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Beeman Memorial

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

138 Cherry Street, Gloucester, MA 01930 · (978) 281-9825 · Part of Gloucester School District

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

Directions
Students
292
Students per teacher
10:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Beeman Memorial

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 39% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Gloucester kids: Ralph B O'Maley Middle

On the path

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

K–5Beeman MemorialYou are here
6–8Ralph B O'Maley Middle619 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts42%
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 ↗

138 Cherry Street, Gloucester

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten48
Grade 145
Grade 243
Grade 354
Grade 455
Grade 547
Enrollment over time
312’20
324’21
300’22
287’23
292’24

Down 6.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 63%Hispanic 28%Two or more races 4%Black 3%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Beeman Memorial from Gloucester families.

Other schools in Gloucester School District

The district →
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
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

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