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Holten Richmond Middle School

55 Conant Street, Danvers, MA 01923 · (978) 774-8590 · Essex County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL745 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% of Massachusetts public middle schools
  • B-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.
  • CThree-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
745
Middle
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 547
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · 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 626536%
Grade 722630%
Grade 825434%
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
57577%
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
9813%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
294%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
203%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
213%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
36749%
Female
37650%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Holten Richmond Middle School→Danvers High
Feeds from
Great OakKG–05HighlandsKG–05Ivan G SmithKG–05Willis E ThorpeKG–05RiversidePK–05
Based on grade levels within Danvers. 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
34.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -12.0pp since 2016
Math
33.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -2.0pp since 2016

What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 12 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 2 points.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2534.0%33.0%
2023-2439.0%34.0%
2022-2349.0%32.0%
2021-2238.0%31.0%
2020-2140.0%26.0%
2018-1946.0%37.0%
2017-1840.0%33.0%
2016-1746.0%35.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Holten Richmond Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Essex County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
33.0%#180 of 304
▼ 14
#20 of 40
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
34.0%#197 of 304
▼ 40
#22 of 40
▼ 3
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-1.0pp#95 of 299#16 of 40
Enrollment
ranked largest first
745#59 of 310#7 of 40
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.1:1#64 of 296#10 of 37
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
38.1%#198 of 296#18 of 37
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-9.6%#123 of 204#18 of 29
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
745
-45 (-6%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 691
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 12.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2574573.810.1:1N/A
2023-2474169.510.7:1N/A
2022-2377267.111.5:1N/A
2020-217906512.2:1N/A
2017-1882465.312.6:1N/A
2015-168426612.8:1N/A
2010-119476913.7:118% (170)
2000-01941N/AN/A6% (54)
1990-91691N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holten Richmond Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students down 10% (824 to 745); teachers up 13% (65.3 to 73.8).

About Holten Richmond Middle School

Holten Richmond Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Danvers, located in Danvers, Massachusetts. The school reports 745 students in grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 36% above the 547 average for middle schools in Massachusetts.

Holten Richmond Middle School is part of Danvers, where 7 schools serve 3,238 students.

At 77%, White students outnumber all other groups at Holten Richmond Middle School combined. It is also 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Essex County's residents are about 68% White, 9 points below the school's share. By the diversity index, Holten Richmond Middle School comes in at 38%.

The school reports 73.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 10.1 students per teacher. For comparison, middle schools in Massachusetts average 11.5:1.

Holten Richmond Middle School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 42% of Massachusetts public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Essex County has about 813,054 residents, and 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%. Federal data list 221 public schools in Essex County, with a combined enrollment of about 113,427.

The nearest other public school, Willis E Thorpe, is about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.

Under the NCES locale system, Holten Richmond Middle School is Suburb: Large.

The student count in 2024-25 was 745, 6% below the 790 of 2020-21. Students per teacher fell from 12.2 in 2020-21 to 10.1 in 2024-25.

Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

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
Holten Richmond Middle School
District
Danvers
Address
55 Conant Street, Danvers, MA 01923
Phone
(978) 774-8590
County
Essex County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
745
Teachers (FTE)
74
Student–teacher ratio
10.1:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
250399002517
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Holten Richmond Middle School
How many students attend Holten Richmond Middle School?
Holten Richmond Middle School enrolls approximately 745 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Holten Richmond Middle School serve?
Holten Richmond Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Holten Richmond Middle School?
Approximately 10.1:1 students per teacher at Holten Richmond Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Holten Richmond Middle School?
Student demographics at Holten Richmond Middle School are roughly 77% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Holten Richmond Middle School in?
Holten Richmond Middle School is part of Danvers.
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