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Willis E Thorpe

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Willis E Thorpe ranks 338 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

338^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Willis E Thorpe is an elementary school located in Danvers, Massachusetts, serving 347 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Danvers school district, which is ranked 216 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Willis E Thorpe consistently performs above the Danvers district and Massachusetts state averages in MCAS Next Generation assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, 46.48% of Willis E Thorpe students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 36.52% for Danvers and 41.53% for the state. In Mathematics, 54.61% of Willis E Thorpe students were proficient or better, compared to 37.75% for Danvers and 40.74% for the state. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.5 to 14.6 over the past few years.

One of the standout features of Willis E Thorpe is its strong performance for its special education and low socioeconomic status student groups, often ranking in the top 25% of Massachusetts elementary schools. While the Danvers district as a whole is ranked lower than the state average, Willis E Thorpe stands out as a high-performing school within the district, consistently outperforming its peers on academic measures.

294

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,174

Per pupil spending ?

21.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Avon Road
Danvers, MA 01923-2391

(978) 774-6946

District: Danvers

Students who attend Willis E Thorpe usually attend:

Middle:	Holten Richmond Middle School
High:	Danvers High

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.1%

Hispanic:

10.5%

African American:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (50% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Danvers

✓Above the Massachusetts median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg38%

Massachusetts avg41%

338^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Danvers

216^th of 348Danvers 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	63.1	338 of 906	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.6	256 of 916	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	227 of 928	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	264 of 932	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	192 of 936	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	54.7	443 of 942	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	469 of 934	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.9	437 of 938	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.0	277 of 932	70.3%	★★★★☆
2015	71.5	265 of 914	71.0%	★★★★☆
2014	64.8	352 of 926	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.3	259 of 928	72.1%	★★★★☆
2012	74.7	239 of 930	74.3%	★★★★☆
2011	75.9	234 of 924	74.7%	★★★★☆
2010	70.4	289 of 920	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.8	366 of 909	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	77.4	193 of 908	78.7%	★★★★☆
2007	76.8	206 of 911	77.4%	★★★★☆
2006	68.9	282 of 911	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	72.9	260 of 887	70.7%	★★★★☆
2004	71.7	275 of 882	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2003	68.1	308 of 884	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	60.9	204 of 672	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.1	180 of 632	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	42.3	343 of 656	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	376 of 869	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.9	252 of 886	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	270 of 887	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.1	341 of 901	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.6	243 of 898	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	284 of 902	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	371 of 893	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	354 of 736	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.7	64 of 760	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	89.2	32 of 757	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	68.4	177 of 772	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	81.9	49 of 705	93.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	294 of 884	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.6	234 of 891	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	175 of 896	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	196 of 908	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	82.6	139 of 904	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	46.6	509 of 907	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	517 of 898	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	65 of 717	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	65.6	186 of 731	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	230 of 905	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	70.5	180 of 894	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	48.5	455 of 896	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	568 of 886	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	79.4	181 of 925	80.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	351 of 737	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	260 of 753	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	242 of 762	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.4	259 of 764	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.4	207 of 765	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	44.6	464 of 780	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	510 of 772	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)91st percentile+28 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)80th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)70th percentile~ school

Male (2025)67th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics55%+14 vs state

English Language Arts46%+5 vs state

Science44%+3 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
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
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
Great Oak	Public	K-5	76 Pickering Street	Danvers	01923	Essex County	Danvers	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 774-2533	291	22	12.9		216 (74.2%)	20 (6.9%)	39 (13.4%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	44.4	513^th of 906 public elementary schools	43.4%		57.9	392^nd of 916 public elementary schools	57.2%	121	21.1	34.0	51.1	34.2	17.5	49.1	53.3	38.7	51.1	51.1	$18,902
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		298 (76.6%)	30 (7.7%)	47 (12.1%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	56.9	387^th of 906 public elementary schools	57.3%		65.1	319^th of 916 public elementary schools	65.2%	68	44.6	35.7	51.7	43.5	51.8	48.6	41.4	47.3	49.1	49.1	$18,852
Highlands	Public	K-5	190 Hobart Street	Danvers	01923	Essex County	Danvers	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 774-5011	385	23	16.4		272 (70.6%)	28 (7.3%)	68 (17.7%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	33.9	604^th of 906 public elementary schools	33.3%		30.6	633^rd of 916 public elementary schools	30.9%	29	34.3	25.0	40.9	33.5	36.4	35.9	28.8	33.7	32.3	32.3	$17,780
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
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
Bates	Public	PK, KG-5	53 Liberty Hill Avenue	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1250	410	33	12.5		200 (48.8%)	30 (7.3%)	146 (35.6%)	5 (1.2%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (4.9%)	42.8	526^th of 906 public elementary schools	41.9%		38.6	568^th of 916 public elementary schools	38.0%	42	26.8	41.7	33.9	33.7	32.1	56.3	33.3	39.5	46.8	46.8	$22,713
Thomas Carroll	Public	PK, KG-5	60 Northend Street	Peabody	01960	Essex County	Peabody	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 536-4200	645	46	13.9		307 (47.6%)	36 (5.6%)	264 (40.9%)	14 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.9%)	19.3	751^st of 906 public elementary schools	17.1%		18.8	757^th of 916 public elementary schools	17.4%	6	31.4	25.3	19.2	25.4	16.7	29.1	24.2	23.0	21.2	21.2	$16,954

Frequently Asked Questions about Willis E Thorpe

What schools do graduates of Willis E Thorpe attend?

Students who attend Willis E Thorpe usually go on to attend:

Middle : Holten Richmond Middle School
High : Danvers High

How many students attend Willis E Thorpe?

In the 2024-25 school year, 294 students attended Willis E Thorpe.

What district is Willis E Thorpe in?

Danvers

What is the racial makeup of Willis E Thorpe?

Students at Willis E Thorpe are 86% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Is Willis E Thorpe a good school?

Willis E Thorpe ranks 338^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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