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Gardner Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

278 Pearl Street, Gardner, MA 01440 · (978) 991-0900 · Part of Gardner School District

Gardner’s School Grade C− better than 20% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
1,087
Students per teacher
15:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Gardner Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 26% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 140.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Gardner kids: Gardner Middle School

On the path

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

PK–4Gardner Elementary SchoolYou are here
5–7Gardner Middle School514 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency18%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts38%
State average 49.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

278 Pearl Street, Gardner

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K108
Kindergarten190
Grade 1204
Grade 2195
Grade 3204
Grade 4186
Enrollment over time
452’20
462’21
986’22
1,053’23
1,087’24

Up 140.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 54%Hispanic 32%Two or more races 8%Black 5%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Gardner Elementary School from Gardner families.

Other schools in Gardner School District

The district →
Gardner Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–7 · Gardner
C−
514 students13:1
Gardner High
High · Grades 8–12 · Gardner
C−
808 students13:1
Gardner Academy for Learning and Technology
High · Grades 9–12 · Gardner
C−
123 students25:1

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; Gardner’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.