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Gardner Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

805^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Gardner Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 1,053 students in grades PK-4 in Gardner, MA, a city that is part of the Gardner school district. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Massachusetts elementary schools over the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing well below the state average.

Gardner Elementary School significantly underperforms the state average on MCAS Next Generation assessments in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 23.06% of all students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 41.53%, and only 17.45% were proficient or better in Math, compared to 40.74% statewide. The school also struggles to serve certain student subgroups effectively, ranking in the bottom 20% of Massachusetts schools for White students and in the bottom 25% for Special Education students and Low Socioeconomic Status students in ELA proficiency.

When comparing Gardner Elementary to nearby schools, such as Toy Town Elementary and Crocker Elementary, it becomes clear that the academic struggles are not unique to this school, as other schools in the surrounding Winchendon and Fitchburg districts also perform well below the state average on MCAS assessments.

1,087

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,536

Per pupil spending ?

64%

Free/discounted lunch ?

278 Pearl Street
Gardner, MA 01440

(978) 991-0900

District: Gardner

Students who attend Gardner Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Gardner Middle School
High:	Gardner High

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.7%

Hispanic:

31.7%

Two or more races:

8.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 23 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg19%

Massachusetts avg41%

805^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

304^th of 348Gardner among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	805 of 906	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	774 of 916	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	807 of 928	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	749 of 932	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	698 of 936	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	873 of 942	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	844 of 934	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.4	859 of 938	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.4	862 of 932	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.8	778 of 914	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.4	733 of 926	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.9	752 of 928	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.1	732 of 930	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.6	695 of 924	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.3	696 of 920	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.7	727 of 909	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.7	686 of 908	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.2	651 of 911	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	55.4	430 of 911	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	52.7	442 of 887	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	47.9	494 of 882	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	44.8	531 of 884	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	34.3	423 of 672	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	437 of 632	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.4	599 of 665	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	586 of 656	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	148 of 281	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	79.9	16 of 282	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	45.5	108 of 264	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	88 of 267	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	744 of 869	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	729 of 886	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	795 of 887	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	730 of 901	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	674 of 898	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	807 of 902	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	798 of 893	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	368 of 458	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	336 of 446	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	336 of 420	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.6	218 of 401	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	268 of 379	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	347 of 398	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	336 of 379	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	604 of 736	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	589 of 760	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	636 of 757	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	583 of 772	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.9	414 of 705	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.2	657 of 700	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	610 of 685	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	810 of 884	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	765 of 891	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	744 of 896	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	722 of 908	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	666 of 904	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	851 of 907	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	806 of 898	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	14.0	27 of 31	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	21 of 25	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	638 of 717	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	677 of 731	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	522 of 703	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	719 of 905	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	629 of 894	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	853 of 896	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	822 of 886	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	23.8	707 of 925	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	50.5	167 of 399	58.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	711 of 737	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	710 of 753	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	718 of 762	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	690 of 764	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	648 of 765	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	757 of 780	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	748 of 772	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Tested Remotely (2021)58th percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)47th percentile+36 vs school

Disabled (2022)37th percentile+17 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)24th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)13th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts23%-18 vs state

Mathematics17%-23 vs state

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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
Gardner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	278 Pearl Street	Gardner	01440	Worcester County	Gardner	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 991-0900	1,087	73	14.9		584 (53.7%)	53 (4.9%)	345 (31.7%)	15 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (8.0%)	13.4	805^th of 906 public elementary schools	11.1%		17.2	774^th of 916 public elementary schools	15.5%	31	22.2	24.0		23.1	16.9	18.0		17.5			$18,536
Briggs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	96 Williams Rd	Ashburnham	01430	Worcester County	Ashburnham-Westminster	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 827-5750	461	38	12.1		403 (87.4%)	14 (3.0%)	26 (5.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	49.4	460^th of 906 public elementary schools	49.2%		45.8	513^th of 916 public elementary schools	44.0%	53	41.1	44.1	35.7	40.3	46.1	54.4	33.8	44.7	38.0	38.0	$17,446
Meetinghouse School	Public	PK, KG-1	8 South Street	Westminster	01473	Worcester County	Ashburnham-Westminster	No	No	No	No	(978) 874-0163	210	14	15.0		179 (85.2%)	12 (5.7%)	11 (5.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)								(n/a)											$16,750
Westminster Elementary	Public	2-5	9 Academy Hill	Westminster	01473	Worcester County	Ashburnham-Westminster	No	No	No	No	(978) 874-2043	375	29	12.8		335 (89.3%)	7 (1.9%)	19 (5.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	42.4	529^th of 906 public elementary schools	41.6%		43.2	534^th of 916 public elementary schools	41.7%	5	38.0	26.5	37.8	33.9	45.7	36.1	37.1	39.6	47.2	47.2	$14,872
Templeton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	17 South Rd.	Templeton	01468	Worcester County	Narragansett	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 939-8892	581	41	14.2		485 (83.5%)	8 (1.4%)	62 (10.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	30.7	628^th of 906 public elementary schools	30.7%		26.4	675^th of 916 public elementary schools	26.3%	47	32.6	32.0		32.3	39.0	26.3		32.5			$16,774
Reingold Elementary	Public	1-5	70 Reingold Avenue	Fitchburg	01420	Worcester County	Fitchburg	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 345-3287	679	54	12.5		195 (28.7%)	47 (6.9%)	366 (53.9%)	32 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.7%)	21.1	723^rd of 906 public elementary schools	20.2%		25.6	684^th of 916 public elementary schools	25.3%	39	27.8	22.3	33.3	27.8	31.2	16.5	18.7	22.2	24.4	24.4	$20,002
Hubbardston Center	Public	PK, KG-5	8 Elm Street	Hubbardston	01452	Worcester County	Quabbin	No	No	No	No	(978) 928-4487	304	15	19.9		280 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	59.2	366^th of 906 public elementary schools	59.6%		59.3	376^th of 916 public elementary schools	59.0%	10	47.2	53.3	44.7	48.4	27.8	62.2	34.0	42.2	56.5	56.5	$16,992
Toy Town Elementary	Public	3-5	175 Grove Street	Winchendon	01475	Worcester County	Winchendon	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 297-2005	292	18	16.0		238 (81.5%)	4 (1.4%)	33 (11.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.8%)	22.9	700^th of 906 public elementary schools	22.7%		25.2	692^nd of 916 public elementary schools	24.5%	8	29.2	26.2	35.2	30.2	11.8	27.7	17.4	18.3	35.3	35.3	$20,247
Crocker Elementary	Public	1-5	200 Bigelow Dr	Fitchburg	01420	Worcester County	Fitchburg	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 345-3290	610	52	11.7		142 (23.3%)	64 (10.5%)	343 (56.2%)	18 (3.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.2%)	44.7	508^th of 906 public elementary schools	43.9%		43.6	530^th of 916 public elementary schools	42.1%	22	38.6	34.0	26.7	33.2	46.5	46.2	47.1	46.6	36.5	36.5	$20,188
Memorial	Public	K-2	32 Elmwood Rd	Winchendon	01475	Worcester County	Winchendon	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 616-1501	268	16	16.6		212 (79.1%)	5 (1.9%)	31 (11.6%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.0%)								(n/a)											$19,395

Frequently Asked Questions about Gardner Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Gardner Elementary School?

Students at Gardner Elementary School are 54% White, 32% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Gardner Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Gardner Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gardner Middle School
High : Gardner High

What district is Gardner Elementary School in?

Gardner

Is Gardner Elementary School a good school?

Gardner Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.1% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

How many students attend Gardner Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,087 students attended Gardner Elementary School.

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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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