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Alma del Mar Charter School

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

515 Belleville Ave, New Bedford, MA 02746 · (774) 206-6827

New Bedford’s School Grade D better than 10% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
1,042
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Alma del Mar Charter School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 32% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 30.7% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts43%
State average 49.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

515 Belleville Ave, New Bedford

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten98
Grade 1100
Grade 2100
Grade 399
Grade 4101
Grade 599
Grade 6149
Grade 7151
Grade 8145
Enrollment over time
797’20
944’21
1,038’22
1,041’23
1,042’24

Up 30.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 61%White 17%Black 16%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Alma del Mar Charter School from New Bedford families.

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; New Bedford’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.