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Ralph B O'Maley Middle

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Ralph B O'Maley Middle ranks 254 th of 478 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

254^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 47% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Ralph B O'Maley Middle is the only public middle school in Gloucester, MA, serving 619 students in grades 6–8 at 32 Cherry Street on Cape Ann. In 2025-26 it ranked 254th of 478 Massachusetts middle schools — the 47th percentile, with 2 stars — its best showing in a decade and roughly 21 percentile points above the Gloucester district, which sits at the 26th percentile with 1 star.

Proficiency is below the state average in every tested subject, and the size of the gap varies a lot. Math is the clearest weak spot: 30.5% proficient versus 41.1% statewide, with the gap widening to about 13 points by 8th grade as proficiency slips from grade to grade. Civics shows the single widest gap (27.6% vs 39.8%), and science has fallen for three straight years, from 37.7% to 32.6%, even as ELA and math recovered. ELA is closest to the state (37.3% vs 40.0%), and 7th grade ELA is the only tested area where O'Maley beats the state. Nearby, Miles River Middle and Manchester Essex Regional Middle School outscore O'Maley by 20 to 36 points in core subjects, though Holten Richmond Middle School and Manchester Essex have been slipping while O'Maley climbs.

Spending and class size don't appear to be the constraint: O'Maley spends about $19,239 per student (2020-21 data, the most recent available), more than seven of ten comparison schools, with a mid-pack 11.3 students per teacher. Results for student groups are uneven — low-income students, boys, and girls perform near the school's overall level, while statewide rankings of the school's effectiveness with its Hispanic students (25th percentile) and English learners (35th) lag, and special education results dropped from the 68th to the 41st percentile in two years. Free/reduced-price lunch data is not reported, so the school's economic composition can't be compared with neighbors.

619

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,245

Per pupil spending ?

45.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

32 Cherry Street
Gloucester, MA 01930

(978) 281-9850

District: Gloucester

Students who attend Ralph B O'Maley Middle usually attend:

High:

Gloucester High

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.7%

Hispanic:

15.3%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2016 → 47th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg32%

Massachusetts avg41%

254^th of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to bottom 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	40.6	254 of 478	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.0	278 of 484	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	291 of 493	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	270 of 501	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	271 of 497	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.4	273 of 501	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.4	315 of 498	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	280 of 484	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.5	301 of 487	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.9	231 of 482	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.3	239 of 441	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.3	296 of 455	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.4	269 of 455	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.6	282 of 455	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.1	292 of 449	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.5	295 of 434	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.2	294 of 409	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.4	273 of 407	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.9	263 of 399	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.8	276 of 399	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	30.6	270 of 356	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.2	264 of 344	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	37.7	227 of 339	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	45.4	182 of 445	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.0	198 of 431	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.7	177 of 424	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.4	205 of 417	50.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	36.9	126 of 193	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.5	101 of 181	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	100 of 180	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	139 of 155	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.9	50 of 154	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.8	105 of 135	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	37.7	269 of 468	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.7	278 of 473	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	297 of 481	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	266 of 489	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	290 of 494	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	292 of 483	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.6	323 of 478	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	258 of 463	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	289 of 383	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.3	267 of 376	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	304 of 378	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	288 of 364	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	287 of 368	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	304 of 335	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	276 of 322	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	204 of 309	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	273 of 461	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.0	291 of 464	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	292 of 469	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	254 of 481	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	262 of 489	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.8	265 of 462	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	328 of 452	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.4	276 of 438	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	244 of 470	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.2	256 of 473	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	272 of 483	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	270 of 489	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	245 of 497	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.9	239 of 485	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.5	302 of 478	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	287 of 466	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	81 of 112	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	69.3	33 of 98	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	15.2	78 of 87	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	259 of 436	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.8	236 of 435	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.6	140 of 441	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.7	204 of 444	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.8	279 of 503	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	284 of 489	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	343 of 484	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	298 of 467	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	44.7	261 of 491	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	44.4	175 of 339	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	252 of 393	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.1	286 of 386	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	294 of 392	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	284 of 403	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	270 of 404	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	273 of 401	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.0	323 of 396	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	300 of 395	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)59th percentile+14 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)48th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)48th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)47th percentile~ school

Female (2026)43rd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)41st percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)36th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)35th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)28th percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)25th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts37%-3 vs state

