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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DIGHTON-REHOBOTH·NCES 250420002430

Dorothy L Beckwith

330R Winthrop Street, Rehoboth, MA 02769 · (508) 252-5080 · Bristol County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL479 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of Massachusetts public middle schools
  • B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public middle schools

Enrollment
479
Middle
DISTRICT 417 · STATE 547
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 511624%
Grade 612927%
Grade 711223%
Grade 812225%
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
41386%
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
265%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
92%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
71%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
235%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
24852%
Female
23148%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Dorothy L Beckwith→Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School
Based on grade levels within Dighton-Rehoboth. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
42.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -16.0pp since 2016
Math
40.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -9.0pp since 2016

What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 16 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 9 points.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2542.0%40.0%
2023-2435.0%37.0%
2022-2339.0%42.0%
2021-2233.0%39.0%
2020-2147.0%29.0%
2018-1952.0%54.0%
2017-1853.0%54.0%
2016-1758.0%49.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Dorothy L Beckwith ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Bristol County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
40.0%#145 of 304
▲ 8
#13 of 26
▲ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
42.0%#154 of 304
▲ 18
#9 of 26
▲ 5
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+5.0pp#56 of 299#3 of 26
Enrollment
ranked largest first
479#181 of 310#22 of 26
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.6:1#207 of 296#12 of 26
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
25.1%#258 of 296#22 of 26
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-17.8%#49 of 204#3 of 18
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
479
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 549
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2547938.112.6:1N/A
2023-2447841.511.5:1N/A
2022-2344642.610.5:1N/A
2020-214854012.1:1N/A
2017-1858344.213.2:1N/A
2015-165784413.1:1N/A
2010-116144015.3:113% (81)
2000-01656N/AN/A4% (23)
1990-91549N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dorothy L Beckwith.

Since 2017-18: students down 18% (583 to 479); teachers down 14% (44.2 to 38.1).

About Dorothy L Beckwith

At 330R Winthrop Street in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, Dorothy L Beckwith operates as a mid-sized middle-grades school. Students in grades 5 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 479 students.

Dorothy L Beckwith reports to Dighton-Rehoboth, which has 5 schools and 2,541 students.

White students are 86% of those enrolled at Dorothy L Beckwith. The next largest groups are 5% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. In Bristol County overall, about 77% of residents are White. A diversity index of 25% means there is a 25% chance two randomly chosen students at Dorothy L Beckwith are from different groups.

A staff of 38.1 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.6:1. Across middle schools in Massachusetts, the average ratio is 11.5:1.

Among Massachusetts public middle schools, Dorothy L Beckwith outscored 58%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.

The county, Bristol County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $85,625 a year, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Bristol County has 142 public schools with about 80,897 students, including Dorothy L Beckwith.

Palmer River is the nearest public school to Dorothy L Beckwith, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.

The student count changed little between 2020-21 (485) and 2024-25 (479).

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Bristol County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Dorothy L Beckwith
District
Dighton-Rehoboth
Address
330R Winthrop Street, Rehoboth, MA 02769
Phone
(508) 252-5080
County
Bristol County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–08
Total enrollment
479
Teachers (FTE)
38
Student–teacher ratio
12.6:1
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
250420002430
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Dorothy L Beckwith
How many students attend Dorothy L Beckwith?
Dorothy L Beckwith enrolls approximately 479 students in grades 05-08.
Is Dorothy L Beckwith an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dorothy L Beckwith is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dorothy L Beckwith?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dorothy L Beckwith is approximately 12.6:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Dorothy L Beckwith?
Student demographics at Dorothy L Beckwith are roughly 86% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Dorothy L Beckwith in?
Dorothy L Beckwith is part of Dighton-Rehoboth.
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