📍 200 Catherine Street, Gardner, Worcester County, 01440
Gardner High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Gardner, Worcester County. The school has 804 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gardner school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 54.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Gardner High enrolls 804 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 52% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 54.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 8.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 493 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 194 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 69 | 8.6% |
| Black or African American | 32 | 4% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gardner High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-30, state senate district 9, state house district 204.
Gardner High is one of 4 schools in Gardner, based in Gardner, Massachusetts. The district serves 2,532 students district-wide and employs 157 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 804 students, Gardner High is larger than the district average of about 633 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize