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Bates ranks 526 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

526^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Bates Elementary School is a public school in Salem, Massachusetts, serving 397 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, it consistently performs below the state and Salem district averages in MCAS Next Generation assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

Bates' academic performance is particularly low in 3rd and 5th grade ELA and Mathematics, where it ranks in the bottom half of Massachusetts elementary schools. However, the school performs relatively well in certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic, White, English Language Learners, and Special Education students, ranking in the top half or top third of the state. Conversely, Bates struggles with the performance of Female, Male, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, ranking in the bottom half.

Compared to nearby schools, Bates performs better than some, such as Horace Mann Laboratory and Bentley Academy Innovation School, but lags behind others, like Carlton and Witchcraft Heights, which have higher academic achievement and better rankings. Despite its relatively high per-student spending, Bates' consistent decline in statewide ranking and rating over the years is a concerning trend that warrants further investigation and action by the school and district leadership.

410

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,713

Per pupil spending ?

61.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

53 Liberty Hill Avenue
Salem, MA 01970

(978) 740-1250

District: Salem

Students who attend Bates usually attend:

Middle:	Collins Middle
High:	Salem High
	Salem Prep High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.8%

Hispanic:

35.6%

African American:

7.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Salem

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg29%

Massachusetts avg41%

526^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Elementary Schools in the Salem

276^th of 348Salem 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	42.8	526 of 906	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	568 of 916	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	591 of 928	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	655 of 932	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	672 of 936	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	682 of 942	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	732 of 934	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	45.5	548 of 938	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.7	591 of 932	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.4	529 of 914	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.8	681 of 926	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.8	576 of 928	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.2	701 of 930	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.1	631 of 924	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	25.8	725 of 920	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.5	747 of 909	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.0	600 of 908	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	25.3	730 of 911	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.5	607 of 911	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	31.3	630 of 887	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	27.3	665 of 882	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	32.8	629 of 884	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	38.3	383 of 672	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.4	296 of 632	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.7	406 of 665	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	479 of 656	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	60.8	44 of 264	83.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	533 of 869	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	484 of 886	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	558 of 887	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	598 of 901	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	624 of 898	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.1	679 of 902	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	726 of 893	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	187 of 458	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	194 of 446	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.2	261 of 420	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	274 of 401	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.3	238 of 379	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	217 of 398	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	229 of 379	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	319 of 736	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	366 of 760	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.1	516 of 757	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	472 of 772	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	395 of 705	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	482 of 700	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.4	603 of 685	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	470 of 884	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	602 of 891	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	585 of 896	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	667 of 908	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	653 of 904	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	628 of 907	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	675 of 898	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	142 of 717	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	59.4	228 of 731	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	301 of 703	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.7	645 of 905	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	636 of 894	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	657 of 896	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	803 of 886	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	29.3	661 of 925	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	356 of 737	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	425 of 753	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.1	413 of 762	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	579 of 764	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	604 of 765	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	554 of 780	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	636 of 772	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)83rd percentile+47 vs school

Special Education (2025)80th percentile+38 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)43rd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile-3 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)29th percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science47%+5 vs state

