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Beverly High

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Beverly High ranks 172 nd of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

172^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 51% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Beverly High is a public high school serving 1,255 students in grades 9-12 in Beverly, Massachusetts, which is part of the Beverly School District. While the school's overall academic performance is generally in the middle range compared to other Massachusetts high schools, there are some areas where it stands out.

Beverly High's MCAS proficiency rates in mathematics and science tend to be lower than the state averages, with only 40.35% of 10th-grade students proficient or better in MCAS Mathematics in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 44.6%. However, the school's performance in English Language Arts is closer to the state average. Additionally, Beverly High has a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 90.3% to 94.4% in recent years, which is generally higher than the state average, and a low dropout rate of 1.9% to 3.0%.

Compared to nearby schools, Manchester Essex Regional High School and Hamilton-Wenham Regional High tend to outperform Beverly High in academic metrics and overall school rankings. These higher-performing schools have significantly higher MCAS proficiency rates, graduation rates, and lower dropout rates than Beverly High. The school's proximity to these top-performing institutions may provide opportunities for collaboration and learning to drive continuous improvement at Beverly High.

1,213

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,523

Per pupil spending ?

23%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Sohier Rd
Beverly, MA 01915

(978) 921-6132

District: Beverly

Feeder schools for Beverly High:

Elementary:	Ayers/Ryal Side School
	Centerville Elementary
	Cove Elementary
	Hannah Elementary
	More...
	North Beverly Elementary
Middle:	Beverly Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.2%

Hispanic:

18.4%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2015 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Massachusetts median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg44%

Massachusetts avg45%

172^nd of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

100^th of 348Beverly 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	52.1	172 of 349	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.5	147 of 348	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	147 of 347	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	174 of 342	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.2	164 of 285	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.6	150 of 351	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	158 of 345	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.2	149 of 348	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.9	180 of 351	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.8	209 of 354	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	63.7	159 of 347	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.9	153 of 344	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.8	187 of 340	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.2	161 of 340	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.9	151 of 335	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.5	155 of 322	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.8	145 of 319	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.3	116 of 316	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	79.4	73 of 314	76.8%	★★★★☆
2005	64.5	134 of 311	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	70.3	106 of 307	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2003	59.5	135 of 304	55.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	70 of 148	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.4	77 of 137	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	7.5	86 of 93	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	41.7	150 of 295	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	79 of 202	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.5	164 of 299	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.1	142 of 299	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	170 of 337	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	141 of 342	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	143 of 339	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	178 of 340	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.0	173 of 281	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.3	153 of 342	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.8	141 of 339	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	122 of 245	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.5	140 of 249	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.8	174 of 241	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	135 of 217	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	89 of 149	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.2	76 of 206	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	86 of 193	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	198 of 334	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	231 of 338	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	244 of 338	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.9	155 of 332	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.1	170 of 253	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.9	147 of 330	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.8	198 of 330	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	175 of 339	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.0	153 of 342	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	144 of 343	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	166 of 339	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.3	153 of 281	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.6	152 of 346	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	170 of 343	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	46 of 89	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	53 of 87	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	141 of 302	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.4	173 of 289	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	143 of 301	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	172 of 339	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	180 of 268	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.2	156 of 348	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.7	165 of 344	52.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	173 of 298	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.0	130 of 302	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	130 of 301	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	143 of 300	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.5	147 of 249	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	157 of 302	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.4	135 of 303	55.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile~ school

Female (2025)50th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)49th percentile~ school

Male (2025)48th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)48th percentile~ school

White (2025)42nd percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2022)8th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science50%+4 vs state

