Abner Gibbs

Summary:

Abner Gibbs is an elementary school in Westfield, Massachusetts, serving 153 students from kindergarten to 4th grade. The school has a diverse student population, with a racial makeup that is predominantly White (60.13%), followed by Hispanic (28.76%), Asian (7.19%), and a small percentage of African American (1.31%) and students of two or more races (2.61%).

Abner Gibbs has shown mixed academic performance compared to the Westfield district and the state of Massachusetts. While the school's proficiency rates in MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts and Mathematics are higher than the district's scores, they are lower than the state's averages. However, Abner Gibbs has a strong performance among its low socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking in the top 15% of Massachusetts elementary schools in this category.

The school also has a notable performance gap between its male and female students, with male students ranking in the top 30% of Massachusetts elementary schools and female students ranking in the bottom 25%. Additionally, Abner Gibbs' White students perform better than the state average, ranking in the top 40% of Massachusetts elementary schools. The school's special education students have also shown strong performance, ranking in the top 35% of Massachusetts elementary schools. With a relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending than the state average, Abner Gibbs appears to be a school with unique strengths and challenges that warrant further investigation and targeted interventions to ensure equitable outcomes for all students.


Detail:

Public K-4

 50 West Silver Street
       Westfield, MA  01085-3899


(413) 572-6418

District: Westfield

SchoolDigger Rank:
473rd of 916 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,678 Help


Students who attend Abner Gibbs usually attend:

Middle:    Westfield Intermediate School
    Westfield Middle School
High:    Westfield High

Student/teacher ratio:  10.1 Help
Number of students:  153

Racial breakdown:

White:
60.1%
Hispanic:
28.8%
Asian:
7.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  59.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Abner Gibbs ranks worse than 51.6% of elementary schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks 2nd among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Westfield School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.72. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Abner Gibbs has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Westfield School District. Racial makeup is: White (60.1%), Hispanic (28.8%), Asian (7.2%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Abner Gibbs is 10.1, which is the lowest among 6 elementary schools in the Westfield School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Abner Gibbs is $14,678. 4 elementary schools in the Westfield School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Abner Gibbs:

SchoolDigger ranks Abner Gibbs 473rd of 916 Massachusetts public elementary schools. (See Abner Gibbs in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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White students:


Westfield:

SchoolDigger ranks Westfield 266th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Abner Gibbs

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Rank History for all students at Abner Gibbs

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 23.76 697th 884 21.2%
2004 12.48 784th 882 11.1%
2005 32.03 625th 887 29.5%
2006 35.91 626th 911 31.3%
2007 43.08 580th 911 36.3%
2008 41.14 597th 908 34.3%
2009 39.94 601st 909 33.9%
2010 33.25 663rd 920 27.9%
2011 34.19 656th 924 29.0%
2012 26.21 716th 930 23.0%
2013 39.78 616th 928 33.6%
2014 44.17 576th 926 37.8%
2015 48.91 511th 914 44.1%
2016 30.19 696th 932 25.3%
2017 40.38 609th 938 35.1%
2018 56.56 437th 934 53.2%
2019 34.39 651st 942 30.9%
2021 38.12 593rd 936 36.6%
2022 31.93 639th 932 31.4%
2023 44.53 524th 928 43.5%
2024 49.72 473rd 916 48.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Abner Gibbs

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.07 209th 886 76.4%
2019 52.31 407th 896 54.6%
2021 56.54 337th 894 62.3%
2022 43.96 504th 905 44.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Abner Gibbs

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.53 106th 685 84.5%
2019 55.78 287th 700 59.0%
2021 68.86 148th 705 79.0%
2022 52.22 344th 772 55.4%
2023 65.69 179th 757 76.4%
2024 75.98 103rd 760 86.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Abner Gibbs

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.14 472nd 893 47.1%
2019 30.75 665th 902 26.3%
2021 45.92 500th 898 44.3%
2022 26.50 671st 901 25.5%
2023 31.58 610th 887 31.2%
2024 23.69 691st 886 22.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Abner Gibbs

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.83 356th 898 60.4%
2019 41.99 548th 907 39.6%
2021 34.70 602nd 904 33.4%
2022 37.70 570th 908 37.2%
2023 56.49 385th 896 57.0%
2024 68.91 278th 891 68.8%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at Abner Gibbs

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 39.55 569th 925 38.5%
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Rank History for White students at Abner Gibbs

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.55 256th 772 66.8%
2019 39.84 510th 780 34.6%
2021 37.53 517th 765 32.4%
2022 20.29 665th 764 13.0%
2023 53.12 362nd 762 52.5%
2024 50.74 377th 753 49.9%
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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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Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for Abner Gibbs

