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Gateway Regional Middle School

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Summary

Gateway Regional Middle School is a public middle school located in Huntington, MA, serving 188 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Gateway District, which is ranked 221 out of 351 districts in Massachusetts and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gateway Regional Middle School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on MCAS Next Generation assessments in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates were significantly lower than the state averages, with 25.14% proficient or better in ELA, 21.55% in Math, and 26.67% in Science, compared to the state averages of 39.17%, 40.91%, and 41.95%, respectively. The school's rankings for different student subgroups, such as female students, male students, and white students, are all in the bottom quartile of Massachusetts middle schools, while the school's rankings for special education students and low socioeconomic status students are in the bottom 10% of the state.

Despite having a relatively high per-student spending of $23,392 in the 2020-2021 school year and a low student-teacher ratio of 9.3 in the 2022-2023 school year, Gateway Regional Middle School's academic performance has steadily declined over the past decade, from a high of 251 out of 441 Massachusetts middle schools in 2014-2015 to a low of 342 out of 493 in the 2023-2024 school year. When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Michael E. Smith Middle School in South Hadley and John F. Kennedy Middle School in Northampton, Gateway Regional Middle School generally underperforms on academic measures.

196

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

38%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12 Littleville Road
Huntington, MA 01050

(413) 685-1105

District: Gateway

Students who attend Gateway Regional Middle School usually attend:

High:

Gateway Regional School

Feeder schools for Gateway Regional Middle School:

Elementary:	Chester Elementary
	Littleville Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.3%

Hispanic:

5.1%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 45th percentile in 2016 → 31st in 2024

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (24% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 45th-percentile peak (2016) to 31st (2024)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school24%

District avg33%

Massachusetts avg40%

Not ranked this year

Gateway Regional Middle School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

235^th of 348Gateway 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
2024	27.9	342 of 493	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	357 of 501	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.4	286 of 497	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.8	292 of 501	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	313 of 498	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	317 of 484	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.2	348 of 487	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	45.6	263 of 482	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.9	251 of 441	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	22.8	361 of 455	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.3	342 of 455	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.0	298 of 455	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.3	340 of 449	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	51.1	157 of 445	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.2	177 of 431	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.8	207 of 424	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.8	282 of 417	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	28.9	331 of 481	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	339 of 489	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	299 of 494	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	341 of 483	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	336 of 478	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	302 of 463	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	44.1	238 of 469	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	326 of 481	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	260 of 489	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	289 of 462	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	236 of 452	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	313 of 438	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	27.0	344 of 483	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	362 of 489	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.3	277 of 497	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.1	232 of 485	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.0	244 of 478	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	322 of 466	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	16.5	433 of 441	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	295 of 444	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	245 of 503	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.7	305 of 489	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	246 of 484	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	370 of 467	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	42.5	276 of 491	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	14.5	353 of 392	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	368 of 403	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	307 of 404	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	312 of 401	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	320 of 396	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	326 of 395	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)65th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)49th percentile+19 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)44th percentile~ school

Female (2024)31st percentile~ school

Male (2024)29th percentile~ school

White (2024)10th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2024)2nd percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2023-2024) ?

Science27%-15 vs state

English Language Arts25%-14 vs state

Mathematics22%-19 vs state

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Gateway

What is the racial makeup of Gateway Regional Middle School?

Students at Gateway Regional Middle School are 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Gateway Regional Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 196 students attended Gateway Regional Middle School.

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