Gates Lane
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Worcester, Massachusetts
Gates Lane in Worcester, Massachusetts enrolled 547 students in 2024-25 with 44.1 full-time teachers, 12.4 students per teacher against the Massachusetts elementary-school median of 12.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 26% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 22% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Massachusetts: 43.7% and 42%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%
544 students in 2022-23, 547 students in 2023-24, 547 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 46.1 to 44.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 544 | 46.1 | 11.8 |
| 2023-24 | 547 | 47.6 | 11.5 |
| 2024-25 | 547 | 44.1 | 12.4 |
12.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 55 of every 100 Massachusetts elementary schools
Among the 1,012 Massachusetts elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 461 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Gates Lane enrolled 461 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 461 of the 461 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions5
- Chronically absent27.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
44.2% of students were Hispanic, 20.3% White, 16.3% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic44.2%
- White20.3%
- Black16.3%
- Asian11.9%
- Two or more races6.6%
- American Indian0.4%
- Pacific Islander0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Gates Lane scored proficient or above: 26% in reading in 2021-22 and 22% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Massachusetts, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Massachusetts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 26% | 29% | 43.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 22% | 23% (2021-22) | 42% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Worcester
34 public elementary schools in Worcester report 2024-25 enrollment; Gates Lane is number 6 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quinsigamond | 738 | 13.3 | not reported |
| Learning First Charter Public School | 666 | 19.0 | not reported |
| Nelson Place | 621 | 13.4 | not reported |
| Belmont Street Community | 615 | 14.8 | not reported |
| Roosevelt | 604 | 13.8 | not reported |
| Gates Lane | 547 | 12.4 | not reported |
| Vernon Hill School | 525 | 13.4 | not reported |
| Chandler Magnet | 519 | 11.6 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Gates Lane
- Heard StreetThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 245 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Columbus ParkThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 381 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Compare Gates Lane with Heard StreetStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Worcester spends per student$22,198 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,198
- The largest public schools in MassachusettsGates Lane is the number 176 by size of 1,014 Massachusetts elementary schools open in 2024-25.#176 of 1,014
- Massachusetts schools by students per teacher12.4 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 12.1 for elementary schools.12.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Gates Lane
How many students attend Gates Lane?
547 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 544 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Worcester, MA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Gates Lane?
12.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Massachusetts median for elementary schools is 12.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Gates Lane a Title I school?
Gates Lane ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Gates Lane do on state tests?
The students tested at Gates Lane scored proficient or above: 26% in reading in 2021-22 and 22% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Massachusetts's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Gates Lane in?
Worcester, NCES district ID 2513230. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 251323002217 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.