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Whaling City Junior/Senior High School

PublicHighGrades 7–12

455 County 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

Directions
Students
200
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
7–12
The gist

What stands out about Whaling City Junior/Senior High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 39 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 88.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for New Bedford kids: 3 high schools

On the path

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

PK–518 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
7–12Whaling City Junior/Senior High SchoolYou are here
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts10%
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 ↗

455 County Street, New Bedford

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 712
Grade 89
Grade 920
Grade 1043
Grade 1148
Grade 1268
Enrollment over time
106’20
67’21
135’22
179’23
200’24

Up 88.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 51%White 24%Black 16%Two or more races 10%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Whaling City Junior/Senior High School 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.