Mathematics40%~ state avg

English Language Arts34%-8 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)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (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 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 3rd Grade	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
Bates	Public	PK, KG-5	53 Liberty Hill Avenue	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1250	410	33	12.5		200 (48.8%)	30 (7.3%)	146 (35.6%)	5 (1.2%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (4.9%)	42.8	526^th of 906 public elementary schools	41.9%		38.6	568^th of 916 public elementary schools	38.0%	42	26.8	41.7	33.9				33.7	32.1	56.3	33.3				39.5	46.8		46.8		$22,713
Thomas Carroll	Public	PK, KG-5	60 Northend Street	Peabody	01960	Essex County	Peabody	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 536-4200	645	46	13.9		307 (47.6%)	36 (5.6%)	264 (40.9%)	14 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.9%)	19.3	751^st of 906 public elementary schools	17.1%		18.8	757^th of 916 public elementary schools	17.4%	6	31.4	25.3	19.2				25.4	16.7	29.1	24.2				23.0	21.2		21.2		$16,954
Carlton	Public	K-5	10 Skerry Street	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1280	247	24	10.4		136 (55.1%)	15 (6.1%)	80 (32.4%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.6%)	38.9	559^th of 906 public elementary schools	38.3%		46.5	509^th of 916 public elementary schools	44.4%	50	42.5	35.0	43.8				40.6	25.0	32.5	29.2				28.9	41.7		41.7		$24,681
Bentley Academy Innovation School	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Memorial Drive	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1260	286	20	14.3		36 (12.6%)	21 (7.3%)	224 (78.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	18.1	760^th of 906 public elementary schools	16.1%		11.6	840^th of 916 public elementary schools	8.3%	80	36.4	11.1	26.7				23.6	23.5	8.9	26.1				19.2	21.7		21.7		$27,350
Ayers/Ryal Side School	Public	K-4	40 Woodland Avenue	Beverly	01915	Essex County	Beverly	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 921-6116	388	27	14.1		329 (84.8%)	11 (2.8%)	35 (9.0%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	85.2	124^th of 906 public elementary schools	86.3%		82.6	150^th of 916 public elementary schools	83.6%	26	62.0	57.3					59.5	71.8	65.9					68.6					$18,358
Witchcraft Heights	Public	K-5	1 Frederick Street	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1271	455	33	13.6		196 (43.1%)	35 (7.7%)	185 (40.7%)	18 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.7%)	35.4	590^th of 906 public elementary schools	34.9%		30.1	635^th of 916 public elementary schools	30.7%	45	31.6	33.3	30.1				31.6	46.1	34.9	30.1				36.9	34.9		34.9		$24,568
Saltonstall School	Public	K-8	211 Lafayette Street	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1297	412	31	13.2		135 (32.8%)	22 (5.3%)	222 (53.9%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.6%)	41.4	537^th of 906 public elementary schools	40.7%		41.2	551^st of 916 public elementary schools	39.8%	14	33.3	45.8	43.5	43.9	20.9	35.0	37.3	37.8	29.2	21.7	26.2	11.6	10.0	23.1	47.8	20.0	34.9	22.5	$23,905
William A Welch Senior	Public	K-5	50 Swampscott Avenue	Peabody	01960	Essex County	Peabody	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 536-5775	408	29	13.9		148 (36.3%)	18 (4.4%)	222 (54.4%)	6 (1.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.5%)	15.3	783^rd of 906 public elementary schools	13.6%		15.4	798^th of 916 public elementary schools	12.9%	15	16.9	19.0	21.2				18.7	15.9	27.6	19.2				20.3	30.8		30.8		$19,289
Horace Mann Laboratory	Public	PK, KG-5	79 Willson Street	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1290	293	25	11.8		100 (34.1%)	22 (7.5%)	150 (51.2%)	11 (3.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	12.5	820^th of 906 public elementary schools	9.5%		12.7	827^th of 916 public elementary schools	9.7%	7	22.0	11.1	25.0				19.7	24.4	5.4	10.0				13.6	20.0		20.0		$23,351
Riverside	Public	PK, KG-5	95 Liberty Street	Danvers	01923	Essex County	Danvers	No	No	No	No	(978) 774-5010	350	27	12.7		289 (82.6%)	10 (2.9%)	39 (11.1%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	51.1	442^nd of 906 public elementary schools	51.2%		42.5	540^th of 916 public elementary schools	41.0%	98	61.8	39.5	31.0				42.9	55.9	44.2	45.2				47.9	26.2		26.2		$21,215

Frequently Asked Questions about Bates

What is the racial makeup of Bates?

Students at Bates are 49% White, 36% Hispanic, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races, 1% American Indian, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Bates attend?

Students who attend Bates usually go on to attend:

Middle : Collins Middle
High : Salem High
High : Salem Prep High School

What district is Bates in?

Salem

Is Bates a good school?

Bates ranks 526^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bates?

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended Bates.

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