Ralph B O'Maley Middle

Ralph B O'Maley Middle operates as a moderately sized 6-8 campus in Gloucester, Massachusetts, operated by Gloucester. Current enrollment sits at 619 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Within Gloucester, which oversees 7 schools and 2,838 students, Ralph B O'Maley Middle is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Ralph B O'Maley Middle records that White students make up the majority at 77%; the rest reads as 15% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Essex County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Essex County) shows that median household income runs about $101,883, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Essex County's 221 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students), Ralph B O'Maley Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Beeman Memorial, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ralph B O'Maley Middle.

Ralph B O'Maley Middle operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ralph B O'Maley Middle has ticked down 8%, going from 670 students in 2018 to 619 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 7% to 15% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.

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