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Fall River Schools
Fall River is a public school district in Massachusetts, based in Bristol County (Fall River). SchoolGrade grades 16 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Fall River 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 Fall River
16 of 16 schools in Fall River carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
B: 1C: 2D: 10F: 3
Best schools in Fall River
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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- James Tansey (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C Spencer Borden (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C- North End Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ Stone Pk 12 School (K-12 school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D B M C Durfee High (High school, meets expectations)
- D Letourneau Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Mary Fonseca Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Samuel Watson (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- John J Doran (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Carlton M Viveiros Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Fall River
All schools, A to Z (16)
- D B M C Durfee High, Fall River
- D- Carlton M Viveiros Elementary School, Fall River
- F Henry Lord Community School, Fall River
- B- James Tansey, Fall River
- D- John J Doran, Fall River
- D Letourneau Elementary School, Fall River
- D- Mary Fonseca Elementary School, Fall River
- F Matthew J Kuss Middle, Fall River
- D- Morton Middle, Fall River
- C- North End Elementary, Fall River
- F Resiliency Preparatory Academy, Fall River
- D- Samuel Watson, Fall River
- C Spencer Borden, Fall River
- D+ Stone Pk 12 School, Fall River
- D- Talbot Innovation School, Fall River
- D- William S Greene, Fall River
Where Fall River schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Fall River (16)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Massachusetts
- County: Bristol County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 10,656 students with 866 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,989 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2504830
- 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
- Somerset (4 schools, 4 mi)
- Swansea (6 schools, 7 mi)
- Freetown-Lakeville (5 schools, 8 mi)
- New Bedford (25 schools, 9 mi)
- Westport (3 schools, 10 mi)
- Dighton-Rehoboth (5 schools, 10 mi)
- Taunton (12 schools, 12 mi)
- Dartmouth (6 schools, 13 mi)
Questions about Fall River
How many schools are in Fall River?
SchoolGrade grades 16 public schools in Fall River, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Fall River serve?
The largest by graded schools: Fall River.
How good are the schools in Fall River?
Across the 16 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D, with 20.1% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 21.6%. 56% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Fall River?
10,656 students were enrolled in Fall River in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Fall River?
Fall River is in Massachusetts, based in Bristol County, with its district office in Fall River. Its boundary covers about 33.1 sq mi.