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North Beverly Elementary

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North Beverly Elementary ranks 113 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

113^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

North Beverly Elementary is a public elementary school serving 347 students in grades K-4 in Beverly, Massachusetts, a city ranked 100 out of 348 districts in the state with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. This school has consistently ranked among the top 25% of Massachusetts elementary schools, earning a 4-star rating in the 2024-2025 school year and ranking 113 out of 906 elementary schools statewide.

North Beverly Elementary outperforms the Beverly district and the state of Massachusetts in proficiency rates for both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics across all grade levels. In 2024-2025, 58.65% of North Beverly students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 45.05% in Beverly and 41.53% statewide. In Mathematics, 72.73% of North Beverly students were proficient or better, compared to 50.99% in Beverly and 40.74% statewide. The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd and 4th grade Mathematics, with proficiency rates exceeding 70% in recent years.

North Beverly Elementary also excels in serving specific student subgroups, ranking among the top schools in the state for female, white, and low socioeconomic status students. The school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.7 to 12.3 students per teacher in recent years, suggests it is effectively allocating resources to support student learning. When compared to other elementary schools in the Beverly district, North Beverly consistently outperforms its peers, particularly Cove Elementary, which has lower proficiency rates across all grade levels and subject areas.

356

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,489

Per pupil spending ?

28.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

48 Putnam Street
Beverly, MA 01915

(978) 921-6130

District: Beverly

Students who attend North Beverly Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Beverly Middle School
High:	Beverly High

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.9%

Hispanic:

13.5%

Asian:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (66% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Massachusetts elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 38 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg48%

Massachusetts avg41%

113^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 38 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Beverly

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	86.3	113 of 906	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	133 of 916	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	157 of 928	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.6	229 of 932	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.2	215 of 936	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	82.4	141 of 942	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	249 of 934	73.3%	★★★★☆
2017	61.7	370 of 938	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.6	357 of 932	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.9	458 of 914	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.1	505 of 926	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.2	570 of 928	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.7	636 of 930	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.6	563 of 924	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.4	570 of 920	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.5	642 of 909	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.0	704 of 908	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.0	652 of 911	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	46.7	527 of 911	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.9	541 of 887	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	53.4	453 of 882	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2003	53.2	456 of 884	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	62.9	191 of 672	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	63.8	173 of 632	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	60.9	203 of 665	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	272 of 656	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	93.9	23 of 869	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	82.4	144 of 886	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	147 of 887	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	223 of 901	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	222 of 898	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	164 of 902	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	63.1	349 of 893	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	97.3	9 of 398	97.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	48 of 736	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	85.0	46 of 760	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	73.0	125 of 757	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	60 of 772	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	51.4	318 of 705	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.5	91 of 700	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	60.8	212 of 685	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	217 of 884	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	147 of 891	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	173 of 896	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	229 of 908	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	77.9	192 of 904	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.2	146 of 907	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	190 of 898	78.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	179 of 717	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	86.0	60 of 731	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	79.7	86 of 703	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	136 of 905	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	63.5	247 of 894	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	125 of 896	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	51.6	404 of 886	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	78.8	187 of 925	79.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	69 of 737	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	79.8	117 of 753	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	109 of 762	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	222 of 764	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	176 of 765	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	126 of 780	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	232 of 772	69.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2019)98th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)97th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)91st percentile+3 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)80th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)75th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2022)72nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics73%+32 vs state

