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Schools in Acushnet · Acushnet School District, Fairhaven/New Bedford School Districts in Acushnet

Acushnet’s public schools outscore 60% of Massachusetts districts

Math proficiency in Acushnet’s districts is 51%, above the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Acushnet, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Massachusetts, not nationally.

#121of 283 Massachusetts townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
48%
▲ 4 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
▲ 10 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Spent per student
$18.0K
▼ 32% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024 · Acushnet
Students per teacher
13.1
MA 11.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
920 students on the public path
In brief

Acushnet’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 232 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Acushnet’s, its schools beat 84%, higher than their 60% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 48% and math 51% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,993 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Albert F Ford Middle School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Acushnet’s grade

B Test scores

B: better than 60% of Massachusetts school districts, #121 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores are above the Massachusetts average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 60%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (232)Better than 84%
Towns in Bristol County (15)Better than 60%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 616 test results could put Acushnet anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Acushnet’s students in the tested grades sat them (615 in math, 616 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Acushnet, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Acushnet Elementary SchoolAcushnet School DistrictA−
5–8Albert F Ford Middle SchoolAcushnet School DistrictB−

To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Acushnet

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Acushnet School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 2 schools · 920 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$17,993MA $26,530 · FY2024
B
Fairhaven/New Bedford School Districts in AcushnetGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Acushnet School District48%
State average 43.7% · 616 students tested
Math · PK–8, Acushnet School District51%
State average 40.7% · 615 students tested

Acushnet vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Acushnet’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
AcushnetBAcushnet PK–8 · Fairhaven/New Bedford School Districts in Acushnet
FreetownB+Freetown-Lakeville
New BedfordDNew Bedford
FairhavenB−Fairhaven
RochesterBRochester PK–6 · Old Rochester 7–12

Every school in Acushnet

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Acushnetby address
Acushnet Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
A−
517 students13:1Rate it →
Albert F Ford Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8
B−
403 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Acushnet’s schools

Are Acushnet’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Massachusetts: the public schools Acushnet children attend outscore 60% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #121 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 84%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Acushnet in?

Acushnet School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 920 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Acushnet spend per student?

$17,993 in Acushnet School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Massachusetts. Stars are from neighbors.