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Massachusetts public elementary school

Dighton Elementary

Dighton-Rehoboth school district

B
overall grade

Ranks #307 of 895 Massachusetts elementary schools — top 35%.

Overall rank
#307
of 895 schools
ELA · 2024–2026
50%
MA average 42%
Math · 2024–2026
43%
MA average 43%
Avg class size
20
465 students

ELA and Math show the share of 3rd graders meeting or exceeding expectations on the MCAS, averaged over 2024–2026.

How it compares

What stands out
  • Strongest area: Teacher quality, in the top 7% statewide. 100% of teachers are licensed and 91.3% are experienced.
  • Area to watch: Math ranks in the bottom 48% statewide.
  • Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 21% in 2022 to 8.1% in 2025.
Where it stands among 895 Massachusetts elementary schools
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Above averagetop 35% · #307
ELA
Averagetop 40% · #350
Math
Averagebottom 48% · #472
Attendance
Above averagetop 23% · #200
Teacher quality
Excellenttop 7% · #56

MCAS standings use the 2024–2026 average of grade 3 results, so one unusual year doesn't swing a school's ranking. Scores in the sections below are from 2026.

Test scores

ELA has been above the state average every year since 2018. Math has been above the state average in 5 of 8 years since 2018.

Share of 3rd graders meeting or exceeding expectations on the MCAS. There was no test in 2020.

English Language Arts48%in 2026 · state 43%
5 points above the state
0%50%100%This school48%State43%20172019202120232026
Math45%in 2026 · state 42%
3 points above the state
0%50%100%This school45%State42%20172019202120232026
Detailed scores
Average scaled score, ELA (500+ = meeting expectations)499
Average scaled score, Math (500+ = meeting expectations)498
Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)62nd · 56th

Students & classrooms

Classrooms
Students465
Average class size20MA avg 18
Students per teacher13.6MA avg 12.1
Who attends
White
85%
Hispanic/Latino
6.9%
Multi-Race
3.2%
Black/African American
2.8%
Asian
2.2%

48.4% girls · 51.4% boys

Student needs
Low incomeLower than average
This school
21.9%
MA avg
42.8%
English learnersLower than average
This school
0.7%
MA avg
17.2%
Students with disabilitiesHigher than average
This school
30.8%
MA avg
22.3%

Teachers

Licensed teachersAbout average
This school
100%
MA avg
98.4%
Experienced teachersBetter than average
This school
91.3%
MA avg
73.2%
Teaching in their fieldAbout average
This school
97.1%
MA avg
92.4%
Stayed from last yearBetter than average
This school
94.4%
MA avg
82.7%
More staffing details
Teachers (full-time equivalent)34.4
General education teachers93.5%
Special education teachers6.5%

Attendance & safety

Attendance rateBetter than average
This school
95.2%
MA avg
94.1%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysBetter than average
This school
8.1%
MA avg
15.6%

8.6 days absent per student (MA avg 10.3) · Suspensions: 0% out-of-school, 0.4% in-school (MA elementary avg 2% / 1%)

About Dighton

Bristol County · South Coast & Cape Cod
Avg single-family home value$537KMA median $588K
Avg property tax bill$6,689MA median $6,814
Tax rate$12.50 per $1,000MA median $12.40
Income per person$51,457MA median $47,872
Free cash reserves6.6% of budget

Dighton-Rehoboth district profile · What could you afford here? · All towns A–Z

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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