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Penn Brook

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Penn Brook ranks 371 st of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

371^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Penn Brook is an elementary school located in Georgetown, Massachusetts, serving 696 students from kindergarten to 6th grade. The school is part of the Georgetown School District, which is ranked 205 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Penn Brook consistently ranks in the top 40% of Massachusetts elementary schools, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments is generally above the state and district averages, particularly in English Language Arts and Science. Penn Brook's 3rd and 4th-grade students consistently outperform the state and district in both ELA and Mathematics. The school's performance for special education and low socioeconomic status students is notably strong, ranking in the top 40% and top 15% of Massachusetts elementary schools, respectively.

Compared to nearby schools, Perley Elementary, also part of the Georgetown School District, Paul F. Doyon Memorial in Ipswich, and Steward Elementary in Topsfield, Penn Brook generally performs better on academic metrics. The school's student-teacher ratio is lower than Perley Elementary but higher than Steward Elementary and Paul F. Doyon Memorial.

674

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,855

Per pupil spending ?

10.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

68 Elm Street
Georgetown, MA 01833-2598

(978) 352-5785

District: Georgetown

Students who attend Penn Brook usually attend:

Middle:	Georgetown Middle School
High:	Georgetown High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.3%

Hispanic:

3.6%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 73rd percentile in 2017 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Massachusetts median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 73rd-percentile peak (2017) to 59th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg41%

Massachusetts avg41%

371^st of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

205^th of 348Georgetown 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	58.6	371 of 906	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	341 of 916	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	344 of 928	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.0	340 of 932	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.6	385 of 936	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.9	293 of 942	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.3	312 of 934	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.7	257 of 938	72.6%	★★★★☆
2016	55.3	452 of 932	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.5	424 of 914	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.3	303 of 926	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.0	365 of 928	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.8	252 of 930	72.9%	★★★★☆
2011	72.3	280 of 924	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.1	368 of 920	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.1	298 of 909	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.4	258 of 908	71.6%	★★★★☆
2007	61.8	388 of 911	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.0	403 of 911	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.5	331 of 887	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	71.2	279 of 882	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2003	71.7	267 of 884	69.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	71.3	126 of 672	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	61.7	182 of 632	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	53.1	253 of 665	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.7	384 of 656	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	407 of 869	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	330 of 886	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	374 of 887	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	366 of 901	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.9	396 of 898	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.8	290 of 902	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.0	350 of 893	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	343 of 736	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	266 of 760	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.0	114 of 757	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	71 of 772	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	59.8	232 of 705	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	90.2	23 of 700	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	80.2	72 of 685	89.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	332 of 884	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	334 of 891	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	316 of 896	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.3	301 of 908	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.5	352 of 904	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.4	294 of 907	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.7	265 of 898	70.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	296 of 717	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	371 of 731	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	296 of 703	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	342 of 905	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.9	544 of 894	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	436 of 896	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.9	679 of 886	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	60.3	382 of 925	58.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	445 of 737	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	391 of 753	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	421 of 762	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.2	431 of 764	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.3	434 of 765	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.9	342 of 780	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	381 of 772	50.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)81st percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)59th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science54%+13 vs state

