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The public schools with the highest share of Black students in Essex County, Massachusetts

Across Essex County, Massachusetts, 202 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. John E. McCarthy leads the list at 20.5%, against a median of 3.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

202

Essex County, Massachusetts

Top % Black

20.5%

Median % Black

3.1%

MOST BLACK · ESSEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black
1	John E. McCarthy	Peabody, MA	Peabody	385	20.5%(79)
2	Washington Elementary School	Lynn, MA	Lynn	453	17.7%(80)
3	Early Childhood Center	Methuen, MA	Methuen	163	12.9%(21)
4	Moody	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	167	12.6%(21)
5	Julia F Callahan	Lynn, MA	Lynn	373	10.7%(40)
6	Comprehensive Grammar School	Methuen, MA	Methuen	1,046	10.6%(111)
7	Center	Peabody, MA	Peabody	123	10.6%(13)
8	Capt William G Shoemaker	Lynn, MA	Lynn	361	10.3%(37)
9	Thurgood Marshall Mid	Lynn, MA	Lynn	1,310	9.9%(130)
10	Sewell-Anderson	Lynn, MA	Lynn	300	9.7%(29)
11	Lynn English High	Lynn, MA	Lynn	2,062	9.5%(195)
12	Salem Academy Charter School	Salem, MA	Salem Academy Charter	480	9.4%(45)
13	Walnut Square	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	161	9.3%(15)
14	Robert L Ford	Lynn, MA	Lynn	410	8.8%(36)
15	Pentucket Lake Elementary	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	527	8.3%(44)
16	John G Whittier	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	487	8.2%(40)
17	Fredrick Douglass Collegiate Academy	Lynn, MA	Lynn	235	8.1%(19)
18	Saugus High	Saugus, MA	Saugus	744	8.1%(60)
19	Aborn	Lynn, MA	Lynn	224	8.0%(18)
20	E J Harrington	Lynn, MA	Lynn	687	8.0%(55)
21	Classical High	Lynn, MA	Lynn	1,795	7.9%(142)
22	Cobbet Elementary	Lynn, MA	Lynn	616	7.8%(48)
23	Salem High	Salem, MA	Salem	952	7.8%(74)
24	Donald P Timony Grammar	Methuen, MA	Methuen	1,172	7.8%(91)
25	Ivan G Smith	Danvers, MA	Danvers	389	7.7%(30)
26	Witchcraft Heights	Salem, MA	Salem	455	7.7%(35)
27	Atkinson	North Andover, MA	North Andover	274	7.7%(21)
28	Peabody Veterans Memorial High	Peabody, MA	Peabody	1,333	7.7%(102)
29	Breed Middle School	Lynn, MA	Lynn	1,265	7.5%(95)
30	Ingalls	Lynn, MA	Lynn	719	7.5%(54)
31	Horace Mann Laboratory	Salem, MA	Salem	293	7.5%(22)
32	Bentley Academy Innovation School	Salem, MA	Salem	286	7.3%(21)
33	Bates	Salem, MA	Salem	410	7.3%(30)
34	Highlands	Danvers, MA	Danvers	385	7.3%(28)
35	Brickett Elementary	Lynn, MA	Lynn	318	7.2%(23)
36	Hood	Lynn, MA	Lynn	541	7.2%(39)
37	McKeown School	Beverly, MA	Beverly	125	7.2%(9)
38	Silver Hill Elementary School	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	481	7.1%(34)
39	Collins Middle	Salem, MA	Salem	611	7.0%(43)
40	Marsh Grammar School	Methuen, MA	Methuen	996	6.9%(69)
41	Edward A Sisson	Lynn, MA	Lynn	449	6.9%(31)
42	Great Oak	Danvers, MA	Danvers	291	6.9%(20)
43	Methuen High	Methuen, MA	Methuen	1,841	6.8%(126)
44	Consentino Middle School	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	805	6.8%(55)
45	Veterans Early Learning Center	Saugus, MA	Saugus	501	6.6%(33)
46	Hill View Montessori Charter Public School	Haverhill, MA	Hill View Montessori Charter Public	306	6.5%(20)
47	Wm P Connery	Lynn, MA	Lynn	563	6.4%(36)
48	Saugus Middle School	Saugus, MA	Saugus	616	6.3%(39)
49	Captain Samuel Brown	Peabody, MA	Peabody	369	6.2%(23)
50	Caleb Dustin Hunking School	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	1,062	6.2%(66)

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