Massachusetts School and District Profiles

New Bedford

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2025

4-Year Graduation Rate (2025)
Student Group	# in Cohort	% Graduated	% Still in School	% Non-Grad Completers	% H.S. Equiv	% Dropped Out	% Permanently Excluded
All Students	861	79.9	5.1	0.3	0.9	13.7	0.0
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	5	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	142	83.1	10.6	0.0	0.0	6.3	0.0
Hispanic or Latino	420	78.1	3.3	0.7	0.2	17.6	0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	53	86.8	1.9	0.0	3.8	7.5	0.0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	238	79.0	5.9	0.0	2.1	13.0	0.0
High Needs	796	78.4	5.5	0.4	1.0	14.7	0.0
English Learners	271	71.6	5.2	0.0	0.0	23.2	0.0
Low Income	770	78.1	5.7	0.4	1.0	14.8	0.0
Students with Disabilities	200	69.0	12.5	1.5	2.0	15.0	0.0
Foster Care	18	61.1	11.1	5.6	5.6	16.7	0.0
Homeless	138	68.1	7.2	1.4	0.0	23.2	0.0
Female	397	83.6	4.3	0.0	0.5	11.6	0.0
Male	462	76.6	5.8	0.6	1.3	15.6	0.0

* NOTE: Graduation rates will not be publicly reported for cohort counts fewer than 6.

4-Year Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (2025)
Student Group	# in Cohort	% Graduated	% Still in School	% Non-Grad Completers	% H.S. Equiv	% Dropped Out	% Permanently Excluded
All Students	636	81.9	4.7	0.3	0.9	12.1	0.0
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	3	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	99	86.9	9.1	0.0	0.0	4.0	0.0
Hispanic or Latino	290	80.0	3.1	0.7	0.3	15.9	0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	41	90.2	2.4	0.0	2.4	4.9	0.0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	200	80.0	5.5	0.0	2.0	12.5	0.0
High Needs	583	80.3	5.1	0.3	1.0	13.2	0.0
English Learners	139	71.9	5.0	0.0	0.0	23.0	0.0
Low Income	569	80.1	5.3	0.4	1.1	13.2	0.0
Students with Disabilities	159	70.4	11.3	1.3	2.5	14.5	0.0
Foster Care	6	66.7	0.0	16.7	0.0	16.7	0.0
Homeless	64	62.5	7.8	1.6	0.0	28.1	0.0
Female	301	86.0	3.3	0.0	0.3	10.3	0.0
Male	333	78.1	6.0	0.6	1.5	13.8	0.0

* NOTE: Graduation rates will not be publicly reported for cohort counts fewer than 6.

5-Year Graduation Rate (2024)
Student Group	# in Cohort	% Graduated	% Still in School	% Non-Grad Completers	% H.S. Equiv	% Dropped Out	% Permanently Excluded
All Students	752	79.1	3.1	3.1	1.2	13.6	0.0
Asian	7	85.7	14.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Black or African American	123	77.2	3.3	5.7	0.8	13.0	0.0
Hispanic or Latino	302	79.1	2.3	3.0	0.7	14.9	0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	38	65.8	0.0	7.9	7.9	18.4	0.0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	275	82.5	4.0	1.5	1.1	10.9	0.0
High Needs	705	78.0	3.3	3.3	1.3	14.2	0.0
English Learners	206	75.7	1.0	2.9	0.0	20.4	0.0
Low Income	694	78.1	3.2	3.3	1.3	14.1	0.0
Students with Disabilities	183	64.5	10.9	3.3	1.1	20.2	0.0
Foster Care	12	41.7	16.7	0.0	8.3	33.3	0.0
Homeless	97	77.3	1.0	6.2	2.1	13.4	0.0
Female	344	79.7	2.6	3.2	1.2	13.4	0.0
Male	401	78.3	3.5	3.0	1.2	14.0	0.0

* NOTE: Graduation rates will not be publicly reported for cohort counts fewer than 6.

5-Year Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (2024)
Student Group	# in Cohort	% Graduated	% Still in School	% Non-Grad Completers	% H.S. Equiv	% Dropped Out	% Permanently Excluded
All Students	612	79.9	3.3	3.3	1.3	12.3	0.0
Asian	5	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	90	80.0	2.2	5.6	1.1	11.1	0.0
Hispanic or Latino	238	79.4	2.9	3.4	0.8	13.4	0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	31	61.3	0.0	9.7	9.7	19.4	0.0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	246	82.9	4.1	1.6	0.8	10.6	0.0
High Needs	569	78.7	3.5	3.5	1.4	12.8	0.0
English Learners	135	77.0	0.7	3.0	0.0	19.3	0.0
Low Income	560	78.8	3.4	3.6	1.4	12.9	0.0
Students with Disabilities	161	65.8	10.6	3.1	1.2	19.3	0.0
Foster Care	10	40.0	10.0	0.0	10.0	40.0	0.0
Homeless	64	79.7	1.6	6.2	3.1	9.4	0.0
Female	283	79.9	2.8	3.5	1.1	12.7	0.0
Male	322	79.5	3.7	3.1	1.6	12.1	0.0

* NOTE: Graduation rates will not be publicly reported for cohort counts fewer than 6 More about the data.