Elementary Schools in Gateway

Summary:

The Gateway school district in Massachusetts is home to two elementary schools: Littleville Elementary School and Chester Elementary. Based on the available data, Chester Elementary appears to be the standout school in the district, outperforming Littleville Elementary and the overall Gateway district on key metrics.

Chester Elementary has a higher statewide school ranking, placing 318th out of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools, compared to Littleville Elementary's 577th ranking. Chester Elementary also has a higher school rating of 3 out of 5 stars, while Littleville Elementary is rated 2 out of 5 stars. Additionally, Chester Elementary outperforms Littleville Elementary and the Gateway district on MCAS test scores across all grade levels and subject areas, with 54.29% of its students scoring proficient or better on the MCAS ELA test, compared to 27.45% at Littleville Elementary and 33.33% for the Gateway district.

Other notable differences between the two schools include Chester Elementary's lower student-teacher ratio of 9.6, compared to 10.4 at Littleville Elementary, and its higher spending per student at $21,269, while Littleville Elementary spends $17,331 per student. However, the data does not provide information on the free/reduced lunch rates for either school, which could be an important factor in understanding the schools' demographics and potential equity concerns.

District Detail

12 Littleville Road
Huntington, MA 01050

(413) 685-1000

SchoolDigger Rank:
235^th of 348 Massachusetts districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 707

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Chester Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	325 Middlefield Road	Chester	01011	Hampden County	Gateway	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 685-1360	114	13	9.1		104 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	66.2	318^th of 906 public elementary schools	64.9%		81.7	156^th of 916 public elementary schools	83.0%	162	61.5		35.7	54.3	53.9		42.9	54.3	64.3	64.3	$24,202
Littleville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4 Littleville Road	Huntington	01050	Hampshire County	Gateway	No	No	No	No	(413) 685-1300	260	26	10.1		239 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.7%)	37.2	577^th of 906 public elementary schools	36.3%		40	559^th of 916 public elementary schools	39.0%	18	34.3	29.7	16.7	27.5	48.6	29.7	26.7	35.3	60.0	60.0	$24,269

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Central Berkshire	5.58 mi	6	177^th
Worthington	7.44 mi	1	345^th
Farmington River Regional	8.51 mi	1	227^th
Chesterfield-Goshen	10.04 mi	1	184^th
Hampshire	10.86 mi	1	181^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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