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

This ranking covers the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Essex County, Massachusetts, drawn from 111 qualifying public elementary schools. Henry C Sanborn Elementary leads the list at 75.0%, against a median of 39.0% 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

111

Essex County, Massachusetts

Top % Proficient (Reading)

75.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

39.0%

BEST IN READING · ESSEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Henry C Sanborn Elementary	Andover, MA	Andover	Elementary	332	75.0%
2	Glover	Marblehead, MA	Marblehead	Elementary	318	71.0%
3	Bessie Buker Elementary	Wenham, MA	Hamilton-Wenham	Elementary	255	67.0%
4	Manchester Memorial Elementary	Manchester, MA	Manchester Essex Regional	Elementary	304	66.0%
5	Steward Elementary	Topsfield, MA	Topsfield	Elementary	347	66.0%
6	High Plain Elementary	Andover, MA	Andover	Elementary	505	65.0%
7	Lucretia and Joseph Brown School	Marblehead, MA	Marblehead	Elementary	445	65.0%
8	Bancroft Elementary	Andover, MA	Andover	Elementary	522	64.0%
9	South Elementary	Andover, MA	Andover	Elementary	438	64.0%
10	Cutler School	South Hamilton, MA	Hamilton-Wenham	Elementary	246	64.0%
11	Summer Street	Lynnfield, MA	Lynnfield	Elementary	440	64.0%
12	Newbury Elementary	Newbury, MA	Triton	Elementary	424	64.0%
13	Pine Grove	Rowley, MA	Triton	Elementary	429	63.0%
14	Huckleberry Hill	Lynnfield, MA	Lynnfield	Elementary	416	62.0%
15	Dr John C Page School	West Newbury, MA	Pentucket	Elementary	327	60.0%
16	River Valley Charter School	Newburyport, MA	River Valley Charter	Elementary	288	59.0%
17	Centerville Elementary	Beverly, MA	Beverly	Elementary	327	59.0%
18	North Beverly Elementary	Beverly, MA	Beverly	Elementary	356	59.0%
19	Ayers/Ryal Side School	Beverly, MA	Beverly	Elementary	388	59.0%
20	Hannah Elementary	Beverly, MA	Beverly	Elementary	312	58.0%
21	Paul F Doyon Memorial	Ipswich, MA	Ipswich	Elementary	366	57.0%
22	Winthrop	Ipswich, MA	Ipswich	Elementary	373	57.0%
23	Kittredge	North Andover, MA	North Andover	Elementary	211	57.0%
24	Hadley	Swampscott, MA	Swampscott	Elementary	356	57.0%
25	Spofford Pond	Boxford, MA	Boxford	Elementary	411	56.0%
26	Winthrop School	South Hamilton, MA	Hamilton-Wenham	Elementary	329	53.0%
27	Stanley	Swampscott, MA	Swampscott	Elementary	163	53.0%
28	Howe-Manning	Middleton, MA	Middleton	Elementary	461	52.0%
29	Thomson	North Andover, MA	North Andover	Elementary	294	51.0%
30	Shay Elementary	Amesbury, MA	Amesbury	Elementary	485	50.0%
31	Edward G. Molin Elementary School	Newburyport, MA	Newburyport	Elementary	310	50.0%
32	Annie L Sargent School	North Andover, MA	North Andover	Elementary	441	50.0%
33	Franklin	North Andover, MA	North Andover	Elementary	383	50.0%
34	West Elementary	Andover, MA	Andover	Elementary	605	49.0%
35	Elmer S Bagnall	Groveland, MA	Pentucket	Elementary	519	49.0%
36	Essex Elementary	Essex, MA	Manchester Essex Regional	Elementary	215	48.0%
37	Aborn	Lynn, MA	Lynn	Elementary	224	47.0%
38	Willis E Thorpe	Danvers, MA	Danvers	Elementary	294	46.0%
39	West Memorial	Peabody, MA	Peabody	Elementary	294	46.0%
40	Veterans Early Learning Center	Saugus, MA	Saugus	Elementary	501	46.0%
41	Penn Brook	Georgetown, MA	Georgetown	Elementary	674	45.0%
42	Plum Cove School	Gloucester, MA	Gloucester	Elementary	217	45.0%
43	Cove Elementary	Beverly, MA	Beverly	Elementary	394	44.0%
44	South Memorial	Peabody, MA	Peabody	Elementary	506	44.0%
45	Helen R Donaghue School	Merrimac, MA	Pentucket	Elementary	262	44.0%
46	Community Day Charter Public School	Lawrence, MA	Community Day Charter Public School	Elementary	1,200	43.0%
47	Ivan G Smith	Danvers, MA	Danvers	Elementary	389	43.0%
48	Riverside	Danvers, MA	Danvers	Elementary	350	43.0%
49	Francis T Bresnahan Elementary	Newburyport, MA	Newburyport	Elementary	584	43.0%
50	John E Burke	Peabody, MA	Peabody	Elementary	294	42.0%

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