Keith Middle School
225 Hathaway Blvd
New Bedford MA, 02740, Bristol County
Phone: 508-997-4511
Ranking:
(1,235 out of 1,316, bottom 6%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: New Bedford School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 66 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 82 | |||||||
Total Students: | 843 | 818 | 919 | 1,028 | 1,030 | 1,083 | 1,108 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 291 | 34.5% | 246 | 30.1% | 247 | 26.9% | 359 | 34.9% | 349 | 33.9% | 342 | 31.6% | 353 | 31.9% |
Grade 7: | 288 | 34.2% | 235 | 28.7% | 341 | 37.1% | 345 | 33.6% | 325 | 31.6% | 351 | 32.4% | 397 | 35.8% |
Grade 8: | 264 | 31.3% | 337 | 41.2% | 331 | 36.0% | 324 | 31.5% | 356 | 34.6% | 390 | 36.0% | 358 | 32.3% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 429 | 50.9% | 418 | 51.1% | 493 | 53.6% | 553 | 53.8% | 576 | 55.9% | 590 | 54.5% | 530 | 47.8% |
Female: | 414 | 49.1% | 400 | 48.9% | 426 | 46.4% | 475 | 46.2% | 454 | 44.1% | 493 | 45.5% | 468 | 42.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 9 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.6% | 8 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.7% | 10 | 1.0% | 8 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 10 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.7% | 9 | 0.9% | 11 | 1.0% | 7 | 0.6% |
Hispanic: | 291 | 34.5% | 274 | 33.5% | 314 | 34.2% | 370 | 36.0% | 338 | 32.8% | 354 | 32.7% | 322 | 29.1% |
Black: | 138 | 16.4% | 123 | 15.0% | 139 | 15.1% | 154 | 15.0% | 167 | 16.2% | 188 | 17.4% | 192 | 17.3% |
White: | 354 | 42.0% | 360 | 44.0% | 388 | 42.2% | 411 | 40.0% | 426 | 41.4% | 437 | 40.4% | 474 | 42.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.4% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 39 | 4.6% | 45 | 5.5% | 64 | 7.0% | 77 | 7.5% | 79 | 7.7% | 81 | 7.5% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 597 | 70.8% | 577 | 70.5% | 591 | 64.3% | 739 | 71.9% | 690 | 67.0% | 755 | 69.7% | 730 | 65.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 55 | 6.5% | 53 | 6.5% | 61 | 6.6% | 81 | 7.9% | 103 | 10.0% | 116 | 10.7% | 103 | 9.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.84 | 10.18 | 11.49 | 12.54 | 12.26 | 13.00 | 13.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 44% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 36% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 48% | 69% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 46% | 68% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 41% | 66% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 45% | 67% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 44% | 56% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 40% | 57% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 45% | 59% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 41% | 58% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 44% | 60% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 43% | 60% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 28.4% | 30.7% | 66% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 39% | 68% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 43% | 66% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 44% | 65% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 43% | 69% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 38% | 69% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 41% | 70% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 38% | 72% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 47% | 73% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 44% | 71% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 42% | 71% |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 15% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 18% | 46% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 21% | 47% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 24% | 49% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 26% | 53% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 24% | 51% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 25% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 24% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 51% | 74% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 54% | 75% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 53% | 75% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 54% | 78% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 49% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 55% | 79% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 61% | 81% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 52% | 78% |
2003 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 12.5% | 10.3% | 37% |
2004 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 13% | 39% |
2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 17% | 39% |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 16% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 19% | 45% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 23% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 22% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 23% | 51% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 25% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 23% | 52% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 27% | 54% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 11.0% | 8.3% | 32% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 9% | 33% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 9% | 33% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 10% | 32% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 7% | 33% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 12% | 39% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 10% | 12% | 39% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 13% | 40% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 16% | 39% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 13% | 43% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 13% | 39% |
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* Keith Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.