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Abner Gibbs

Public Grades K-4

Summary

Abner Gibbs is an elementary school in Westfield, Massachusetts, serving 153 students from kindergarten to 4th grade. The school has a diverse student population, with a racial makeup that is predominantly White (60.13%), followed by Hispanic (28.76%), Asian (7.19%), and a small percentage of African American (1.31%) and students of two or more races (2.61%).

Abner Gibbs has shown mixed academic performance compared to the Westfield district and the state of Massachusetts. While the school's proficiency rates in MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts and Mathematics are higher than the district's scores, they are lower than the state's averages. However, Abner Gibbs has a strong performance among its low socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking in the top 15% of Massachusetts elementary schools in this category.

The school also has a notable performance gap between its male and female students, with male students ranking in the top 30% of Massachusetts elementary schools and female students ranking in the bottom 25%. Additionally, Abner Gibbs' White students perform better than the state average, ranking in the top 40% of Massachusetts elementary schools. The school's special education students have also shown strong performance, ranking in the top 35% of Massachusetts elementary schools. With a relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending than the state average, Abner Gibbs appears to be a school with unique strengths and challenges that warrant further investigation and targeted interventions to ensure equitable outcomes for all students.

196

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,599

Per pupil spending ?

59.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 West Silver Street
Westfield, MA 01085-3899

(413) 572-6418

District: Westfield

Students who attend Abner Gibbs usually attend:

Middle:	Westfield Intermediate School
	Westfield Middle School
High:	Westfield High

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.3%

Hispanic:

25.5%

Asian:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2014 → 48th in 2024

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school43%

District avg34%

Massachusetts avg40%

Not ranked this year

Abner Gibbs did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

254^th of 348Westfield 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	49.7	473 of 916	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	524 of 928	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	639 of 932	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	593 of 936	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	651 of 942	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.6	437 of 934	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	40.4	609 of 938	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.2	696 of 932	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	48.9	511 of 914	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.2	576 of 926	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.8	616 of 928	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	26.2	716 of 930	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.2	656 of 924	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.3	663 of 920	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.9	601 of 909	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.1	597 of 908	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.1	580 of 911	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.9	626 of 911	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	32.0	625 of 887	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	12.5	784 of 882	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	23.8	697 of 884	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	23.7	691 of 886	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	610 of 887	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	671 of 901	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.9	500 of 898	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	665 of 902	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.1	472 of 893	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	76.0	103 of 760	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	65.7	179 of 757	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	52.2	344 of 772	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.9	148 of 705	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	55.8	287 of 700	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.5	106 of 685	84.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	68.9	278 of 891	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	385 of 896	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.7	570 of 908	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	602 of 904	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	548 of 907	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.8	356 of 898	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	44.0	504 of 905	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.5	337 of 894	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.3	407 of 896	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.1	209 of 886	76.4%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	39.5	569 of 925	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	50.7	377 of 753	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	362 of 762	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.3	665 of 764	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.5	517 of 765	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	510 of 780	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.6	256 of 772	66.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)86th percentile+38 vs school

Male (2024)69th percentile+20 vs school

White (2024)50th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)44th percentile+13 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)38th percentile~ school

Female (2024)22nd percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2023-2024) ?

Mathematics49%+8 vs state

English Language Arts36%-3 vs state

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Schools Near Abner Gibbs

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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 6th 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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Abner Gibbs	Public	K-4	50 West Silver Street	Westfield	01085	Hampden County	Westfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 572-6418	196	18	10.7		126 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (25.5%)	13 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.1%)								(n/a)													$17,599
Highland	Public	PK, KG-4	34 Western Avenue	Westfield	01085	Hampden County	Westfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 572-6428	305	25	12.3		251 (82.3%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (10.5%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	47.4	480^th of 906 public elementary schools	47.0%		37.7	580^th of 916 public elementary schools	36.7%	100	41.8	33.3			37.4	42.6	48.3			45.6			$17,531
Westfield River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	133 Franklin Street	Westfield	01085	Hampden County	Westfield	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(413) 579-9400	0																		(n/a)
Franklin Ave	Public	K-4	22 Franklin Avenue	Westfield	01085	Hampden County	Westfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 572-6424	176	16	10.7		73 (41.5%)	7 (4.0%)	78 (44.3%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.0%)								(n/a)													$18,220
Munger Hill	Public	PK, KG-4	33 Mallard Lane	Westfield	01085	Hampden County	Westfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 572-6520	320	30	10.5		255 (79.7%)	4 (1.3%)	31 (9.7%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.6%)	23.9	688^th of 906 public elementary schools	24.1%		31.6	622^nd of 916 public elementary schools	32.1%	66	24.1	32.9			29.1	25.9	27.4			26.8			$18,523
Paper Mill	Public	K-4	148 Paper Mill Rd	Westfield	01085	Hampden County	Westfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 572-6519	312	28	11.2		200 (64.1%)	7 (2.2%)	74 (23.7%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.1%)	32	616^th of 906 public elementary schools	32.0%		35.3	595^th of 916 public elementary schools	35.0%	21	27.3	35.3			30.8	27.3	45.1			35.0			$18,892
Southampton Road	Public	PK, KG-4	330 Southampton Rd	Westfield	01085	Hampden County	Westfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 572-6435	310	22	14.3		215 (69.4%)	5 (1.6%)	65 (21.0%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.1%)	60.3	357^th of 906 public elementary schools	60.6%		53	439^th of 916 public elementary schools	52.1%	82	52.3	41.1			47.1	58.5	39.3			49.6			$18,009
Powder Mill School	Public	3-6	94 Powder Mill Rd	Southwick	01077	Hampden County	Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 569-5951	383	35	10.8		329 (85.9%)	4 (1.0%)	30 (7.8%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	50.4	450^th of 906 public elementary schools	50.3%		51.6	454^th of 916 public elementary schools	50.4%	4	40.9	54.0	24.7	39.8	39.5	47.7	53.4	26.8	46.6	43.4	43.3	43.3	$19,437
Woodland School	Public	PK, KG-2	80 Powder Mill Rd	Southwick	01077	Hampden County	Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 569-6598	324	29	11.2		282 (87.0%)	2 (0.6%)	27 (8.3%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)								(n/a)													$19,684
Tatham	Public	K-5	61 Laurel Rd	West Springfield	01089	Hampden County	West Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 263-3330	277	24	11.7		199 (71.8%)	17 (6.1%)	36 (13.0%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.5%)	71.4	269^th of 906 public elementary schools	70.3%		72.1	268^th of 916 public elementary schools	70.7%	1	43.6	58.5	58.5		54.5	41.0	64.2	56.6		55.2	52.8	52.8	$17,982

Frequently Asked Questions about Abner Gibbs

What is the racial makeup of Abner Gibbs?

Students at Abner Gibbs are 64% White, 26% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Abner Gibbs?

In the 2024-25 school year, 196 students attended Abner Gibbs.

What district is Abner Gibbs in?

Westfield

What schools do graduates of Abner Gibbs attend?

Students who attend Abner Gibbs usually go on to attend:

Middle : Westfield Intermediate School
Middle : Westfield Middle School
High : Westfield High

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