Mathematics46%+5 vs state

English Language Arts45%+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)			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 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 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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Penn Brook	Public	K-6	68 Elm Street	Georgetown	01833	Essex County	Georgetown	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 352-5785	674	39	17.3		622 (92.3%)	5 (0.7%)	24 (3.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	58.6	371^st of 906 public elementary schools	59.1%		62.9	341^st of 916 public elementary schools	62.8%	30	55.1	47.2	45.8	31.3			44.5	52.8	44.4	46.4	39.8			45.7	54.3		54.3		$17,855
Spofford Pond	Public	3-6	31 Spofford Road	Boxford	01921	Essex County	Boxford	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 352-8616	411	42	9.9		357 (86.9%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.8%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	76.4	224^th of 906 public elementary schools	75.3%		77.3	216^th of 916 public elementary schools	76.4%	8	63.4	49.5	50.9	59.1			55.6	60.0	55.2	45.7	72.8			58.0	61.3		61.3		$22,605
Elmer S Bagnall	Public	PK, KG-6	253 School Street	Groveland	01834	Essex County	Pentucket	No	No	No	No	(978) 372-8856	519	43	12.1		438 (84.4%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (11.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	66.2	317^th of 906 public elementary schools	65.0%		70.2	277^th of 916 public elementary schools	69.8%	40	52.9	34.4	58.0	50.0			49.5	56.5	37.7	59.4	43.8			50.2	60.9		60.9		$18,387
Harry Lee Cole	Public	PK, KG-2	26 Middleton Rd	Boxford	01921	Essex County	Boxford	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 887-2856	367	28	13.0		329 (89.6%)	4 (1.1%)	11 (3.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)								(n/a)																			$20,768
Bradford Elementary	Public	K-4	118 Montvale Street	Bradford	01835	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-2443	443	44	10.0		202 (45.6%)	26 (5.9%)	201 (45.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	40.9	544^th of 906 public elementary schools	40.0%		26.5	672^nd of 916 public elementary schools	26.6%	128	35.6	31.0					33.3	46.7	39.1					43.0					$20,115
Steward Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	261 Perkins Row	Topsfield	01983	Essex County	Topsfield	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 887-1538	347	31	11.1		319 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)								(n/a)	65.6						65.6	56.7						56.7					$21,700
Paul F Doyon Memorial	Public	PK, KG-5	216 Linebrook Rd	Ipswich	01938	Essex County	Ipswich	No	No	No	No	(978) 356-5506	366	35	10.5		301 (82.2%)	6 (1.6%)	32 (8.7%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.7%)	80.7	173^rd of 906 public elementary schools	80.9%		76.9	221^st of 916 public elementary schools	75.9%	48	51.8	53.7	65.5				57.0	58.9	58.2	65.5				60.8	74.6		74.6		$24,593
Pine Grove	Public	PK, KG-6	191 Main Street	Rowley	01969	Essex County	Triton	No	No	No	No	(978) 948-2520	429	38	11.2		395 (92.1%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (3.7%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	81.9	161^st of 906 public elementary schools	82.2%		76.9	223^rd of 916 public elementary schools	75.7%	62	65.7	53.9	67.7	60.4			63.0	68.7	53.9	51.6	58.3			58.8	62.9		62.9		$23,123
Golden Hill	Public	K-4	140 Boardman Street	Haverhill	01830	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-5794	502	42	11.9		215 (42.8%)	31 (6.2%)	236 (47.0%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	31.9	618^th of 906 public elementary schools	31.8%		29.5	643^rd of 916 public elementary schools	29.8%	25	32.3	29.8					31.0	25.8	43.6					34.8					$19,784
Caleb Dustin Hunking School	Public	K-8	480 So. Main Street	Haverhill	01835	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-5787	1,062	85	12.5		592 (55.7%)	66 (6.2%)	351 (33.1%)	19 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.2%)	45.4	501^st of 906 public elementary schools	44.7%		40.3	558^th of 916 public elementary schools	39.1%	57	46.8	39.5	32.7	25.0	34.6	39.7	35.3	44.9	40.0	41.4	46.2	42.1	41.0	42.5	40.6	26.4	33.9	23.1	$18,224

Frequently Asked Questions about Penn Brook

What is the racial makeup of Penn Brook?

Students at Penn Brook are 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is Penn Brook a good school?

Penn Brook ranks 371^st of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Penn Brook attend?

Students who attend Penn Brook usually go on to attend:

Middle : Georgetown Middle School
High : Georgetown High School

What district is Penn Brook in?

Georgetown

How many students attend Penn Brook?

In the 2024-25 school year, 674 students attended Penn Brook.

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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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