Pentucket Regional Middle

Pentucket Regional Middle is one of the low-enrollment middle schools in West Newbury, Massachusetts, part of Pentucket, with 335 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 547 students per school, that is 39% smaller than typical.

Pentucket comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,238 students; Pentucket Regional Middle is among them.

In terms of who attends, Pentucket Regional Middle records that nearly all students (90%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 8% Hispanic. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

On the income-and-resources front, Pentucket Regional Middle reports 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.5:1. The state averages around 11.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Essex County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $101,883 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Essex County runs 221 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students), of which Pentucket Regional Middle is one.

Pentucket Regional Sr High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pentucket Regional Middle has declined 21%, going from 422 students in 2018 to 335 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 3% to 8% across the same window.

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