Enrollment
355
Middle
DISTRICT 417 · STATE 547
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DIGHTON-REHOBOTH·NCES 250420000400
Dighton Middle School
1250R Somerset Avenue, Dighton, MA 02715 · (508) 669-4200 · Bristol County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL355 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Dighton Middle School→Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School
Based on grade levels within Dighton-Rehoboth. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
51.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +0.0pp since 2016
Math
42.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -2.0pp since 2016
What 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.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
355
-37 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 13.4:1
% White
85%
was 88%
% Hispanic
6%
was 5%
% Black
3%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Dighton Middle School
Dighton Middle School is a cozy middle school in Dighton, Massachusetts, one of the schools within Dighton-Rehoboth. The school instructs 355 students in grades 5 through 8. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 547 students each, so Dighton Middle School sits 35% smaller than that benchmark.
Dighton-Rehoboth comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,541 students; Dighton Middle School is among them.
Looking at the student body, Dighton Middle School records that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Bristol County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Dighton Middle School has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.5:1, putting Dighton Middle School higher than the state norm the norm.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Bristol County indicate the typical household earns roughly $85,625 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Bristol County's 142 public schools (combined enrollment of about 80,897 students), Dighton Middle School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Dighton Elementary, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 9%: 392 students in 2018 compared to 355 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for Dighton Middle School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Bristol County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
582,270
Census ACS
Median income
$85,625
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
142
80,897 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dighton-Rehoboth
- Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High SchoolHigh · 621 students
- Palmer RiverElementary · 618 students
- Dorothy L BeckwithMiddle · 479 students
- Dighton ElementaryElementary · 468 students
Other schools in Dighton
- Bristol County Agricultural HighHigh · 631 students
- Dighton ElementaryElementary · 468 students
Nearby schools
- Dighton Elementary0.1 mi · 468
- Bristol County Agricultural High0.4 mi · 631
- Berkley Community School1.7 mi · 459
- Berkley Middle School2.1 mi · 374
- Edward F. Leddy Preschool3.9 mi · 245
- Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School4.0 mi · 621
Frequently asked questions
About Dighton Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dighton Middle School?
Dighton Middle School enrolls approximately 355 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Dighton Middle School serve?
Dighton Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Dighton Middle School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Dighton Middle School.
How diverse is Dighton Middle School?
Dighton Middle School reports a student body of 85% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Dighton Middle School?
Dighton Middle School is overseen by Dighton-Rehoboth in Bristol County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.