Dighton Middle School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 76 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 89 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 98 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 92 | 26% |
School pathway
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2016, while math scores are down about 2 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 52.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 44.0% | 22.0% |
| 2018-19 | 50.0% | 46.0% |
| 2017-18 | 52.0% | 38.0% |
| 2016-17 | 51.0% | 44.0% |
Where Dighton Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Bristol County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #134 of 304 ▲ 28 | #10 of 26 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #107 of 304 ▲ 52 | #6 of 26 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #127 of 299 | #10 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 355 | #247 of 310 | #26 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #270 of 296 | #20 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.5% | #250 of 296 | #20 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #124 of 204 | #11 of 18 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 355 | 24.5 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 367 | 25.5 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 366 | 28.7 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 376 | 29 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 392 | 29.2 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 383 | 29 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 421 | 30 | 14.0:1 | 15% (62) |
| 2000-01 | 381 | N/A | N/A | 12% (45) |
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (392 to 355); teachers down 16% (29.2 to 24.5).
About Dighton Middle School
Dighton Middle School is one of the public schools in Dighton, Massachusetts. It is a small middle school. The school counted 355 students in 2024-25, covering grades 5 through 8. That is 35% below the average of about 547 students for middle schools in Massachusetts.
Dighton Middle School is one school in Dighton-Rehoboth, a system of 5 schools with 2,541 students.
Of every 100 students at Dighton Middle School, about 85 are White. It is also 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. For comparison, the population of Bristol County is roughly 77% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 26%.
Dighton Middle School has 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. The gap from the 11.5:1 average for middle schools in Massachusetts is 3.0 students per teacher.
In the wider Bristol County area, median household income comes to about $85,625, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bristol County counts 142 public schools with about 80,897 students.
Of the public schools around it, Dighton Middle School is closest to Dighton Elementary, about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
For locale, NCES codes Dighton Middle School as Rural: Fringe.
From 376 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 355 by 2024-25. The number of students per teacher increased from 13.0 to 14.5 over 4 years.
Dighton Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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