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 281 3 2 6 0 n/a n/a 0 292
1989 270 8 2 7 0 n/a n/a 0 287
1990 282 7 3 4 0 n/a n/a 0 296
1991 275 5 2 6 0 n/a n/a 0 288
1992 284 8 1 12 0 n/a n/a 0 305
1993 299 6 2 13 0 n/a n/a 0 320
1994 302 4 2 17 0 n/a n/a 0 325
1995 282 4 1 10 0 n/a n/a 0 297
1996 282 4 1 10 0 n/a n/a 0 297
1997 270 1 1 15 0 n/a n/a 0 287
1998 261 1 1 22 0 n/a n/a 0 285
1999 254 1 3 34 0 n/a n/a 0 292
2000 226 3 0 31 0 n/a n/a 0 260
2001 206 5 0 22 0 n/a n/a 0 233
2002 214 4 0 20 0 n/a n/a 0 238
2003 214 4 0 20 0 n/a n/a 0 238
2004 189 4 0 18 0 n/a n/a 0 211
2005 166 2 1 15 0 n/a n/a 0 184
2006 165 1 1 15 0 n/a n/a 0 182
2007 158 0 1 12 0 n/a n/a 1 172
2008 151 0 1 16 0 n/a n/a 2 170
2009 144 2 1 21 0 0 1 0 169
2010 166 2 0 20 0 0 1 0 189
2011 171 2 0 22 0 0 1 0 196
2012 162 2 3 29 0 0 1 0 197
2013 195 3 5 36 0 0 0 0 239
2014 207 6 7 7 0 0 2 0 229
2015 165 5 7 36 0 0 3 0 216
2016 151 8 13 37 0 0 5 0 214
2017 149 8 13 42 0 0 6 0 218
2018 148 9 18 41 0 0 7 0 223
2019 124 8 25 53 0 0 8 0 218
2020 116 9 18 57 0 0 8 0 208
2021 119 6 18 48 0 0 9 0 200
2022 105 3 12 45 0 0 6 0 171
2023 92 2 11 44 0 0 4 0 153

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 Abner Gibbs

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 292 n/a n/a n/a
1989 287 n/a n/a n/a
1990 296 n/a n/a n/a
1991 288 n/a n/a n/a
1992 305 n/a n/a n/a
1993 320 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 325 n/a n/a n/a
1995 297 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 297 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 287 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 285 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 292 n/a 0.0 33.9
2000 260 n/a 0.0 28.8
2001 233 n/a 0.0 27.5
2002 238 n/a n/a 31.9
2003 238 n/a n/a 31.9
2004 211 14.4 14.7 38.4
2005 184 15.4 11.9 40.2
2006 182 18.1 10.1 37.9
2007 172 19.0 9.1 38.6
2008 170 17.0 10.0 43.5
2009 169 16.8 10.1 37.3
2010 189 16.2 11.6 36
2011 196 15.5 12.5 42.9
2012 197 17.0 11.5 51.8
2013 239 17.2 13.8 57.7
2014 229 16.9 13.5 55.9
2015 216 17.0 12.7 59.7
2016 214 15.0 14.2 n/a
2017 218 14.9 14.5 n/a
2018 223 15.4 14.4 n/a
2019 218 13.8 15.6 n/a
2020 208 14.2 14.5 n/a
2021 200 15.9 12.5 n/a
2022 171 14.1 12.0 n/a
2023 153 15.0 10.1 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 Abner Gibbs

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 292 n/a n/a n/a
1989 287 n/a n/a n/a
1990 296 n/a n/a n/a
1991 288 n/a n/a n/a
1992 305 n/a n/a n/a
1993 320 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 325 n/a n/a n/a
1995 297 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 297 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 287 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 285 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 292 n/a 0.0 33.9
2000 260 n/a 0.0 28.8
2001 233 n/a 0.0 27.5
2002 238 n/a n/a 31.9
2003 238 n/a n/a 31.9
2004 211 14.4 14.7 38.4
2005 184 15.4 11.9 40.2
2006 182 18.1 10.1 37.9
2007 172 19.0 9.1 38.6
2008 170 17.0 10.0 43.5
2009 169 16.8 10.1 37.3
2010 189 16.2 11.6 36
2011 196 15.5 12.5 42.9
2012 197 17.0 11.5 51.8
2013 239 17.2 13.8 57.7
2014 229 16.9 13.5 55.9
2015 216 17.0 12.7 59.7
2016 214 15.0 14.2 n/a
2017 218 14.9 14.5 n/a
2018 223 15.4 14.4 n/a
2019 218 13.8 15.6 n/a
2020 208 14.2 14.5 n/a
2021 200 15.9 12.5 n/a
2022 171 14.1 12.0 n/a
2023 153 15.0 10.1 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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Abner Gibbs

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $656 (4.9%) $12,792 (95.1%) $13,448
2020 $685 (5.1%) $12,672 (94.9%) $13,357
2021 $1,255 (8.6%) $13,423 (91.4%) $14,678

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Abner Gibbs

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 651st of 942 Elementary schoolsRanks 524th of 928 Elementary schools
 12.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Abner Gibbs)4540
 5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Westfield)5335.9
 17.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5643.9
 12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Abner Gibbs)4060
 20%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Westfield)4427.7
 16.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4941
 8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Abner Gibbs)4323.3
 19.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Westfield)4929.8
 19.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5239.7
 12.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Abner Gibbs)5333.3
 19.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Westfield)4840.9
 7.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4945
 4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Abner Gibbs)4432.3
 11.7%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Westfield)4736.6
 10.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Abner Gibbs)4547.7
 2.7%
   All Grades Mathematics (Westfield)4231.3
 10.7%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students218153
 29.8%
African American82
 75%
American Indian00
Asian2511
 56%
Hispanic5344
 17%
Pacific Islander00
White12492
 25.8%
Two or More Races84
 50%


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Students at Abner Gibbs are 60% White, 29% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Abner Gibbs ranks 473rd of 916 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Abner Gibbs usually go on to attend:

Middle : Westfield Intermediate School
Middle : Westfield Middle School
High : Westfield High

In the 2022-23 school year, 153 students attended Abner Gibbs.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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