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The most racially diverse public schools in Essex County, Massachusetts

184 public schools in Essex County, Massachusetts appear in this ranking of the most racially diverse public schools, ranked by the diversity index, the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups. John E. McCarthy leads the list at 68.9%, against a median of 37.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

184

Essex County, Massachusetts

Top Diversity index

68.9%

Median Diversity index

37.0%

MOST DIVERSE · ESSEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

#	School	City	Students	Diversity index	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	John E. McCarthy	Peabody, MA	385	68.9%	44.2%(170)	20.5%(79)	26.5%(102)	4.7%(18)
2	High Plain Elementary	Andover, MA	505	68.5%	47.1%(238)	5.2%(26)	14.3%(72)	25.1%(127)
3	Capt William G Shoemaker	Lynn, MA	361	66.7%	31.9%(115)	10.3%(37)	46.3%(167)	6.7%(24)
4	Wood Hill Middle School	Andover, MA	317	66.3%	45.7%(145)	4.1%(13)	15.5%(49)	31.6%(100)
5	Veterans Early Learning Center	Saugus, MA	501	64.9%	47.7%(239)	6.6%(33)	33.1%(166)	9.0%(45)
6	Aborn	Lynn, MA	224	64.6%	25.0%(56)	8.0%(18)	52.2%(117)	10.3%(23)
7	Saugus High	Saugus, MA	744	64.4%	44.1%(328)	8.1%(60)	38.8%(289)	6.5%(48)
8	Saugus Middle School	Saugus, MA	616	64.1%	51.0%(314)	6.3%(39)	29.4%(181)	8.1%(50)
9	Witchcraft Heights	Salem, MA	455	64.0%	43.1%(196)	7.7%(35)	40.7%(185)	4.0%(18)
10	Collins Middle	Salem, MA	611	63.1%	40.3%(246)	7.0%(43)	44.5%(272)	2.6%(16)
11	Belmonte STEAM Academy	Saugus, MA	814	63.1%	50.6%(412)	6.0%(49)	32.2%(262)	6.4%(52)
12	Bates	Salem, MA	410	62.5%	48.8%(200)	7.3%(30)	35.6%(146)	1.2%(5)
13	Comprehensive Grammar School	Methuen, MA	1,046	62.5%	33.2%(347)	10.6%(111)	50.2%(525)	3.8%(40)
14	Marsh Grammar School	Methuen, MA	996	62.2%	43.3%(431)	6.9%(69)	42.9%(427)	2.4%(24)
15	Hill View Montessori Charter Public School	Haverhill, MA	306	61.9%	42.8%(131)	6.5%(20)	43.5%(133)	0.7%(2)
16	Salem High	Salem, MA	952	61.9%	35.8%(341)	7.8%(74)	49.0%(467)	2.4%(23)
17	Horace Mann Laboratory	Salem, MA	293	61.4%	34.1%(100)	7.5%(22)	51.2%(150)	3.8%(11)
18	Edward A Sisson	Lynn, MA	449	61.2%	23.6%(106)	6.9%(31)	56.4%(253)	9.3%(42)
19	Atkinson	North Andover, MA	274	60.7%	55.1%(151)	7.7%(21)	27.7%(76)	4.7%(13)
20	Thomas Carroll	Peabody, MA	645	60.1%	47.6%(307)	5.6%(36)	40.9%(264)	2.2%(14)
21	Methuen High	Methuen, MA	1,841	59.7%	35.5%(653)	6.8%(126)	51.9%(955)	3.9%(71)
22	West Elementary	Andover, MA	605	59.7%	59.3%(359)	6.0%(36)	10.9%(66)	18.0%(109)
23	Saltonstall School	Salem, MA	412	59.5%	32.8%(135)	5.3%(22)	53.9%(222)	1.0%(4)
24	Pentucket Lake Elementary	Haverhill, MA	527	59.3%	36.4%(192)	8.3%(44)	51.6%(272)	0.9%(5)
25	Haverhill High	Haverhill, MA	1,922	59.3%	44.4%(854)	5.9%(114)	45.2%(868)	1.9%(37)
26	Pickering Middle	Lynn, MA	583	59.2%	18.9%(110)	5.7%(33)	59.5%(347)	11.3%(66)
27	John G Whittier	Haverhill, MA	487	59.2%	37.4%(182)	8.2%(40)	51.1%(249)	0.6%(3)
28	Golden Hill	Haverhill, MA	502	59.1%	42.8%(215)	6.2%(31)	47.0%(236)	1.4%(7)
29	Salem Academy Charter School	Salem, MA	480	58.9%	26.7%(128)	9.4%(45)	56.9%(273)	4.0%(19)
30	Carlton	Salem, MA	247	58.3%	55.1%(136)	6.1%(15)	32.4%(80)	1.6%(4)
31	Bradford Elementary	Bradford, MA	443	58.2%	45.6%(202)	5.9%(26)	45.4%(201)	0.7%(3)
32	Donald P Timony Grammar	Methuen, MA	1,172	57.9%	30.1%(353)	7.8%(91)	56.8%(666)	3.0%(35)
33	Caleb Dustin Hunking School	Haverhill, MA	1,062	57.5%	55.7%(592)	6.2%(66)	33.0%(351)	1.8%(19)
34	Henry C Sanborn Elementary	Andover, MA	332	57.4%	61.5%(204)	3.0%(10)	9.6%(32)	17.8%(59)
35	Dr Paul Nettle	Haverhill, MA	503	57.4%	36.4%(183)	5.2%(26)	53.9%(271)	2.4%(12)
36	Consentino Middle School	Haverhill, MA	805	57.2%	31.1%(250)	6.8%(55)	57.0%(459)	1.9%(15)
37	Silver Hill Elementary School	Haverhill, MA	481	57.1%	28.9%(139)	7.1%(34)	58.2%(280)	3.3%(16)
38	William A Welch Sr	Peabody, MA	408	57.0%	36.3%(148)	4.4%(18)	54.4%(222)	1.5%(6)
39	Captain Samuel Brown	Peabody, MA	369	56.9%	61.0%(225)	6.2%(23)	22.5%(83)	5.4%(20)
40	Julia F Callahan	Lynn, MA	373	56.2%	14.8%(55)	10.7%(40)	63.0%(235)	8.0%(30)
41	Andover West Middle	Andover, MA	508	55.4%	62.8%(319)	3.5%(18)	10.2%(52)	19.5%(99)
42	Lincoln-Thomson	Lynn, MA	219	55.3%	16.4%(36)	4.6%(10)	63.5%(139)	11.9%(26)
43	Peabody Veterans Memorial High	Peabody, MA	1,333	55.0%	60.8%(811)	7.7%(102)	26.9%(359)	1.6%(21)
44	Andover High	Andover, MA	1,609	54.8%	62.9%(1,012)	3.0%(49)	8.8%(141)	21.3%(343)
45	Whittier Regional Vocational	Haverhill, MA	1,285	54.5%	59.4%(763)	3.0%(39)	30.0%(386)	1.7%(22)
46	Thomson	North Andover, MA	294	54.5%	60.9%(179)	2.7%(8)	28.2%(83)	5.8%(17)
47	Sewell-Anderson	Lynn, MA	300	54.2%	16.3%(49)	9.7%(29)	64.7%(194)	5.7%(17)
48	East Veterans Elementary School	Gloucester, MA	451	53.9%	62.5%(282)	3.8%(17)	25.5%(115)	2.2%(10)
49	Beeman Memorial	Gloucester, MA	292	51.9%	63.0%(184)	3.1%(9)	28.4%(83)	1.7%(5)
50	South Elementary	Andover, MA	438	50.7%	67.3%(295)	0.7%(3)	8.2%(36)	16.7%(73)

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