Massachusetts School and District Profiles

New Bedford High

Schools

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	743	84.8	3.4	0.3	0.1	11.4	0.0
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	5	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	124	88.7	7.3	0.0	0.0	4.0	0.0
Hispanic or Latino	366	81.7	2.5	0.5	0.0	15.3	0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	43	90.7	2.3	0.0	2.3	4.7	0.0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	202	86.1	3.0	0.0	0.0	10.9	0.0
High Needs	680	83.4	3.7	0.3	0.1	12.5	0.0
English Learners	256	73.4	4.3	0.0	0.0	22.3	0.0
Low Income	656	83.2	3.8	0.3	0.2	12.5	0.0
Students with Disabilities	139	79.1	10.8	1.4	0.0	8.6	0.0
Foster Care	8	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Homeless	119	71.4	5.9	0.8	0.0	21.8	0.0
Female	346	87.0	2.9	0.0	0.0	10.1	0.0
Male	396	82.8	3.8	0.5	0.3	12.6	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	543	87.3	2.9	0.2	0.0	9.6	0.0
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	3	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	89	92.1	5.6	0.0	0.0	2.2	0.0
Hispanic or Latino	242	84.7	2.1	0.4	0.0	12.8	0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	33	93.9	3.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	173	86.7	2.9	0.0	0.0	10.4	0.0
High Needs	491	85.9	3.3	0.2	0.0	10.6	0.0
English Learners	126	75.4	3.2	0.0	0.0	21.4	0.0
Low Income	478	86.0	3.3	0.2	0.0	10.5	0.0
Students with Disabilities	111	80.2	10.8	0.9	0.0	8.1	0.0
Foster Care	3	-	-	-	-	-	-
Homeless	49	67.3	4.1	0.0	0.0	28.6	0.0
Female	260	88.5	2.7	0.0	0.0	8.8	0.0
Male	282	86.2	3.2	0.4	0.0	10.3	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	652	84.2	2.0	0.8	0.9	12.1	0.0
Asian	6	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Black or African American	99	85.9	1.0	1.0	1.0	11.1	0.0
Hispanic or Latino	273	81.7	2.2	0.7	0.4	15.0	0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	29	82.8	0.0	0.0	6.9	10.3	0.0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	238	87.4	2.5	0.8	0.8	8.4	0.0
High Needs	608	83.4	2.1	0.8	1.0	12.7	0.0
English Learners	192	78.1	0.0	1.6	0.0	20.3	0.0
Low Income	599	83.5	2.0	0.8	1.0	12.7	0.0
Students with Disabilities	132	72.0	9.8	1.5	0.0	16.7	0.0
Foster Care	6	66.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	33.3	0.0
Homeless	77	83.1	0.0	1.3	1.3	14.3	0.0
Female	307	83.4	2.0	1.6	1.0	12.1	0.0
Male	339	84.7	2.1	0.0	0.9	12.4	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	526	85.0	2.5	0.8	1.0	10.8	0.0
Asian	4	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	73	86.3	1.4	0.0	1.4	11.0	0.0
Hispanic or Latino	211	82.5	2.8	0.9	0.5	13.3	0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	22	77.3	0.0	0.0	9.1	13.6	0.0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	214	87.9	2.8	0.9	0.5	7.9	0.0
High Needs	484	84.1	2.7	0.8	1.0	11.4	0.0
English Learners	123	79.7	0.0	1.6	0.0	18.7	0.0
Low Income	477	84.1	2.5	0.8	1.0	11.5	0.0
Students with Disabilities	120	71.7	10.8	1.7	0.0	15.8	0.0
Foster Care	6	66.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	33.3	0.0
Homeless	48	85.4	0.0	0.0	2.1	12.5	0.0
Female	247	84.2	2.4	1.6	0.8	10.9	0.0
Male	273	85.3	2.6	0.0	1.1	11.0	0.0

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