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Best Public Schools in Essex County, MA


At a glance
207
Schools
111,460
Students
41
Districts
8
5-star schools
Top rankedHamilton-Wenham Regional High26th of 353 Massachusetts high schools
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Biggest riser
Atkinson up 174 spots statewide this year
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Smallest classes
Rollins Early Childhood Center 7.4 students per teacher
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Newly ranked this year
Swampscott Elementary School and 5 more
SchoolDigger ratings
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34 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.

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