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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 02747

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Schools

1,110

Students

Top rankedGeorge H Potter339^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools

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Biggest riser

George H Potter up 22 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 02747 zip code area of Dartmouth, Massachusetts is home to two strong-performing elementary schools - James M. Quinn School and George H. Potter. Both schools have maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, placing them in the middle range of Massachusetts elementary schools, and they consistently perform above the state average in MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency.

While the two schools have similar resource allocation, with per-student spending around $14,600-$14,900 and student-teacher ratios between 13-15, James M. Quinn School appears to have a slight edge over George H. Potter in terms of higher proficiency rates and a slightly better statewide ranking, placing between 318-352 out of 906-928 Massachusetts elementary schools over the past 3 years compared to George H. Potter's ranking of 318-361.

Overall, both James M. Quinn School and George H. Potter are solid performing elementary schools within the Dartmouth school district, providing a strong educational foundation for students in the 02747 zip code area.

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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)		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 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
George H Potter	Public	PK, KG-5	185 Cross Rd	North Dartmouth	02747	Bristol County	Dartmouth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 996-8259	407	28	14.5		332 (81.6%)	2 (0.5%)	40 (9.8%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.1%)	62.8	339^th of 906 public elementary schools	62.6%		60.5	361^st of 916 public elementary schools	60.6%	22	47.1	42.5	49.2	46.2	58.0	52.1	43.1	51.2	51.6	51.6	$16,941
James M. Quinn School	Public	K-5	529 Hawthorn Street	Dartmouth	02747	Bristol County	Dartmouth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-3178	703	56	12.5		578 (82.2%)	8 (1.1%)	55 (7.8%)	16 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.5%)	61.7	352^nd of 906 public elementary schools	61.1%		65.1	318^th of 916 public elementary schools	65.3%	34	47.6	50.0	42.9	46.6	50.8	59.1	40.0	49.3	50.4	50.4	$16,312

Cities Near Zip Code 02747

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
North Dartmouth	0.57 mi	2	114^th
New Bedford	2.28 mi	28	338^th
Dartmouth	2.32 mi	3	154^th
Westport	3.79 mi	3	262^nd
South Dartmouth	4.11 mi	1	94^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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