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Beeman Memorial

Public Grades K-5

685^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Beeman Memorial is a K–5 elementary school at 138 Cherry Street in Gloucester, MA, with 292 students, part of the Gloucester district. The district is ranked 259th of 351 Massachusetts districts (26th percentile, 1 star), and Beeman Memorial itself ranked 685th of 899 schools in 2025–2026 (24th percentile, 1 star). The school’s rank history shows a long-term decline: in 2015–2016 it was near the state median (50th percentile, 3 stars), but since 2021–2022 it has mostly sat in the bottom quartile. The latest year is a slight improvement over the prior year but still bottom-quartile and 1-star.

In 2025–2026 MCAS Next Generation proficiency, Beeman Memorial scored 30.07% in ELA, 22.08% in math, and 31.37% in science. The Gloucester district scored 34.05%, 29.19%, and 34.87%; the state scored 40.03%, 41.11%, and 40.98%. Beeman Memorial is below both district and state in all three subjects, with math the weakest. Among Gloucester elementary schools, Beeman Memorial is the lowest-ranked overall. Plum Cove School is the clear standout (57th percentile, 3 stars, 45.45% ELA, 42.42% math), while East Veterans Elementary School and West Parish also outperform Beeman Memorial in math. Math weakness concentrates in 5th grade (15.69%, vs. 28.64% district and 39.5% state), and 4th grade ELA is also weak (25.45%). Regionally, Beeman Memorial is far below nearby schools such as Manchester Memorial Elementary (69.57% ELA, 63.83% math), Cutler School (61.21% ELA, 69.23% math), and even Rockport Elementary, a 2-star district school, which outperforms Beeman Memorial in ELA (39.68% vs. 30.07%) and math (40.94% vs. 22.08%).

Resources do not appear to explain the gap: Beeman Memorial’s student-teacher ratio is 9.5, lower than Plum Cove School (12.9), East Veterans Elementary School (11.2), and West Parish (13.1). Per-student spending was $19,973 in 2020–2021, similar to West Parish. Yet outcomes are lower. A bright spot is special education: the school’s effectiveness rank for special education students is 79th percentile (4 stars) in 2025–2026, far above its overall 24th percentile and a sharp jump from prior years. Low-income students and other groups still rank low, suggesting broad-based challenges. If the school targets one area, upper-elementary math appears most urgent; science is volatile rather than consistently strong.

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 — 50th percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg32%

Massachusetts avg41%

685^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 26 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Gloucester

259^th of 351Gloucester 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	685 of 899	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	27.8	637 of 869	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	14.8	460 of 475	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	21.7	651 of 742	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	24.1	688 of 879	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	70.2	146 of 709	79.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	23.1	614 of 734	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

Special Education (2026)79th percentile+56 vs school

Disabled (2022)43rd percentile+18 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)41st percentile~ school

Female (2026)27th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile~ school

White (2026)16th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)3rd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science31%-10 vs state

English Language Arts30%-10 vs state

Mathematics22%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)		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 (2015)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	58.8%	184 (63.0%)	9 (3.1%)	83 (28.4%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	24.3	685^th of 899 public elementary schools	23.8%		20.6	730^th of 906 public elementary schools	19.4%	45	34.0	25.5	31.4	30.1	23.9	26.3	15.7	22.1	31.4	31.4	$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%)	26.5	653^rd of 899 public elementary schools	27.4%		30.1	635^th of 906 public elementary schools	29.9%	18	33.3	31.9	26.5	30.6	25.7	32.4	22.1	26.7	27.9	27.9	$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	34.5%	322 (84.3%)	3 (0.8%)	30 (7.9%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	19 (5.0%)	33.2	604^th of 899 public elementary schools	32.8%		31.9	617^th of 906 public elementary schools	31.9%	13	36.7	18.3	29.0	28.0	23.3	25.0	41.9	30.2	48.4	48.4	$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	31.7%	184 (84.8%)	4 (1.8%)	13 (6.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.5%)	56.9	384^th of 899 public elementary schools	57.3%		66	320^th of 906 public elementary schools	64.7%	64	36.4	52.4	42.9	45.5	13.6	59.5	40.0	42.4	45.7	45.7	$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	21.8%	230 (87.1%)	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	46.9	475^th of 899 public elementary schools	47.2%		48.9	466^th of 906 public elementary schools	48.6%	9	52.5	43.6	25.5	39.7	47.5	51.3	27.1	40.9	34.0	34.0	$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	10.0%	201 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	73.5	236^th of 899 public elementary schools	73.7%		65.2	328^th of 906 public elementary schools	63.8%	92	62.5	54.6	44.7	53.4	68.8	73.5	39.5	59.6	48.7	48.7	$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	5.7%	281 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	87.6	108^th of 899 public elementary schools	88.0%		87.2	105^th of 906 public elementary schools	88.4%	3	65.4	76.3	68.8	69.6	50.0	81.6	65.3	63.8	71.4	71.4	$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	17.6%	303 (81.2%)	4 (1.1%)	38 (10.2%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	72.7	242^nd of 899 public elementary schools	73.1%		75.2	227^th of 906 public elementary schools	74.9%	15	50.9	55.9	40.0	49.7	45.5	59.7	60.0	55.2	68.0	68.0	$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	38.7%	230 (70.3%)	15 (4.6%)	56 (17.1%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	81.2	158^th of 899 public elementary schools	82.4%		81.1	170^th of 906 public elementary schools	81.2%	12	55.1	58.3		56.6	60.3	66.7		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	13.4%	284 (86.3%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (5.8%)	15 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	78.7	182^nd of 899 public elementary schools	79.8%		79	192^nd of 906 public elementary schools	78.8%	10	56.9	51.1	58.9	56.0	73.7	62.2	50.9	62.3	52.7	52.7	$22,442

Frequently Asked Questions about Beeman Memorial

Is Beeman Memorial a good school?

Beeman Memorial ranks in the bottom 23.8% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

How many students attend Beeman Memorial?

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

What district is Beeman Memorial in?

Gloucester

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

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.

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