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

33 public high schools in Essex County, Massachusetts appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public high 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 52.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Essex County, Massachusetts

Top % Proficient (Reading)

82.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

52.0%

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	Ipswich High	Ipswich, MA	Ipswich	High	447	75.0%
6	Andover High	Andover, MA	Andover	High	1,609	74.0%
7	Pentucket Regional Sr High	West Newbury, MA	Pentucket	High	578	74.0%
8	Newburyport High	Newburyport, MA	Newburyport	High	743	70.0%
9	Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School	Hathorne, MA	Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District	High	1,830	64.0%
10	North Andover High	North Andover, MA	North Andover	High	1,328	62.0%
11	Whittier Regional Vocational	Haverhill, MA	Whittier Regional Vocational Technical	High	1,285	62.0%
12	Rockport Middle High	Rockport, MA	Rockport	High	367	56.1%
13	Amesbury High	Amesbury, MA	Amesbury	High	481	56.0%
14	Swampscott High	Swampscott, MA	Swampscott	High	706	55.0%
15	Marblehead High	Marblehead, MA	Marblehead	High	861	54.0%
16	Fredrick Douglass Collegiate Academy	Lynn, MA	Lynn	High	235	53.0%
17	Triton Regional High School	Byfield, MA	Triton	High	538	52.0%
18	Georgetown High School	Georgetown, MA	Georgetown	High	268	50.0%
19	Salem Academy Charter School	Salem, MA	Salem Academy Charter	High	480	49.2%
20	Beverly High	Beverly, MA	Beverly	High	1,213	47.0%
21	Danvers High	Danvers, MA	Danvers	High	784	47.0%
22	Salem High	Salem, MA	Salem	High	952	47.0%
23	Gr Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical	Andover, MA	Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical	High	1,837	43.0%
24	Gloucester High	Gloucester, MA	Gloucester	High	776	38.0%
25	Saugus High	Saugus, MA	Saugus	High	744	37.0%
26	Methuen High	Methuen, MA	Methuen	High	1,841	34.0%
27	Haverhill High	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	High	1,922	31.0%
28	Classical High	Lynn, MA	Lynn	High	1,795	26.0%
29	Peabody Veterans Memorial High	Peabody, MA	Peabody	High	1,333	25.0%
30	Lawrence High School	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	High	3,453	19.0%
31	Gateway Academy	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	High	156	17.7%
32	Lynn English High	Lynn, MA	Lynn	High	2,062	17.0%
33	High School Learning Center	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	High	198	0.0%

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