Essex County schools ranked by test score
Latest MCAS year (2024-25). 31 schools in Essex County, Massachusetts with reported English Language Arts scores. Massachusetts state average: 43.8%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamilton-Wenham Regional High South Hamilton · Hamilton-Wenham | High | 82.0% | +38.2pp |
| 2 | Manchester Essex Regional High School Manchester · Manchester Essex Regional | High | 82.0% | +38.2pp |
| 3 | Lynnfield High Lynnfield · Lynnfield | High | 78.0% | +34.2pp |
| 4 | Masconomet Regional High School Boxford · Masconomet | High | 76.0% | +32.2pp |
| 5 | Ipswich High Ipswich · Ipswich | High | 75.0% | +31.2pp |
| 6 | Andover High Andover · Andover | High | 74.0% | +30.2pp |
| 7 | Pentucket Regional Sr High West Newbury · Pentucket | High | 74.0% | +30.2pp |
| 8 | Newburyport High Newburyport · Newburyport | High | 70.0% | +26.2pp |
| 9 | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School Hathorne · Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District | High | 64.0% | +20.2pp |
| 10 | North Andover High North Andover · North Andover | High | 62.0% | +18.2pp |
| 11 | Whittier Regional Vocational Haverhill · Whittier Regional Vocational Technical | High | 62.0% | +18.2pp |
| 12 | Rockport Middle High Rockport · Rockport | High | 56.1% | +12.3pp |
| 13 | Amesbury High Amesbury · Amesbury | High | 56.0% | +12.2pp |
| 14 | Swampscott High Swampscott · Swampscott | High | 55.0% | +11.2pp |
| 15 | Marblehead High Marblehead · Marblehead | High | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 16 | Fredrick Douglass Collegiate Academy Lynn · Lynn | High | 53.0% | +9.2pp |
| 17 | Triton Regional High School Byfield · Triton | High | 52.0% | +8.2pp |
| 18 | Georgetown High School Georgetown · Georgetown | High | 50.0% | +6.2pp |
| 19 | Salem Academy Charter School Salem · Salem Academy Charter | High | 49.2% | +5.4pp |
| 20 | Beverly High Beverly · Beverly | High | 47.0% | +3.2pp |
| 21 | Danvers High Danvers · Danvers | High | 47.0% | +3.2pp |
| 22 | Salem High Salem · Salem | High | 47.0% | +3.2pp |
| 23 | Gr Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical Andover · Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical | High | 43.0% | -0.8pp |
| 24 | Gloucester High Gloucester · Gloucester | High | 38.0% | -5.8pp |
| 25 | Saugus High Saugus · Saugus | High | 37.0% | -6.8pp |
| 26 | Methuen High Methuen · Methuen | High | 34.0% | -9.8pp |
| 27 | Haverhill High Haverhill · Haverhill | High | 31.0% | -12.8pp |
| 28 | Classical High Lynn · Lynn | High | 26.0% | -17.8pp |
| 29 | Peabody Veterans Memorial High Peabody · Peabody | High | 25.0% | -18.8pp |
| 30 | Lawrence High School Lawrence · Lawrence | High | 19.0% | -24.8pp |
| 31 | Lynn English High Lynn · Lynn | High | 17.0% | -26.8pp |
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.