Gardner Middle School

Middle school·Grades 5-7 Gardner, Massachusetts·01440
Score
12.2/100
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#241
Among 274 Massachusetts middle schools
Top 88%
In Massachusetts

Score 12.2/100: better than 12% of Massachusetts middle schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% meeting or exceeding expectations on state tests in Massachusetts, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Massachusetts schools.

English language arts
16%
Similar Massachusetts schools ≈ 43%, better than 6% of them
489 students tested
Math
20%
Similar Massachusetts schools ≈ 43%, better than 17% of them
485 students tested
Science
19%
Similar Massachusetts schools ≈ 42%, better than 15% of them
167 students tested
All Massachusetts schools (ELA / math)
42% / 42%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 10 published results by grade and test

As published by Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 5MCAS ELA21168
English language artsGrade 6MCAS ELA13173
English language artsGrade 7MCAS ELA15148
English language artsAll gradesMCAS ELA16489
MathGrade 5MCAS Mathematics20167
MathGrade 6MCAS Mathematics22171
MathGrade 7MCAS Mathematics19147
MathAll gradesMCAS Mathematics20485
ScienceGrade 5MCAS Science19167
ScienceAll gradesMCAS Science19167

School profile

Grades
5-7
Students
483
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
483
Typical middle school: 543
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Worcester County

Contact

Address
297 Catherine Street
Gardner, MA 01440
District website
Shared by several schools in the district

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in Massachusetts. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

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Gardner Middle School at a glance

Gardner Middle School is a public middle school in Gardner, Massachusetts, serving grades 5-7. It is part of the Gardner school district. It has about 483 students (a typical Massachusetts middle school has 543).

In 2025-26 state tests, 16% in English language arts (similar schools: 43%) and 20% in math (similar schools: 43%) reached the state standard (% meeting or exceeding expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other Massachusetts middle schools, it scores 12.2 out of 100: better than 12% of them, ranking #241 of 274. Its English language arts result rose by 3 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.