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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Essex County, Massachusetts

186 public schools in Essex County, Massachusetts appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Manchester Essex Regional High School leads the list at 82.0%, against a median of 41.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

186

Essex County, Massachusetts

Top % Proficient (Reading)

82.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

41.0%

BEST IN READING · ESSEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Manchester Essex Regional High School	Manchester, MA	Manchester Essex Regional	High	392	82.0%
2	Hamilton-Wenham Regional High	South Hamilton, MA	Hamilton-Wenham	High	448	82.0%
3	Lynnfield High	Lynnfield, MA	Lynnfield	High	588	78.0%
4	Masconomet Regional High School	Boxford, MA	Masconomet	High	924	76.0%
5	Henry C Sanborn Elementary	Andover, MA	Andover	Elementary	332	75.0%
6	Ipswich High	Ipswich, MA	Ipswich	High	447	75.0%
7	Andover High	Andover, MA	Andover	High	1,609	74.0%
8	Doherty Middle	Andover, MA	Andover	Middle	493	74.0%
9	Pentucket Regional Sr High	West Newbury, MA	Pentucket	High	578	74.0%
10	Glover	Marblehead, MA	Marblehead	Elementary	318	71.0%
11	Newburyport High	Newburyport, MA	Newburyport	High	743	70.0%
12	Wood Hill Middle School	Andover, MA	Andover	Middle	317	69.0%
13	Manchester Essex Regional Middle School	Manchester, MA	Manchester Essex Regional	Middle	279	67.0%
14	Miles River Middle	Hamilton, MA	Hamilton-Wenham	Middle	391	67.0%
15	Bessie Buker Elementary	Wenham, MA	Hamilton-Wenham	Elementary	255	67.0%
16	Manchester Memorial Elementary	Manchester, MA	Manchester Essex Regional	Elementary	304	66.0%
17	Marblehead Veterans Middle School	Marblehead, MA	Marblehead	Middle	411	66.0%
18	Steward Elementary	Topsfield, MA	Topsfield	Elementary	347	66.0%
19	High Plain Elementary	Andover, MA	Andover	Elementary	505	65.0%
20	Andover West Middle	Andover, MA	Andover	Middle	508	65.0%
21	Lynnfield Middle School	Lynnfield, MA	Lynnfield	Middle	698	65.0%
22	Lucretia and Joseph Brown School	Marblehead, MA	Marblehead	Elementary	445	65.0%
23	Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School	Hathorne, MA	Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District	High	1,830	64.0%
24	Bancroft Elementary	Andover, MA	Andover	Elementary	522	64.0%
25	South Elementary	Andover, MA	Andover	Elementary	438	64.0%
26	Cutler School	South Hamilton, MA	Hamilton-Wenham	Elementary	246	64.0%
27	Summer Street	Lynnfield, MA	Lynnfield	Elementary	440	64.0%
28	Rupert A Nock Middle	Newburyport, MA	Newburyport	Middle	470	64.0%
29	Newbury Elementary	Newbury, MA	Triton	Elementary	424	64.0%
30	Pine Grove	Rowley, MA	Triton	Elementary	429	63.0%
31	Huckleberry Hill	Lynnfield, MA	Lynnfield	Elementary	416	62.0%
32	North Andover High	North Andover, MA	North Andover	High	1,328	62.0%
33	Whittier Regional Vocational	Haverhill, MA	Whittier Regional Vocational Technical	High	1,285	62.0%
34	Ipswich Middle School	Ipswich, MA	Ipswich	Middle	377	61.0%
35	Dr John C Page School	West Newbury, MA	Pentucket	Elementary	327	60.0%
36	River Valley Charter School	Newburyport, MA	River Valley Charter	Elementary	288	59.0%
37	Centerville Elementary	Beverly, MA	Beverly	Elementary	327	59.0%
38	North Beverly Elementary	Beverly, MA	Beverly	Elementary	356	59.0%
39	Ayers/Ryal Side School	Beverly, MA	Beverly	Elementary	388	59.0%
40	Proctor Elementary	Topsfield, MA	Topsfield	Middle	251	59.0%
41	Hannah Elementary	Beverly, MA	Beverly	Elementary	312	58.0%
42	Paul F Doyon Memorial	Ipswich, MA	Ipswich	Elementary	366	57.0%
43	Winthrop	Ipswich, MA	Ipswich	Elementary	373	57.0%
44	Kittredge	North Andover, MA	North Andover	Elementary	211	57.0%
45	Hadley	Swampscott, MA	Swampscott	Elementary	356	57.0%
46	Rockport Middle High	Rockport, MA	Rockport	High	367	56.1%
47	Amesbury High	Amesbury, MA	Amesbury	High	481	56.0%
48	Spofford Pond	Boxford, MA	Boxford	Elementary	411	56.0%
49	Masconomet Regional Middle School	Boxford MA, MA	Masconomet	Middle	553	56.0%
50	Swampscott High	Swampscott, MA	Swampscott	High	706	55.0%

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