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The public schools with the biggest test-score declines in Essex County, Massachusetts

Across Essex County, Massachusetts, 178 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the 3-year drop in composite math + reading proficiency. Atkinson leads the list at -25.0pp, against a median of +0.0pp across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

178

Essex County, Massachusetts

Best 3-yr change

-25.0pp

Median 3-yr change

+0.0pp

BIGGEST DECLINES · ESSEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	Atkinson	North Andover, MA	North Andover	274	52.0%	27.0%	-25.0pp
2	Great Oak	Danvers, MA	Danvers	291	54.0%	36.5%	-17.5pp
3	Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School	Hathorne, MA	Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District	1,830	70.5%	53.5%	-17.0pp
4	Danvers High	Danvers, MA	Danvers	784	56.0%	39.5%	-16.5pp
5	Francis T Bresnahan Elementary	Newburyport, MA	Newburyport	584	59.5%	43.0%	-16.5pp
6	Georgetown High School	Georgetown, MA	Georgetown	268	61.5%	45.5%	-16.0pp
7	Peabody Veterans Memorial High	Peabody, MA	Peabody	1,333	40.0%	24.0%	-16.0pp
8	Kittredge	North Andover, MA	North Andover	211	74.0%	58.5%	-15.5pp
9	Veterans Early Learning Center	Saugus, MA	Saugus	501	51.5%	36.0%	-15.5pp
10	Swampscott High	Swampscott, MA	Swampscott	706	67.0%	52.0%	-15.0pp
11	Rockport Middle High	Rockport, MA	Rockport	367	66.0%	52.1%	-13.9pp
12	Methuen High	Methuen, MA	Methuen	1,841	43.0%	30.0%	-13.0pp
13	Johnson	Nahant, MA	Nahant	163	51.5%	38.5%	-13.0pp
14	Amesbury High	Amesbury, MA	Amesbury	481	64.0%	52.0%	-12.0pp
15	West Parish	Gloucester, MA	Gloucester	382	42.0%	30.0%	-12.0pp
16	Lawrence Family Development Charter School	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence Family Development Charter	899	36.0%	24.5%	-11.5pp
17	Leonard Middle School	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	310	17.0%	7.0%	-10.0pp
18	Franklin	North Andover, MA	North Andover	383	65.0%	55.0%	-10.0pp
19	Lynn English High	Lynn, MA	Lynn	2,062	23.5%	14.0%	-9.5pp
20	Beverly High	Beverly, MA	Beverly	1,213	52.5%	43.5%	-9.0pp
21	Haverhill High	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	1,922	37.0%	28.5%	-8.5pp
22	Georgetown Middle School	Georgetown, MA	Georgetown	187	39.0%	31.0%	-8.0pp
23	Marblehead High	Marblehead, MA	Marblehead	861	63.5%	55.5%	-8.0pp
24	Saugus High	Saugus, MA	Saugus	744	42.0%	34.0%	-8.0pp
25	Essex Elementary	Essex, MA	Manchester Essex Regional	215	57.0%	49.5%	-7.5pp
26	Highlands	Danvers, MA	Danvers	385	41.5%	34.0%	-7.5pp
27	Masconomet Regional Middle School	Boxford MA, MA	Masconomet	553	60.5%	53.0%	-7.5pp
28	Willis E Thorpe	Danvers, MA	Danvers	294	57.5%	50.5%	-7.0pp
29	Lawrence High School	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	3,453	22.5%	15.5%	-7.0pp
30	Wm P Connery	Lynn, MA	Lynn	563	15.0%	8.0%	-7.0pp
31	Summer Street	Lynnfield, MA	Lynnfield	440	72.5%	65.5%	-7.0pp
32	Pentucket Regional Middle	West Newbury, MA	Pentucket	335	53.0%	46.0%	-7.0pp
33	Whittier Regional Vocational	Haverhill, MA	Whittier Regional Vocational Technical	1,285	62.5%	55.5%	-7.0pp
34	Gr Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical	Andover, MA	Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical	1,837	41.0%	34.5%	-6.5pp
35	Sewell-Anderson	Lynn, MA	Lynn	300	36.5%	30.0%	-6.5pp
36	Breed Middle School	Lynn, MA	Lynn	1,265	19.5%	13.5%	-6.0pp
37	Masconomet Regional High School	Boxford, MA	Masconomet	924	78.0%	72.0%	-6.0pp
38	Newburyport High	Newburyport, MA	Newburyport	743	69.0%	63.0%	-6.0pp
39	Oliver Middle School	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	348	18.5%	13.0%	-5.5pp
40	Lincoln-Thomson	Lynn, MA	Lynn	219	20.0%	14.5%	-5.5pp
41	Horace Mann Laboratory	Salem, MA	Salem	293	22.5%	17.0%	-5.5pp
42	Belmonte STEAM Academy	Saugus, MA	Saugus	814	40.5%	35.0%	-5.5pp
43	Lynn Woods	Lynn, MA	Lynn	153	44.0%	39.0%	-5.0pp
44	Pickering Middle	Lynn, MA	Lynn	583	28.5%	23.5%	-5.0pp
45	John E. McCarthy	Peabody, MA	Peabody	385	40.0%	35.0%	-5.0pp
46	Manchester Memorial Elementary	Manchester, MA	Manchester Essex Regional	304	70.0%	65.5%	-4.5pp
47	Plum Cove School	Gloucester, MA	Gloucester	217	55.0%	50.5%	-4.5pp
48	Donald P Timony Grammar	Methuen, MA	Methuen	1,172	27.0%	22.5%	-4.5pp
49	Carlton	Salem, MA	Salem	247	39.5%	35.0%	-4.5pp
50	Lynn Vocational Technical Institute	Lynn, MA	Lynn	1,584	26.2%	22.1%	-4.1pp

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