For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 428 students in Fairhaven School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Massachusetts.
Public Middle School in Fairhaven School District have an average math proficiency score of 43% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 36% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 15% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Massachusetts public middle school average of 53% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
4 Schools
526 Schools
# Students
1,759 Students
299,731 Students
# Teachers
136 Teachers
26,316 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Fairhaven School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 393 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#176 out of 397 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
44%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.31
0.68
# American Indian Students
6 Students
816 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
40 Students
21,318 Students
% Asian Students
2%
7%
# Hispanic Students
139 Students
84,297 Students
% Hispanic Students
8%
28%
# Black Students
37 Students
37,053 Students
% Black Students
2%
12%
# White Students
1,454 Students
142,107 Students
% White Students
83%
48%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
291 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
82 Students
13,358 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
41
2,713
# Students in K Grade:
106
7,222
# Students in 1st Grade:
108
7,530
# Students in 2nd Grade:
109
7,944
# Students in 3rd Grade:
120
8,002
# Students in 4th Grade:
125
8,676
# Students in 5th Grade:
131
19,802
# Students in 6th Grade:
139
55,437
# Students in 7th Grade:
142
68,011
# Students in 8th Grade:
147
68,221
# Students in 9th Grade:
141
11,995
# Students in 10th Grade:
153
11,729
# Students in 11th Grade:
142
11,460
# Students in 12th Grade:
153
10,610
# Ungraded Students:
2
379
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,584 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,845. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,911 is less than the state median of $24,602. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$33 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$33 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,584
$23,845
Spending / Student
$18,911
$24,602
Best Fairhaven School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Hastings Middle School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
30 School Street
Fairhaven, MA 02719
(508) 979-4063
Fairhaven, MA 02719
(508) 979-4063
Grades: 6-8
| 428 students
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