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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 02743

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403

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Top rankedAlbert F Ford Middle School212^th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools

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Summary:

The 02743 zip code in Massachusetts is home to a single middle school, Albert F. Ford Middle School, which serves grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 420 students.

Albert F. Ford Middle School is a reasonably well-performing school, ranking 212 out of 484 Massachusetts middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments is mixed, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics slightly above the state averages but below the Acushnet district averages. In Science, the school's proficiency rate is slightly above the state average but below the district average, while in Civics, the school's proficiency rate is below the state average.

The school's student-teacher ratio of 12.4 is slightly lower than the state average, and its per-student spending for the 2020-2021 school year was $15,013, which is relatively high. Overall, Albert F. Ford Middle School appears to be a solid, average-performing middle school in the state, with some areas for potential improvement, particularly in comparison to the Acushnet district as a whole.

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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 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 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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Albert F Ford Middle School	Public	5-8	708 Middle Road	Acushnet	02743	Bristol County	Acushnet	No	No	No	No	(508) 998-0265	403	31	12.9		359 (89.1%)	6 (1.5%)	20 (5.0%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	51	212^th of 484 public middle schools	56.2%		65.3	152^nd of 493 public middle schools	69.2%	60	51.7	37.0	33.3	52.2	42.9	61.5	47.5	35.4	30.0	43.8	52.2	36.7	44.4	34.8	$16,675

Cities Near Zip Code 02743

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Acushnet	0.87 mi	2	121^st
New Bedford	1.59 mi	28	338^th
Rochester	3.33 mi	2	167^th
Fairhaven	4.49 mi	4	203^rd
Mattapoisett	5.35 mi	4	98^th

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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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