Gloucester School District
Public
Grades PK–12 CSchool Grade
Public schools for Gloucester.
At a glance
2,838Students enrolled
7Schools
$25,392Spent per student
11:1Student–teacher ratio
School path
Where would my kid go?
For Gloucester
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs MA
Math proficiency33%
State average 36%
Reading / language arts46%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)82%
State average 88.8%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$25,392
per student each year · 4% below the MA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
2,362’20
2,450’21
2,408’22
2,862’23
2,838’24
Students
White · 75%2,119
Hispanic · 17%488
Two or more races · 4%113
Black · 2%59
Asian · 2%43
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%7
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools7 in district
East Veterans Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 451 students · Gloucester
PublicWest ParishElementary · Grades K–5 · 382 students · Gloucester
B-PublicBeeman MemorialElementary · Grades K–5 · 292 students · Gloucester
C+PublicPlum Cove SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 217 students · Gloucester
A-PublicRalph B O'Maley MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 619 students · Gloucester
CPublicGloucester HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 776 students · Gloucester
A-PublicGloucester PreSchoolPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 101 students · Gloucester
PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.