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Gates Lane

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

1238 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01603 · (508) 799-3488 · Part of Worcester School District

Worcester’s School Grade C− better than 18% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
547
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Gates Lane

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Worcester kids: 6 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–6Gates LaneYou are here
7–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts23%
State average 49.3%

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

1238 Main Street, Worcester

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K47
Kindergarten84
Grade 185
Grade 275
Grade 375
Grade 456
Grade 568
Grade 657
Enrollment over time
516’20
515’21
544’22
547’23
547’24

Up 6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 44%White 20%Black 16%Asian 12%Two or more races 7%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 Gates Lane from Worcester families.

Other schools in Worcester School District

The district →

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