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Thomas R Rodman

Q: Is Thomas R Rodman a good school?

Thomas R Rodman ranks in the bottom 1.7% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Thomas R Rodman?

In the 2024-25 school year, 200 students attended Thomas R Rodman.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Thomas R Rodman?

Students at Thomas R Rodman are 41% White, 41% Hispanic, 13% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Thomas R Rodman attend?

Students who attend Thomas R Rodman usually go on to attend: Middle : Keith Middle School High : New Bedford High

Public Grades K-5

884^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Thomas R Rodman is a K–5 elementary school at 497 Mill Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts, serving about 200 students — one of the smaller elementary buildings in its immediate area — and it currently ranks 884th of 899 ranked Massachusetts elementary schools, the 2nd percentile, with 0 stars. That is the endpoint of a long slide: the school sat at the 69th percentile in 2018–19, then fell to 41st, 29th, 24th, 21st, 9th and finally 2nd — a 67-percentile-point drop over seven years. Its district, New Bedford, ranks 327th of 351 Massachusetts districts.

Academics are far below both district and state averages. In 2025–26, MCAS all-grades proficiency was 11.71% in ELA, 3.60% in math and 7.89% in science, compared with district averages of 19.81 / 19.26 / 16.05 and state averages of 40.03 / 41.11 / 40.98. All three subjects have declined every year, with the sharpest drops in 2025–26. Mathematics is the acute weakness: at 3.60%, it is the lowest of every school in this comparison set, and the gap shows at every grade — 3rd grade 2.56%, 4th grade 5.88%, 5th grade 2.63%. Resources do not appear to be the constraint: Rodman spent $19,467 per student in 2020–21, the highest among eleven nearby schools, with a student–teacher ratio of 11.0.

The most useful comparisons sit within walking distance. Elizabeth Carter Brooks, 0.54 miles away with 261 students in the same district, posted 41.79% ELA and 38.06% math — a 30-point ELA gap. James B Congdon, 1.34 miles away, reached 52.24% math and 57.14% science, above state averages. James M. Quinn School in Dartmouth, 0.86 miles away, approaches state results while spending about $4,800 less per student. Note that Rodman's cohorts are small, so single-year grade and subgroup results swing widely; read trends across multiple years. Free/reduced-lunch percentages are suppressed, and spending data stops at 2020–21.

200

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,040

Per pupil spending ?

74.5%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

Not published

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2025-26)

497 Mill Street
New Bedford, MA 02740-2507

(508) 997-4511

District: New Bedford

Students who attend Thomas R Rodman usually attend:

Middle:	Keith Middle School
High:	New Bedford High

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.0%

Hispanic:

41.0%

African American:

12.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2016 → 2nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (8% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school8%

District avg19%

Massachusetts avg41%

884^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 33 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to bottom 2% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	5.0	884 of 899	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.0	827 of 906	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	721 of 916	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	706 of 928	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	658 of 932	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.0	554 of 936	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.4	290 of 942	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.4	311 of 934	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.4	506 of 938	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.9	612 of 932	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	19.6	766 of 914	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.7	834 of 926	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.9	788 of 928	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.7	767 of 930	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.3	683 of 924	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	52.4	488 of 920	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	24.4	736 of 909	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.6	800 of 908	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.0	795 of 911	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	9.5	846 of 911	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	19.6	736 of 887	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.7	705 of 882	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	28.0	660 of 884	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	9.9	816 of 869	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.0	790 of 869	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	703 of 886	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	764 of 887	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	615 of 901	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.8	306 of 902	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.2	300 of 893	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	12.9	468 of 475	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.2	456 of 458	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	48.8	195 of 446	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	158 of 420	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.7	108 of 401	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	98.9	3 of 379	99.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	8.7	739 of 742	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.8	639 of 736	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.0	381 of 760	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	421 of 757	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.5	253 of 772	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.4	102 of 705	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	86.3	40 of 700	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	87.8	34 of 685	95.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	4.0	877 of 879	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	803 of 884	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	700 of 891	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.7	598 of 896	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	638 of 908	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.8	512 of 904	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.4	251 of 907	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	63.1	338 of 898	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	22.4	602 of 703	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.1	402 of 905	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.7	203 of 894	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	83.0	83 of 896	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	80.9	99 of 886	88.8%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	41.7	551 of 925	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	2.3	728 of 734	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.5	684 of 737	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	664 of 753	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	626 of 762	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	639 of 764	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	559 of 765	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	78.8	122 of 780	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	49.8	422 of 772	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)40th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)14th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2026)6th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)1st percentile~ school

White (2026)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts12%-28 vs state

Science8%-33 vs state

Mathematics4%-38 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)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
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	74.5%	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
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	82.6%	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
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	73.9%	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	98%	2%	$23,636
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	63.4%	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	100%	0%	$21,164
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	83.8%	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	98%	2%	$23,258
James M. Quinn School	Public	K-5	529 Hawthorn Street	Dartmouth	02747	Bristol County	Dartmouth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-3178	703	56	12.5	31.0%	578 (82.2%)	8 (1.1%)	55 (7.8%)	16 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.5%)	44.5	497^th of 899 public elementary schools	44.7%		61.7	352^nd of 906 public elementary schools	61.1%	145	31.8	37.9	44.0	37.7	20.8	53.2	37.1	37.0	42.6	42.6	93%	6%	$16,312
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	78.3%	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	100%	0%	$22,328
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	88.0%	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	100%	0%	$25,832
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	86.8%	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	98%	1%	$23,370
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	88.0%	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	97%	1%	$23,254

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas R Rodman

What is the racial makeup of Thomas R Rodman?

Students at Thomas R Rodman are 41% White, 41% Hispanic, 13% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Is Thomas R Rodman a good school?

Thomas R Rodman ranks in the bottom 1.7% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What district is Thomas R Rodman in?

New Bedford

What schools do graduates of Thomas R Rodman attend?

Students who attend Thomas R Rodman usually go on to attend:

Middle : Keith Middle School
High : New Bedford High

How many students attend Thomas R Rodman?

In the 2024-25 school year, 200 students attended Thomas R Rodman.

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