For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 619 students in Gloucester School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Massachusetts.
Public Middle School in Gloucester School District have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 34% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 23% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Massachusetts public middle school average of 53% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
7 Schools
522 Schools
# Students
2,838 Students
300,339 Students
# Teachers
258 Teachers
26,170 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Gloucester School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 391 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85% has decreased from 86% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#269 out of 395 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
44%
Graduation Rate
85%
89.2%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)27.1%
22.8%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.41
0.69
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
2%
7%
% Hispanic
17%
28%
% Black
2%
13%
% White
75%
47%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $34,592 is higher than the state median of $25,197. The school district revenue/student has grown by 40% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $39,821 is higher than the state median of $27,523. The school district spending/student has grown by 22% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$98 MM
$23,079 MM
Spending
$113 MM
$25,209 MM
Revenue / Student
$34,592
$25,197
Spending / Student
$39,821
$27,523
Best Gloucester School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Ralph B O'maley Middle School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
32 Cherry Street
Gloucester, MA 01930
(978) 281-9850
Gloucester, MA 01930
(978) 281-9850
Gr: 6-8 | 619 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 23%
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