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

This ranking covers the public high schools with the highest share of Black students in Essex County, Massachusetts, drawn from 34 qualifying public high schools. Lynn English High leads the list at 9.5%, against a median of 2.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Essex County, Massachusetts

Top % Black

9.5%

Median % Black

2.9%

MOST BLACK · ESSEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black
1	Lynn English High	Lynn, MA	Lynn	2,062	9.5%(195)
2	Salem Academy Charter School	Salem, MA	Salem Academy Charter	480	9.4%(45)
3	Fredrick Douglass Collegiate Academy	Lynn, MA	Lynn	235	8.1%(19)
4	Saugus High	Saugus, MA	Saugus	744	8.1%(60)
5	Classical High	Lynn, MA	Lynn	1,795	7.9%(142)
6	Salem High	Salem, MA	Salem	952	7.8%(74)
7	Peabody Veterans Memorial High	Peabody, MA	Peabody	1,333	7.7%(102)
8	Methuen High	Methuen, MA	Methuen	1,841	6.8%(126)
9	Haverhill High	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	1,922	5.9%(114)
10	Swampscott High	Swampscott, MA	Swampscott	706	4.7%(33)
11	Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence	Lawrence, MA	Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence	140	4.3%(6)
12	North Andover High	North Andover, MA	North Andover	1,328	3.8%(51)
13	Beverly High	Beverly, MA	Beverly	1,213	3.5%(43)
14	Marblehead High	Marblehead, MA	Marblehead	861	3.4%(29)
15	Danvers High	Danvers, MA	Danvers	784	3.3%(26)
16	Andover High	Andover, MA	Andover	1,609	3.0%(49)
17	Whittier Regional Vocational	Haverhill, MA	Whittier Regional Vocational Technical	1,285	3.0%(39)
18	Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School	Hathorne, MA	Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District	1,830	2.7%(49)
19	Gateway Academy	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	156	1.9%(3)
20	Ipswich High	Ipswich, MA	Ipswich	447	1.8%(8)
21	Gr Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical	Andover, MA	Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical	1,837	1.7%(32)
22	Lynnfield High	Lynnfield, MA	Lynnfield	588	1.5%(9)
23	High School Learning Center	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	198	1.5%(3)
24	Lawrence High School	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	3,453	1.5%(51)
25	Gloucester High	Gloucester, MA	Gloucester	776	1.2%(9)
26	Amesbury High	Amesbury, MA	Amesbury	481	1.0%(5)
27	Masconomet Regional High School	Boxford, MA	Masconomet	924	1.0%(9)
28	Newburyport High	Newburyport, MA	Newburyport	743	0.9%(7)
29	Georgetown High School	Georgetown, MA	Georgetown	268	0.8%(2)
30	Triton Regional High School	Byfield, MA	Triton	538	0.7%(4)
31	Hamilton-Wenham Regional High	South Hamilton, MA	Hamilton-Wenham	448	0.7%(3)
32	Rockport Middle High	Rockport, MA	Rockport	367	0.3%(1)
33	Pentucket Regional Sr High	West Newbury, MA	Pentucket	578	0.2%(1)
34	Manchester Essex Regional High School	Manchester, MA	Manchester Essex Regional	392	0.0%(0)

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