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Paul P Gates Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

75 Spruce Street, Acton, MA 01720 · (978) 266-2570 · Part of Acton-Boxborough Regional School District

Acton’s School Grade A better than 92% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
380
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Paul P Gates Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 35 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 30 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Acton kids: Raymond J Grey Junior High

On the path

Where Acton kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–6Paul P Gates Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–8Raymond J Grey Junior High824 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency72%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts79%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

75 Spruce Street, Acton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten59
Grade 160
Grade 262
Grade 364
Grade 442
Grade 545
Grade 648
Enrollment over time
377’20
368’21
350’22
356’23
380’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Asian 55%White 29%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 6%Black 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Paul P Gates Elementary School from Acton families.

Other schools in Acton-Boxborough Regional School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Acton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.