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Gloucester High
A−

Gloucester High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

32 L O Johnson Rd, Gloucester, MA 01930 · (978) 281-9870 · Part of Gloucester School District

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

Directions
Photo: Cody Carlson · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
776
Students per teacher
10:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Gloucester High

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher

On the path

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

6–8Ralph B O'Maley Middle619 students
9–12Gloucester HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts67%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

32 L O Johnson Rd, Gloucester

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9227
Grade 10198
Grade 11165
Grade 12179
Ungraded7
Enrollment over time
819’20
830’21
804’22
807’23
776’24

Down 5.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 76%Hispanic 18%Two or more races 2%Black 1%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Gloucester High 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
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

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.