English Language Arts59%+17 vs state

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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)		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 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th 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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
North Beverly Elementary	Public	K-4	48 Putnam Street	Beverly	01915	Essex County	Beverly	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 921-6130	356	29	12.2		263 (73.9%)	13 (3.7%)	48 (13.5%)	16 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (3.9%)	86.3	113^th of 906 public elementary schools	87.5%		84	133^rd of 916 public elementary schools	85.5%	20	61.4	56.6		58.7	70.2	74.7		72.7			$19,489
Hannah Elementary	Public	K-4	41R Brimbal Avenue	Beverly	01915	Essex County	Beverly	No	No	No	No	(978) 921-6126	312	26	12.0		238 (76.3%)	6 (1.9%)	39 (12.5%)	11 (3.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	76.9	219^th of 906 public elementary schools	75.8%		63.4	335^th of 916 public elementary schools	63.4%	116	58.8	56.0		57.6	55.9	60.0		57.6			$19,275
Centerville Elementary	Public	K-4	17 Hull Street	Beverly	01915	Essex County	Beverly	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 921-6120	327	29	11.4		230 (70.3%)	15 (4.6%)	56 (17.1%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	81.1	170^th of 906 public elementary schools	81.2%		77.9	208^th of 916 public elementary schools	77.3%	38	53.5	63.9		58.8	59.3	67.2		63.3			$20,236
Cove Elementary	Public	K-4	20 Eisenhower Avenue	Beverly	01915	Essex County	Beverly	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 921-6121	394	32	12.4		285 (72.3%)	15 (3.8%)	71 (18.0%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	59.4	362^nd of 906 public elementary schools	60.0%		49.7	475^th of 916 public elementary schools	48.1%	113	52.1	36.3		43.8	52.1	51.3		51.6			$19,578
Bessie Buker Elementary	Public	K-5	1 School Street	Wenham	01984	Essex County	Hamilton-Wenham	No	No	No	No	(978) 468-5324	255	18	14.1		223 (87.5%)	3 (1.2%)	16 (6.3%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	90.1	67^th of 906 public elementary schools	92.6%		89.5	81^st of 916 public elementary schools	91.2%	14	62.5	61.5	80.0	66.7	71.9	65.8	79.4	72.1	79.4	79.4	$20,383
Ayers/Ryal Side School	Public	K-4	40 Woodland Avenue	Beverly	01915	Essex County	Beverly	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 921-6116	388	27	14.1		329 (84.8%)	11 (2.8%)	35 (9.0%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	85.2	124^th of 906 public elementary schools	86.3%		82.6	150^th of 916 public elementary schools	83.6%	26	62.0	57.3		59.5	71.8	65.9		68.6			$18,358
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		253 (86.1%)	6 (2.0%)	31 (10.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	63.1	338^th of 906 public elementary schools	62.7%		73.6	256^th of 916 public elementary schools	72.1%	82	39.4	51.6	44.4	46.5	40.6	67.2	46.7	54.6	44.4	44.4	$18,174
Winthrop School	Public	PK, KG-5	325 Bay Rd	South Hamilton	01982	Essex County	Hamilton-Wenham	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 468-5340	329	27	12.1		284 (86.3%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (5.8%)	15 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	79	192^nd of 906 public elementary schools	78.8%		70	278^th of 916 public elementary schools	69.7%	86	55.6	40.4	66.7	53.3	68.9	57.9	70.8	65.3	70.8	70.8	$22,442
Riverside	Public	PK, KG-5	95 Liberty Street	Danvers	01923	Essex County	Danvers	No	No	No	No	(978) 774-5010	350	27	12.7		289 (82.6%)	10 (2.9%)	39 (11.1%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	51.1	442^nd of 906 public elementary schools	51.2%		42.5	540^th of 916 public elementary schools	41.0%	98	61.8	39.5	31.0	42.9	55.9	44.2	45.2	47.9	26.2	26.2	$21,215
Cutler School	Public	K-5	237 Asbury Street	South Hamilton	01982	Essex County	Hamilton-Wenham	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 468-5330	246	22	11.1		217 (88.2%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.3%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	80.8	172^nd of 906 public elementary schools	81.0%		37.8	576^th of 916 public elementary schools	37.1%	404	69.8	61.8	60.0	64.1	67.4	64.7	52.5	61.5	50.0	50.0	$20,524

Frequently Asked Questions about North Beverly Elementary

What is the racial makeup of North Beverly Elementary?

Students at North Beverly Elementary are 74% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Is North Beverly Elementary a good school?

North Beverly Elementary ranks 113^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend North Beverly Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 356 students attended North Beverly Elementary.

What district is North Beverly Elementary in?

Beverly

What schools do graduates of North Beverly Elementary attend?

Students who attend North Beverly Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Beverly Middle School
High : Beverly High

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