Summary:
ZIP code 02724 in Fall River, Massachusetts, is home to just one high school: Argosy Collegiate Charter School, a charter school serving grades 6–12 with 587 students, operating within the Argosy Collegiate Charter School (District). Because it is the only high school in this area, there is no other local school to compare it with — everything below describes this single school.
The school’s trend lines are moving in a positive direction. Its state rank improved from 290th of 348 in 2023–2024, to 248th of 349 in 2024–2025, to 237th of 353 in 2025–2026, lifting it from 1 star to 2 stars and from the 17th percentile to the 33rd percentile. MCAS proficiency rose in every reported subject between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026: ELA +4.04 percentage points, Mathematics +6.60, Science +6.93, Biology +7.06, and Civics +4.49. Those gains narrowed the gap to the state in each subject. Even so, every reported proficiency result remains below the state average, with all-grade ELA at 21.09% vs. 40.03% statewide, Mathematics at 24.36% vs. 41.11%, and Science at 21.36% vs. 40.98%.
Performance varies by grade. Relative strengths are 10th Grade ELA at 39.73% (45.48% statewide), 8th Grade Mathematics at 33.33% (41.67%), and Biology End of Course at 30.14% (37.68%). Weaker spots include 7th Grade Mathematics at 14.42% (37.48%), 6th Grade ELA at 17.31% (40.26%), 8th Grade Civics at 18.63% (39.77%), and 10th Grade Mathematics at 20.55% (43.73%). Other metrics: a 77.8% graduation rate and 5.6% dropout rate in 2024–2025, a student-teacher ratio of 10.5, and per-student spending of $16,388 (2020–2021). The free/reduced-lunch percentage is not reported, so economic context cannot be assessed, and no state comparison is given for graduation or dropout rates.
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