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The fastest-growing public elementary schools in Essex County, Massachusetts

Across Essex County, Massachusetts, 40 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Community Day Charter Public School leads the list at 200%, against a median of 8.1% 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

Essex County, Massachusetts

Top Enrollment growth

200%

Median Enrollment growth

8.1%

FASTEST GROWING · ESSEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Community Day Charter Public School	Lawrence, MA	Community Day Charter Public School	400	1,200	200%
2	Bradford Elementary	Bradford, MA	Haverhill	316	443	40.2%
3	Ivan G Smith	Danvers, MA	Danvers	283	389	37.5%
4	Shay Elementary	Amesbury, MA	Amesbury	395	485	22.8%
5	Lawrence Family Development Charter School	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence Family Development Charter	737	899	22.0%
6	Bates	Salem, MA	Salem	342	410	19.9%
7	West Memorial	Peabody, MA	Peabody	248	294	18.5%
8	Fuller Meadow	Middleton, MA	Middleton	228	269	18.0%
9	William A Welch Sr	Peabody, MA	Peabody	360	408	13.3%
10	Winthrop School	South Hamilton, MA	Hamilton-Wenham	291	329	13.1%
11	John E Burke	Peabody, MA	Peabody	261	294	12.6%
12	Hood	Lynn, MA	Lynn	487	541	11.1%
13	Harry Lee Cole	Boxford, MA	Boxford	331	367	10.9%
14	Saltonstall School	Salem, MA	Salem	372	412	10.8%
15	Ingalls	Lynn, MA	Lynn	654	719	9.9%
16	Capt William G Shoemaker	Lynn, MA	Lynn	329	361	9.7%
17	E J Harrington	Lynn, MA	Lynn	631	687	8.9%
18	John E. McCarthy	Peabody, MA	Peabody	354	385	8.8%
19	Helen R Donaghue School	Merrimac, MA	Pentucket	241	262	8.7%
20	South Memorial	Peabody, MA	Peabody	467	506	8.4%
21	Horace Mann Laboratory	Salem, MA	Salem	272	293	7.7%
22	West Parish	Gloucester, MA	Gloucester	356	382	7.3%
23	Spofford Pond	Boxford, MA	Boxford	388	411	5.9%
24	Brickett Elementary	Lynn, MA	Lynn	301	318	5.6%
25	Edward F. Parthum	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	625	656	5.0%
26	Oliver Elementary School	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	447	469	4.9%
27	Pentucket Lake Elementary	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	504	527	4.6%
28	Edward A Sisson	Lynn, MA	Lynn	434	449	3.5%
29	Thomas Carroll	Peabody, MA	Peabody	623	645	3.5%
30	Caleb Dustin Hunking School	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	1,027	1,062	3.4%
31	Highlands	Danvers, MA	Danvers	373	385	3.2%
32	Captain Samuel Brown	Peabody, MA	Peabody	358	369	3.1%
33	Elmer S Bagnall	Groveland, MA	Pentucket	505	519	2.8%
34	Plum Cove School	Gloucester, MA	Gloucester	212	217	2.4%
35	Summer Street	Lynnfield, MA	Lynnfield	431	440	2.1%
36	Francis M Leahy	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	518	525	1.4%
37	Hill View Montessori Charter Public School	Haverhill, MA	Hill View Montessori Charter Public	303	306	1.0%
38	High Plain Elementary	Andover, MA	Andover	500	505	1.0%
39	Golden Hill	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	497	502	1.0%
40	Howe-Manning	Middleton, MA	Middleton	459	461	0.4%

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