📍 10 Concord Street, Gloucester, Essex County, 01930
West Parish is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gloucester, Essex County. The school has 374 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gloucester school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Parish enrolls 374 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino and 4.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 324 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 6.1% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 4.5% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <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.
West Parish is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-60, state senate district 20, state house district 87.
West Parish 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 374 students, West Parish is close to the district average of about 355 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large