Tenney Grammar School

As a high-enrollment K-5 school in Methuen, Massachusetts, Tenney Grammar School instructs 1,246 students from grades K through 8, run under Methuen. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 381 students each, so Tenney Grammar School sits 227% bigger than that benchmark.

Tenney Grammar School is one of 6 schools operated by Methuen, a district that serves 6,464 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Tenney Grammar School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 66% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 24% White, 5% Black, 2% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Essex County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 99 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Essex County put the typical household earns roughly $101,883 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Essex County's 221 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students), Tenney Grammar School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Methuen High, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 8%: 1,354 students in 2018 compared to 1,246 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 51% to 66% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.