📍 1250 Somerset Avenue, Dighton, Bristol County, 02715
Dighton Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dighton, Bristol County. The school has 431 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dighton-Rehoboth school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dighton Elementary enrolls 431 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino and 4.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 367 | 85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 4.9% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 4.2% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 10 | 2.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dighton Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-40, state senate district 36, state house district 73.
Dighton Elementary is one of 5 schools in Dighton-Rehoboth, based in North Dighton, Massachusetts. The district serves 2,541 students district-wide and employs 218 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 431 students, Dighton Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 508 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe