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

107 public elementary schools in Essex County, Massachusetts appear in this ranking of the public elementary schools with the biggest test-score declines, ranked by the 3-year drop in composite math + reading proficiency. Atkinson leads the list at -25.0pp, against a median of +1.0pp across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

107

Essex County, Massachusetts

Best 3-yr change

-25.0pp

Median 3-yr change

+1.0pp

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	Francis T Bresnahan Elementary	Newburyport, MA	Newburyport	584	59.5%	43.0%	-16.5pp
4	Kittredge	North Andover, MA	North Andover	211	74.0%	58.5%	-15.5pp
5	Veterans Early Learning Center	Saugus, MA	Saugus	501	51.5%	36.0%	-15.5pp
6	Johnson	Nahant, MA	Nahant	163	51.5%	38.5%	-13.0pp
7	West Parish	Gloucester, MA	Gloucester	382	42.0%	30.0%	-12.0pp
8	Lawrence Family Development Charter School	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence Family Development Charter	899	36.0%	24.5%	-11.5pp
9	Franklin	North Andover, MA	North Andover	383	65.0%	55.0%	-10.0pp
10	Essex Elementary	Essex, MA	Manchester Essex Regional	215	57.0%	49.5%	-7.5pp
11	Highlands	Danvers, MA	Danvers	385	41.5%	34.0%	-7.5pp
12	Willis E Thorpe	Danvers, MA	Danvers	294	57.5%	50.5%	-7.0pp
13	Wm P Connery	Lynn, MA	Lynn	563	15.0%	8.0%	-7.0pp
14	Summer Street	Lynnfield, MA	Lynnfield	440	72.5%	65.5%	-7.0pp
15	Sewell-Anderson	Lynn, MA	Lynn	300	36.5%	30.0%	-6.5pp
16	Lincoln-Thomson	Lynn, MA	Lynn	219	20.0%	14.5%	-5.5pp
17	Horace Mann Laboratory	Salem, MA	Salem	293	22.5%	17.0%	-5.5pp
18	Belmonte STEAM Academy	Saugus, MA	Saugus	814	40.5%	35.0%	-5.5pp
19	Lynn Woods	Lynn, MA	Lynn	153	44.0%	39.0%	-5.0pp
20	John E. McCarthy	Peabody, MA	Peabody	385	40.0%	35.0%	-5.0pp
21	Manchester Memorial Elementary	Manchester, MA	Manchester Essex Regional	304	70.0%	65.5%	-4.5pp
22	Plum Cove School	Gloucester, MA	Gloucester	217	55.0%	50.5%	-4.5pp
23	Donald P Timony Grammar	Methuen, MA	Methuen	1,172	27.0%	22.5%	-4.5pp
24	Carlton	Salem, MA	Salem	247	39.5%	35.0%	-4.5pp
25	Francis M Leahy	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	525	9.0%	5.0%	-4.0pp
26	Cobbet Elementary	Lynn, MA	Lynn	616	14.5%	10.5%	-4.0pp
27	Charles C Cashman Elementary	Amesbury, MA	Amesbury	413	38.5%	35.5%	-3.0pp
28	Spofford Pond	Boxford, MA	Boxford	411	60.0%	57.0%	-3.0pp
29	E J Harrington	Lynn, MA	Lynn	687	13.5%	10.5%	-3.0pp
30	William A Welch Sr	Peabody, MA	Peabody	408	22.5%	19.5%	-3.0pp
31	Penn Brook	Georgetown, MA	Georgetown	674	48.0%	45.5%	-2.5pp
32	Silver Hill Elementary School	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	481	32.5%	30.0%	-2.5pp
33	Tilton	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	471	35.5%	33.0%	-2.5pp
34	Howe-Manning	Middleton, MA	Middleton	461	54.5%	52.0%	-2.5pp
35	Ivan G Smith	Danvers, MA	Danvers	389	47.0%	45.0%	-2.0pp
36	Winthrop School	South Hamilton, MA	Hamilton-Wenham	329	61.0%	59.0%	-2.0pp
37	Edward A Sisson	Lynn, MA	Lynn	449	26.5%	24.5%	-2.0pp
38	Julia F Callahan	Lynn, MA	Lynn	373	25.5%	24.0%	-1.5pp
39	Center	Peabody, MA	Peabody	123	35.0%	33.5%	-1.5pp
40	Comprehensive Grammar School	Methuen, MA	Methuen	1,046	34.5%	33.5%	-1.0pp
41	Annie L Sargent School	North Andover, MA	North Andover	441	53.5%	52.5%	-1.0pp
42	Saltonstall School	Salem, MA	Salem	412	31.0%	30.0%	-1.0pp
43	High Plain Elementary	Andover, MA	Andover	505	69.0%	68.5%	-0.5pp
44	Gerard A. Guilmette	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	485	7.5%	7.0%	-0.5pp
45	Tracy	Lynn, MA	Lynn	397	16.5%	16.0%	-0.5pp
46	Community Day Charter Public School	Lawrence, MA	Community Day Charter Public School	1,200	45.5%	45.5%	+0.0pp
47	Cove Elementary	Beverly, MA	Beverly	394	48.0%	48.0%	+0.0pp
48	Beeman Memorial	Gloucester, MA	Gloucester	292	25.5%	25.5%	+0.0pp
49	Rockport Elementary	Rockport, MA	Rockport	264	38.5%	38.5%	+0.0pp
50	Stanley	Swampscott, MA	Swampscott	163	54.5%	54.5%	+0.0pp

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