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B−

West Parish

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

10 Concord Street, Gloucester, MA 01930 · (978) 281-9835 · Part of Gloucester School District

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

Directions
Students
382
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about West Parish

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 52% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • 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–5West ParishYou are here
6–8Ralph B O'Maley Middle619 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 49.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

10 Concord Street, Gloucester

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten62
Grade 162
Grade 263
Grade 366
Grade 462
Grade 567
Enrollment over time
354’20
371’21
374’22
370’23
382’24

Up 7.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 84%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 5%Asian 1%Black <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 West Parish 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
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

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.