For the 2025 school year, there are 3 public elementary schools serving 1,971 students in Gardner School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Massachusetts.
Public Elementary Schools in Gardner School District have an average math proficiency score of 25% (versus the Massachusetts public elementary school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 24% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 42% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Massachusetts public elementary school average of 49% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
5 Schools
1,360 Schools
# Students
2,907 Students
605,604 Students
# Teachers
181 Teachers
51,596 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Gardner School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 393 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-84% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#333 out of 397 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
44%
Graduation Rate
80-84%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.58
0.66
# American Indian Students
8 Students
1,446 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
41 Students
44,247 Students
% Asian Students
2%
8%
# Hispanic Students
835 Students
157,705 Students
% Hispanic Students
29%
26%
# Black Students
112 Students
61,567 Students
% Black Students
4%
10%
# White Students
1,693 Students
310,647 Students
% White Students
58%
51%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
511 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
202 Students
29,006 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
174
20,531
# Students in K Grade:
375
58,912
# Students in 1st Grade:
380
64,458
# Students in 2nd Grade:
198
66,664
# Students in 3rd Grade:
174
64,731
# Students in 4th Grade:
187
65,978
# Students in 5th Grade:
156
67,142
# Students in 6th Grade:
183
67,086
# Students in 7th Grade:
144
56,371
# Students in 8th Grade:
168
53,443
# Students in 9th Grade:
181
5,579
# Students in 10th Grade:
184
5,198
# Students in 11th Grade:
213
4,867
# Students in 12th Grade:
187
4,504
# Ungraded Students:
3
140
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,923 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,845. The school district revenue/student has declined by 23% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,382 is less than the state median of $24,602. The school district spending/student has declined by 23% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$43 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$45 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,923
$23,845
Spending / Student
$15,382
$24,602
Best Gardner School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Gardner Elementary School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
278 Pearl Street
Gardner, MA 01440
(978) 991-0900
Gardner, MA 01440
(978) 991-0900
Grades: PK-4
| 1,053 students
Rank: #22.
Gardner Middle School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
297 Catherine Street
Gardner, MA 01440
(978) 632-1603
Gardner, MA 01440
(978) 632-1603
Grades: 5-7
| 483 students
Rank: n/an/a
62 Waterford Street
Gardner, MA 01440
(978) 632-1605
Gardner, MA 01440
(978) 632-1605
Grades: PK-1
| 435 students
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