Summary:
ZIP code 02745 in New Bedford, Massachusetts is served by exactly one high school: Gr New Bedford Vocational Technical, a public school for grades 9–12 with 2,151 students. It belongs to the Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical district. Because this is the only high school in the area, families have a single option to weigh, and there are no neighboring schools in the same ZIP code to compare it with.
Its clearest strengths are in getting students to the finish line and in its resources. The school graduates 97.8% of students and posts a dropout rate of just 0.6% (2024–25), with school and district figures identical. Staffing and funding also look substantial: an 11.2-to-1 student-teacher ratio (2024–25) and $22,955 in spending per student (2020–21). Free and reduced-price lunch data is not reported, so the economic background of the student body is not available.
Academics are where the picture darkens. MCAS proficiency trails the state in every tested subject in both reported years, with the latest results ranging from 22.09% to 26.07% against state rates of 37.68% to 45.48% — gaps of 20.11 points in ELA, 17.66 in Math, 18.41 in Science, and 15.50 in Biology. Scores also slipped from 2024–25 to 2025–26 in all four subjects, and statewide ranking fell from 211 of 348 (39th percentile, 2 stars) in 2023–24 to 280 of 353 (21st percentile, 1 star) in 2025–26. The district listing sits lower still, at 320 of 351 (9th percentile, 0 stars). The central takeaway is the contrast: strong completion rates alongside below-state proficiency, which is worth asking the school about directly.
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