Gates Primary School
75 Spruce St
Acton MA, 01720, Middlesex County
Phone: 978-266-2570
Ranking: (38 out of 1,316, top 3%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Acton School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | |||||||
Total Students: | 433 | 460 | 484 | 490 | 490 | 479 | 497 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 41 | 9.5% | 39 | 8.5% | 59 | 12.2% | 62 | 12.7% | 63 | 12.9% | 63 | 13.2% | 59 | 11.9% |
Grade 1: | 44 | 10.2% | 64 | 13.9% | 65 | 13.4% | 66 | 13.5% | 67 | 13.7% | 65 | 13.6% | 67 | 13.5% |
Grade 2: | 63 | 14.5% | 65 | 14.1% | 68 | 14.0% | 69 | 14.1% | 69 | 14.1% | 64 | 13.4% | 68 | 13.7% |
Grade 3: | 70 | 16.2% | 75 | 16.3% | 72 | 14.9% | 71 | 14.5% | 74 | 15.1% | 68 | 14.2% | 76 | 15.3% |
Grade 4: | 72 | 16.6% | 70 | 15.2% | 71 | 14.7% | 76 | 15.5% | 71 | 14.5% | 73 | 15.2% | 78 | 15.7% |
Grade 5: | 71 | 16.4% | 70 | 15.2% | 76 | 15.7% | 73 | 14.9% | 73 | 14.9% | 75 | 15.7% | 71 | 14.3% |
Grade 6: | 72 | 16.6% | 77 | 16.7% | 73 | 15.1% | 73 | 14.9% | 73 | 14.9% | 71 | 14.8% | 78 | 15.7% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 235 | 54.3% | 249 | 54.1% | 268 | 55.4% | 273 | 55.7% | 279 | 56.9% | 261 | 54.5% | 255 | 51.3% |
Female: | 198 | 45.7% | 211 | 45.9% | 216 | 44.6% | 217 | 44.3% | 211 | 43.1% | 218 | 45.5% | 222 | 44.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 166 | 38.3% | 169 | 36.7% | 161 | 33.3% | 154 | 31.4% | 137 | 28.0% | 118 | 24.6% | 122 | 24.5% |
Hispanic: | 5 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% |
Black: | 10 | 2.3% | 6 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.8% | 37 | 7.6% | 39 | 8.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
White: | 240 | 55.4% | 268 | 58.3% | 291 | 60.1% | 309 | 63.1% | 292 | 59.6% | 307 | 64.1% | 355 | 71.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 9 | 2.1% | 9 | 2.0% | 22 | 4.5% | 18 | 3.7% | 18 | 3.7% | 12 | 2.5% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 24 | 5.5% | 16 | 3.5% | 14 | 2.9% | 8 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 9 | 1.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 5 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 8 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.71 | 16.79 | 18.34 | 18.82 | 18.92 | 18.50 | 19.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74.6% | 84.1% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 80% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 82% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 74% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 82% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 83% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74% | 80% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81% | 77% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59% | 69% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 79% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 78% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 76% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 83% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86% | 84% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 82% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 81% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87% | 85% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89% | 84% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 81% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.6% | 86.1% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 86% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 80% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96% | 78% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 85% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 80% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 79% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 74% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 72% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 74% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 75% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.4% | 74.3% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 80% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 76% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 71% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 72% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 76% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 71% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 70% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 71% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 72% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 74% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 89% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 88% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 86% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 87% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 86% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 87% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 82% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 85% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 78% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 77% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 79% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 83% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 77% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 83% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 82% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 84% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88.31% | 87% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 85% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 80% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 79% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 80% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 73% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 79% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 74% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 73% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 76% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 78% | 51% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 96% | 93% | 64% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 93% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 96% | 91% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 90% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 89% | 69% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 90% | 68% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 88% | 66% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 88% | 67% |
2003 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 89.0% | 79.1% | 42% |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 84% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 84% | 46% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 83% | 46% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 88% | 52% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 86% | 56% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 85% | 57% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 89% | 59% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 87% | 58% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 90% | 60% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 88% | 60% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Gates Primary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.