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The public middle schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Essex County, Massachusetts

37 public middle schools in Essex County, Massachusetts appear in this ranking of the public middle schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Frost Middle School leads the list at 14.5:1, against a median of 11.4:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Essex County, Massachusetts

Top Students/teacher

14.5:1

Median Students/teacher

11.4:1

HIGHEST RATIO · ESSEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Frost Middle School	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	Middle	508	14.5:1
2	Parthum Middle School	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	Middle	585	13.9:1
3	Leonard Middle School	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	Middle	310	13.8:1
4	Saugus Middle School	Saugus, MA	Saugus	Middle	616	13.6:1
5	North Andover Middle	North Andover, MA	North Andover	Middle	1,023	13.5:1
6	John G Whittier	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	Middle	487	13.1:1
7	Breed Middle School	Lynn, MA	Lynn	Middle	1,265	12.9:1
8	Lynnfield Middle School	Lynnfield, MA	Lynnfield	Middle	698	12.7:1
9	Collins Middle	Salem, MA	Salem	Middle	611	12.6:1
10	Pentucket Regional Middle	West Newbury, MA	Pentucket	Middle	335	12.5:1
11	Beverly Middle School	Beverly, MA	Beverly	Middle	1,388	12.4:1
12	Thurgood Marshall Mid	Lynn, MA	Lynn	Middle	1,310	12.4:1
13	J Henry Higgins Middle	Peabody, MA	Peabody	Middle	1,320	12.4:1
14	Arlington Middle School	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	Middle	543	12.2:1
15	Andover West Middle	Andover, MA	Andover	Middle	508	12.1:1
16	Consentino Middle School	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	Middle	805	12.0:1
17	Oliver Middle School	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	Middle	348	11.6:1
18	Dr Paul Nettle	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	Middle	503	11.4:1
19	Ralph B O'Maley Middle	Gloucester, MA	Gloucester	Middle	619	11.4:1
20	Alexander B Bruce	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	Middle	462	11.2:1
21	Village School	Marblehead, MA	Marblehead	Middle	529	11.0:1
22	Doherty Middle	Andover, MA	Andover	Middle	493	11.0:1
23	Swampscott Middle	Swampscott, MA	Swampscott	Middle	654	10.9:1
24	Masconomet Regional Middle School	Boxford MA, MA	Masconomet	Middle	553	10.8:1
25	Marblehead Veterans Middle School	Marblehead, MA	Marblehead	Middle	411	10.8:1
26	Proctor Elementary	Topsfield, MA	Topsfield	Middle	251	10.4:1
27	Miles River Middle	Hamilton, MA	Hamilton-Wenham	Middle	391	10.3:1
28	Holten Richmond Middle School	Danvers, MA	Danvers	Middle	745	10.1:1
29	Pickering Middle	Lynn, MA	Lynn	Middle	583	9.9:1
30	Triton Regional Middle School	Byfield, MA	Triton	Middle	297	9.7:1
31	Spark Academy	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	Middle	443	9.4:1
32	Rupert A Nock Middle	Newburyport, MA	Newburyport	Middle	470	9.3:1
33	Manchester Essex Regional Middle School	Manchester, MA	Manchester Essex Regional	Middle	279	9.2:1
34	Amesbury Middle	Amesbury, MA	Amesbury	Middle	364	9.2:1
35	Ipswich Middle School	Ipswich, MA	Ipswich	Middle	377	9.0:1
36	Guilmette Middle School	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	Middle	457	9.0:1
37	Wood Hill Middle School	Andover, MA	Andover	Middle	317	8.9:1

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