Hastings Middle

Hastings Middle operates as a modestly sized intermediate school in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, part of Fairhaven. Current enrollment sits at 415 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 547 students each, so Hastings Middle sits 24% below that benchmark.

Fairhaven runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,727 students. Hastings Middle is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Hastings Middle lists that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian, 2% Black.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, Bristol County reports that median household income runs about $85,625, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bristol County runs 142 public schools (combined enrollment of about 80,897 students), of which Hastings Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Fairhaven High, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hastings Middle.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 11%: 468 students in 2018 compared to 415 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 87% to 82% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.