Summary:
ZIP code 02740 in New Bedford, Massachusetts contains 11 schools — 7 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, and 1 alternative — serving roughly 6,549 students, all within the New Bedford district, which ranks 327 of 351 statewide (7th percentile, 0 stars).
Results vary enormously within this single ZIP. James B Congdon is the strongest school, at the 54th percentile with 3 stars, and it has improved steadily (40th → 46th → 54th percentile); its math (52.24%) and science (57.14%) proficiency beat both district and state averages. Elizabeth Carter Brooks is the ELA standout at 41.79%, above the state's 40.03%, at the 46th percentile with 2 stars. Betsey B Winslow improved to the 31st percentile, though its science score is only 9.68%. At the other end, Thomas R Rodman and Alfred J Gomes both sit at the 2nd percentile with very low scores in every subject, and Sgt Wm H Carney Academy is at the 5th percentile. Keith Middle School, the only middle school, has slipped from the 26th to the 17th percentile.
New Bedford High is mixed: graduation (84.8%) and dropout (11.4%) rates beat the district's, but 10th-grade MCAS proficiency is very low (18.57% ELA, 14.63% math, 11.65% science). Whaling City Junior/Senior High School ranks last statewide (0th percentile) with a 50.6% graduation rate, and Trinity Day Academy, an alternative school, shows near-zero proficiency and a 63.6% graduation rate. Notably, the highest-spending schools post the weakest outcomes, while Congdon has the lowest listed spending. Science is a weak spot almost everywhere, and free/reduced-lunch data is blank for all schools, so poverty-related comparisons aren't possible.
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