For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 1,292 students in Gardner 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 Schools in Gardner School District have an average math proficiency score of 28% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 31% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 42% 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
5 Schools
526 Schools
# Students
2,907 Students
299,731 Students
# Teachers
181 Teachers
26,316 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
Student By Grade
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 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 65% has decreased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#333 out of 397 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)25%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
44%
Graduation Rate
(22-23)65%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.58
0.68
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
2%
7%
% Hispanic
29%
28%
% Black
4%
12%
% White
58%
48%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
7%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
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 Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Gardner High School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
200 Catherine Street
Gardner, MA 01440
(978) 632-1600
Gardner, MA 01440
(978) 632-1600
Grades: 8-12
| 809 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
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