Ralph B O'Maley Middle

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Ralph B O'Maley Middle is a public middle school located in Gloucester, MA, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 622 students. The school has a diverse student population, with 79.42% White, 13.83% Hispanic, and smaller percentages of other racial/ethnic groups.

Ralph B O'Maley Middle's academic performance, as measured by MCAS Next Generation assessments, is generally below the state and Gloucester district averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (32.4%) and Mathematics (23.72%) are significantly lower than the state averages (39.17% and 40.91%, respectively). When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Holten Richmond Middle School, Ipswich Middle School, and Miles River Middle, Ralph B O'Maley Middle generally underperforms academically.

The school's performance on MCAS assessments varies significantly across different student subgroups. Hispanic and White students at Ralph B O'Maley Middle perform particularly poorly, ranking in the bottom 30-40% of Massachusetts middle schools in these subgroups. In contrast, the school's multi-racial and special education students perform relatively better, ranking in the top 50% of schools. Additionally, Ralph B O'Maley Middle has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.7 to 11.2 over the past few years, and its spending per student has increased, reaching $19,239 in the 2020-2021 school year, which is higher than the state average.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 32 Cherry Street
       Gloucester, MA  01930


(978) 281-9850

District: Gloucester

SchoolDigger Rank:
291st of 493 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,239 Help


Students who attend Ralph B O'Maley Middle usually attend:

High:    Gloucester High

Student/teacher ratio:  10.7 Help
Number of students:  622

Racial breakdown:

White:
79.4%
Hispanic:
13.8%
Two or more races:
3.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  49.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Ralph B O'Maley Middle ranks worse than 59% of middle schools in Massachusetts. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.22. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (79.4%), Hispanic (13.8%), two or more races (3.1%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ralph B O'Maley Middle is 10.7. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ralph B O'Maley Middle is $19,239.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ralph B O'Maley Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Ralph B O'Maley Middle 291st of 493 Massachusetts public middle schools. (See Ralph B O'Maley Middle in the ranking list.)

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Gloucester:

SchoolDigger ranks Gloucester 254th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Ralph B O'Maley Middle

