Essex Elementary

Essex Elementary, a tight-knit K-5 school in Essex, Massachusetts, one of the schools within Manchester Essex Regional, hosts 215 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 44% below the state mean of about 381.

Manchester Essex Regional runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,190 students. Essex Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Essex Elementary reports that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 4% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting Essex Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, Essex County reports that median household earnings sit near $101,883, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Essex Elementary is one of 221 public schools in Essex County (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students).

Miles River Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Essex Elementary operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Essex Elementary's enrollment has shrank 6% since 2018, when it stood at 228 (now 215). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Essex Elementary typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.