Science33%-8 vs state

Mathematics31%-11 vs state

Civics28%-12 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)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Ralph B O'Maley Middle	Public	6-8	32 Cherry Street	Gloucester	01930	Essex County	Gloucester	No	No	No	No	(978) 281-9850	619	54	11.3	45.1%	475 (76.7%)	14 (2.3%)	95 (15.3%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.0%)	40.6	254^th of 478 public middle schools	46.9%		39	278^th of 484 public middle schools	42.6%	24			36.3	40.6	34.9	37.3			32.5	30.6	28.6	30.5		32.6	32.6	27.6	$22,245
Manchester Essex Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	36 Lincoln Street	Manchester	01944	Essex County	Manchester Essex Regional	No	No	No	No	(978) 526-2022	279	30	9.2	12.2%	265 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	73	114^th of 478 public middle schools	76.2%		86.8	67^th of 484 public middle schools	86.2%	47			64.9	75.0	40.2	59.4			49.5	56.4	48.4	51.2		44.9	44.9	46.5	$25,321
Miles River Middle	Public	6-8	787 Bay Rd	South Hamilton	01982	Essex County	Hamilton-Wenham	No	No	No	No	(978) 468-0362	391	38	10.3	9.5%	329 (84.1%)	4 (1.0%)	27 (6.9%)	18 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	91.6	44^th of 478 public middle schools	90.8%		87.8	64^th of 484 public middle schools	86.8%	20			65.7	57.1	76.3	66.6			66.2	60.3	74.8	67.3		67.4	67.4	74.1	$22,774
Ipswich Middle School	Public	6-8	130 High Street	Ipswich	01938	Essex County	Ipswich	No	No	No	No	(978) 356-3535	377	42	8.9	18.3%	311 (82.5%)	4 (1.1%)	35 (9.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.4%)	79.4	89^th of 478 public middle schools	81.4%		77	100^th of 484 public middle schools	79.3%	11			71.2	55.9	57.0	61.3			66.4	55.0	47.6	56.0		54.7	54.7	44.6	$24,553
Beverly Middle School	Public	5-8	502 Cabot Street	Beverly	01915	Essex County	Beverly	No	No	No	No	(978) 921-6103	1,388	112	12.4	33.3%	1,023 (73.7%)	51 (3.7%)	215 (15.5%)	27 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (5.2%)	61.2	164^th of 478 public middle schools	65.7%		60.6	174^th of 484 public middle schools	64.0%	10		44.3	46.2	34.4	43.3	42.2		49.6	59.4	39.6	44.3	48.4	50.2	47.0	48.5	40.5	$17,744
Marblehead Community Charter Public School	Public, Charter	4-8	17 Lime Street	Marblehead	01945	Essex County	Marblehead Community Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(781) 631-0777	192	16	12.0	28.6%	136 (70.8%)	11 (5.7%)	28 (14.6%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (6.3%)	74.8	103^rd of 478 public middle schools	78.5%		77.7	98^th of 484 public middle schools	79.8%	5	47.9	43.8	51.1	47.6	62.8	50.4	47.9	56.3	45.7	41.5	62.8	50.9	53.2	51.2	52.2	60.5	$20,386
Village School	Public	4-6	93 Village Street	Marblehead	01945	Essex County	Marblehead	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 639-3159	529	48	10.9	14.6%	439 (83.0%)	12 (2.3%)	41 (7.8%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)								(n/a)	50.7	50.0	59.9			53.5	55.8	52.4	61.4			56.5	69.3		69.3		$21,866
Marblehead Veterans Middle School	Public	7-8	217 Pleasant Street	Marblehead	01945	Essex County	Marblehead	No	No	No	No	(781) 639-3120	411	38	10.7	12.4%	346 (84.2%)	13 (3.2%)	29 (7.1%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	91.5	46^th of 478 public middle schools	90.4%		85.1	72^nd of 484 public middle schools	85.1%	26				59.5	71.3	65.6				65.0	74.7	70.0		62.6	62.6	66.7	$20,302
Holten Richmond Middle School	Public	6-8	55 Conant Street	Danvers	01923	Essex County	Danvers	No	No	No	No	(978) 774-8590	745	74	10.0	26.2%	575 (77.2%)	29 (3.9%)	98 (13.2%)	20 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	42.7	241^st of 478 public middle schools	49.6%		45.1	238^th of 484 public middle schools	50.8%	3			39.3	25.2	31.8	32.0			32.6	28.9	36.1	32.4		38.7	38.7	43.3	$20,515
Proctor Elementary	Public	4-6	60 Main Street	Topsfield	01983	Essex County	Topsfield	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 887-1530	251	24	10.4	5.6%	225 (89.6%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.8%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)								(n/a)	51.8	43.2	66.3			54.1	58.1	49.4	47.0			51.6	55.8		55.8		$23,354

Frequently Asked Questions about Ralph B O'Maley Middle

How many students attend Ralph B O'Maley Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 619 students attended Ralph B O'Maley Middle.

Is Ralph B O'Maley Middle a good school?

Ralph B O'Maley Middle ranks 254^th of 478 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ralph B O'Maley Middle?

Students at Ralph B O'Maley Middle are 77% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Ralph B O'Maley Middle attend?

Students who attend Ralph B O'Maley Middle usually go on to attend Gloucester High

What district is Ralph B O'Maley Middle in?

Gloucester

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2024–25 MCAS Next Generation test scoresSep 29, 2025

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