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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%.
RankSchoolLevelSciencevs state
51Highlands
Danvers · Danvers
Elementary32.0%-12.3pp
52William A Welch Sr
Peabody · Peabody
Elementary31.0%-13.3pp
53Captain Samuel Brown
Peabody · Peabody
Elementary29.0%-15.3pp
54Comprehensive Grammar School
Methuen · Methuen
Elementary27.0%-17.3pp
55Pentucket Lake Elementary
Haverhill · Haverhill
Elementary27.0%-17.3pp
56South Lawrence East Elementary School
Lawrence · Lawrence
Elementary27.0%-17.3pp
57Riverside
Danvers · Danvers
Elementary26.0%-18.3pp
58Tenney Grammar School
Methuen · Methuen
Elementary26.0%-18.3pp
59Washington Elementary School
Lynn · Lynn
Elementary26.0%-18.3pp
60Atkinson
North Andover · North Andover
Elementary25.0%-19.3pp
61Hood
Lynn · Lynn
Elementary25.0%-19.3pp
62Beeman Memorial
Gloucester · Gloucester
Elementary24.0%-20.3pp
63Lawrence Family Development Charter School
Lawrence · Lawrence Family Development Charter
Elementary24.0%-20.3pp
64Emily G Wetherbee
Lawrence · Lawrence
Elementary23.0%-21.3pp
65A Drewicz Elementary
Lynn · Lynn
Elementary22.0%-22.3pp
66Bentley Academy Innovation School
Salem · Salem
Elementary22.0%-22.3pp
67John K Tarbox
Lawrence · Lawrence
Elementary22.0%-22.3pp
68Lincoln-Thomson
Lynn · Lynn
Elementary21.0%-23.3pp
69Robert L Ford
Lynn · Lynn
Elementary21.0%-23.3pp
70Thomas Carroll
Peabody · Peabody
Elementary21.0%-23.3pp
71Donald P Timony Grammar
Methuen · Methuen
Elementary20.0%-24.3pp
72Horace Mann Laboratory
Salem · Salem
Elementary20.0%-24.3pp
73John E. McCarthy
Peabody · Peabody
Elementary20.0%-24.3pp
74Edward A Sisson
Lynn · Lynn
Elementary18.0%-26.3pp
75Brickett Elementary
Lynn · Lynn
Elementary17.0%-27.3pp
76E J Harrington
Lynn · Lynn
Elementary17.0%-27.3pp
77Ingalls
Lynn · Lynn
Elementary13.0%-31.3pp
78Wm P Connery
Lynn · Lynn
Elementary13.0%-31.3pp
79Cobbet Elementary
Lynn · Lynn
Elementary10.0%-34.3pp
80Francis M Leahy
Lawrence · Lawrence
Elementary6.0%-38.3pp
81Oliver Elementary School
Lawrence · Lawrence
Elementary5.0%-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.