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D−

Hayden/McFadden

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

361 Cedar Grove, New Bedford, MA 02746 · (508) 997-4511 · Part of New Bedford School District

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

Directions
Students
748
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Hayden/McFadden

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 31 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 33 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 16.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for New Bedford kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

Where New Bedford kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Hayden/McFaddenYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency6%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts16%
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 ↗

361 Cedar Grove, New Bedford

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K84
Kindergarten116
Grade 1125
Grade 2114
Grade 3112
Grade 4108
Grade 589
Enrollment over time
644’20
663’21
682’22
713’23
748’24

Up 16.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 66%White 15%Black 14%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hayden/McFadden from New Bedford families.

Other schools in New Bedford School District

The district →
Alfred J Gomes
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Bedford
D
623 students11:1
Sgt Wm H Carney Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Bedford
C−
618 students12:1
Casimir Pulaski
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Bedford
C+
551 students12:1
Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Bedford
D
388 students12:1
John Avery Parker
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Bedford
C−
289 students12:1
Elwyn G Campbell
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Bedford
C−
267 students9:1

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