Summary:
Elementary Schools in ZIP code 01440 include one public school, Gardner Elementary School, which serves grades PK–4 in Gardner, MA and is part of the Gardner district. It enrolls 1,087 students, has a student-teacher ratio of 14.9 (2024-2025), and reported per-student spending of $15,847 (2020-2021); the free/reduced lunch figure is blank, so it is unknown.
Because it is the only elementary school in this ZIP code, there is no local school-to-school comparison. Compared with Massachusetts, its 2025-2026 MCAS Next Generation proficiency results are low: school rates range from 14.52% to 28.8%, while state rates range from 37.43% to 43.2%. Its strongest subject/grade result is Grade 3 ELA at 28.8%, and its weakest is Grade 4 ELA at 14.52%, which is far below the state’s 37.43% and about half the school’s Grade 3 ELA result. Against the Gardner district, results are mixed: All Grades ELA is 21.62% (2.83 points above district), while All Grades Mathematics is 18.92% (0.37 points below district). Grade 4 Mathematics is slightly above district by 0.17 points; Grade 4 ELA is essentially even with district (14.52% vs. 14.58%).
The school’s rank history places it in the bottom 11% of Massachusetts elementary schools: 797 of 899 in 2025-2026 and 805 of 906 in 2024-2025, with a 1-star rating in recent years. The Gardner district rank is 326 of 351, 7th percentile, 0 stars. Year over year, All Grades Mathematics improved from 17.45% to 18.92% (+1.47 points), outpacing district and state gains, while All Grades ELA declined from 23.06% to 21.62% (-1.44 points). Overall, Gardner Elementary School is a large PK–4 school with low state-relative proficiency, mixed district-relative performance, recent math improvement, and a notable weakness in Grade 4 ELA.
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