Best Public Schools in Amesbury, MA

Summary:

The city of Amesbury, Massachusetts is home to 5 schools serving students from elementary through high school, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 2 high schools (one of which is an innovation high school). Overall, the Amesbury school district is ranked 125 out of 356 districts in Massachusetts and is rated 3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating average performance compared to other districts in the state.

Among the Amesbury schools, Amesbury Elementary and Amesbury High School stand out as the top-performing schools. Amesbury Elementary is ranked 259 out of 928 Massachusetts elementary schools and is rated 4 out of 5 stars, with strong test scores in ELA and Math that exceed the district and state averages. Similarly, Amesbury High School is ranked 122 out of 347 Massachusetts high schools and is rated 3 out of 5 stars, with impressive test scores in ELA, Math, and Science that surpass the district and state averages.

In contrast, Amesbury Innovation High School appears to be an outlier, with only 45 students and significantly lower test scores compared to the other high school in the district. The two elementary schools, Amesbury Elementary and Charles C. Cashman Elementary, have similar student demographics and test score profiles, but Amesbury Elementary is ranked higher and rated 4 out of 5 stars, while Cashman Elementary is rated 3 out of 5 stars. Overall, the Amesbury school district provides a solid educational experience for its students, with a mix of strong-performing and average-performing schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2023)								MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2023)								MCAS Next Generation Science (2023)				MCAS Next Generation Biology (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Shay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	193R Lions Mouth Road	Amesbury	01913	Essex County	Amesbury	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(978) 388-3659	328	27	12.2		282 (86.0%)	7 (2.1%)	27 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	72.6	259^th of 926 public elementary schools	72.0%		66	318^th of 932 public elementary schools	65.9%	59	52.3	48.1						50.4	55.4	65.4						59.8						$20,734	$1,427	$19,306
Amesbury High	Public	9-12	5 Highland Street	Amesbury	01913	Essex County	Amesbury	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(978) 388-4800	453	48	9.4		369 (81.5%)	7 (1.5%)	48 (10.6%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	68.4	122^nd of 347 public high schools	64.8%		72.9	103^rd of 342 public high schools	69.9%	19							63.8								56.8				60.7		50.0	$18,891	$878	$18,013
Amesbury Middle	Public	6-8	220 Main Street	Amesbury	01913	Essex County	Amesbury	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(978) 388-0515	584	54	10.7		474 (81.2%)	10 (1.7%)	65 (11.1%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.3%)	63.9	156^th of 497 public middle schools	68.6%		56.1	189^th of 497 public middle schools	62.0%	33			28.8	44.1	48.6	40.5		40.8			28.5	40.9	52.1	48.7		43.3	37.9	43.9		41.2		$17,999	$1,078	$16,921
Charles C Cashman Elementary	Public	3-5	193 Lions Mouth Road	Amesbury	01913	Essex County	Amesbury	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(978) 388-4407	369	33	11.2		288 (78.0%)	7 (1.9%)	58 (15.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.3%)	58.1	400^th of 926 public elementary schools	56.8%		43.6	529^th of 932 public elementary schools	43.2%	129	45.9	49.1						47.5	34.4	59.7						46.6						$19,504	$2,374	$17,130
Amesbury Innovation High School	Public	9-12	71 Friend Street	Amesbury	01913	Essex County	Amesbury	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(978) 388-8037	45	7	6.8		37 (82.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.9%)								(n/a)							8.3								8.3							$23,081	$769	$22,312

Cities Near Amesbury

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Newburyport	3.22 mi	5	102^nd
West Newbury	3.52 mi	3	105^th
Salisbury	3.55 mi	1	311^th
Merrimac	3.95 mi	2	223^rd
Haverhill	5.45 mi	16	309^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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Best Public Schools in Amesbury, MA

Shay Elementary

Amesbury High

Amesbury Middle

Charles C Cashman Elementary

Amesbury Innovation High School

Cities Near Amesbury