832

Frequently Asked Questions about Sgt Wm H Carney Academy

What district is Sgt Wm H Carney Academy in?

New Bedford

What is the racial makeup of Sgt Wm H Carney Academy?

Students at Sgt Wm H Carney Academy are 41% Hispanic, 28% White, 20% African American, 9% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Sgt Wm H Carney Academy a good school?

Sgt Wm H Carney Academy ranks in the bottom 5.2% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Sgt Wm H Carney Academy attend?

Students who attend Sgt Wm H Carney Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Keith Middle School
High : New Bedford High

How many students attend Sgt Wm H Carney Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 618 students attended Sgt Wm H Carney Academy.

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