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At a glance

220^thof 351 Massachusetts districts▼ 4

Better than 37% of Massachusetts districts

Elementary 5 Middle 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

64 Cabot Road
Danvers, MA 01923·(978) 774-4800·All Massachusetts district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 37.3% of districts

Schools

3,238

Students

Top rankedWillis E Thorpe357^th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Danvers High up 39 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Holten Richmond Middle School 10 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

2★

1★

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Summary:

Danvers is a Massachusetts district of about 3,238 students spread across seven public schools: five elementary schools (Ivan G Smith, Highlands, Riverside, Willis E Thorpe, and Great Oak), one middle school (Holten Richmond Middle School), and one high school (Danvers High). Elementary enrollment is 1,709, the middle school has 745 students, and the high school has 784. The Danvers district overall ranks 220th of 351 in Massachusetts, in the 37th percentile with 2 stars, but individual schools vary widely.

On the 2025–2026 tests, Willis E Thorpe is the strongest elementary school, with ELA at 47.14% and math at 51.80% — both above district and state — and a 60th percentile, 3-star rank. Riverside is close behind, above district and state in ELA (44.64%) and math (46.90%) and improving from the 41st to the 55th percentile. Ivan G Smith also beats state averages in ELA and math. Danvers High stands out in science (48.31%), Biology (47.73%), and a 95.7% graduation rate. Holten Richmond Middle School is strongest in Civics (43.32%), above district and state.

Two elementary schools lag: Highlands and Great Oak both sit at the 29th percentile with 1 star. Great Oak has the lowest ELA proficiency in the district at 23.68%, while Highlands has the weakest science result at 19.05% and the highest student-teacher ratio (16.4). Science is the district's broadest weakness: no elementary school reached the state science average of 40.98%, and scores fell noticeably from the prior year. Resources alone do not explain results — Riverside spends the most per student ($19,147), while Thorpe has mid-range spending and a higher student-teacher ratio (14.1) yet leads in ELA and math. Great Oak's rank also fell sharply, from the 57th to the 29th percentile. Free/reduced lunch data were blank in this extract, so socioeconomic context could not be analyzed.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)								MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)								MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Biology (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2015)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Danvers High	Public	9-12	60 Cabot Road	Danvers	01923	Essex County	Danvers	No	No	No	No	(978) 777-8925	784	76	10.2	18.4%	595 (75.9%)	26 (3.3%)	115 (14.7%)	23 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.7%)	53.7	154^th of 353 public high schools	56.4%		47.1	193^rd of 349 public high schools	44.7%	39							38.6								34.9				48.3		47.7		$20,883
Great Oak	Public	K-5	76 Pickering Street	Danvers	01923	Essex County	Danvers	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 774-2533	291	22	12.9	21.3%	216 (74.2%)	20 (6.9%)	39 (13.4%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	28.5	642^nd of 899 public elementary schools	28.6%		44.4	513^th of 906 public elementary schools	43.4%	129	40.0	17.3	16.4					23.7	40.0	39.2	29.1					35.8	25.5			25.5			$18,902
Highlands	Public	K-5	190 Hobart Street	Danvers	01923	Essex County	Danvers	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 774-5011	385	23	16.4	27.7%	272 (70.6%)	28 (7.3%)	68 (17.7%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	29.1	635^th of 899 public elementary schools	29.4%		33.9	604^th of 906 public elementary schools	33.3%	31	44.1	21.2	27.0					30.3	32.2	36.4	28.6					32.5	19.1			19.1			$17,780
Ivan G Smith	Public	K-5	15 Lobao Drive	Danvers	01923	Essex County	Danvers	No	No	No	No	(978) 774-1350	389	32	12.0	21.6%	298 (76.6%)	30 (7.7%)	47 (12.1%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	52	437^th of 899 public elementary schools	51.4%		56.9	387^th of 906 public elementary schools	57.3%	50	53.0	39.7	37.0					43.2	57.6	43.1	37.0					45.7	30.6			30.6			$18,852
Riverside	Public	PK, KG-5	95 Liberty Street	Danvers	01923	Essex County	Danvers	No	No	No	No	(978) 774-5010	350	27	12.7	26.2%	289 (82.6%)	10 (2.9%)	39 (11.1%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	54.8	405^th of 899 public elementary schools	54.9%		51.1	442^nd of 906 public elementary schools	51.2%	37	56.4	42.4	35.0					44.6	38.5	60.6	43.9					46.9	34.2			34.2			$21,215
Willis E Thorpe	Public	K-5	1 Avon Road	Danvers	01923	Essex County	Danvers	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 774-6946	294	21	14.1	21.1%	253 (86.1%)	6 (2.0%)	31 (10.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	60.1	357^th of 899 public elementary schools	60.3%		63.1	338^th of 906 public elementary schools	62.7%	19	46.7	50.0	46.0					47.1	40.9	59.4	55.6					51.8	34.9			34.9			$18,174
Holten Richmond Middle School	Public	6-8	55 Conant Street	Danvers	01923	Essex County	Danvers	No	No	No	No	(978) 774-8590	745	74	10.0	22.0%	575 (77.2%)	29 (3.9%)	98 (13.2%)	20 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	42.7	241^st of 478 public middle schools	49.6%		45.1	238^th of 484 public middle schools	50.8%	3				39.3	25.2	31.8		32.0				32.6	28.9	36.1		32.4		38.7		38.7		43.3	$20,515

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District	2.46 mi	1	138^th
Beverly	2.52 mi	8	89^th
Hamilton-Wenham	2.98 mi	5	32^nd
Peabody	3.4 mi	11	266^th
Salem	3.59 mi	12	288^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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