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Dr Paul Nettle

150 Boardman Street, Haverhill, MA 01830 · (978) 374-5792 · Essex County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL503 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of Massachusetts public middle schools
  • C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public middle schools

Enrollment
503
Middle
DISTRICT 598 · STATE 547
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 510922%
Grade 612024%
Grade 714429%
Grade 813026%
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
18336%
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
27154%
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
265%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
122%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
102%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
25551%
Female
24849%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Dr Paul Nettle→Haverhill High
Based on grade levels within Haverhill. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
23.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -8.0pp since 2016
Math
20.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -15.0pp since 2016

What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 15 points.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2523.0%20.0%
2023-2422.0%20.0%
2022-2325.0%17.0%
2021-2217.0%15.0%
2020-2123.0%11.0%
2018-1933.0%28.0%
2017-1835.0%31.0%
2016-1731.0%35.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Dr Paul Nettle ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Essex County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
20.0%#251 of 304
▼ 5
#33 of 40
▼ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
23.0%#253 of 304
▼ 5
#32 of 40
▼ 2
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+5.5pp#48 of 299#5 of 40
Enrollment
ranked largest first
503#168 of 310#20 of 40
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.4:1#141 of 296#20 of 37
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
57.4%#82 of 296#6 of 37
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+0.6%#77 of 82#9 of 10
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
503
-88 (-15%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 398
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 17.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-255034411.4:1N/A
2023-2453151.910.2:1N/A
2022-235705011.4:1N/A
2020-215913417.4:1N/A
2017-1850036.713.6:1N/A
2015-164973414.6:1N/A
2010-114953016.5:153% (260)
2000-01447N/AN/A32% (145)
1990-91398N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr Paul Nettle.

Since 2017-18: students up 1% (500 to 503); teachers up 20% (36.7 to 44).

About Dr Paul Nettle

Dr Paul Nettle is a medium-sized middle-grades school in Haverhill, Massachusetts. The school counts 503 students across grades 5 through 8.

Dr Paul Nettle is run by Haverhill, whose 16 schools enroll 7,940 students.

By race and ethnicity, Dr Paul Nettle is 54% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 36% White, 5% Black, and 2% Asian. That compares with about 24% Hispanic among all Essex County residents. By the diversity index, Dr Paul Nettle comes in at 57%.

With 44 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Dr Paul Nettle was 11.4:1. Middle schools in Massachusetts average about 11.5:1, a similar figure.

The allk12 Grade for Dr Paul Nettle is C. Compared with Massachusetts public middle schools, the school scored higher than 34% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Essex County has these Census figures: median household income is about $101,883, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Dr Paul Nettle is among the 221 public schools in Essex County.

The closest public school to Dr Paul Nettle is Golden Hill, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Dr Paul Nettle, there are at least 8 other public schools.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.

Federal counts put enrollment at 591 in 2020-21 and 503 in 2024-25, a 15% decrease. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.4:1.

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Essex County at a glance

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Population
813,054
Census ACS
Median income
$101,883
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
221
113,427 students

Quick facts

School name
Dr Paul Nettle
District
Haverhill
Address
150 Boardman Street, Haverhill, MA 01830
Phone
(978) 374-5792
County
Essex County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–08
Total enrollment
503
Teachers (FTE)
44
Student–teacher ratio
11.4:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
250597000852
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Dr Paul Nettle
How large is Dr Paul Nettle?
Dr Paul Nettle enrolls approximately 503 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Dr Paul Nettle serve?
Dr Paul Nettle serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Dr Paul Nettle have?
Dr Paul Nettle employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dr Paul Nettle?
At Dr Paul Nettle, the student body is approximately 36% White, 54% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Dr Paul Nettle?
Dr Paul Nettle is overseen by Haverhill in Essex County.
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