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Amesbury High

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Amesbury High ranks 117 th of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

117^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 66% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Amesbury High is a public high school serving 465 students in grades 9-12 in Amesbury, Massachusetts, which is part of the Amesbury school district. The school has consistently ranked in the top 30% of Massachusetts high schools over the past 10 years and maintains a strong 4-year graduation rate above the state average, though its dropout rate is slightly higher.

Amesbury High performs well for female and male students, ranking in the top 35% of Massachusetts high schools for both groups. However, the school struggles with its Hispanic and special education student populations, ranking in the bottom 40% and bottom 30% of Massachusetts high schools, respectively. The school also performs poorly for low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the bottom 40% of Massachusetts high schools. This suggests the school may need to focus more on addressing the unique needs and challenges faced by these student groups.

Compared to nearby schools, Amesbury High performs better than the Amesbury Innovation High School, but lags behind higher-performing schools in the region, such as Ipswich High, Pentucket Regional Senior High, and Newburyport High, which consistently rank higher and have stronger academic outcomes.

481

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,441

Per pupil spending ?

22.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5 Highland Street
Amesbury, MA 01913-3586

(978) 388-4800

District: Amesbury

Feeder schools for Amesbury High:

Elementary:	Charles C Cashman Elementary
	Shay Elementary
Middle:	Amesbury Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.6%

Hispanic:

11.4%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (53% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Massachusetts median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg49%

Massachusetts avg45%

117^th of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

193^rd of 348Amesbury among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	117 of 349	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.0	106 of 348	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.4	122 of 347	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.9	103 of 342	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	64.5	119 of 285	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.0	95 of 351	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	93 of 345	73.0%	★★★★☆
2017	61.3	175 of 348	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.1	190 of 351	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	63.8	165 of 354	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.4	169 of 347	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.1	175 of 344	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.5	177 of 340	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	65.4	149 of 340	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.5	117 of 335	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.4	136 of 322	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.8	120 of 319	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.3	172 of 316	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	71.7	111 of 314	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	61.9	147 of 311	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	61.1	139 of 307	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	57.2	144 of 304	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	43.5	144 of 295	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.2	82 of 202	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.1	75 of 299	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	65.6	91 of 299	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	108 of 337	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.0	110 of 342	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	130 of 339	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.7	97 of 340	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	62.0	120 of 281	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.1	107 of 342	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.8	95 of 339	72.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	214 of 245	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.4	108 of 249	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	100 of 217	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.4	33 of 206	84.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	200 of 334	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.7	152 of 338	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.4	245 of 338	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	70.8	81 of 332	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	38.8	162 of 253	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.8	102 of 330	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.6	178 of 330	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	124 of 339	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.7	109 of 342	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.0	111 of 343	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.4	115 of 339	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.8	110 of 281	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.0	91 of 346	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	93 of 343	72.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	186 of 302	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	138 of 289	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.8	214 of 301	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	68.0	96 of 339	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	38.9	169 of 268	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.1	103 of 348	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	63.1	119 of 344	65.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	101 of 298	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.2	95 of 302	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	127 of 301	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.3	79 of 300	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	56.7	119 of 249	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.1	116 of 302	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	119 of 303	60.7%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)68th percentile~ school

White (2025)66th percentile~ school

Male (2025)63rd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)51st percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile-26 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile-28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science57%+11 vs state

English Language Arts56%+6 vs state

Biology53%+14 vs state

Mathematics48%+3 vs state

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Schools Near Amesbury High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Biology (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Amesbury High	Public	9-12	5 Highland Street	Amesbury	01913	Essex County	Amesbury	No	No	No	No	(978) 388-4800	481	44	10.8		383 (79.6%)	5 (1.0%)	55 (11.4%)	16 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	66.2	117^th of 349 public high schools	66.5%		71	106^th of 348 public high schools	69.5%	11		56.3			47.9			57.0		52.8		$23,441
Amesbury Innovation High School	Public	9-12	71 Friend Street	Amesbury	01913	Essex County	Amesbury	No	No	No	No	(978) 388-8037	50	6	8.6		37 (74.0%)	1 (2.0%)	7 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (10.0%)								(n/a)												$23,893
Newburyport High	Public	9-12	241 High Street	Newburyport	01950	Essex County	Newburyport	No	No	No	No	(978) 465-4440	743	72	10.3		667 (89.8%)	7 (0.9%)	41 (5.5%)	13 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.9%)	81.6	71^st of 349 public high schools	79.7%		77.6	91^st of 348 public high schools	73.9%	20		70.4			56.2			67.9		60.8		$21,536
Whittier Regional Vocational	Public	9-12	115 Amesbury Line Rd	Haverhill	01830	Essex County	Whittier Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 373-4101	1,285	124	10.3		763 (59.4%)	39 (3.0%)	386 (30.0%)	22 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (4.7%)	66.6	114^th of 349 public high schools	67.3%		61.8	146^th of 348 public high schools	58.0%	32		61.7			49.4			50.5		41.8		$25,241
Pentucket Regional Senior High	Public	9-12	24 Main Street	West Newbury	01985	Essex County	Pentucket	No	No	No	No	(978) 363-5507	578	50	11.5		508 (87.9%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.8%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	83.2	67^th of 349 public high schools	80.8%		78.7	87^th of 348 public high schools	75.0%	20		74.4			59.7			64.1		42.7		$20,102
Triton Regional High School	Public	9-12	112 Elm Street	Byfield	01922	Essex County	Triton	No	No	No	No	(978) 462-8171	538	51	10.6		470 (87.4%)	4 (0.7%)	32 (5.9%)	19 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.7%)	57.1	154^th of 349 public high schools	55.9%		56.1	168^th of 348 public high schools	51.7%	14		52.3			48.1			44.4		35.7		$24,939
Gateway Academy	Public	7-12	415 Primrose St	Haverhill	01830	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-3473	156	14	11.1		89 (57.1%)	3 (1.9%)	59 (37.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)								(n/a)	18.2	10.0	22.2	0.0		4.6	27.3		27.3	0.0	20.0	$22,453
Greenleaf Academy	Public	6-12	58 Chadwick Street	Bradford	01835	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-3487	34	5	6.8		15 (44.1%)	3 (8.8%)	15 (44.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)								(n/a)												$38,901
Georgetown High School	Public	9-12	11 Winter Street	Georgetown	01833	Essex County	Georgetown	No	No	No	No	(978) 352-5790	268	29	9.3		219 (81.7%)	2 (0.7%)	38 (14.2%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.5%)	49.5	186^th of 349 public high schools	46.7%		77.5	92^nd of 348 public high schools	73.6%	94		50.0			41.0			40.7		36.5		$21,956
Haverhill High	Public	9-12	137 Monument Street	Haverhill	01832	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-5700	1,922	154	12.5		854 (44.4%)	114 (5.9%)	868 (45.2%)	37 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	39 (2.0%)	25.5	264^th of 349 public high schools	24.4%		21.3	281^st of 348 public high schools	19.3%	17		30.6			25.8			32.0		24.7		$19,265

Frequently Asked Questions about Amesbury High

What schools feed into Amesbury High?

Amesbury High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Charles C Cashman Elementary
Elementary : Shay Elementary
Middle : Amesbury Middle

What is the racial makeup of Amesbury High?

Students at Amesbury High are 80% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% African American.

What district is Amesbury High in?

Amesbury

Is Amesbury High a good school?

Amesbury High ranks 117^th of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Amesbury High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 481 students attended Amesbury High.

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