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Black student results in New Bedford

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.

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21.3%
All students
20.6%
Black
17%
Hispanic
25%
White
57.1%
Asian

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.

The distance inside one district

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.

Every school in New Bedford

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.

SchoolAllBlackHispanicWhiteAsian
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%

Flags show magnet, charter, alternative and virtual schools. Some campuses — early college and specialized academies among them — also admit by application, and this page cannot yet identify all of them. Check with the district before assuming a school is open to your address.

How to read this. Massachusetts suppresses results for groups with too few students tested — 744 schools have reportable Black student results. Coverage is grades 3–8; high schools are not included. Because every state sets its own proficiency standard, Massachusetts figures should not be compared against another state's.

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