Across 18 schools in New Bedford, 20.6% of Black students meet proficient. That is 4.9 points below the Massachusetts average for Black students.
Search Massachusetts schools ›Average across the 18 schools in New Bedford with reportable results, giving each school equal weight regardless of size. A group is omitted from a school when too few students were tested to report safely.
Among the 17 schools here with at least 25 Black student results, Elwyn G Campbell reports 44.4% of Black students meeting the standard. John Avery Parker, in the same district, reports 5.4%. That is a 39-point spread across schools under one administration, serving one community, funded by one tax base.
Ranked by the share of Black students meeting proficient. Every group is shown alongside, because a school that serves one group well and another poorly is telling you something too.
| School | All | Black | Hispanic | White | Asian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elwyn G Campbell | 32.9% | 44.4% | 23.2% | 35.6% | — |
| Elizabeth Carter Brooks | 45.8% | 43.8% | 34.4% | 53.9% | — |
| James B Congdon | 40.5% | 40.4% | 35.7% | 45.9% | — |
| Ellen R Hathaway | 18.6% | 30% | 7.3% | 25% | — |
| Casimir Pulaski Magnet | 36.2% | 26.5% | 29.6% | 39.3% | — |
| Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School | 10.2% | 23.3% | 7.8% | 12.8% | — |
| Roosevelt Middle School | 17.8% | 21.1% | 12.4% | 25.7% | — |
| Abraham Lincoln | 16% | 19.7% | 12% | 18.8% | — |
| Normandin Middle School | 20.6% | 18.9% | 13.1% | 25.5% | 57.1% |
| Alfred J Gomes | 16.5% | 17.1% | 16.8% | 13.3% | — |
| Carlos Pacheco | 23.2% | 15.8% | 24.6% | 21.2% | — |
| John B Devalles | 13.7% | 14% | 14.6% | 14.3% | — |
| Keith Middle School | 22.3% | 13.4% | 17.4% | 31.7% | — |
| Betsey B Winslow | 22.5% | 12.5% | 11.4% | 27.3% | — |
| Sgt Wm H Carney Academy Magnet | 17.3% | 10.6% | 15.6% | 22.5% | — |
| Hayden/McFadden | 12.2% | 10% | 9.8% | 19.8% | — |
| John Avery Parker | 8.4% | 5.4% | 10% | 8.7% | — |
| Charles S Ashley | 9.3% | 4.5% | 11.1% | 9.2% | — |
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