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Rank History for all students at Ralph B O'Maley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 37.67 227th 339 33.0%
2004 30.23 264th 344 23.3%
2005 30.58 270th 356 24.2%
2006 36.78 276th 399 30.8%
2007 39.94 263rd 399 34.1%
2008 37.45 273rd 407 32.9%
2009 33.20 294th 409 28.1%
2010 37.54 295th 434 32.0%
2011 41.09 292nd 449 35.0%
2012 42.64 282nd 455 38.0%
2013 46.41 269th 455 40.9%
2014 39.31 296th 455 34.9%
2015 46.31 239th 441 45.8%
2016 52.87 231st 482 52.1%
2017 40.51 301st 487 38.2%
2018 43.32 280th 484 42.1%
2019 38.36 315th 498 36.7%
2021 43.37 273rd 501 45.5%
2022 42.79 271st 497 45.5%
2023 43.17 270th 501 46.1%
2024 37.22 291st 493 41.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Ralph B O'Maley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 15.21 78th 87 10.3%
2024 69.34 33rd 98 66.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ralph B O'Maley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 32.83 105th 135 22.2%
2022 46.86 50th 154 67.5%
2023 32.58 139th 155 10.3%
2024 39.21 100th 180 44.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ralph B O'Maley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.15 298th 467 36.2%
2019 32.98 343rd 484 29.1%
2021 38.91 284th 489 41.9%
2022 41.80 279th 503 44.5%
2023 43.66 204th 444 54.1%
2024 54.64 140th 441 68.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ralph B O'Maley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.44 276th 438 37.0%
2019 32.61 328th 452 27.4%
2021 40.77 265th 462 42.6%
2022 43.93 262nd 489 46.4%
2023 43.98 254th 481 47.2%
2024 37.52 292nd 469 37.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Ralph B O'Maley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.94 258th 463 44.3%
2019 36.64 323rd 478 32.4%
2021 38.07 292nd 483 39.5%
2022 38.84 290th 494 41.3%
2023 42.08 266th 489 45.6%
2024 34.78 297th 481 38.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Ralph B O'Maley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.38 205th 417 50.8%
2019 45.75 177th 424 58.3%
2021 43.96 198th 431 54.1%
2022 45.41 182nd 445 59.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Ralph B O'Maley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.54 287th 466 38.4%
2019 38.50 302nd 478 36.8%
2021 47.87 239th 485 50.7%
2022 46.33 245th 497 50.7%
2023 42.52 270th 489 44.8%
2024 39.09 272nd 483 43.7%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at Ralph B O'Maley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 44.67 261st 491 46.8%
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Rank History for Tested Remotely students at Ralph B O'Maley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 44.42 175th 339 48.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ralph B O'Maley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.97 204th 309 34.0%
2019 21.54 276th 322 14.3%
2021 19.00 304th 335 9.3%
2022 26.90 287th 368 22.0%
2023 25.10 288th 364 20.9%
2024 24.78 304th 378 19.6%
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Rank History for White students at Ralph B O'Maley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.17 300th 395 24.1%
2019 24.00 323rd 396 18.4%
2021 33.27 273rd 401 31.9%
2022 32.41 270th 404 33.2%
2023 30.06 284th 403 29.5%
2024 24.67 294th 392 25.0%
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Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Ralph B O'Maley Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 756 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 757
1989 788 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 789
1990 815 6 2 9 0 n/a n/a 0 832
1991 799 7 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 809
1992 776 9 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 788
1993 700 6 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 711
1994 754 4 3 6 0 n/a n/a 0 767
1995 912 10 3 9 0 n/a n/a 0 934
1996 912 10 3 9 0 n/a n/a 0 934
1997 961 14 9 12 0 n/a n/a 0 996
1998 977 21 5 13 0 n/a n/a 0 1016
1999 993 16 4 10 0 n/a n/a 0 1023
2000 889 13 5 18 0 n/a n/a 0 925
2001 891 13 2 22 1 n/a n/a 0 929
2002 910 11 2 27 0 n/a n/a 0 950
2003 910 11 2 27 0 n/a n/a 0 950
2004 830 17 5 27 0 n/a n/a 0 879
2005 848 17 12 29 0 n/a n/a 0 906
2006 815 10 12 22 0 n/a n/a 1 860
2007 776 5 7 23 2 n/a n/a 2 815
2008 737 7 7 24 2 n/a n/a 3 780
2009 734 11 8 26 2 0 0 0 781
2010 703 9 13 30 2 1 1 0 759
2011 636 11 10 32 1 2 3 0 695
2012 578 8 11 34 1 4 8 0 644
2013 590 9 11 33 2 3 11 0 659
2014 598 7 12 37 3 6 12 0 675
2015 547 5 9 45 4 6 13 0 629
2016 527 5 6 54 1 5 15 0 613
2017 533 10 6 55 3 2 28 0 637
2018 564 14 10 48 1 3 30 0 670
2019 541 12 10 47 4 2 25 0 641
2020 552 9 8 66 4 1 17 0 657
2021 504 5 9 75 3 0 10 0 606
2022 500 8 7 88 3 1 23 0 630
2023 494 13 6 86 2 1 19 1 622

