Summary:
ZIP code 02723 in Fall River, Massachusetts, is home to three public schools that together form a complete K–12 pipeline: Samuel Watson (elementary, grades K–5, 287 students), Talbot Innovation School (middle, grades 6–8, 582 students), and Diman Regional Vocational Technical High (high school, grades 9–12, 1,463 students), totaling 2,332 students. Samuel Watson and Talbot are in the Fall River district, ranked 331 of 351 districts statewide (6th percentile, 0 stars); Diman is in the Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical district, ranked 274 of 351 (22nd percentile, 1 star).
Samuel Watson is the standout. Its rank percentile climbed from 11 to 17 to 31 over three years, reaching 2 stars, and it beats its district by 13–15 percentage points in every core subject: in 2025–26, ELA was 31.43% versus 18.24% district and 40.03% state; math was 31.43% versus 18.24% and 41.11%; science was 30% versus 15.29% and 40.98%. It improved year over year in all three areas (ELA +4.23 pp, math +9.83 pp, science +15.00 pp, with science doubling from 15% to 30%). Third and fifth grades were strongest; fourth grade was weakest.
Diman posts strong completion numbers — a 98.9% graduation rate and 0.6% dropout rate — the largest enrollment, the lowest student–teacher ratio (10.2), and the highest per-student spending ($21,268 in 2020–21), though its MCAS proficiency is mostly below state levels except Biology (37.66% vs 37.68%). Talbot remains the lowest performer, holding 1 star and ranking in the 16th percentile; its results sit near the Fall River district average but far below state, with science improving from 8.09% to 15.29%. Math improved at all three schools (+4.84 pp Diman, +3.18 pp Talbot, +9.83 pp Samuel Watson). Note that Diman's scores are 10th-grade while the others are all-grade, spending data is from 2020–21, and free/reduced lunch data is not reported.
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