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William H Taylor

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William H Taylor ranks 349 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

349^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

William H Taylor is an elementary school located in New Bedford, MA that serves 261 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school consistently outperforms the New Bedford school district and the state of Massachusetts in academic achievement, with particularly strong results for economically disadvantaged students.

In the 2024-2025 school year, 44.14% of William H Taylor students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 21.78% for the New Bedford district and 41.53% for Massachusetts. Similarly, in Mathematics, 53.15% of William H Taylor students were proficient or better, compared to 19.12% for New Bedford and 40.74% for the state. The school's performance for low socioeconomic status students is especially noteworthy, ranking 63rd out of 736 Massachusetts elementary schools and earning a 5-star rating.

While William H Taylor's statewide ranking and rating have fluctuated over the years, the school has shown a consistent trend of improvement, rising from 537th out of 932 schools in 2015-2016 to 349th out of 906 schools in 2024-2025. Compared to other nearby elementary schools in the New Bedford district, William H Taylor significantly outperforms its peers, with its English Language Arts proficiency rate nearly double that of the next-best performing school, James B Congdon.

267

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,559

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

71 Portland Street
New Bedford, MA 02744

(508) 997-4511

District: New Bedford

Students who attend William H Taylor usually attend:

Middle:	Roosevelt Middle School
High:	New Bedford High

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.7%

Hispanic:

27.0%

Two or more races:

12.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 57th percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (49% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New Bedford

✓Above the Massachusetts median (61st percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg20%

Massachusetts avg41%

349^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 18Elementary 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	61.9	349 of 906	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.5	151 of 916	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	210 of 928	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	64.6	334 of 932	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.3	296 of 936	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.4	223 of 942	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	68.6	299 of 934	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.7	322 of 938	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.9	537 of 932	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	59.2	397 of 914	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	33.2	669 of 926	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.9	698 of 928	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.9	784 of 930	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.4	639 of 924	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.3	599 of 920	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.1	490 of 909	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.3	436 of 908	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	43.0	584 of 911	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.2	636 of 911	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	34.4	607 of 887	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.6	572 of 882	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2003	43.8	542 of 884	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	382 of 869	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.9	215 of 886	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	244 of 887	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	56.1	410 of 901	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.0	230 of 898	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.4	242 of 902	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	229 of 893	74.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	63 of 736	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	9 of 760	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	20 of 757	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	75.3	126 of 772	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	78.7	76 of 705	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	92.9	13 of 700	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	88.3	31 of 685	95.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	305 of 884	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	86.0	102 of 891	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	229 of 896	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	265 of 908	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	65.3	309 of 904	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.6	204 of 907	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	58.5	389 of 898	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	345 of 717	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.3	161 of 905	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	75.9	142 of 894	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	93.2	17 of 896	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	85.9	67 of 886	92.4%	★★★★★

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	64.6	334 of 925	63.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	388 of 737	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	80.0	113 of 753	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	193 of 762	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	263 of 764	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.3	314 of 765	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.8	180 of 780	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	56.2	363 of 772	53.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+30 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile+4 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)64th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics53%+12 vs state

Science49%+7 vs state

English Language Arts44%+3 vs state

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Schools Near William H Taylor

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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)		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 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
William H Taylor	Public	PK, KG-5	71 Portland Street	New Bedford	02744	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	267	21	12.5		138 (51.7%)	25 (9.4%)	72 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.0%)	61.9	349^th of 906 public elementary schools	61.5%		82.5	151^st of 916 public elementary schools	83.5%	198	46.0	46.2	40.0	44.1	56.8	59.0	42.9	53.2	48.6	48.6	$23,559
Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	47 Emery Street	New Bedford	02744	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	388	34	11.5		94 (24.2%)	36 (9.3%)	235 (60.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	6.3	881^st of 906 public elementary schools	2.8%		7.4	883^rd of 916 public elementary schools	3.6%	2	16.1	6.7	11.5	11.3	14.6	6.7	6.7	9.1	10.0	10.0	$23,607
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		69 (23.6%)	51 (17.5%)	153 (52.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.5%)	10.2	848^th of 906 public elementary schools	6.4%		6	900^th of 916 public elementary schools	1.7%	52	20.9	5.4	17.0	15.0	27.9	2.7	6.3	12.5	16.7	16.7	$22,959
Joseph Demello	Public	K-5	654 Dartmouth Street	South Dartmouth	02748	Bristol County	Dartmouth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 996-6750	392	27	14.7		315 (80.4%)	9 (2.3%)	35 (8.9%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.9%)	74	238^th of 906 public elementary schools	73.7%		70.3	276^th of 916 public elementary schools	69.9%	38	52.9	48.4	52.1	51.2	67.1	64.1	43.7	58.1	64.3	64.3	$19,041
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		64 (10.3%)	94 (15.1%)	445 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	12.3	821^st of 906 public elementary schools	9.4%		10.3	857^th of 916 public elementary schools	6.4%	36	12.5	25.0	13.2	16.5	6.8	26.3	17.6	16.5	19.8	19.8	$23,370
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		102 (34.1%)	61 (20.4%)	115 (38.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.0%)	46.7	486^th of 906 public elementary schools	46.4%		41.2	550^th of 916 public elementary schools	40.0%	64	24.3	38.1	31.0	32.4	29.7	60.3	47.6	48.6	40.5	40.5	$22,328
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		131 (57.7%)	25 (11.0%)	45 (19.8%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.8%)	21	724^th of 906 public elementary schools	20.1%		24.5	696^th of 916 public elementary schools	24.0%	28	26.2	20.5	36.7	27.0	23.8	7.7	23.3	18.0	36.7	36.7	$21,164
Leroy Wood	Public	PK, KG-5	60 Sconticut Neck Road	Fairhaven	02719	Bristol County	Fairhaven	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 979-4073	428	31	13.9		343 (80.1%)	8 (1.9%)	40 (9.3%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.3%)	78.4	196^th of 906 public elementary schools	78.4%		78.6	201^st of 916 public elementary schools	78.1%	5	71.4	49.3	55.6	57.8	67.9	49.3	69.1	62.1	58.0	58.0	$16,399
Sgt Wm H Carney Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	247 Elm Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	618	50	12.3		175 (28.3%)	125 (20.2%)	255 (41.3%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.7%)	11.4	834^th of 906 public elementary schools	7.9%		8.6	873^rd of 916 public elementary schools	4.7%	39	22.8	27.0	8.1	20.3	17.7	17.6	4.8	14.3	9.7	9.7	$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		63 (31.3%)	39 (19.4%)	89 (44.3%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	15.7	782^nd of 906 public elementary schools	13.7%		21.8	720^th of 916 public elementary schools	21.4%	62	34.2	13.8	22.2	24.5	15.8	13.8	7.4	12.8	29.6	29.6	$23,836

Frequently Asked Questions about William H Taylor

What schools do graduates of William H Taylor attend?

Students who attend William H Taylor usually go on to attend:

Middle : Roosevelt Middle School
High : New Bedford High

What is the racial makeup of William H Taylor?

Students at William H Taylor are 52% White, 27% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 9% African American.

How many students attend William H Taylor?

In the 2024-25 school year, 267 students attended William H Taylor.

What district is William H Taylor in?

New Bedford

Is William H Taylor a good school?

William H Taylor ranks 349^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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