Of the 6,366 students who took part in the MCAS, 19.1% met the testing standard while 2.3% exceeded expectations, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
The number of New Bedford Public Schools District students who met or exceeded expectations fell by 0.8% from the previous school year.
New Bedford Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Bristol County and has a main office in New Bedford.
In the 2022-23 school year, 467,110 students took the math test in Massachusetts with 196,011 students passing, 3.3% more than the year before.
According to a 2025 analysis from WalletHub, Massachusetts education system was considered the best in the nation, based on factors such as class size, student performance, funding, school safety, and teacher qualifications.
| School Name | Students who met standards (%) | Students who exceed standards (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln School | 27.9% | 1.6% |
| Alfred J. Gomes School | 22% | 0% |
| Betsey B. Winslow School | 38% | 5% |
| Carlos Pacheco School | 16.6% | 0% |
| Casimir Pulaski School | 42.1% | 5.8% |
| Charles S. Ashley School | 20.6% | 2.4% |
| Elizabeth Carter Brooks School | 35% | 10.5% |
| Ellen R. Hathaway School | 22.9% | 9.6% |
| Elwyn G. Campbell School | 31.5% | 8.7% |
| Hayden/McFadden School | 15.1% | 0.8% |
| Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School | 6.6% | 0.6% |
| James B. Congdon School | 32% | 5.1% |
| Jireh Swift School | 25.3% | 1.3% |
| John Avery Parker School | 19% | 10.1% |
| John B. Devalles School | 19.9% | 1.4% |
| Keith Middle School | 18.8% | 2% |
| New Bedford High School | 14.8% | 0.7% |
| Normandin Middle School | 14.1% | 1.6% |
| Renaissance Community Innovation School | 3.8% | 0% |
| Roosevelt Middle School | 15.8% | 1% |
| Sgt. Wm. H. Carney Academy | 10.4% | 1.9% |
| Thomas R. Rodman School | 19.8% | 1.1% |
| Whaling City Junior/Senior High School | 33.3% | 0% |
| William H. Taylor School | 50.5% | 16.1% |
