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Newbury Elementary
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 41 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 35% larger than its 6th grade class (46).
School pathway
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 62.0% |
| 2022-23 | 59.0% | 58.0% |
| 2021-22 | 60.0% | 49.0% |
| 2020-21 | 59.0% | 41.0% |
| 2018-19 | 68.0% | 57.0% |
| 2017-18 | 65.0% | 60.0% |
| 2016-17 | 63.0% | 50.0% |
Where Newbury Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #287 of 920 ▼ 81 | #31 of 111 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #141 of 920 ▼ 1 | #12 of 111 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #243 of 901 | #31 of 107 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 424 | #395 of 1,086 | #50 of 129 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #205 of 938 | #25 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.3% | #883 of 938 | #95 of 115 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #431 of 602 | #43 of 67 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 424 | 39.5 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 426 | 38.2 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 412 | 38.6 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 359 | 34 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 451 | 36.9 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 507 | 38 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 661 | 39 | 16.9:1 | 9% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 710 | N/A | N/A | 6% (41) |
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (451 to 424); teachers up 7% (36.9 to 39.5).
About Newbury Elementary
Newbury Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Newbury, Massachusetts, under Triton. Its grade span covers pre-K through 6, with 424 students on the rolls.
District-wide, Triton has 5 schools and 2,074 students.
White students account for 90% of the school's enrollment. It is also 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Essex County's residents are about 68% White, 22 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 19% means there is a 19% chance two randomly chosen students at Newbury Elementary are from different groups.
The school had 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 10.7:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is 12.2:1.
The county, Essex County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $101,883, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 221, with about 113,427 students.
River Valley Charter School is about 1.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Newbury Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 65 students, from 359 to 424.
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