Essex County schools ranked by test score
Latest MCAS year (2024-25). 81 schools in Essex County, Massachusetts with reported Science scores. Massachusetts state average: 44.3%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Highlands Danvers · Danvers | Elementary | 32.0% | -12.3pp |
| 52 | William A Welch Sr Peabody · Peabody | Elementary | 31.0% | -13.3pp |
| 53 | Captain Samuel Brown Peabody · Peabody | Elementary | 29.0% | -15.3pp |
| 54 | Comprehensive Grammar School Methuen · Methuen | Elementary | 27.0% | -17.3pp |
| 55 | Pentucket Lake Elementary Haverhill · Haverhill | Elementary | 27.0% | -17.3pp |
| 56 | South Lawrence East Elementary School Lawrence · Lawrence | Elementary | 27.0% | -17.3pp |
| 57 | Riverside Danvers · Danvers | Elementary | 26.0% | -18.3pp |
| 58 | Tenney Grammar School Methuen · Methuen | Elementary | 26.0% | -18.3pp |
| 59 | Washington Elementary School Lynn · Lynn | Elementary | 26.0% | -18.3pp |
| 60 | Atkinson North Andover · North Andover | Elementary | 25.0% | -19.3pp |
| 61 | Hood Lynn · Lynn | Elementary | 25.0% | -19.3pp |
| 62 | Beeman Memorial Gloucester · Gloucester | Elementary | 24.0% | -20.3pp |
| 63 | Lawrence Family Development Charter School Lawrence · Lawrence Family Development Charter | Elementary | 24.0% | -20.3pp |
| 64 | Emily G Wetherbee Lawrence · Lawrence | Elementary | 23.0% | -21.3pp |
| 65 | A Drewicz Elementary Lynn · Lynn | Elementary | 22.0% | -22.3pp |
| 66 | Bentley Academy Innovation School Salem · Salem | Elementary | 22.0% | -22.3pp |
| 67 | John K Tarbox Lawrence · Lawrence | Elementary | 22.0% | -22.3pp |
| 68 | Lincoln-Thomson Lynn · Lynn | Elementary | 21.0% | -23.3pp |
| 69 | Robert L Ford Lynn · Lynn | Elementary | 21.0% | -23.3pp |
| 70 | Thomas Carroll Peabody · Peabody | Elementary | 21.0% | -23.3pp |
| 71 | Donald P Timony Grammar Methuen · Methuen | Elementary | 20.0% | -24.3pp |
| 72 | Horace Mann Laboratory Salem · Salem | Elementary | 20.0% | -24.3pp |
| 73 | John E. McCarthy Peabody · Peabody | Elementary | 20.0% | -24.3pp |
| 74 | Edward A Sisson Lynn · Lynn | Elementary | 18.0% | -26.3pp |
| 75 | Brickett Elementary Lynn · Lynn | Elementary | 17.0% | -27.3pp |
| 76 | E J Harrington Lynn · Lynn | Elementary | 17.0% | -27.3pp |
| 77 | Ingalls Lynn · Lynn | Elementary | 13.0% | -31.3pp |
| 78 | Wm P Connery Lynn · Lynn | Elementary | 13.0% | -31.3pp |
| 79 | Cobbet Elementary Lynn · Lynn | Elementary | 10.0% | -34.3pp |
| 80 | Francis M Leahy Lawrence · Lawrence | Elementary | 6.0% | -38.3pp |
| 81 | Oliver Elementary School Lawrence · Lawrence | Elementary | 5.0% | -39.3pp |
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 Science 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.