Enrollment
200
High
DISTRICT 1,057 · STATE 777
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW BEDFORD·NCES 250843002681
Whaling City Junior/Senior High School
455 County Street, New Bedford, MA 02740 · (508) 997-4511 · Bristol County
GRADES 07–12HIGH22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL200 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of Massachusetts public high schools
- FTest 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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 high schools
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 23.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 12 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 9 | 5% |
| Grade 9 | 20 | 10% |
| Grade 10 | 43 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 48 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 68 | 34% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 65% · US 70%
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
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MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
6.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -4.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 6 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Massachusetts average is about 44 of 100. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2016.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 6.0% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2022-23 | 7.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 14.0% | 25.0% |
| 2018-19 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2017-18 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2016-17 | 10.0% | N/A |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Whaling City Junior/Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Bristol County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 0.0% | #325 of 327 ▼ 96 | #23 of 23 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 6.0% | #322 of 326 ▲ 2 | #23 of 23 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 200 | #325 of 379 | #23 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #182 of 325 | #12 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.1% | #31 of 325 | #5 of 23 |
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25Enrollment
200
+94 (+89%) vs 2020
+317% since 2010-11, when it was 48
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 7.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 200 | 17.4 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 179 | 18.9 | 9.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 135 | 18 | 7.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 106 | 14 | 7.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 100 | 15.7 | 6.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 97 | 11 | 8.8:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 48 | 7 | 6.9:1 | 94% (45) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whaling City Junior/Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 100% (100 to 200); teachers up 11% (15.7 to 17.4).
About Whaling City Junior/Senior High School
New Bedford, Massachusetts, is home to Whaling City Junior/Senior High School, a small high school. Grades offered run from 7 through 12, with 200 students enrolled. For comparison, high schools in Massachusetts average about 777 students.
Whaling City Junior/Senior High School is among 24 schools run by New Bedford, which serves 12,505 students.
By race and ethnicity, Whaling City Junior/Senior High School is 51% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 24% White, 16% Black, and 10% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Bristol County's population at about 10%. The chance that two students picked at random at Whaling City Junior/Senior High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 65%.
The school has about 11.5 students per teacher and 17.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in Massachusetts is 23.4:1, higher than at this school.
Measured against Massachusetts public high schools, Whaling City Junior/Senior High School receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Bristol County show that median household income is about $85,625, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Whaling City Junior/Senior High School is one of 142 public schools in Bristol County, which together enroll about 80,897 students.
The closest other public school is Sgt Wm H Carney Academy, about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Mid-size).
Whaling City Junior/Senior High School enrolled 106 in 2020-21 and 200 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 11.5:1, from 7.6:1.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Whaling City Junior/Senior High SchoolHow large is Whaling City Junior/Senior High School?
Whaling City Junior/Senior High School enrolls approximately 200 students in grades 07-12.
Is Whaling City Junior/Senior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Whaling City Junior/Senior High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Whaling City Junior/Senior High School have?
Whaling City Junior/Senior High School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Whaling City Junior/Senior High School?
Student demographics at Whaling City Junior/Senior High School are roughly 24% White, 51% Hispanic, 16% Black, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Whaling City Junior/Senior High School?
Whaling City Junior/Senior High School is overseen by New Bedford in Bristol County.
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