Thomas Carroll
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 645 students
Bates
53 Liberty Hill Avenue, Salem, MA 01970
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
410
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Salem
Essex County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 919 Massachusetts elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Massachusetts elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Bates
Bates is a public elementary school in Salem, Massachusetts, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Salem. The school is located in a large suburb in Essex County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 410 students were enrolled, with about 12.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Massachusetts elementary school (11.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 919 Massachusetts elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 410 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.5 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Salem
- County
- Essex County
- NCES school ID
- 251038001653
Schools near Bates
All 13 schools in Salem →
Carlton
Public · Grades K–5 · 247 students
The Phoenix School
Private · Grades K–8 · 28 students
Bentley Academy Innovation School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 286 students
St. John the Baptist School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 351 students
Ayers/Ryal Side School
Public · Grades K–4 · 388 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.