Essex County schools ranked by test score
Latest MCAS year (2024-25). 105 schools in Essex County, Massachusetts with reported English Language Arts scores. Massachusetts state average: 43.8%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Charles C Cashman Elementary Amesbury · Amesbury | Elementary | 39.0% | -4.8pp |
| 52 | Lynn Woods Lynn · Lynn | Elementary | 38.0% | -5.8pp |
| 53 | Saltonstall School Salem · Salem | Elementary | 37.0% | -6.8pp |
| 54 | Comprehensive Grammar School Methuen · Methuen | Elementary | 36.0% | -7.8pp |
| 55 | Caleb Dustin Hunking School Haverhill · Haverhill | Elementary | 35.0% | -8.8pp |
| 56 | John E. McCarthy Peabody · Peabody | Elementary | 35.0% | -8.8pp |
| 57 | Salisbury Elementary Salisbury · Triton | Elementary | 35.0% | -8.8pp |
| 58 | Bates Salem · Salem | Elementary | 34.0% | -9.8pp |
| 59 | Great Oak Danvers · Danvers | Elementary | 34.0% | -9.8pp |
| 60 | Highlands Danvers · Danvers | Elementary | 34.0% | -9.8pp |
| 61 | Bradford Elementary Bradford · Haverhill | Elementary | 33.0% | -10.8pp |
| 62 | Witchcraft Heights Salem · Salem | Elementary | 32.0% | -11.8pp |
| 63 | Belmonte STEAM Academy Saugus · Saugus | Elementary | 31.0% | -12.8pp |
| 64 | Capt William G Shoemaker Lynn · Lynn | Elementary | 31.0% | -12.8pp |
| 65 | East Veterans Elementary School Gloucester · Gloucester | Elementary | 31.0% | -12.8pp |
| 66 | Golden Hill Haverhill · Haverhill | Elementary | 31.0% | -12.8pp |
| 67 | Walnut Square Haverhill · Haverhill | Elementary | 31.0% | -12.8pp |
| 68 | Sewell-Anderson Lynn · Lynn | Elementary | 30.0% | -13.8pp |
| 69 | Tilton Haverhill · Haverhill | Elementary | 30.0% | -13.8pp |
| 70 | Captain Samuel Brown Peabody · Peabody | Elementary | 29.0% | -14.8pp |
| 71 | Hill View Montessori Charter Public School Haverhill · Hill View Montessori Charter Public | Elementary | 29.0% | -14.8pp |
| 72 | Tenney Grammar School Methuen · Methuen | Elementary | 29.0% | -14.8pp |
| 73 | West Parish Gloucester · Gloucester | Elementary | 29.0% | -14.8pp |
| 74 | Edward A Sisson Lynn · Lynn | Elementary | 28.0% | -15.8pp |
| 75 | Lawrence Family Development Charter School Lawrence · Lawrence Family Development Charter | Elementary | 28.0% | -15.8pp |
| 76 | Silver Hill Elementary School Haverhill · Haverhill | Elementary | 28.0% | -15.8pp |
| 77 | Atkinson North Andover · North Andover | Elementary | 27.0% | -16.8pp |
| 78 | Beeman Memorial Gloucester · Gloucester | Elementary | 26.0% | -17.8pp |
| 79 | Julia F Callahan Lynn · Lynn | Elementary | 25.0% | -18.8pp |
| 80 | Thomas Carroll Peabody · Peabody | Elementary | 25.0% | -18.8pp |
| 81 | Bentley Academy Innovation School Salem · Salem | Elementary | 24.0% | -19.8pp |
| 82 | Emily G Wetherbee Lawrence · Lawrence | Elementary | 24.0% | -19.8pp |
| 83 | Pentucket Lake Elementary Haverhill · Haverhill | Elementary | 24.0% | -19.8pp |
| 84 | Robert Frost Lawrence · Lawrence | Elementary | 24.0% | -19.8pp |
| 85 | Edward F. Parthum Lawrence · Lawrence | Elementary | 23.0% | -20.8pp |
| 86 | John K Tarbox Lawrence · Lawrence | Elementary | 23.0% | -20.8pp |
| 87 | Donald P Timony Grammar Methuen · Methuen | Elementary | 22.0% | -21.8pp |
| 88 | South Lawrence East Elementary School Lawrence · Lawrence | Elementary | 22.0% | -21.8pp |
| 89 | Horace Mann Laboratory Salem · Salem | Elementary | 20.0% | -23.8pp |
| 90 | William A Welch Sr Peabody · Peabody | Elementary | 19.0% | -24.8pp |
| 91 | A Drewicz Elementary Lynn · Lynn | Elementary | 17.0% | -26.8pp |
| 92 | Hood Lynn · Lynn | Elementary | 15.0% | -28.8pp |
| 93 | Lincoln-Thomson Lynn · Lynn | Elementary | 15.0% | -28.8pp |
| 94 | Washington Elementary School Lynn · Lynn | Elementary | 15.0% | -28.8pp |
| 95 | Brickett Elementary Lynn · Lynn | Elementary | 14.0% | -29.8pp |
| 96 | Tracy Lynn · Lynn | Elementary | 14.0% | -29.8pp |
| 97 | Robert L Ford Lynn · Lynn | Elementary | 13.0% | -30.8pp |
| 98 | E J Harrington Lynn · Lynn | Elementary | 11.0% | -32.8pp |
| 99 | Oliver Elementary School Lawrence · Lawrence | Elementary | 10.0% | -33.8pp |
| 100 | Arlington Elementary Lawrence · Lawrence | Elementary | 9.0% | -34.8pp |
About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the MCAS % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations threshold on the latest available MCAS English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Essex County, Massachusetts with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.
The comparison column shows the gap to the Massachusetts statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full Massachusetts ranking.