Summary:
ZIP code 02302 contains nine schools — five elementary, three middle, and one alternative K–12 program, with no comprehensive high school — all part of the Brockton district and enrolling roughly 4,908 students. The district itself ranks 329 out of 351 in Massachusetts, at the 6th percentile with 0 stars, so these schools are being measured within a district that already sits near the bottom of the state rankings. Academic results here come from MCAS Next Generation percentages proficient; free/reduced-lunch data are blank for every school and cannot be used.
Ashfield Middle School is the clear standout: the only 2-star school in the ZIP code, the highest rank percentile at 37%, the top all-grade results in ELA (29.44), math (32.75), and science (23.97), and the only school above the district in all three core subjects, with 8th-grade math at 43.45 versus the state's 41.67. Among elementaries, Mary E. Baker School leads in ELA (23.51) and science (26.04), though its scores declined this year and its math (18.21) is below district. East Middle School is the most improved middle school, raising math to 22.99 while holding the lowest traditional student/teacher ratio at 12.3.
Science is the weakest subject overall — five of the eight tested schools fall below the district's 17.61, and even the best science result (26.04) is far under the state's 40.98. Gilmore Elementary School posts the lowest ELA (15.38) and math (11.28). Some schools show striking grade-level swings: Brookfield is strong in grades 3–4 but falls to 4.84 ELA, 3.23 math, and 8.06 science in 5th grade. Brockton Therapeutic Day School, a 30-student alternative program, reports no test scores and should not be compared directly with the others.
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