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The public schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Essex County, Massachusetts

Across Essex County, Massachusetts, 184 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Rockport Middle High leads the list at 8.3:1, against a median of 11.9:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

184

Essex County, Massachusetts

Best Students/teacher

8.3:1

Median Students/teacher

11.9:1

LOWEST RATIO · ESSEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Rockport Middle High	Rockport, MA	Rockport	High	367	8.3:1
2	Capt William G Shoemaker	Lynn, MA	Lynn	Elementary	361	8.7:1
3	Emily G Wetherbee	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	Elementary	480	8.7:1
4	Community Day Charter Public School	Lawrence, MA	Community Day Charter Public School	Elementary	1,200	8.8:1
5	Wood Hill Middle School	Andover, MA	Andover	Middle	317	8.9:1
6	Arlington Elementary	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	Elementary	558	8.9:1
7	Ipswich Middle School	Ipswich, MA	Ipswich	Middle	377	9.0:1
8	Guilmette Middle School	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	Middle	457	9.0:1
9	Ipswich High	Ipswich, MA	Ipswich	High	447	9.0:1
10	Salisbury Elementary	Salisbury, MA	Triton	Elementary	386	9.0:1
11	Fuller Meadow	Middleton, MA	Middleton	Elementary	269	9.1:1
12	Rockport Elementary	Rockport, MA	Rockport	Elementary	264	9.1:1
13	Amesbury Middle	Amesbury, MA	Amesbury	Middle	364	9.2:1
14	Manchester Essex Regional Middle School	Manchester, MA	Manchester Essex Regional	Middle	279	9.2:1
15	Rupert A Nock Middle	Newburyport, MA	Newburyport	Middle	470	9.3:1
16	Georgetown High School	Georgetown, MA	Georgetown	High	268	9.3:1
17	Spark Academy	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	Middle	443	9.4:1
18	Edward G. Molin Elementary School	Newburyport, MA	Newburyport	Elementary	310	9.5:1
19	James F Hennessey	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	Elementary	300	9.5:1
20	Julia F Callahan	Lynn, MA	Lynn	Elementary	373	9.6:1
21	Francis T Bresnahan Elementary	Newburyport, MA	Newburyport	Elementary	584	9.6:1
22	Beeman Memorial	Gloucester, MA	Gloucester	Elementary	292	9.6:1
23	Essex Elementary	Essex, MA	Manchester Essex Regional	Elementary	215	9.7:1
24	Triton Regional Middle School	Byfield, MA	Triton	Middle	297	9.7:1
25	Clarke	Swampscott, MA	Swampscott	Elementary	206	9.7:1
26	Salem High	Salem, MA	Salem	High	952	9.8:1
27	Lawrence Family Public Academy	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	Elementary	202	9.8:1
28	Pickering Middle	Lynn, MA	Lynn	Middle	583	9.9:1
29	Captain Samuel Brown	Peabody, MA	Peabody	Elementary	369	9.9:1
30	Manchester Memorial Elementary	Manchester, MA	Manchester Essex Regional	Elementary	304	9.9:1
31	Spofford Pond	Boxford, MA	Boxford	Elementary	411	9.9:1
32	Manchester Essex Regional High School	Manchester, MA	Manchester Essex Regional	High	392	10.0:1
33	Gloucester High	Gloucester, MA	Gloucester	High	776	10.1:1
34	Bradford Elementary	Bradford, MA	Haverhill	Elementary	443	10.1:1
35	John Breen School	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	Elementary	262	10.1:1
36	Holten Richmond Middle School	Danvers, MA	Danvers	Middle	745	10.1:1
37	Winthrop	Ipswich, MA	Ipswich	Elementary	373	10.1:1
38	Lincoln-Thomson	Lynn, MA	Lynn	Elementary	219	10.1:1
39	Danvers High	Danvers, MA	Danvers	High	784	10.3:1
40	Newburyport High	Newburyport, MA	Newburyport	High	743	10.3:1
41	Peabody Veterans Memorial High	Peabody, MA	Peabody	High	1,333	10.3:1
42	Miles River Middle	Hamilton, MA	Hamilton-Wenham	Middle	391	10.3:1
43	Whittier Regional Vocational	Haverhill, MA	Whittier Regional Vocational Technical	High	1,285	10.4:1
44	Carlton	Salem, MA	Salem	Elementary	247	10.4:1
45	Proctor Elementary	Topsfield, MA	Topsfield	Middle	251	10.4:1
46	Paul F Doyon Memorial	Ipswich, MA	Ipswich	Elementary	366	10.5:1
47	Triton Regional High School	Byfield, MA	Triton	High	538	10.6:1
48	Newbury Elementary	Newbury, MA	Triton	Elementary	424	10.7:1
49	Marblehead High	Marblehead, MA	Marblehead	High	861	10.8:1
50	Marblehead Veterans Middle School	Marblehead, MA	Marblehead	Middle	411	10.8:1

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