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Beeman Memorial

Public Grades K-5

730^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Beeman Memorial is an elementary school in Gloucester, Massachusetts, serving 287 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Gloucester school district, which is ranked 259 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Beeman Memorial consistently ranks in the bottom half of Massachusetts elementary schools, with a ranking between 553 and 736 out of around 900-940 schools. The school's performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments is significantly below the state and district averages, with only around 26% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) and 25% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 41.53% and 40.74%. The school's performance is particularly low in 5th grade, where the proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics are around 20% and 24%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 38.37% and 39.93%. Beeman Memorial's performance is consistently lower than the state averages for various student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, white, special education, and low socioeconomic status students.

Despite increased per-student spending and a relatively low student-teacher ratio, Beeman Memorial has not been able to improve its academic performance. The school's performance is significantly lower than the nearby Plum Cove School, which is also part of the Gloucester district and consistently outperforms Beeman Memorial on MCAS assessments. Other nearby schools, such as East Veterans Elementary and West Parish, also outperform Beeman Memorial, as do schools in neighboring districts like Centerville Elementary (Beverly), Winthrop School (Hamilton-Wenham), and Winthrop (Ipswich).

292

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,223

Per pupil spending ?

58.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

138 Cherry Street
Gloucester, MA 01930

(978) 281-9825

District: Gloucester

Students who attend Beeman Memorial usually attend:

Middle:	Ralph B O'Maley Middle
High:	Gloucester High

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.0%

Hispanic:

28.4%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg32%

Massachusetts avg41%

730^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Gloucester

259^th of 348Gloucester 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	20.6	730 of 906	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	668 of 916	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	736 of 928	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	701 of 932	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.1	553 of 936	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.9	537 of 942	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	594 of 934	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.7	604 of 938	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.5	467 of 932	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.0	469 of 914	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	16.7	803 of 926	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.4	692 of 928	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.7	728 of 930	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.3	674 of 924	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.5	680 of 920	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.4	693 of 909	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.6	671 of 908	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	64.8	352 of 911	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.7	338 of 911	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.4	347 of 887	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	78.0	192 of 882	78.2%	★★★★☆
2003	85.9	99 of 884	88.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	37.9	386 of 672	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	352 of 632	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	469 of 656	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	693 of 869	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	673 of 886	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	752 of 887	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	697 of 901	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.3	585 of 898	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	514 of 902	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	625 of 893	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	369 of 458	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	349 of 446	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.6	254 of 420	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	248 of 379	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	623 of 736	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.3	479 of 760	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.4	615 of 757	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	572 of 772	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.5	329 of 705	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.9	101 of 700	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	162 of 685	76.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	696 of 884	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	617 of 891	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	669 of 896	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	672 of 908	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.4	476 of 904	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	529 of 907	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	524 of 898	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	529 of 717	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	489 of 731	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	479 of 703	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	687 of 905	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.1	550 of 894	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.2	258 of 896	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	56.6	339 of 886	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	42.7	542 of 925	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	662 of 737	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	623 of 753	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	688 of 762	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	677 of 764	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.5	535 of 765	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	564 of 780	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	594 of 772	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)43rd percentile+18 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)41st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-15 vs state

