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Schools in New Bedford

New Bedford’s public schools

Wilmington Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for New Bedford. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
61%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.5K
▼ 6% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.2
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
801 students on the public path
In brief

New Bedford’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of New Bedford’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Wilmington Area JSHS places highest (better than 97%); Wilmington Area El Sch lowest (67%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in New Bedford, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–4Wilmington Area El Schin New WilmingtonB+
7–12Wilmington Area JSHSin New WilmingtonA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Wilmington Area School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Wilmington Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 943 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$20,499PA $21,758 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading61%
State average 55.1% · 523 students tested
Math39%
State average 36.1% · 477 students tested

New Bedford vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share New Bedford’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
New Bedford—Wilmington Area

Every school in New Bedford

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving New Bedfordin other towns
Wilmington Area El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4 · New Wilmington
B+
357 students12:1Rate it →
Wilmington Area JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · New Wilmington
A+
444 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about New Bedford’s schools

Are New Bedford’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for New Bedford. Wilmington Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for New Bedford. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is New Bedford in?

Wilmington Area School District.

Where do New Bedford kids go to high school?

Wilmington Area JSHS.

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What New Bedford families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.