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ralph B O'Maley Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 757 n/a n/a n/a
1989 789 n/a n/a n/a
1990 832 n/a n/a n/a
1991 809 n/a n/a n/a
1992 788 n/a n/a n/a
1993 711 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 767 n/a n/a n/a
1995 934 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 934 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 996 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 1016 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 1023 n/a 0.0 21.6
2000 925 n/a 0.0 19.8
2001 929 n/a 0.0 23.3
2002 950 n/a n/a 14.4
2003 950 n/a n/a 14.4
2004 879 71.7 12.3 23.5
2005 906 68.5 13.2 24.2
2006 860 67.0 12.8 26.8
2007 815 61.0 13.4 30.8
2008 780 53.0 14.7 30.9
2009 781 55.0 14.2 32.5
2010 759 54.3 13.9 32.7
2011 695 53.2 13.0 33.7
2012 644 51.2 12.5 42.4
2013 659 51.0 12.9 44
2014 675 52.7 12.7 48.4
2015 629 54.0 11.6 49.6
2016 613 52.0 11.7 n/a
2017 637 53.8 11.8 n/a
2018 670 53.0 12.6 n/a
2019 641 50.8 12.6 n/a
2020 657 50.5 13.0 n/a
2021 606 55.0 11.0 n/a
2022 630 56.0 11.2 n/a
2023 622 58.0 10.7 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ralph B O'Maley Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 757 n/a n/a n/a
1989 789 n/a n/a n/a
1990 832 n/a n/a n/a
1991 809 n/a n/a n/a
1992 788 n/a n/a n/a
1993 711 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 767 n/a n/a n/a
1995 934 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 934 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 996 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 1016 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 1023 n/a 0.0 21.6
2000 925 n/a 0.0 19.8
2001 929 n/a 0.0 23.3
2002 950 n/a n/a 14.4
2003 950 n/a n/a 14.4
2004 879 71.7 12.3 23.5
2005 906 68.5 13.2 24.2
2006 860 67.0 12.8 26.8
2007 815 61.0 13.4 30.8
2008 780 53.0 14.7 30.9
2009 781 55.0 14.2 32.5
2010 759 54.3 13.9 32.7
2011 695 53.2 13.0 33.7
2012 644 51.2 12.5 42.4
2013 659 51.0 12.9 44
2014 675 52.7 12.7 48.4
2015 629 54.0 11.6 49.6
2016 613 52.0 11.7 n/a
2017 637 53.8 11.8 n/a
2018 670 53.0 12.6 n/a
2019 641 50.8 12.6 n/a
2020 657 50.5 13.0 n/a
2021 606 55.0 11.0 n/a
2022 630 56.0 11.2 n/a
2023 622 58.0 10.7 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Ralph B O'Maley Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $610 (3.8%) $15,650 (96.3%) $16,259
2020 $709 (4.2%) $16,033 (95.8%) $16,742
2021 $1,807 (9.4%) $17,432 (90.6%) $19,239

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ralph B O'Maley Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 315th of 498 Middle schoolsRanks 270th of 501 Middle schools
 9.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Ralph B O'Maley Middle)4241.7
 0.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Gloucester)4040.9
 0.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5442.3
 11.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (Ralph B O'Maley Middle)4532.7
 12.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Gloucester)4332.5
 10.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)5141
 10%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Ralph B O'Maley Middle)4537
 8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Gloucester)4535.9
 9.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)4840.5
 7.5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Ralph B O'Maley Middle)3634.3
 1.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Gloucester)3633.3
 2.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4838.1
 9.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Ralph B O'Maley Middle)4531.8
 13.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Gloucester)4330.9
 12.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5143.7
 7.3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Ralph B O'Maley Middle)3523.6
 11.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Gloucester)3422.9
 11.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4737.7
 9.3%
8th Grade Science (Ralph B O'Maley Middle)3737.7
 0.7%
   8th Grade Science (Gloucester)3636.6
 0.6%
   8th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4640.9
 5.1%
All Grades English Language Arts (Ralph B O'Maley Middle)4436.8
 7.2%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Gloucester)4838.2
 9.8%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Ralph B O'Maley Middle)3930.3
 8.7%
   All Grades Mathematics (Gloucester)4333.7
 9.3%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%
All Grades Science (Ralph B O'Maley Middle)3737.7
 0.7%
   All Grades Science (Gloucester)4435.7
 8.3%
   All Grades Science (Massachusetts)4741.2
 5.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students641622
 3%
African American1213
 8.3%
American Indian42
 50%
Asian106
 40%
Hispanic4786
 83%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White541494
 8.7%
Two or More Races2519
 24%


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Ralph B O'Maley Middle ranks 291st of 493 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Ralph B O'Maley Middle are 79% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 622 students attended Ralph B O'Maley Middle.

Students who attend Ralph B O'Maley Middle usually go on to attend Gloucester High


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