William P. Gorman/Fort Banks Elementary

William P. Gorman/Fort Banks Elementary operates as a mid-sized K-5 school in Winthrop, Massachusetts, overseen by Winthrop. Current enrollment sits at 487 students spanning grades pre-K through 2. That puts it 28% above the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 381 students.

William P. Gorman/Fort Banks Elementary is one of 4 schools operated by Winthrop, a district that serves 1,961 students overall.

On the student-mix side, William P. Gorman/Fort Banks Elementary reports that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 3% Black. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 46%.

On the resource side, William P. Gorman/Fort Banks Elementary shows 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

In the area at large, census data for Suffolk County shows the typical household earns roughly $95,631 per year, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Suffolk County runs 157 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,679 students), of which William P. Gorman/Fort Banks Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Winthrop Middle School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 3%: 471 students in 2018 compared to 487 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment contracted from 15% to 0% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the William P. Gorman/Fort Banks Elementary community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.