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Sgt Wm H Carney Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

247 Elm Street, 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

Students
618
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Sgt Wm H Carney Academy

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 23% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • 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–5Sgt Wm H Carney AcademyYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency18%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts34%
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).

247 Elm Street, New Bedford

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K74
Kindergarten85
Grade 1112
Grade 294
Grade 3105
Grade 479
Grade 569
Enrollment over time
651’20
607’21
611’22
613’23
618’24

Down 5.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 41%White 28%Black 20%Two or more races 9%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 Sgt Wm H Carney Academy from New Bedford families.

Other schools in New Bedford School District

The district →

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.