Fairhaven
1 high school and 2 elementary schools in our rankings · serves Fairhaven
Ranks #124 of 328 Massachusetts school districts — top 38%.
MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.
Fairhaven is a coastal town on Buzzards Bay in Bristol County, located across the Acushnet River from New Bedford on Massachusetts' South Coast. Its public school district serves the town through Fairhaven High School. The town is known for its waterfront setting, including Fort Phoenix, a Revolutionary War-era fort, and its long connection to the whaling and maritime history of the region. Fairhaven is also the birthplace of Millicent Fenwick, the longtime U.S. Representative from New Jersey.
How it compares
- Strongest area: AP results, in the top 40% of districts. 77% of AP exams at its high schools scored 3 or higher, vs 69% for the average MA district.
- Area to watch: Attendance ranks in the bottom 38% of districts.
- Top school: Leroy Wood, #223 of 895 Massachusetts elementary schools.
- Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 25.4% in 2022 to 17.3% in 2025.
A district's overall rank is the average statewide percentile of its ranked schools, with a 10% discount for single-school districts. Category standings compare the average of each district's ranked schools and count only districts with data. How we rank
Schools in Fairhaven
We rank high schools that report SAT results and elementary schools with grade 3 MCAS results, so some of the district's schools (middle schools, for example) aren't listed. Elementary ELA and Math are 2024–2026 averages of grade 3 results.
MCAS results
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, compared with the state. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement. There was no test in 2020.
High school results
Averages of the district's ranked high schools (Fairhaven High). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.
Students & classrooms
48.4% female · 51.6% male
Spending & teachers
Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources. Dollar figures aren't adjusted for inflation. "MA median" is the middle district in each year; small districts can spend far more per student, so the median is a fairer yardstick than the average. Salary is the average across 137 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
11.6 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 5.3% missed 20% or more of school days
About Fairhaven
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Town figures are FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices. "MA median" is the median of the state's 351 towns.
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