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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Essex County, Massachusetts

Across Essex County, Massachusetts, 114 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Center leads the list at -68.8%, against a median of -10.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

114

Essex County, Massachusetts

Best Enrollment change

-68.8%

Median Enrollment change

-10.9%

FASTEST DECLINING · ESSEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Center	Peabody, MA	Peabody	394	123	-68.8%
2	Early Childhood Center	Lynn, MA	Lynn	299	135	-54.8%
3	Atkinson	North Andover, MA	North Andover	568	274	-51.8%
4	Amesbury Middle	Amesbury, MA	Amesbury	677	364	-46.2%
5	Georgetown High School	Georgetown, MA	Georgetown	401	268	-33.2%
6	Rockport Elementary	Rockport, MA	Rockport	393	264	-32.8%
7	Emily G Wetherbee	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	700	480	-31.4%
8	Triton Regional Middle School	Byfield, MA	Triton	416	297	-28.6%
9	Salisbury Elementary	Salisbury, MA	Triton	528	386	-26.9%
10	Kittredge	North Andover, MA	North Andover	288	211	-26.7%
11	Triton Regional High School	Byfield, MA	Triton	719	538	-25.2%
12	Manchester Essex Regional Middle School	Manchester, MA	Manchester Essex Regional	372	279	-25.0%
13	Moody	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	221	167	-24.4%
14	Great Oak	Danvers, MA	Danvers	379	291	-23.2%
15	Wood Hill Middle School	Andover, MA	Andover	411	317	-22.9%
16	Ayers/Ryal Side School	Beverly, MA	Beverly	501	388	-22.6%
17	Pentucket Regional Sr High	West Newbury, MA	Pentucket	742	578	-22.1%
18	John Breen School	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	335	262	-21.8%
19	Annie L Sargent School	North Andover, MA	North Andover	559	441	-21.1%
20	Pentucket Regional Middle	West Newbury, MA	Pentucket	422	335	-20.6%
21	Hannah Elementary	Beverly, MA	Beverly	391	312	-20.2%
22	Hamilton-Wenham Regional High	South Hamilton, MA	Hamilton-Wenham	560	448	-20.0%
23	Cove Elementary	Beverly, MA	Beverly	492	394	-19.9%
24	Masconomet Regional High School	Boxford, MA	Masconomet	1,143	924	-19.2%
25	Amesbury High	Amesbury, MA	Amesbury	592	481	-18.8%
26	Georgetown Middle School	Georgetown, MA	Georgetown	230	187	-18.7%
27	Julia F Callahan	Lynn, MA	Lynn	457	373	-18.4%
28	Consentino Middle School	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	976	805	-17.5%
29	Marblehead High	Marblehead, MA	Marblehead	1,037	861	-17.0%
30	Marsh Grammar School	Methuen, MA	Methuen	1,199	996	-16.9%
31	Village School	Marblehead, MA	Marblehead	636	529	-16.8%
32	Danvers High	Danvers, MA	Danvers	941	784	-16.7%
33	Robert L Ford	Lynn, MA	Lynn	492	410	-16.7%
34	Marblehead Community Charter Public School	Marblehead, MA	Marblehead Community Charter Public	229	192	-16.2%
35	Marblehead Veterans Middle School	Marblehead, MA	Marblehead	489	411	-16.0%
36	Rupert A Nock Middle	Newburyport, MA	Newburyport	559	470	-15.9%
37	Masconomet Regional Middle School	Boxford MA, MA	Masconomet	655	553	-15.6%
38	Franklin	North Andover, MA	North Andover	452	383	-15.3%
39	Cutler School	South Hamilton, MA	Hamilton-Wenham	289	246	-14.9%
40	Thomson	North Andover, MA	North Andover	345	294	-14.8%
41	Henry C Sanborn Elementary	Andover, MA	Andover	388	332	-14.4%
42	Ipswich Middle School	Ipswich, MA	Ipswich	440	377	-14.3%
43	John K Tarbox	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	327	281	-14.1%
44	Glover	Marblehead, MA	Marblehead	370	318	-14.1%
45	Beeman Memorial	Gloucester, MA	Gloucester	339	292	-13.9%
46	James F Hennessey	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	347	300	-13.5%
47	Ipswich High	Ipswich, MA	Ipswich	516	447	-13.4%
48	Donald P Timony Grammar	Methuen, MA	Methuen	1,352	1,172	-13.3%
49	Swampscott Middle	Swampscott, MA	Swampscott	753	654	-13.1%
50	Tilton	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	537	471	-12.3%

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