Summary:
ZIP code 02748 contains two public schools, both in the Dartmouth district: Dartmouth High, a grades 9–12 high school with 902 students, and Joseph Demello, an elementary school serving grades K–5 with 392 students. There are no middle schools or alternative schools in this ZIP code, so students likely attend middle school outside the area. The district overall ranks 153 of 351 in Massachusetts, at the 56th percentile with a 3-star rating. Free/reduced-lunch percentages are not available for either school.
Joseph Demello is the standout. It holds a 4-star rating, ranks 252 of 899 elementary schools (72nd percentile) in 2025–2026, and has kept 4 stars across all three recent years. It beats both its district and the state in every tested subject: ELA at 50.53% proficient vs. the district's 45.87% and the state's 40.03%; math at 57.89% vs. 49.56% and 41.11%; and science at 47.54% vs. 42.61% and 40.98%. Math is especially strong, with 3rd grade at 63.79% and 4th grade at 67.14%, far above the state's 42.19% and 43.20%.
Dartmouth High is more middle-of-the-pack: 3 stars and a rank of 147 of 353 high schools (58th percentile), down from the 64th and 65th percentiles in prior years. Its 93.1% graduation rate is slightly above the district's 92.4%, while its 4.1% dropout rate is slightly higher than the district's 4.0%. It beats the district in all 2025–2026 subjects and exceeds the state in science and biology, but trails the state in 10th-grade ELA and math. ELA fell from 62.25 to 43.09 and math from 52.55 to 40.11 year over year, although the district and state declined as well. Joseph Demello has a higher student-teacher ratio (14.7 vs. 11.9) and slightly lower per-student spending ($14,984 vs. $15,360), though those figures come from different years.
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