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

123 public elementary schools in Essex County, Massachusetts appear in this ranking of the public elementary schools with the highest share of female students, ranked by the share of enrolled students who are female, from federal NCES data. John E. McCarthy leads the list at 55.8%, against a median of 48.2% 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

123

Essex County, Massachusetts

Top % Female

55.8%

Median % Female

48.2%

MOST FEMALE · ESSEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

#	School	City	District	Students	Female students	% Female
1	John E. McCarthy	Peabody, MA	Peabody	385	215	55.8%
2	Lawrence Family Development Charter School	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence Family Development Charter	899	500	55.6%
3	Beeman Memorial	Gloucester, MA	Gloucester	292	161	55.1%
4	Essex Elementary	Essex, MA	Manchester Essex Regional	215	118	54.9%
5	Sewell-Anderson	Lynn, MA	Lynn	300	161	53.7%
6	Manchester Memorial Elementary	Manchester, MA	Manchester Essex Regional	304	163	53.6%
7	Lynn Woods	Lynn, MA	Lynn	153	81	52.9%
8	Bentley Academy Innovation School	Salem, MA	Salem	286	150	52.5%
9	Hill View Montessori Charter Public School	Haverhill, MA	Hill View Montessori Charter Public	306	160	52.3%
10	Robert L Ford	Lynn, MA	Lynn	410	214	52.2%
11	McKeown School	Beverly, MA	Beverly	125	65	52.0%
12	A Drewicz Elementary	Lynn, MA	Lynn	488	253	51.8%
13	South Memorial	Peabody, MA	Peabody	506	262	51.8%
14	Washington Elementary School	Lynn, MA	Lynn	453	234	51.7%
15	Community Day Charter Public School	Lawrence, MA	Community Day Charter Public School	1,200	619	51.6%
16	Shay Elementary	Amesbury, MA	Amesbury	485	250	51.5%
17	Tenney Grammar School	Methuen, MA	Methuen	1,246	642	51.5%
18	Wm P Connery	Lynn, MA	Lynn	563	290	51.5%
19	Aborn	Lynn, MA	Lynn	224	115	51.3%
20	Harry Lee Cole	Boxford, MA	Boxford	367	188	51.2%
21	Willis E Thorpe	Danvers, MA	Danvers	294	150	51.0%
22	West Memorial	Peabody, MA	Peabody	294	150	51.0%
23	Horace Mann Laboratory	Salem, MA	Salem	293	149	50.9%
24	East Veterans Elementary School	Gloucester, MA	Gloucester	451	229	50.8%
25	Golden Hill	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	502	254	50.6%
26	Bessie Buker Elementary	Wenham, MA	Hamilton-Wenham	255	129	50.6%
27	Great Oak	Danvers, MA	Danvers	291	147	50.5%
28	Salisbury Elementary	Salisbury, MA	Triton	386	195	50.5%
29	Edward A Sisson	Lynn, MA	Lynn	449	226	50.3%
30	Carlton	Salem, MA	Salem	247	124	50.2%
31	South Lawrence East Elementary School	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	666	334	50.1%
32	Swampscott Elementary School	Swampscott, MA	Swampscott	734	368	50.1%
33	Pine Grove	Rowley, MA	Triton	429	215	50.1%
34	River Valley Charter School	Newburyport, MA	River Valley Charter	288	144	50.0%
35	Bancroft Elementary	Andover, MA	Andover	522	261	50.0%
36	Cutler School	South Hamilton, MA	Hamilton-Wenham	246	123	50.0%
37	Lawrence Family Public Academy	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	202	101	50.0%
38	Plum Cove School	Gloucester, MA	Gloucester	217	108	49.8%
39	Lincoln-Thomson	Lynn, MA	Lynn	219	109	49.8%
40	Kittredge	North Andover, MA	North Andover	211	105	49.8%
41	Oliver Elementary School	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	469	233	49.7%
42	Ayers/Ryal Side School	Beverly, MA	Beverly	388	192	49.5%
43	Howe-Manning	Middleton, MA	Middleton	461	228	49.5%
44	Emily G Wetherbee	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	480	237	49.4%
45	Caleb Dustin Hunking School	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	1,062	524	49.3%
46	Charles C Cashman Elementary	Amesbury, MA	Amesbury	413	203	49.1%
47	Robert Frost	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	568	279	49.1%
48	Ingalls	Lynn, MA	Lynn	719	352	49.0%
49	Summer Street	Lynnfield, MA	Lynnfield	440	215	48.9%
50	Pentucket Lake Elementary	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	527	257	48.8%

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