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New Bedford High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

230 Hathaway Blvd, New Bedford, MA 02740 · (508) 997-4511 · Part of New Bedford School District

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

Directions
Students
2,878
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about New Bedford High

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 24 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state

On the path

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

6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12New Bedford HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency13%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts25%
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 ↗

230 Hathaway Blvd, New Bedford

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9692
Grade 10773
Grade 11721
Grade 12671
Ungraded21
Enrollment over time
2,722’20
2,890’21
2,898’22
2,893’23
2,878’24

Up 5.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 48%White 29%Black 17%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%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 New Bedford High from New Bedford families.

Other schools in New Bedford School District

The district →
Hayden/McFadden
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Bedford
D−
748 students13:1
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

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.