📍 11 Webster Street, Gloucester, Essex County, 01930
Veterans Memorial is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gloucester, Essex County. The school has 216 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gloucester school district. It serves grades K–5. The school employs 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.5:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Veterans Memorial enrolls 216 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 5.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 131 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 54 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 5.1% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 6 | 2.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | 1.4% |
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.
The school's NCES locale classification is Suburb, Large. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-6, state senate district 20, state house district 87.
Veterans Memorial is one of 8 schools in Gloucester, based in Gloucester, Massachusetts. The district serves 2,838 students district-wide and employs 266 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 216 students, Veterans Memorial is smaller than the district average of about 355 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large