Essex County schools ranked by test score
Latest MCAS year (2024-25). 178 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 | Marblehead High Marblehead · Marblehead | High | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 52 | Village School Marblehead · Marblehead | Middle | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 53 | Fredrick Douglass Collegiate Academy Lynn · Lynn | High | 53.0% | +9.2pp |
| 54 | Marblehead Community Charter Public School Marblehead · Marblehead Community Charter Public | Middle | 53.0% | +9.2pp |
| 55 | Winthrop School South Hamilton · Hamilton-Wenham | Elementary | 53.0% | +9.2pp |
| 56 | Howe-Manning Middleton · Middleton | Elementary | 52.0% | +8.2pp |
| 57 | Triton Regional High School Byfield · Triton | High | 52.0% | +8.2pp |
| 58 | Thomson North Andover · North Andover | Elementary | 51.0% | +7.2pp |
| 59 | Annie L Sargent School North Andover · North Andover | Elementary | 50.0% | +6.2pp |
| 60 | Edward G. Molin Elementary School Newburyport · Newburyport | Elementary | 50.0% | +6.2pp |
| 61 | Franklin North Andover · North Andover | Elementary | 50.0% | +6.2pp |
| 62 | Georgetown High School Georgetown · Georgetown | High | 50.0% | +6.2pp |
| 63 | Salem Academy Charter School Salem · Salem Academy Charter | High | 49.2% | +5.4pp |
| 64 | Elmer S Bagnall Groveland · Pentucket | Elementary | 49.0% | +5.2pp |
| 65 | North Andover Middle North Andover · North Andover | Middle | 49.0% | +5.2pp |
| 66 | West Elementary Andover · Andover | Elementary | 49.0% | +5.2pp |
| 67 | Essex Elementary Essex · Manchester Essex Regional | Elementary | 48.0% | +4.2pp |
| 68 | Aborn Lynn · Lynn | Elementary | 47.0% | +3.2pp |
| 69 | Beverly High Beverly · Beverly | High | 47.0% | +3.2pp |
| 70 | Danvers High Danvers · Danvers | High | 47.0% | +3.2pp |
| 71 | Salem High Salem · Salem | High | 47.0% | +3.2pp |
| 72 | Pentucket Regional Middle West Newbury · Pentucket | Middle | 46.0% | +2.2pp |
| 73 | Triton Regional Middle School Byfield · Triton | Middle | 46.0% | +2.2pp |
| 74 | West Memorial Peabody · Peabody | Elementary | 46.0% | +2.2pp |
| 75 | Willis E Thorpe Danvers · Danvers | Elementary | 46.0% | +2.2pp |
| 76 | Penn Brook Georgetown · Georgetown | Elementary | 45.0% | +1.2pp |
| 77 | Plum Cove School Gloucester · Gloucester | Elementary | 45.0% | +1.2pp |
| 78 | Cove Elementary Beverly · Beverly | Elementary | 44.0% | +0.2pp |
| 79 | Helen R Donaghue School Merrimac · Pentucket | Elementary | 44.0% | +0.2pp |
| 80 | South Memorial Peabody · Peabody | Elementary | 44.0% | +0.2pp |
| 81 | Community Day Charter Public School Lawrence · Community Day Charter Public School | Elementary | 43.0% | -0.8pp |
| 82 | Francis T Bresnahan Elementary Newburyport · Newburyport | Elementary | 43.0% | -0.8pp |
| 83 | Gr Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical Andover · Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical | High | 43.0% | -0.8pp |
| 84 | Ivan G Smith Danvers · Danvers | Elementary | 43.0% | -0.8pp |
| 85 | Riverside Danvers · Danvers | Elementary | 43.0% | -0.8pp |
| 86 | Swampscott Middle Swampscott · Swampscott | Middle | 43.0% | -0.8pp |
| 87 | John E Burke Peabody · Peabody | Elementary | 42.0% | -1.8pp |
| 88 | Amesbury Middle Amesbury · Amesbury | Middle | 41.0% | -2.8pp |
| 89 | Beverly Middle School Beverly · Beverly | Middle | 41.0% | -2.8pp |
| 90 | Carlton Salem · Salem | Elementary | 41.0% | -2.8pp |
| 91 | Johnson Nahant · Nahant | Elementary | 41.0% | -2.8pp |
| 92 | Marsh Grammar School Methuen · Methuen | Elementary | 41.0% | -2.8pp |
| 93 | Rockport Elementary Rockport · Rockport | Elementary | 40.0% | -3.8pp |
| 94 | Charles C Cashman Elementary Amesbury · Amesbury | Elementary | 39.0% | -4.8pp |
| 95 | Gloucester High Gloucester · Gloucester | High | 38.0% | -5.8pp |
| 96 | Lynn Woods Lynn · Lynn | Elementary | 38.0% | -5.8pp |
| 97 | Ralph B O'Maley Middle Gloucester · Gloucester | Middle | 37.0% | -6.8pp |
| 98 | Saltonstall School Salem · Salem | Elementary | 37.0% | -6.8pp |
| 99 | Saugus High Saugus · Saugus | High | 37.0% | -6.8pp |
| 100 | Comprehensive Grammar School Methuen · Methuen | Elementary | 36.0% | -7.8pp |
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.