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What advice would you give to incoming students at John G Whittier?
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Enrollment
487
Middle
DISTRICT 598 · STATE 547
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAVERHILL·NCES 250597000857
John G Whittier
256 Concord Street, Haverhill, MA 01830 · (978) 374-5782 · Essex County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL487 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Massachusetts public middle schools
- CTest 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.
- C+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
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
37 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 128 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 142 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 138 | 28% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 65% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
John G Whittier→Haverhill High
Based on grade levels within Haverhill. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
27.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -15.0pp since 2016
Math
23.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -9.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 15 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 9 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 22.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 19.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 19.0% |
| 2018-19 | 39.0% | 32.0% |
| 2017-18 | 40.0% | 30.0% |
| 2016-17 | 42.0% | 32.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where John G Whittier ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #235 of 304 ▲ 4 | #29 of 40 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #227 of 304 ▲ 12 | #26 of 40 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #110 of 299 | #18 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 487 | #180 of 310 | #22 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #235 of 296 | #32 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #71 of 296 | #5 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #117 of 204 | #17 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 2024-25Enrollment
487
-25 (-5%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 464
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 20.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 487 | 37.2 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 498 | 40.4 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 484 | 37.6 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 512 | 25 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 542 | 29.5 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 502 | 26 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 477 | 25 | 19.1:1 | 43% (206) |
| 2000-01 | 518 | N/A | N/A | 19% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 464 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John G Whittier.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (542 to 487); teachers up 26% (29.5 to 37.2).
About John G Whittier
John G Whittier is a medium-sized middle school. Its address is in Haverhill, Massachusetts. The school counts 487 students across grades 5 through 8.
John G Whittier is one school in Haverhill, a system of 16 schools with 7,940 students.
John G Whittier's enrollment is 51% Hispanic. Other groups include 37% White, 8% Black, and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Essex County residents are about 24% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at John G Whittier belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 59%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.1:1, with 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Massachusetts is 11.5:1, lower than at this school.
allk12 grades John G Whittier a C-. The grade compares the school only with Massachusetts public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Within Essex County, median household income is about $101,883, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Essex County number 221 and enroll about 113,427.
Nearest public school: Pentucket Lake Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 512 in 2020-21 and 487 in 2024-25, a 5% decrease. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.1:1) than in 2020-21 (20.5:1).
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
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Haverhill
- Haverhill HighHigh · 1,922 students
- Caleb Dustin Hunking SchoolElementary · 1,062 students
- Consentino Middle SchoolMiddle · 805 students
- Pentucket Lake ElementaryElementary · 527 students
- Dr Paul NettleMiddle · 503 students
- Golden HillElementary · 502 students
Other schools in Haverhill
- Haverhill HighHigh · 1,922 students
- Whittier Regional VocationalHigh · 1,285 students
- Caleb Dustin Hunking SchoolElementary · 1,062 students
- Consentino Middle SchoolMiddle · 805 students
- Pentucket Lake ElementaryElementary · 527 students
- Dr Paul NettleMiddle · 503 students
Nearby schools
- Pentucket Lake Elementary0.2 mi · 527
- Walnut Square0.4 mi · 161
- Gateway Academy0.8 mi · 156
- Haverhill High1.6 mi · 1,922
- Tilton1.8 mi · 471
- Golden Hill1.8 mi · 502
Frequently asked questions
About John G WhittierHow many students attend John G Whittier?
John G Whittier enrolls approximately 487 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does John G Whittier serve?
John G Whittier serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at John G Whittier?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at John G Whittier.
What is the student diversity at John G Whittier?
Student demographics at John G Whittier are roughly 37% White, 51% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is John G Whittier public or private?
John G Whittier is a public K-12 school, overseen by Haverhill.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.