John J Doran

John J Doran is a public elementary school in Fall River, Massachusetts. It had 525 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 8. That compares with an average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Massachusetts.

The 19 schools in Fall River enroll 11,089 students altogether, John J Doran among them.

The biggest share of students at John J Doran, 41%, is White. The rest of enrollment is 36% Hispanic, 13% Black, and 10% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Bristol County's population at about 77%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, John J Doran scores 68%.

For every teacher at John J Doran, there are about 13.9 students; the school has 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Massachusetts, 12.2:1, is lower.

The school is in Bristol County, where the median household earns about $85,625 a year, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. John J Doran shares Bristol County with 141 other public schools.

Among nearby public schools, Resiliency Preparatory Academy is closest at about 0.8 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

NCES assigns John J Doran the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 484 to 525, an 8% rise.

The John J Doran discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.