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Bates

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

53 Liberty Hill Avenue, Salem, MA 01970 · (978) 740-1250 · Part of Salem School District

Salem’s School Grade D better than 12% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
410
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Bates

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 24% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 13.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Salem kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5BatesYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts32%
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 ↗

53 Liberty Hill Avenue, Salem

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K36
Kindergarten61
Grade 169
Grade 262
Grade 364
Grade 452
Grade 566
Enrollment over time
362’20
354’21
374’22
397’23
410’24

Up 13.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 49%Hispanic 36%Black 7%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian 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 Bates from Salem families.

Other schools in Salem School District

The district →
Horace Mann Laboratory
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salem
C−
293 students12:1
Bentley Academy Innovation School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salem
D
286 students14:1
Salem Early Childhood
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Salem
106 students9:1
Witchcraft Heights
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Salem
C−
455 students14:1
Saltonstall School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Salem
C
412 students13:1
Carlton
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Salem
C
247 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; Salem’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.