📍 53 Liberty Hill Avenue, Salem, Essex County, 01970
Bates is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Salem, Essex County. The school has 374 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Salem school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bates enrolls 374 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 31.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 40% Hispanic or Latino and 7.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 175 | 47% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 149 | 40% |
| Black or African American | 27 | 7.2% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 4.3% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Bates 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 21, state house district 89.
Bates is one of 11 schools in Salem, based in Salem, Massachusetts. The district serves 3,831 students district-wide and employs 351 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 374 students, Bates is close to the district average of about 348 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large