Fall River Schools Rank Among State's Middle Tier
U.S. News' 2027 Massachusetts elementary and middle school rankings place several Fall River schools within the statewide list.
Updated on Nov. 1, 2026 in Secondary Education
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U.S. News & World Report published its 2027 rankings of Massachusetts elementary and middle schools, placing John J. Doran middle school at No. 128 statewide. James Tansey elementary school ranked No. 161 and John J. Doran elementary school ranked No. 694 among the state's elementary schools.
Why it matters
The rankings give Massachusetts families a standardized comparison of school performance across the state, drawing on math and reading proficiency and performance measures. Each indicator carries equal weight, so schools' standings reflect their results on these four measures.
U.S. News ranks schools on four indicators, each weighted 25%: math proficiency, reading proficiency, math performance and reading performance. John J. Doran shows 21% math and 23% reading proficiency with a 14:1 student-teacher ratio, while James Tansey shows 56% math and 40% reading proficiency with a 15:1 ratio.
The players
U.S. News & World Report
A long-running American magazine and publisher known for its annual rankings of colleges, hospitals and schools, including this statewide list of Massachusetts elementary and middle schools.
The details
The rankings cover elementary and middle schools across Massachusetts, and John J. Doran appears on both the middle school list at No. 128 and the elementary list at No. 694. Resiliency Preparatory Academy is listed without a rank because test scores were not available.
Timeline
• U.S. News & World Report published the 2027 Massachusetts school rankings on October 31, 2026.
Roadmap
U.S. News's school rankings apply a four-indicator methodology, with math and reading proficiency and performance each weighted at 25%, to compare schools statewide each year. The 2027 Massachusetts list extends that annual series, letting families track how individual schools rank against peers over time.
Families in Fall River and across Massachusetts can compare John J. Doran and James Tansey against statewide peers using the published proficiency and student-teacher figures. The ranking's four equally weighted indicators make it straightforward to see which measures drive each school's position.
The takeaway
Looking beyond a single rank helps: proficiency shares and student-teacher ratios show how schools differ on the measures that feed the overall score. Comparing several indicators gives a fuller picture than the headline ranking alone.
Further reading
For broader context on how schools are evaluated, see Secondary Education coverage for Massachusetts.
Source note: This article includes information reported by USA News.
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