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Dorothy L Beckwith
- 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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 116 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 129 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 112 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 122 | 25% |
School pathway
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat 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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 39.0% |
| 2020-21 | 47.0% | 29.0% |
| 2018-19 | 52.0% | 54.0% |
| 2017-18 | 53.0% | 54.0% |
| 2016-17 | 58.0% | 49.0% |
Where Dorothy L Beckwith ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In 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 |
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 | 479 | 38.1 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 478 | 41.5 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 446 | 42.6 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 485 | 40 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 583 | 44.2 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 578 | 44 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 614 | 40 | 15.3:1 | 13% (81) |
| 2000-01 | 656 | N/A | N/A | 4% (23) |
| 1990-91 | 549 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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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