English Language Arts47%-4 vs state

Biology42%+3 vs state

Mathematics40%-4 vs state

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Schools Near Beverly 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 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 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 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
Beverly High	Public	9-12	100 Sohier Rd	Beverly	01915	Essex County	Beverly	No	No	No	No	(978) 921-6132	1,213	99	12.2		864 (71.2%)	43 (3.5%)	223 (18.4%)	24 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (3.9%)	52.1	172^nd of 349 public high schools	50.7%		61.5	147^th of 348 public high schools	57.8%	25				46.6					40.4			49.6		42.3		$18,523
Danvers High	Public	9-12	60 Cabot Road	Danvers	01923	Essex County	Danvers	No	No	No	No	(978) 777-8925	784	76	10.2		595 (75.9%)	26 (3.3%)	115 (14.7%)	23 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.7%)	47.1	193^rd of 349 public high schools	44.7%		53.8	178^th of 348 public high schools	48.9%	15				46.7					32.3			48.9		47.9		$20,883
Salem Prep High School	Public	9-12	2 Museum Place Mall	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	No	(978) 740-1171	23	2	11.7		8 (34.8%)	1 (4.3%)	13 (56.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.3%)								(n/a)																$43,927
New Liberty Innovation School	Public	9-12	2 East India Square	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	No	(978) 825-3470	36	4	8.0		10 (27.8%)	3 (8.3%)	19 (52.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.3%)								(n/a)				25.0					16.7							$33,883
Salem Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	45 Congress St.	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 744-2105	480	44	11.0		128 (26.7%)	45 (9.4%)	273 (56.9%)	19 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	59.5	145^th of 349 public high schools	58.5%		49.5	193^rd of 348 public high schools	44.5%	48	39.7	52.8	46.1	60.0	46.2	41.1	36.1	40.0	47.7	39.1	44.0	41.5	44.0	41.3	43.4	$20,795
Salem High	Public	9-12	77 Willson Street	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	No	(978) 740-1123	952	97	9.8		341 (35.8%)	74 (7.8%)	467 (49.1%)	23 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.2%)	53	167^th of 349 public high schools	52.1%		47.5	201^st of 348 public high schools	42.2%	34				47.3					45.5			45.1		34.5		$28,332
Hamilton-Wenham Regional High	Public	9-12	775 Bay Rd	South Hamilton	01982	Essex County	Hamilton-Wenham	No	No	No	No	(978) 468-0400	448	38	11.8		396 (88.4%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.3%)	14 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.3%)	92.9	29^th of 349 public high schools	91.7%		90.2	35^th of 348 public high schools	89.9%	6				81.6					74.6			75.5		78.1		$24,083
Peabody Veterans Memorial High	Public	9-12	485 Lowell Street	Peabody	01960	Essex County	Peabody	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 536-4500	1,333	129	10.2		811 (60.8%)	102 (7.7%)	359 (26.9%)	21 (1.6%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (2.5%)	20.3	285^th of 349 public high schools	18.3%		27.6	263^rd of 348 public high schools	24.4%	22				25.3					22.5			28.9		23.5		$20,870
Marblehead High	Public	9-12	2 Humphrey Street	Marblehead	01945	Essex County	Marblehead	No	No	No	No	(781) 639-3100	861	80	10.7		718 (83.4%)	29 (3.4%)	68 (7.9%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.8%)	75.9	86^th of 349 public high schools	75.4%		87.4	46^th of 348 public high schools	86.8%	40				54.4					57.1			72.3		53.1		$20,383
Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School	Public	9-12	565 Maple Street	Hathorne	01937	Essex County	Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 304-4700	1,830	143	12.7		1,310 (71.6%)	49 (2.7%)	358 (19.6%)	31 (1.7%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (3.8%)	63.5	133^rd of 349 public high schools	61.9%		69.9	112^th of 348 public high schools	67.8%	21				64.0					43.1			49.5		49.0		$23,669

Frequently Asked Questions about Beverly High

What schools feed into Beverly High?

Beverly High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ayers/Ryal Side School
Elementary : Centerville Elementary
Elementary : Cove Elementary
Elementary : Hannah Elementary
Elementary : North Beverly Elementary
Middle : Beverly Middle School

What district is Beverly High in?

Beverly

Is Beverly High a good school?

Beverly High ranks 172^nd of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Beverly High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,213 students attended Beverly High.

What is the racial makeup of Beverly High?

Students at Beverly High are 71% White, 18% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

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