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Dartmouth Schools
Dartmouth is a public school district in Massachusetts, based in Bristol County (Dartmouth). SchoolGrade grades 6 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Dartmouth on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Dartmouth
5 of 6 schools in Dartmouth carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 5
Best schools in Dartmouth
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B+ Joseph Demello South (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Dartmouth High (High school, meets expectations)
- B Dartmouth Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- B- George H Potter (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- James M Quinn School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Dartmouth
All schools, A to Z (6)
- Andrew B Cushman School, Dartmouth
- B+ Dartmouth High, Dartmouth
- B Dartmouth Middle, North Dartmouth
- B- George H Potter, North Dartmouth
- B- James M Quinn School, Dartmouth
- B+ Joseph Demello South, Dartmouth
Where Dartmouth schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Dartmouth (4)
- North Dartmouth (2)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Massachusetts
- County: Bristol County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 3,351 students with 276 full-time-equivalent teachers and 429 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2504020
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Fairhaven (4 schools, 6 mi)
- Westport (3 schools, 6 mi)
- New Bedford (25 schools, 7 mi)
- Fall River (16 schools, 13 mi)
- Somerset (4 schools, 16 mi)
- Freetown-Lakeville (5 schools, 16 mi)
- Falmouth (7 schools, 19 mi)
- Swansea (6 schools, 19 mi)
Questions about Dartmouth
How many schools are in Dartmouth?
SchoolGrade grades 6 public schools in Dartmouth, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Dartmouth serve?
The largest by graded schools: Dartmouth, North Dartmouth.
How good are the schools in Dartmouth?
Across the 5 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B, with 52.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 46.2%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Dartmouth?
3,351 students were enrolled in Dartmouth in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Dartmouth?
Dartmouth is in Massachusetts, based in Bristol County, with its district office in Dartmouth. Its boundary covers about 60.9 sq mi.