Mathematics25%-16 vs state

Science24%-18 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
Beeman Memorial	Public	K-5	138 Cherry Street	Gloucester	01930	Essex County	Gloucester	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 281-9825	292	31	9.5		184 (63.0%)	9 (3.1%)	83 (28.4%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	20.6	730^th of 906 public elementary schools	19.4%		27.1	668^th of 916 public elementary schools	27.1%	62	28.3	29.1	20.0	26.1	24.5	25.5	23.9	24.7	23.9	23.9	$22,223
East Veterans Elementary School	Public	K-5	11 Webster Street	Gloucester	01930	Essex County	Gloucester	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(978) 281-9820	451	40	11.2		282 (62.5%)	17 (3.8%)	115 (25.5%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.5%)	30.1	635^th of 906 public elementary schools	29.9%		35.1	597^th of 916 public elementary schools	34.8%	38	27.5	31.3	33.3	30.7	34.8	21.9	31.9	29.8	36.1	36.1	$23,017
West Parish	Public	K-5	10 Concord Street	Gloucester	01930	Essex County	Gloucester	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 281-9835	382	29	13.1		322 (84.3%)	3 (0.8%)	30 (7.9%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	19 (5.0%)	31.9	617^th of 906 public elementary schools	31.9%		48.2	493^rd of 916 public elementary schools	46.2%	124	21.3	31.7	33.9	29.0	18.0	35.0	38.5	30.7	41.5	41.5	$22,089
Plum Cove School	Public	K-5	15 Hickory Street	Gloucester	01930	Essex County	Gloucester	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 282-3030	217	17	12.9		184 (84.8%)	4 (1.8%)	13 (6.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.5%)	66	320^th of 906 public elementary schools	64.7%		62.7	343^rd of 916 public elementary schools	62.6%	23	40.0	29.7	71.4	44.8	52.5	51.4	67.9	56.2	82.1	82.1	$23,201
Rockport Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	34 Jerdens Lane	Rockport	01966	Essex County	Rockport	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 546-1220	264	29	9.0		230 (87.1%)	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	48.9	466^th of 906 public elementary schools	48.6%		58.1	390^th of 916 public elementary schools	57.4%	76	48.7	46.7	23.1	39.8	41.0	37.8	33.3	37.4	59.5	59.5	$28,871
Essex Elementary	Public	K-5	12 Story Street	Essex	01929	Essex County	Manchester Essex Regional	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 768-7324	215	22	9.6		201 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	65.2	328^th of 906 public elementary schools	63.8%		68.5	293^rd of 916 public elementary schools	68.0%	35	58.3	50.0	39.1	48.3	33.3	65.8	52.2	50.8	56.5	56.5	$24,672
Manchester Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	43 Lincoln Street	Manchester	01944	Essex County	Manchester Essex Regional	No	No	No	No	(978) 526-1908	304	31	9.9		281 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	87.2	105^th of 906 public elementary schools	88.4%		84.5	130^th of 916 public elementary schools	85.8%	25	81.6	59.2	60.0	65.9	76.3	65.3	54.4	64.7	76.1	76.1	$24,902
Winthrop	Public	PK, KG-5	65 Central Street	Ipswich	01938	Essex County	Ipswich	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 356-2976	373	37	10.1		303 (81.2%)	4 (1.1%)	38 (10.2%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	75.2	227^th of 906 public elementary schools	74.9%		82.1	155^th of 916 public elementary schools	83.1%	72	64.7	53.1	50.9	56.9	58.8	52.1	50.9	54.3	61.1	61.1	$25,647
Centerville Elementary	Public	K-4	17 Hull Street	Beverly	01915	Essex County	Beverly	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 921-6120	327	29	11.4		230 (70.3%)	15 (4.6%)	56 (17.1%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	81.1	170^th of 906 public elementary schools	81.2%		77.9	208^th of 916 public elementary schools	77.3%	38	53.5	63.9		58.8	59.3	67.2		63.3			$20,236
Winthrop School	Public	PK, KG-5	325 Bay Rd	South Hamilton	01982	Essex County	Hamilton-Wenham	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 468-5340	329	27	12.1		284 (86.3%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (5.8%)	15 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	79	192^nd of 906 public elementary schools	78.8%		70	278^th of 916 public elementary schools	69.7%	86	55.6	40.4	66.7	53.3	68.9	57.9	70.8	65.3	70.8	70.8	$22,442

Frequently Asked Questions about Beeman Memorial

What schools do graduates of Beeman Memorial attend?

Students who attend Beeman Memorial usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ralph B O'Maley Middle
High : Gloucester High

How many students attend Beeman Memorial?

In the 2024-25 school year, 292 students attended Beeman Memorial.

Is Beeman Memorial a good school?

Beeman Memorial ranks in the bottom 19.4% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Beeman Memorial?

Students at Beeman Memorial are 63% White, 28% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is Beeman Memorial in?

Gloucester

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