Paul P Gates Elementary School

Regular School · Acton, MA

Paul P Gates Elementary School is a regular school school in Acton, Massachusetts, serving grades KG–06 with 380 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.7:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 06

Enrollment

380

Teachers (FTE)

30.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Asian	209	55%
White	109	29%
Two or more races	28	7%
Hispanic/Latino	24	6%
Black or African American	10	3%
Total enrollment	380	201M / 179F

English Language Learners: 29 (8% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	72.0% +35.3pp	36.7%	239
Reading Proficiency	79.0% +29.8pp	49.2%	239
Science Proficiency	60-64%	—	66

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+1.07 grade levels

Math

+0.16 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

4.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	380	100%

Contact & Location

75 Spruce Street

Acton, MA 01720

Phone: (978)266-2570

http://gates.abschools.org/

District

Acton-Boxborough

Per-pupil expenditure: $23,069

District enrollment: 5,133

Other Schools in District

Blanchard Memorial School Elementary
C.T. Douglas Elementary School Elementary
Luther Conant School Elementary
McCarthy-Towne School Elementary
Merriam School Elementary
Acton-Boxborough Regional High High
Raymond J Grey Junior High Middle
Carol Huebner Early Childhood Program Prekindergarten

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 01720) → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

250171000008

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD