Enrollment
50
High
DISTRICT 266 · STATE 777
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMESBURY·NCES 250186002841
Amesbury Innovation High School
71 Friend Street, Amesbury, MA 01913 · (978) 388-8037 · Essex County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL50 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% of Massachusetts public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public high schools
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 23.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 14 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 9 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 15 | 30% |
| Grade 12 | 12 | 24% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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MCAS 2023-24 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
23.0%
MA avg 42.8% . +15.0pp since 2022
Math
25.0%
MA avg 43.1% . +17.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 43 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 17 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 8.0% | 8.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Amesbury Innovation High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 50 | #359 of 379 | #37 of 40 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
50
+8 (+19%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 10.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50 | 5.8 | 8.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 51 | 5.8 | 8.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 45 | 6.6 | 6.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 42 | 4 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 40 | 3.7 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 30 | 5 | 6.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Amesbury Innovation High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (40 to 50); teachers up 54% (3.7 to 5.8).
About Amesbury Innovation High School
Amesbury Innovation High School is one of the public schools in Amesbury, Massachusetts. It is a very small high school. The school counted 50 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. It has 94% fewer students than the average for high schools in Massachusetts (about 777).
The district, Amesbury, operates 5 schools serving 1,793 students.
More than half of enrollment at Amesbury Innovation High School is White: 74%. Enrollment also includes 14% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 2% Black. The diversity index for Amesbury Innovation High School is 42%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 5.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 8.7 students per teacher. Statewide, high schools in Massachusetts average 23.4:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Amesbury Innovation High School lands at D, ahead of 13% of Massachusetts public high schools.
The school is in Essex County, where median household income comes to about $101,883, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Essex County's 221 public schools enroll about 113,427 students and include Amesbury Innovation High School.
About 0.5 miles separate Amesbury Innovation High School from the closest public school, Amesbury High. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 50 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 42. The ratio of students to teachers went from 10.5:1 to 8.7:1 over the same years.
This page is set up for the Amesbury Innovation High School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
813,054
Census ACS
Median income
$101,883
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
221
113,427 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Amesbury
- Shay ElementaryElementary · 485 students
- Amesbury HighHigh · 481 students
- Charles C Cashman ElementaryElementary · 413 students
- Amesbury MiddleMiddle · 364 students
Other schools in Amesbury
- Shay ElementaryElementary · 485 students
- Amesbury HighHigh · 481 students
- Charles C Cashman ElementaryElementary · 413 students
- Amesbury MiddleMiddle · 364 students
Nearby schools
- Amesbury High0.5 mi · 481
- Amesbury Middle0.6 mi · 364
- Charles C Cashman Elementary0.7 mi · 413
- Shay Elementary0.8 mi · 485
- South Hampton Barnard School2.3 mi · 81
- Francis T Bresnahan Elementary3.2 mi · 584
Frequently asked questions
About Amesbury Innovation High SchoolHow many students attend Amesbury Innovation High School?
Amesbury Innovation High School enrolls approximately 50 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Amesbury Innovation High School serve?
Amesbury Innovation High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Amesbury Innovation High School?
Approximately 8.7:1 students per teacher at Amesbury Innovation High School.
How diverse is Amesbury Innovation High School?
Amesbury Innovation High School reports a student body of 74% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Black, 10% Two or more.
Is Amesbury Innovation High School public or private?
Amesbury Innovation High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Amesbury.
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