Summary:
ZIP code 02745 has five elementary schools — Abraham Lincoln (K–5), Casimir Pulaski (PK–5), Charles S Ashley (K–5), Elwyn G Campbell (PK–5), and Jireh Swift (PK–5) — all part of the New Bedford district, which ranks 327 of 351 Massachusetts districts (7th percentile, 0 stars). Together they enroll 1,981 students, from 204 at Swift to 687 at Lincoln. Every school sits below the state proficiency rates in 2025–2026 all-grade results, and none reaches the 50th percentile in the school ranking.
Casimir Pulaski is the standout: the only 2-star school here (39th percentile), with the highest all-grade proficiency in ELA (33.86%), math (39.37%), and science (30.12%), plus the steadiest rank history. Charles S Ashley is the weakest, at 8th percentile with 0 stars, the lowest proficiency in all three subjects — science just 5.88% — and 5th-grade math at 2.94%, even though it has the highest per-pupil spending at $19,895. Elwyn G Campbell shows sharp grade-level strengths, including 5th-grade math at 44.44%, above the state's 39.50%. Jireh Swift has the second-highest ELA (25.51%), while Abraham Lincoln, the largest school, ranks 814 of 899.
Across the five schools, average all-grade proficiency is 23.76% in ELA, 24.22% in math, and 20.27% in science — above the district but far below the state, with science the weakest subject. Rank history varies: Pulaski held steady, Campbell slipped from the 39th to the 24th percentile, and Ashley improved from the 2nd to the 8th percentile while remaining near the bottom. Free/reduced lunch data are not populated for any school, so economic context cannot be assessed, and spending figures are from 2020–2021 while test scores are from 2025–2026.
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