Gloucester PreSchool

Set in Gloucester, Massachusetts, Gloucester PreSchool is a minimally staffed elementary school, run under Gloucester. It works with 101 students across grade pre-K. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 73% below typical.

Across the 7 schools in Gloucester (2,838 students total), Gloucester PreSchool accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Gloucester PreSchool reports that nearly all students (80%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 13% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Black. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Gloucester PreSchool has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting Gloucester PreSchool tighter than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Essex County indicate the typical household earns roughly $101,883 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Gloucester PreSchool is one of 221 public schools in Essex County (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students).

East Veterans Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Gloucester PreSchool.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Gloucester PreSchool has decreased 6%, going from 107 students in 2018 to 101 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 7% to 13%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 today.

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