Summary:
The city of Essex, Massachusetts has a single public elementary school, Essex Elementary, which serves grades K-5 with an enrollment of 229 students. As the only school in the city, Essex Elementary is ranked 52 out of 348 schools in the Manchester Essex Regional district and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.
Essex Elementary's academic performance is somewhat mixed, with proficiency rates on the MCAS Next Generation assessments that vary across subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's English Language Arts proficiency rate was 48.33%, compared to 61.19% for the district and 41.53% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 50.83%, versus 56.55% for the district and 40.74% for the state. Science proficiency was higher at 56.52%, but still below the district average of 63.87% and the state average of 41.51%. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with some grades and subjects performing better than others compared to the district and state.
Despite the inconsistent academic performance, Essex Elementary has several positive attributes. The school has a low student-teacher ratio of 10:1, which is lower than the state average. Additionally, the school's spending per student for the 2020-2021 school year was $24,199, which may contribute to the quality of education provided. Overall, while Essex Elementary appears to be a relatively high-performing school within its district, there are opportunities for improvement in certain subject areas to better align with district and state averages.
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