Enrollment
380
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ACTON-BOXBOROUGH·NCES 250171000008
Paul P Gates Elementary School
75 Spruce Street, Acton, MA 01720 · (978) 266-2570 · Middlesex County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL380 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
0
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 48 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 23% larger than its 6th grade class (48).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
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MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
83.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +7.0pp since 2016
Math
82.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +3.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 7 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 82.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 82.0% |
| 2022-23 | 72.0% | 83.0% |
| 2021-22 | 77.0% | 73.0% |
| 2020-21 | 79.0% | 72.0% |
| 2018-19 | 86.0% | 82.0% |
| 2017-18 | 76.0% | 76.0% |
| 2016-17 | 76.0% | 79.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Paul P Gates Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #11 of 920 ▲ 2 | #9 of 207 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #3 of 920 ▲ 6 | #2 of 207 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.5pp | #135 of 901 | #30 of 206 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 380 | #495 of 1,086 | #132 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #556 of 938 | #140 of 222 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.5% | #284 of 938 | #104 of 222 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #443 of 602 | #97 of 141 |
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
380
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 22.2:1
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 | 380 | 30 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 356 | 28.3 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 350 | 28.4 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 377 | 17 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 402 | 26.6 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 428 | 26 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paul P Gates Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (402 to 380); teachers up 13% (26.6 to 30).
About Paul P Gates Elementary School
Paul P Gates Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Acton, Massachusetts. It had 380 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 6.
Acton-Boxborough has a total of 9 schools and 5,055 students, Paul P Gates Elementary School among them.
The share of Asian students at Paul P Gates Elementary School is 55%, a majority. After that, the student body is 29% White, 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Census figures show Middlesex County is about 14% Asian. The diversity index for Paul P Gates Elementary School is 61%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 30 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.7:1. The 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is close to this figure.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Middlesex County show that the median household earns about $130,847 a year, about 60% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Middlesex County, 386 public schools serve about 215,896 students.
Paul P Gates Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from C.T. Douglas Elementary School, its nearest public school. Paul P Gates Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Federal data place Paul P Gates Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 377 to 380. By 2024-25, the school had 12.7 students per teacher, compared with 22.2 in 2020-21.
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Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,638,365
Census ACS
Median income
$130,847
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
386
215,896 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Acton-Boxborough
- Acton-Boxborough Regional HighHigh · 1,622 students
- Raymond J Grey Junior HighMiddle · 824 students
- Blanchard Memorial SchoolElementary · 469 students
- McCarthy-Towne SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Luther Conant SchoolElementary · 410 students
- C.T. Douglas Elementary SchoolElementary · 408 students
Other schools in Acton
- Acton-Boxborough Regional HighHigh · 1,622 students
- Raymond J Grey Junior HighMiddle · 824 students
- McCarthy-Towne SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Luther Conant SchoolElementary · 410 students
- C.T. Douglas Elementary SchoolElementary · 408 students
- Merriam SchoolElementary · 395 students
Nearby schools
- C.T. Douglas Elementary School0.0 mi · 408
- Carol Huebner Early Childhood Program0.0 mi · 116
- Acton-Boxborough Regional High0.8 mi · 1,622
- Raymond J Grey Junior High0.8 mi · 824
- McCarthy-Towne School1.0 mi · 431
- Merriam School1.0 mi · 395
Frequently asked questions
About Paul P Gates Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Paul P Gates Elementary School?
Paul P Gates Elementary School enrolls approximately 380 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Paul P Gates Elementary School serve?
Paul P Gates Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Paul P Gates Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Paul P Gates Elementary School is approximately 12.7:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Paul P Gates Elementary School?
At Paul P Gates Elementary School, the student body is approximately 29% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 55% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Paul P Gates Elementary School?
Paul P Gates Elementary School is overseen by Acton-Boxborough in Middlesex County.
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