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Bristol County schools ranked by test score

Latest MCAS year (2024-25). 118 schools in Bristol County, Massachusetts with reported English Language Arts scores. Massachusetts state average: 43.8%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
51Norton Middle
Norton · Norton
Middle42.0%-1.8pp
52Peter Thacher Elementary School
Attleboro · Attleboro
Elementary42.0%-1.8pp
53Joseph Case Jr High
Swansea · Swansea
Middle41.0%-2.8pp
54Benjamin Friedman Middle
Taunton · Taunton
Middle40.0%-3.8pp
55Diman Regional Vocational Technical High
Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical
High40.0%-3.8pp
56Somerset Middle School
Somerset · Somerset
Middle40.0%-3.8pp
57Thomas Willett Elementary School
Attleboro · Attleboro
Elementary40.0%-3.8pp
58A. Irvin Studley Elementary School
Attleboro · Attleboro
Elementary39.0%-4.8pp
59Amvet Boulevard
North Attleborough · North Attleborough
Elementary39.0%-4.8pp
60Hastings Middle
Fairhaven · Fairhaven
Middle39.0%-4.8pp
61Joseph G Luther
Swansea · Swansea
Elementary39.0%-4.8pp
62Joseph W Martin Jr Elementary
North Attleborough · North Attleborough
Elementary38.0%-5.8pp
63Cyril K. Brennan Middle School
Attleboro · Attleboro
Middle37.0%-6.8pp
64James Tansey
Fall River · Fall River
Elementary37.0%-6.8pp
65Robert J. Coelho Middle School
Attleboro · Attleboro
Middle37.0%-6.8pp
66B M C Durfee High
Fall River · Fall River
High36.0%-7.8pp
67Raynham Middle School
Raynham · Bridgewater-Raynham
Middle36.0%-7.8pp
68Westport Elementary
Westport · Westport
Elementary36.0%-7.8pp
69Casimir Pulaski
New Bedford · New Bedford
Elementary34.0%-9.8pp
70Henri A. Yelle
Norton · Norton
Elementary34.0%-9.8pp
71J C Solmonese
Norton · Norton
Elementary34.0%-9.8pp
72Joseph C Chamberlain
Taunton · Taunton
Elementary34.0%-9.8pp
73Community
North Attleborough · North Attleborough
Elementary33.0%-10.8pp
74Gr New Bedford Vocational Technical
New Bedford · Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical
High33.0%-10.8pp
75Westport Middle-High School
Westport · Westport
High32.9%-10.9pp
76Edmund Hatch Bennett
Taunton · Taunton
Elementary32.0%-11.8pp
77James B Congdon
New Bedford · New Bedford
Elementary32.0%-11.8pp
78Wamsutta Middle School
Attleboro · Attleboro
Middle32.0%-11.8pp
79Taunton High
Taunton · Taunton
High30.7%-13.1pp
80Elizabeth Pole
Taunton · Taunton
Elementary30.0%-13.8pp
81Jireh Swift
New Bedford · New Bedford
Elementary30.0%-13.8pp
82Alma del Mar Charter School
New Bedford · Alma del Mar Charter School
Elementary29.0%-14.8pp
83Joseph H Martin
East Taunton · Taunton
Middle29.0%-14.8pp
84Elwyn G Campbell
New Bedford · New Bedford
Elementary28.0%-15.8pp
85James L. Mulcahey Elementary School
Taunton · Taunton
Elementary28.0%-15.8pp
86North End Elementary
Fall River · Fall River
Elementary28.0%-15.8pp
87Atlantis Charter School
Fall River · Atlantis Charter
Combined27.8%-16.0pp
88Betsey B Winslow
New Bedford · New Bedford
Elementary27.0%-16.8pp
89Samuel Watson
Fall River · Fall River
Elementary27.0%-16.8pp
90Spencer Borden
Fall River · Fall River
Elementary27.0%-16.8pp
91Carlos Pacheco
New Bedford · New Bedford
Elementary25.0%-18.8pp
92H H Galligan
Taunton · Taunton
Elementary25.0%-18.8pp
93New Bedford High
New Bedford · New Bedford
High25.0%-18.8pp
94Ellen R Hathaway
New Bedford · New Bedford
Elementary24.0%-19.8pp
95Keith Middle School
New Bedford · New Bedford
Middle24.0%-19.8pp
96Normandin Middle School
New Bedford · New Bedford
Middle24.0%-19.8pp
97Letourneau Elementary School
Fall River · Fall River
Elementary23.0%-20.8pp
98John F Parker Middle
Taunton · Taunton
Middle22.0%-21.8pp
99John J Doran
Fall River · Fall River
Elementary22.0%-21.8pp
100Morton Middle
Fall River · Fall River
Middle22.0%-21.8pp

About this ranking

Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the MCAS % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations threshold on the latest available MCAS English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Bristol County, Massachusetts with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.

The comparison column shows the gap to the Massachusetts statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full Massachusetts ranking.