NCES CCD 2024-25 20 schools MA

Best-Resourced Schools in Fall River, MA

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20 public K-12 schools in Fall River from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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20
Schools
14,056
Students
36/100
Avg Resource Index
14.6:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Fall River has more public-school enrollment than 88% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Fall River's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

Combined-grade campuses shape the local portfolio

12 of Fall River's 20 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 68-point gap between Stone Pk-12 School and Fall River Early Learning Center shows the range hidden by Fall River's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 12%
School count
Top 15%
Resource Index average
28th percentile
Teacher staffing
60th percentile

B M C Durfee High accounts for 18.8% of all Fall River public-school enrollment

That concentration means Fall River-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Fall River school enrollment varies 47× across entities

Fall River school enrollment ranges from 56 students (lowest) to 2,642 students (highest), a spread of 2,586 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme heterogeneity inside a single city, with small specialty programs listed alongside large comprehensive campuses. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Fall River student-teacher ratio is 14.6:1 — near the typical range (US average ~15.7) — citywide staffing is neither unusually lean nor unusually crowded by this measure

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Variation between sub-units within Fall River is typically wider than the Fall River-aggregate figure suggests.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

2 of Fall River's 20 listed schools are charters

10% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. Stone Pk-12 School 68
2. Resiliency Preparatory Academy 63
3. Diman Regional Vocational Technical High 56
4. B M C Durfee High 49
5. Talbot Innovation School 39
6. Matthew J Kuss Middle 37
7. John J Doran 37
8. Atlantis Charter School 36
9. Morton Middle 36
10. Argosy Collegiate Charter School 33
11. Samuel Watson 33
12. Spencer Borden 32
13. Henry Lord Community School 31
14. Letourneau Elementary School 31
15. William S Greene 29
16. James Tansey 29
17. North End Elementary 28
18. Mary Fonseca Elementary School 27
19. Carlton M. Viveiros Elementary School 25
20. Fall River Early Learning Center -

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Fall River

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Resiliency Preparatory Academy 72.7/100
  2. 2 Samuel Watson 71.5/100
  3. 3 William S Greene 70.1/100
  4. 4 Talbot Innovation School 69.8/100
  5. 5 B M C Durfee High 69.3/100

What do families ask about schools in Fall River?

Which Fall River school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Stone Pk-12 School has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Fall River schools in this federal-data comparison at 68/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Fall River, MA? ▼

Fall River has 20 public schools with a total enrollment of 14,056 students. 2 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 14.6:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.