New Bedford High School

New Bedford, MA 02740

Phone: (508) 997-4511
Fax: (508) 984-0762
District: New Bedford School District

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public • Grades 9,10,11,12,UG • 2792 students

New Bedford High School, a public school located in New Bedford, MA, serves grades 9-12 & Ungraded in the New Bedford School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 1 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.

New Bedford High School is a public school located in New Bedford, MA. 2792 students attend New Bedford High School.

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Test Scores 2/10 The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) data from Massachusetts Department of Education, and using 2025 MCAS Science and Technology/Engineering (MCAS STE) Tests data from Massachusetts Department of Education.
College Readiness 1/10 The College Readiness Rating uses this high school's graduation rates, college entrance exam participation and performance, or AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment participation to determine how well schools are preparing students for success in college and beyond. The College Readiness Rating was created using the following data from the 2021 Civil Rights Data Collection: percentage of students enrolled in IB, AP or Dual Enrollment classes in grades 9-12, using 2024 4-year high school graduation rate data from Massachusetts Department of Education, using 2024 Average SAT score data from Massachusetts Department of Education, and using 2026 demographic data from Massachusetts Department of Education.

Posted: February 16, 2023

New Bedford High is the school you go to when you can't get into anything else. If you had money, you would go to Bishop Stang. If you had good grades and conduct, you go to New Bedford Voc-Tech. I went to NBHS for my first year and it was terrible. I saw drug deals during school hours, students carrying weapons on their persons, and fights were a common occurrence. I don't know how you would fix it. The students don't care. The parents of the students don't care. The teachers and staff don't care. The school needs more police presence inside and around the school. Years later, I can drive by that school when the school day ends and it looks like it has only gotten worse. On the southeast end of the school property where the trees are, I've seen kids yelling profanity at cars passing by. Immediately north of the school on the same block, there is a wooded area; I've seen kids throwing rocks and glass bottles at people and cars passing by. I've seen kids on bikes ride in the middle of the street near the school to block traffic, only to start fights with the driver. I've also seen kids trying to break into parked cars when they leave the school property. If you had a choice, send your kids to anywhere else but New Bedford High School.

Posted: February 16, 2023

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