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Talbot Innovation School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

124 Melrose Street, Fall River, MA 02723 · (508) 675-8350 · Part of Fall River School District

Fall River’s School Grade D better than 8% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
582
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Talbot Innovation School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 30 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 36 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Fall River kids: 2 high schools

On the path

Where Fall River kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–511 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Talbot Innovation SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency7%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts13%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

124 Melrose Street, Fall River

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6192
Grade 7192
Grade 8198
Enrollment over time
550’20
620’21
533’22
557’23
582’24

Up 5.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 39%White 34%Black 16%Two or more races 8%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Talbot Innovation School from Fall River families.

Other schools in Fall River School District

The district →
William S Greene
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fall River
C−
733 students14:1
North End Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fall River
C
655 students14:1
Mary Fonseca Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fall River
D
598 students14:1
Spencer Borden
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fall River
C+
575 students14:1
John J Doran
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Fall River
C−
525 students14:1
Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Fall River
164 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Fall River’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.