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Gloucester School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Gloucester.

Gloucester’s School Grade C better than 26% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
2,838
Schools
7
Spent per student
$25,392
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
11:1
The gist

What stands out about Gloucester School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 26% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts below the state
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 20.2% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 26% of the 394 Massachusetts school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
CGloucester 30,627

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Gloucester. Grade by grade →

K–54 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Ralph B O'Maley MiddleThis district
9–12Gloucester HighThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35%
State average 40.7% · 1,444 students tested
Reading / language arts38%
State average 43.7% · 1,451 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)83%
State average 89.2% · 212 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$25,392 per student · 4% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 45%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 58%State 36%Federal 6%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,362’20
2,450’21
2,408’22
2,862’23
2,838’24

Up 20.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 75%Hispanic 17%Two or more races 4%Black 2%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

7 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools.

Gloucester PreSchool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Gloucester
101 students10:1
East Veterans Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gloucester
451 students11:1
West Parish
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gloucester
B−
382 students13:1
Beeman Memorial
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gloucester
C+
292 students10:1
Plum Cove School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gloucester
A−
217 students13:1
Ralph B O'Maley Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gloucester
C
619 students11:1
Gloucester High
High · Grades 9–12 · Gloucester
A−
776 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Manchester Essex Regional School DistrictEssex, Manchester-by-the-Sea
$27,988per student
Ipswich School DistrictIpswich
$27,216per student
Rockport School DistrictRockport
$31,091per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Massachusetts.