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Dartmouth School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Massachusetts for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 810 students in Dartmouth School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Massachusetts.
Public Middle School in Dartmouth School District have an average math proficiency score of 55% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 52% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 14% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Massachusetts public middle school average of 50% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
6 Schools
534 Schools
# Students
3,411 Students
306,807 Students
# Teachers
274 Teachers
26,257 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Dartmouth School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 395 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has increased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#127 out of 397 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
53%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
44%
Graduation Rate
95%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.28
0.67
# American Indian Students
1 Student
769 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
34 Students
21,396 Students
% Asian Students
1%
7%
# Hispanic Students
201 Students
80,007 Students
% Hispanic Students
6%
26%
# Black Students
57 Students
37,483 Students
% Black Students
2%
12%
# White Students
2,876 Students
153,556 Students
% White Students
84%
50%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
315 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
240 Students
12,974 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
84
2,761
# Students in K Grade:
228
7,202
# Students in 1st Grade:
231
7,520
# Students in 2nd Grade:
264
7,881
# Students in 3rd Grade:
248
8,280
# Students in 4th Grade:
255
9,357
# Students in 5th Grade:
259
21,640
# Students in 6th Grade:
247
56,578
# Students in 7th Grade:
281
68,855
# Students in 8th Grade:
282
71,317
# Students in 9th Grade:
248
12,193
# Students in 10th Grade:
264
11,312
# Students in 11th Grade:
245
10,898
# Students in 12th Grade:
275
10,621
# Ungraded Students:
-
392
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,049 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,991. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,168 is less than the state median of $24,753. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$62 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$65 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,049
$23,991
Spending / Student
$19,168
$24,753
Best Dartmouth School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Dartmouth Middle School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
366 Slocum Road
North Dartmouth, MA 02747
(508) 997-9333
North Dartmouth, MA 02747
(508) 997-9333
Grades: 6-8
| 810 students
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