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Whaling City Junior/Senior High School

Q: How many students attend Whaling City Junior/Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 200 students attended Whaling City Junior/Senior High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Whaling City Junior/Senior High School?

Students at Whaling City Junior/Senior High School are 51% Hispanic, 24% White, 16% African American, 10% Two or more races.

Public Grades 7-12

200

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,513

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

455 County Street
New Bedford, MA 02740

(508) 997-4511

District: New Bedford

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.0%

White:

23.5%

African American:

15.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2013 → 1st in 2015

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (6% vs 51% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school6%

District avg23%

Massachusetts avg51%

Not ranked this year

Whaling City Junior/Senior High School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2015	0.2	350 of 354	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.0	344 of 344	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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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 Biology (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 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 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	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 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Whaling City Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	455 County Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	200	17	11.4		47 (23.5%)	31 (15.5%)	102 (51.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.0%)								(n/a)					5.6														$25,513
Trinity Day Academy	Public	6-12	181 Hillman Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	93	14	6.4		36 (38.7%)	13 (14.0%)	37 (39.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.4%)								(n/a)			0.0			3.5			0.0			0.0							$35,984
New Bedford High	Public	9-12	230 Hathaway Blvd	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	2,878	213	13.5		826 (28.7%)	479 (16.6%)	1,386 (48.2%)	15 (0.5%)	8 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	155 (5.4%)	12.6	315^th of 349 public high schools	9.7%		8.9	323^rd of 348 public high schools	7.2%	8					24.7						13.9				16.5		9.1		$22,813
Fairhaven High	Public	9-12	12 Huttleston Avenue	Fairhaven	02719	Bristol County	Fairhaven	No	No	No	No	(508) 979-4052	568	50	11.3		462 (81.3%)	13 (2.3%)	56 (9.9%)	12 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	39.7	219^th of 349 public high schools	37.2%		49.9	191^st of 348 public high schools	45.1%	28					44.3						40.2				29.6		32.6		$18,044
Global Learning Charter Public School	Public, Charter	5-12	101 Nye St.	New Bedford	02746	Bristol County	Global Learning Charter Public	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 991-4105	508	48	10.5		162 (31.9%)	69 (13.6%)	253 (49.8%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	30.1	247^th of 349 public high schools	29.2%		47.3	202^nd of 348 public high schools	42.0%	45	23.3	17.4	12.7	22.8	29.7	19.1	14.0	14.0	7.7	8.8	22.2	11.2	23.3	13.9	43.2	18.8	14.0	15.4	$18,696
Dartmouth High	Public	9-12	555 Bakerville Road	Dartmouth	02748	Bristol County	Dartmouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 961-2700	902	76	11.9		713 (79.0%)	23 (2.5%)	70 (7.8%)	14 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	78 (8.6%)	65.5	122^nd of 349 public high schools	65.0%		66.5	126^th of 348 public high schools	63.8%	4					62.3						52.6				45.2		42.0		$18,960
Gr New Bedford Vocational Technical	Public	9-12	1121 Ashley Blvd	New Bedford	02745	Bristol County	Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 998-3321	2,151	191	11.2		1,113 (51.7%)	210 (9.8%)	674 (31.3%)	11 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	137 (6.4%)	25.5	263^rd of 349 public high schools	24.6%		44.6	211^th of 348 public high schools	39.4%	52					33.0						29.7				25.2		25.0		$29,109
Westport Middle-High School	Public	5-12	400 Old County Road	Westport	02790	Bristol County	Westport	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 636-1050	889	78	11.4		797 (89.7%)	9 (1.0%)	42 (4.7%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.4%)	50.8	179^th of 349 public high schools	48.7%		37	234^th of 348 public high schools	32.8%	55	21.6	34.4	33.3	27.8	51.4	29.4	22.4	27.3	35.8	11.1	39.1	24.1	50.0	35.2	43.3	42.3	41.5	30.2	$18,567
Old Rochester Regional High	Public	9-12	135 Marion Rd	Mattapoisett	02739	Plymouth County	Old Rochester	No	No	No	No	(508) 758-3745	643	51	12.5		563 (87.6%)	22 (3.4%)	15 (2.3%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.0%)	65.3	123^rd of 349 public high schools	64.8%		68.8	117^th of 348 public high schools	66.4%	6					59.0						49.4				50.7		47.1		$22,878
Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical	Public	9-12	476 North Avenue	Rochester	02770	Plymouth County	Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 763-8011	554	61	9.0		491 (88.6%)	6 (1.1%)	20 (3.6%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.0%)	54.8	161^st of 349 public high schools	53.9%		48.1	198^th of 348 public high schools	43.1%	37					45.2						45.1				50.8		19.2		$26,354

Frequently Asked Questions about Whaling City Junior/Senior High School

How many students attend Whaling City Junior/Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 200 students attended Whaling City Junior/Senior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Whaling City Junior/Senior High School?

Students at Whaling City Junior/Senior High School are 51% Hispanic, 24% White, 16% African American, 10% Two or more races.

What district is Whaling City Junior/Senior High School in?

New Bedford

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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