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

This ranking covers the public elementary schools with the highest share of Black students in Essex County, Massachusetts, drawn from 126 qualifying public elementary schools. John E. McCarthy leads the list at 20.5%, against a median of 3.3% 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

126

Essex County, Massachusetts

Top % Black

20.5%

Median % Black

3.3%

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	Sewell-Anderson	Lynn, MA	Lynn	300	9.7%(29)
10	Walnut Square	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	161	9.3%(15)
11	Robert L Ford	Lynn, MA	Lynn	410	8.8%(36)
12	Pentucket Lake Elementary	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	527	8.3%(44)
13	Aborn	Lynn, MA	Lynn	224	8.0%(18)
14	E J Harrington	Lynn, MA	Lynn	687	8.0%(55)
15	Cobbet Elementary	Lynn, MA	Lynn	616	7.8%(48)
16	Donald P Timony Grammar	Methuen, MA	Methuen	1,172	7.8%(91)
17	Ivan G Smith	Danvers, MA	Danvers	389	7.7%(30)
18	Witchcraft Heights	Salem, MA	Salem	455	7.7%(35)
19	Atkinson	North Andover, MA	North Andover	274	7.7%(21)
20	Ingalls	Lynn, MA	Lynn	719	7.5%(54)
21	Horace Mann Laboratory	Salem, MA	Salem	293	7.5%(22)
22	Bentley Academy Innovation School	Salem, MA	Salem	286	7.3%(21)
23	Bates	Salem, MA	Salem	410	7.3%(30)
24	Highlands	Danvers, MA	Danvers	385	7.3%(28)
25	Brickett Elementary	Lynn, MA	Lynn	318	7.2%(23)
26	Hood	Lynn, MA	Lynn	541	7.2%(39)
27	McKeown School	Beverly, MA	Beverly	125	7.2%(9)
28	Silver Hill Elementary School	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	481	7.1%(34)
29	Marsh Grammar School	Methuen, MA	Methuen	996	6.9%(69)
30	Edward A Sisson	Lynn, MA	Lynn	449	6.9%(31)
31	Great Oak	Danvers, MA	Danvers	291	6.9%(20)
32	Veterans Early Learning Center	Saugus, MA	Saugus	501	6.6%(33)
33	Hill View Montessori Charter Public School	Haverhill, MA	Hill View Montessori Charter Public	306	6.5%(20)
34	Wm P Connery	Lynn, MA	Lynn	563	6.4%(36)
35	Captain Samuel Brown	Peabody, MA	Peabody	369	6.2%(23)
36	Caleb Dustin Hunking School	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	1,062	6.2%(66)
37	Golden Hill	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	502	6.2%(31)
38	Carlton	Salem, MA	Salem	247	6.1%(15)
39	Belmonte STEAM Academy	Saugus, MA	Saugus	814	6.0%(49)
40	West Elementary	Andover, MA	Andover	605	6.0%(36)
41	Early Childhood Center	Lynn, MA	Lynn	135	5.9%(8)
42	Bradford Elementary	Bradford, MA	Haverhill	443	5.9%(26)
43	Salem Early Childhood	Salem, MA	Salem	106	5.7%(6)
44	Thomas Carroll	Peabody, MA	Peabody	645	5.6%(36)
45	Tilton	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	471	5.5%(26)
46	Saltonstall School	Salem, MA	Salem	412	5.3%(22)
47	Tenney Grammar School	Methuen, MA	Methuen	1,246	5.2%(65)
48	High Plain Elementary	Andover, MA	Andover	505	5.2%(26)
49	A Drewicz Elementary	Lynn, MA	Lynn	488	5.1%(25)
50	Centerville Elementary	Beverly, MA	Beverly	327	4.6%(15)

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