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Schools in Bridgewater Town · Bridgewater-Raynham School District

Bridgewater Town’s public schools score below 51% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Bridgewater Town, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Massachusetts, not nationally.

#154of 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 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
43%
▼ 1 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
▲ 3 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
93%
▲ 4 pts vs MA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.0K
▼ 32% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.2
MA 11.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
5
4,109 students on the public path
In brief

Bridgewater Town’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 290 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bridgewater Town’s, its schools beat 54%, higher than their 49% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 43% and math 44% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 93% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $18,006 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school

From grade 3 the district’s path is Williams Intermediate School, then Bridgewater Middle School, then Bridgewater-Raynham Regional. Enrollment is up 8% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Hope Christian School (private) is in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Bridgewater Town’s grade

B− Test scoresB− Graduation

B−: better than 49% of Massachusetts school districts, #154 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 49%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (290)Better than 54%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,896 test results and a graduating class of 333 could put Bridgewater Town anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Bridgewater Town’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,895 in math, 2,898 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–2Mitchell Elementary SchoolBridgewater-Raynham School DistrictB−
3–5Williams Intermediate SchoolBridgewater-Raynham School DistrictB
6–8Bridgewater Middle SchoolBridgewater-Raynham School DistrictB−
9–12Bridgewater-Raynham RegionalBridgewater-Raynham School DistrictA−

Bridgewater Town’s public schools are run by Bridgewater-Raynham School District, which also serves Raynham. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Bridgewater-Raynham School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 5,682 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 17.2 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$18,006MA $26,530 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 43.7% · 2898 students tested
Math44%
State average 40.7% · 2895 students tested

Bridgewater Town vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bridgewater TownB−Bridgewater-Raynham
MiddleboroughC+Middleborough
HalifaxB+Silver Lake PK–12 · Halifax K–6
East BridgewaterB−East Bridgewater
RaynhamB−Bridgewater-Raynham
West BridgewaterB−West Bridgewater

Every school in Bridgewater Town

5 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 Bridgewater Townby address
Mitchell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Bridgewater
B−
931 students17:1Rate it →
Williams Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Bridgewater
B
863 students18:1Rate it →
Bridgewater Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bridgewater
B−
828 students17:1Rate it →
Bridgewater-Raynham Regional
High · Grades 9–12 · Bridgewater
A−
1,487 students18:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Hope Christian School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bridgewater
Private · Religious
8 students3:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Therapeutic Day School).

Questions about Bridgewater Town’s schools

Are Bridgewater Town’s schools good?

On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Bridgewater Town children attend score below 51% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #154 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 54%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Bridgewater Town in?

Bridgewater-Raynham School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 5,682 students in 8 schools (2024–25).

Where do Bridgewater Town kids go to high school?

Bridgewater-Raynham Regional in Bridgewater, with 1,487 students; its own test results earn an A−.

What is Bridgewater Town’s graduation rate?

93% of the class of 2023 in Bridgewater-Raynham School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.

How much does Bridgewater Town spend per student?

$18,006 in Bridgewater-Raynham School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Bridgewater Town?

Yes: Hope Christian School (religious, grades PK–8, 8 students).

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) 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.