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What's the most underrated thing about Elmer S Bagnall that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
519
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENTUCKET·NCES 250945000403
Elmer S Bagnall
253 School Street, Groveland, MA 01834 · (978) 372-8856 · Essex County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL519 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (64).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Pentucket. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
49.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +9.0pp since 2016
Math
50.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +15.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 15 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 56.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 56.0% |
| 2021-22 | 52.0% | 42.0% |
| 2020-21 | 54.0% | 34.0% |
| 2018-19 | 56.0% | 44.0% |
| 2017-18 | 50.0% | 34.0% |
| 2016-17 | 40.0% | 35.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Elmer S Bagnall ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #360 of 920 ▼ 62 | #38 of 111 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #334 of 920 ▼ 82 | #35 of 111 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #367 of 901 | #45 of 107 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 519 | #213 of 1,086 | #26 of 129 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #445 of 938 | #65 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.4% | #797 of 938 | #76 of 115 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.8% | #255 of 317 | #33 of 40 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
519
+54 (+12%) vs 2020
-26% since 2000-01, when it was 706
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 519 | 42.9 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 518 | 40.6 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 38.2 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 465 | 35 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 505 | 38.4 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 539 | 42 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 650 | 36 | 18.1:1 | 9% (61) |
| 2000-01 | 706 | N/A | N/A | 4% (25) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elmer S Bagnall.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (505 to 519); teachers up 12% (38.4 to 42.9).
About Elmer S Bagnall
Elmer S Bagnall is a medium-sized elementary school located in Groveland, Massachusetts. Students in pre-K through 6 attend, and enrollment is 519 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Massachusetts is about 381 students.
Pentucket runs 6 schools with a combined 2,238 students. Elmer S Bagnall is one of them.
The student body at Elmer S Bagnall is 84% White. Enrollment also includes 11% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Essex County, the White share is about 68%. The school's diversity index is 27%, meaning two students picked at random have a 27% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 42.9 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 12.1:1. That is close to the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
Elmer S Bagnall is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 66% of Massachusetts public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Census estimates describe Essex County this way: the median household income is $101,883, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Elmer S Bagnall, Essex County has 220 other public schools.
Perley Elementary is the closest public school, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Elmer S Bagnall.
In the federal locale system, Elmer S Bagnall is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 54 students since 2020-21, to 519. The school's ratio fell from 13.3:1 to 12.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
813,054
Census ACS
Median income
$101,883
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
221
113,427 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pentucket
- Pentucket Regional Sr HighHigh · 578 students
- Pentucket Regional MiddleMiddle · 335 students
- Dr John C Page SchoolElementary · 327 students
- Helen R Donaghue SchoolElementary · 262 students
- Dr Frederick N SweetsirElementary · 217 students
Nearby schools
- Perley Elementary2.1 mi · 68
- Georgetown High School2.3 mi · 268
- Georgetown Middle School2.3 mi · 187
- Bradford Elementary2.5 mi · 443
- Dr Paul Nettle2.8 mi · 503
- Pentucket Regional Sr High2.8 mi · 578
Frequently asked questions
About Elmer S BagnallHow large is Elmer S Bagnall?
Elmer S Bagnall enrolls approximately 519 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Elmer S Bagnall serve?
Elmer S Bagnall serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Elmer S Bagnall?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Elmer S Bagnall.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Elmer S Bagnall?
At Elmer S Bagnall, the student body is approximately 84% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Elmer S Bagnall public or private?
Elmer S Bagnall is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pentucket.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.