Marsh Grammar School

Marsh Grammar School, a well-populated K-5 school in Methuen, Massachusetts, part of Methuen, works with 996 students, covering grades K through 8. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 381 students each, so Marsh Grammar School sits 161% bigger than that benchmark.

Methuen runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 6,464 students. Marsh Grammar School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Marsh Grammar School lists that the most-represented group is White (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 43% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 78 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

In the broader community, census data for Essex County shows the typical household earns roughly $101,883 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Essex County's 221 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students), Marsh Grammar School is one campus in the mix.

Early Childhood Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Marsh Grammar School's enrollment has decreased 17% since 2018, when it stood at 1,199 (now 996). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 64% to 43% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.