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

Across Essex County, Massachusetts, 88 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Henry C Sanborn Elementary leads the list at 85.0%, against a median of 41.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Essex County, Massachusetts

Top % Proficient (Science)

85.0%

Median % Proficient (Science)

41.0%

BEST IN SCIENCE · ESSEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Henry C Sanborn Elementary	Andover, MA	Andover	Elementary	332	85.0%
2	Plum Cove School	Gloucester, MA	Gloucester	Elementary	217	82.0%
3	South Elementary	Andover, MA	Andover	Elementary	438	81.0%
4	Bessie Buker Elementary	Wenham, MA	Hamilton-Wenham	Elementary	255	79.0%
5	Manchester Memorial Elementary	Manchester, MA	Manchester Essex Regional	Elementary	304	76.0%
6	Paul F Doyon Memorial	Ipswich, MA	Ipswich	Elementary	366	75.0%
7	High Plain Elementary	Andover, MA	Andover	Elementary	505	73.0%
8	Aborn	Lynn, MA	Lynn	Elementary	224	73.0%
9	Winthrop School	South Hamilton, MA	Hamilton-Wenham	Elementary	329	71.0%
10	Howe-Manning	Middleton, MA	Middleton	Elementary	461	71.0%
11	Bancroft Elementary	Andover, MA	Andover	Elementary	522	69.0%
12	Dr John C Page School	West Newbury, MA	Pentucket	Elementary	327	65.0%
13	Newbury Elementary	Newbury, MA	Triton	Elementary	424	65.0%
14	River Valley Charter School	Newburyport, MA	River Valley Charter	Elementary	288	64.0%
15	Lynn Woods	Lynn, MA	Lynn	Elementary	153	63.0%
16	Pine Grove	Rowley, MA	Triton	Elementary	429	63.0%
17	West Elementary	Andover, MA	Andover	Elementary	605	62.0%
18	Spofford Pond	Boxford, MA	Boxford	Elementary	411	61.0%
19	Winthrop	Ipswich, MA	Ipswich	Elementary	373	61.0%
20	Elmer S Bagnall	Groveland, MA	Pentucket	Elementary	519	61.0%
21	Annie L Sargent School	North Andover, MA	North Andover	Elementary	441	59.0%
22	Rockport Elementary	Rockport, MA	Rockport	Elementary	264	59.0%
23	Essex Elementary	Essex, MA	Manchester Essex Regional	Elementary	215	57.0%
24	Salisbury Elementary	Salisbury, MA	Triton	Elementary	386	56.0%
25	Penn Brook	Georgetown, MA	Georgetown	Elementary	674	54.0%
26	Johnson	Nahant, MA	Nahant	Elementary	163	54.0%
27	West Memorial	Peabody, MA	Peabody	Elementary	294	54.0%
28	Thomson	North Andover, MA	North Andover	Elementary	294	52.0%
29	Great Oak	Danvers, MA	Danvers	Elementary	291	51.0%
30	Cutler School	South Hamilton, MA	Hamilton-Wenham	Elementary	246	50.0%
31	Ivan G Smith	Danvers, MA	Danvers	Elementary	389	49.0%
32	Edward G. Molin Elementary School	Newburyport, MA	Newburyport	Elementary	310	49.0%
33	Center	Peabody, MA	Peabody	Elementary	123	49.0%
34	Kittredge	North Andover, MA	North Andover	Elementary	211	48.0%
35	John E Burke	Peabody, MA	Peabody	Elementary	294	48.0%
36	Franklin	North Andover, MA	North Andover	Elementary	383	47.0%
37	Bates	Salem, MA	Salem	Elementary	410	47.0%
38	Helen R Donaghue School	Merrimac, MA	Pentucket	Elementary	262	45.0%
39	Willis E Thorpe	Danvers, MA	Danvers	Elementary	294	44.0%
40	Community Day Charter Public School	Lawrence, MA	Community Day Charter Public School	Elementary	1,200	43.0%
41	South Memorial	Peabody, MA	Peabody	Elementary	506	43.0%
42	Veterans Early Learning Center	Saugus, MA	Saugus	Elementary	501	43.0%
43	West Parish	Gloucester, MA	Gloucester	Elementary	382	42.0%
44	Carlton	Salem, MA	Salem	Elementary	247	42.0%
45	Belmonte STEAM Academy	Saugus, MA	Saugus	Elementary	814	40.0%
46	Sewell-Anderson	Lynn, MA	Lynn	Elementary	300	39.0%
47	Marsh Grammar School	Methuen, MA	Methuen	Elementary	996	39.0%
48	Silver Hill Elementary School	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	Elementary	481	37.0%
49	Tracy	Lynn, MA	Lynn	Elementary	397	37.0%
50	East Veterans Elementary School	Gloucester, MA	Gloucester	Elementary	451	36.0%

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