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

Across Essex County, Massachusetts, 29 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Amesbury Middle leads the list at -46.2%, against a median of -11.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Essex County, Massachusetts

Best Enrollment change

-46.2%

Median Enrollment change

-11.3%

FASTEST DECLINING · ESSEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Amesbury Middle	Amesbury, MA	Amesbury	677	364	-46.2%
2	Triton Regional Middle School	Byfield, MA	Triton	416	297	-28.6%
3	Manchester Essex Regional Middle School	Manchester, MA	Manchester Essex Regional	372	279	-25.0%
4	Wood Hill Middle School	Andover, MA	Andover	411	317	-22.9%
5	Pentucket Regional Middle	West Newbury, MA	Pentucket	422	335	-20.6%
6	Georgetown Middle School	Georgetown, MA	Georgetown	230	187	-18.7%
7	Consentino Middle School	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	976	805	-17.5%
8	Village School	Marblehead, MA	Marblehead	636	529	-16.8%
9	Marblehead Community Charter Public School	Marblehead, MA	Marblehead Community Charter Public	229	192	-16.2%
10	Marblehead Veterans Middle School	Marblehead, MA	Marblehead	489	411	-16.0%
11	Rupert A Nock Middle	Newburyport, MA	Newburyport	559	470	-15.9%
12	Masconomet Regional Middle School	Boxford MA, MA	Masconomet	655	553	-15.6%
13	Ipswich Middle School	Ipswich, MA	Ipswich	440	377	-14.3%
14	Swampscott Middle	Swampscott, MA	Swampscott	753	654	-13.1%
15	Doherty Middle	Andover, MA	Andover	556	493	-11.3%
16	Alexander B Bruce	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	517	462	-10.6%
17	John G Whittier	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	542	487	-10.1%
18	Holten Richmond Middle School	Danvers, MA	Danvers	824	745	-9.6%
19	Ralph B O'Maley Middle	Gloucester, MA	Gloucester	670	619	-7.6%
20	Arlington Middle School	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	586	543	-7.3%
21	North Andover Middle	North Andover, MA	North Andover	1,104	1,023	-7.3%
22	Guilmette Middle School	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	486	457	-6.0%
23	Pickering Middle	Lynn, MA	Lynn	615	583	-5.2%
24	Saugus Middle School	Saugus, MA	Saugus	650	616	-5.2%
25	Breed Middle School	Lynn, MA	Lynn	1,333	1,265	-5.1%
26	Spark Academy	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	460	443	-3.7%
27	J Henry Higgins Middle	Peabody, MA	Peabody	1,366	1,320	-3.4%
28	Andover West Middle	Andover, MA	Andover	525	508	-3.2%
29	Proctor Elementary	Topsfield, MA	Topsfield	254	251	-1.2%

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