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

115 public elementary schools in Essex County, Massachusetts appear in this ranking of the public elementary schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Capt William G Shoemaker leads the list at 8.7:1, against a median of 12.0:1 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

115

Essex County, Massachusetts

Best Students/teacher

8.7:1

Median Students/teacher

12.0:1

LOWEST RATIO · ESSEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Capt William G Shoemaker	Lynn, MA	Lynn	Elementary	361	8.7:1
2	Emily G Wetherbee	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	Elementary	480	8.7:1
3	Community Day Charter Public School	Lawrence, MA	Community Day Charter Public School	Elementary	1,200	8.8:1
4	Arlington Elementary	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	Elementary	558	8.9:1
5	Salisbury Elementary	Salisbury, MA	Triton	Elementary	386	9.0:1
6	Fuller Meadow	Middleton, MA	Middleton	Elementary	269	9.1:1
7	Rockport Elementary	Rockport, MA	Rockport	Elementary	264	9.1:1
8	Edward G. Molin Elementary School	Newburyport, MA	Newburyport	Elementary	310	9.5:1
9	James F Hennessey	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	Elementary	300	9.5:1
10	Julia F Callahan	Lynn, MA	Lynn	Elementary	373	9.6:1
11	Francis T Bresnahan Elementary	Newburyport, MA	Newburyport	Elementary	584	9.6:1
12	Beeman Memorial	Gloucester, MA	Gloucester	Elementary	292	9.6:1
13	Essex Elementary	Essex, MA	Manchester Essex Regional	Elementary	215	9.7:1
14	Clarke	Swampscott, MA	Swampscott	Elementary	206	9.7:1
15	Lawrence Family Public Academy	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	Elementary	202	9.8:1
16	Captain Samuel Brown	Peabody, MA	Peabody	Elementary	369	9.9:1
17	Manchester Memorial Elementary	Manchester, MA	Manchester Essex Regional	Elementary	304	9.9:1
18	Spofford Pond	Boxford, MA	Boxford	Elementary	411	9.9:1
19	Bradford Elementary	Bradford, MA	Haverhill	Elementary	443	10.1:1
20	John Breen School	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	Elementary	262	10.1:1
21	Winthrop	Ipswich, MA	Ipswich	Elementary	373	10.1:1
22	Lincoln-Thomson	Lynn, MA	Lynn	Elementary	219	10.1:1
23	Carlton	Salem, MA	Salem	Elementary	247	10.4:1
24	Paul F Doyon Memorial	Ipswich, MA	Ipswich	Elementary	366	10.5:1
25	Newbury Elementary	Newbury, MA	Triton	Elementary	424	10.7:1
26	Cobbet Elementary	Lynn, MA	Lynn	Elementary	616	10.9:1
27	Oliver Elementary School	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	Elementary	469	10.9:1
28	West Elementary	Andover, MA	Andover	Elementary	605	10.9:1
29	Gerard A. Guilmette	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	Elementary	485	11.0:1
30	Pentucket Lake Elementary	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	Elementary	527	11.0:1
31	John E Burke	Peabody, MA	Peabody	Elementary	294	11.1:1
32	Cutler School	South Hamilton, MA	Hamilton-Wenham	Elementary	246	11.2:1
33	Robert L Ford	Lynn, MA	Lynn	Elementary	410	11.2:1
34	Steward Elementary	Topsfield, MA	Topsfield	Elementary	347	11.2:1
35	Helen R Donaghue School	Merrimac, MA	Pentucket	Elementary	262	11.2:1
36	Pine Grove	Rowley, MA	Triton	Elementary	429	11.2:1
37	Silver Hill Elementary School	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	Elementary	481	11.2:1
38	Hadley	Swampscott, MA	Swampscott	Elementary	356	11.3:1
39	East Veterans Elementary School	Gloucester, MA	Gloucester	Elementary	451	11.3:1
40	Washington Elementary School	Lynn, MA	Lynn	Elementary	453	11.3:1
41	Tilton	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	Elementary	471	11.4:1
42	River Valley Charter School	Newburyport, MA	River Valley Charter	Elementary	288	11.4:1
43	Centerville Elementary	Beverly, MA	Beverly	Elementary	327	11.5:1
44	John K Tarbox	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	Elementary	281	11.5:1
45	Swampscott Elementary School	Swampscott, MA	Swampscott	Elementary	734	11.5:1
46	High Plain Elementary	Andover, MA	Andover	Elementary	505	11.6:1
47	Atkinson	North Andover, MA	North Andover	Elementary	274	11.6:1
48	Aborn	Lynn, MA	Lynn	Elementary	224	11.6:1
49	Robert Frost	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	Elementary	568	11.6:1
50	A Drewicz Elementary	Lynn, MA	Lynn	Elementary	488	11.7:1

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