Essex County schools ranked by test score
Latest MCAS year (2024-25). 31 schools in Essex County, Massachusetts with reported Science scores. Massachusetts state average: 44.3%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester Essex Regional High School Manchester · Manchester Essex Regional | High | 76.0% | +31.7pp |
| 2 | Hamilton-Wenham Regional High South Hamilton · Hamilton-Wenham | High | 75.0% | +30.7pp |
| 3 | Andover High Andover · Andover | High | 72.0% | +27.7pp |
| 4 | Marblehead High Marblehead · Marblehead | High | 72.0% | +27.7pp |
| 5 | Masconomet Regional High School Boxford · Masconomet | High | 69.0% | +24.7pp |
| 6 | Newburyport High Newburyport · Newburyport | High | 68.0% | +23.7pp |
| 7 | Swampscott High Swampscott · Swampscott | High | 68.0% | +23.7pp |
| 8 | Lynnfield High Lynnfield · Lynnfield | High | 67.0% | +22.7pp |
| 9 | Ipswich High Ipswich · Ipswich | High | 64.0% | +19.7pp |
| 10 | Pentucket Regional Sr High West Newbury · Pentucket | High | 64.0% | +19.7pp |
| 11 | North Andover High North Andover · North Andover | High | 63.0% | +18.7pp |
| 12 | Amesbury High Amesbury · Amesbury | High | 57.0% | +12.7pp |
| 13 | Rockport Middle High Rockport · Rockport | High | 55.6% | +11.3pp |
| 14 | Beverly High Beverly · Beverly | High | 50.0% | +5.7pp |
| 15 | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School Hathorne · Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District | High | 50.0% | +5.7pp |
| 16 | Whittier Regional Vocational Haverhill · Whittier Regional Vocational Technical | High | 50.0% | +5.7pp |
| 17 | Danvers High Danvers · Danvers | High | 49.0% | +4.7pp |
| 18 | Salem High Salem · Salem | High | 45.0% | +0.7pp |
| 19 | Triton Regional High School Byfield · Triton | High | 44.0% | -0.3pp |
| 20 | Salem Academy Charter School Salem · Salem Academy Charter | High | 43.1% | -1.2pp |
| 21 | Georgetown High School Georgetown · Georgetown | High | 41.0% | -3.3pp |
| 22 | Methuen High Methuen · Methuen | High | 38.0% | -6.3pp |
| 23 | Gloucester High Gloucester · Gloucester | High | 37.0% | -7.3pp |
| 24 | Saugus High Saugus · Saugus | High | 37.0% | -7.3pp |
| 25 | Gr Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical Andover · Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical | High | 34.0% | -10.3pp |
| 26 | Haverhill High Haverhill · Haverhill | High | 32.0% | -12.3pp |
| 27 | Peabody Veterans Memorial High Peabody · Peabody | High | 29.0% | -15.3pp |
| 28 | Classical High Lynn · Lynn | High | 21.0% | -23.3pp |
| 29 | Fredrick Douglass Collegiate Academy Lynn · Lynn | High | 19.0% | -25.3pp |
| 30 | Lynn English High Lynn · Lynn | High | 16.0% | -28.3pp |
| 31 | Lawrence High School Lawrence · Lawrence | High | 15.0% | -29.3pp |
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.