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Pentucket Lake Elementary

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Pentucket Lake Elementary ranks 673 rd of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

673^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Pentucket Lake Elementary is a K–5 public school in Haverhill, Massachusetts, serving 527 students as part of the Haverhill district. Its 2025–2026 statewide rank is 673rd of 899 schools — 25th percentile, 1 star — placing it in the bottom quartile statewide, though slightly above the district's overall standing. The school has improved gradually, moving from the 14th percentile in 2021–2022 to the 25th in 2025–2026, but it has not returned to its 2018–2019 level of 36th percentile / 2 stars.

In 2025–2026 MCAS testing, 27.68% of Pentucket Lake students met expectations in English language arts (district 26.49%, state 40.03%), 28.70% in math (district 29.27%, state 41.11%), and 19.44% in science (district 27.40%, state 40.98%). Among nearby Haverhill schools, Bradford Elementary, Golden Hill, Caleb Dustin Hunking School and Walnut Square all posted higher ELA and math proficiency, while Tilton had lower ELA but higher math, and Silver Hill Elementary School was close in math but lower in ELA. Nearby Pentucket district schools — Helen R Donaghue School and Elmer S Bagnall — outperform Pentucket Lake by roughly 16–24 points in ELA.

Fifth grade is the clearest pressure point: math proficiency there is 11.11% versus 21.51% in the district and 39.50% statewide, and science, which is tested in 5th grade, has fallen from 45.95% in 2023–2024 to 19.44%. Encouragingly, ELA and math have improved for three straight years, and results for English learner and low-income students rank above the school's overall percentile. Pentucket Lake also has a relatively favorable student/teacher ratio of 10.9 and mid-range per-student spending of $16,011, yet some nearby schools with larger classes and lower spending outperform it — suggesting resources alone do not explain results.

527

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,780

Per pupil spending ?

59.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

252 Concord Street
Haverhill, MA 01830

(978) 374-2421

District: Haverhill

Students who attend Pentucket Lake Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John G Whittier
High:	Haverhill High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.6%

White:

36.4%

African American:

8.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2016 → 25th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 22 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg28%

Massachusetts avg41%

673^rd of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Haverhill

294^th of 351Haverhill 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
2026	25.2	673 of 899	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.3	718 of 906	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	742 of 916	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	763 of 928	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	804 of 932	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	743 of 936	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.6	603 of 942	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	685 of 934	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.4	770 of 938	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.2	697 of 932	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.3	638 of 914	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	27.0	723 of 926	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.9	770 of 928	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.7	742 of 930	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.5	785 of 924	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.6	752 of 920	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.5	702 of 909	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.6	663 of 908	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.4	617 of 911	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.5	630 of 911	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	31.5	629 of 887	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.5	648 of 882	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	25.5	681 of 884	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	32.7	119 of 167	28.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	30.2	467 of 672	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	428 of 632	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.3	503 of 665	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	505 of 656	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	46.5	114 of 291	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	24.9	257 of 281	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	184 of 282	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.6	251 of 264	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	205 of 267	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.4	61 of 240	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	41 of 244	83.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	638 of 869	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.4	751 of 869	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	739 of 886	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	766 of 887	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	779 of 901	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	705 of 898	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.0	560 of 902	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	563 of 893	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	47.4	213 of 475	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.5	224 of 458	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	191 of 446	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.2	238 of 420	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	302 of 401	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.6	220 of 379	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.8	146 of 398	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	171 of 379	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	46.3	387 of 742	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.1	429 of 736	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	515 of 760	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	582 of 757	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	609 of 772	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	479 of 705	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	354 of 700	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	459 of 685	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	672 of 879	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.2	639 of 884	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	685 of 891	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	701 of 896	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	776 of 908	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	731 of 904	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	622 of 907	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.0	726 of 898	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	519 of 709	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.0	472 of 717	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	580 of 731	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	537 of 703	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	774 of 905	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	737 of 894	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.7	536 of 896	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	630 of 886	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	19.2	748 of 925	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	41.0	210 of 399	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	600 of 734	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.7	648 of 737	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	706 of 753	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	680 of 762	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	695 of 764	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	621 of 765	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	546 of 780	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	617 of 772	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)61st percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2026)55th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile+23 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)47th percentile+27 vs school

Disabled (2022)31st percentile+17 vs school

African American (2023)29th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2026)27th percentile~ school

Female (2026)27th percentile~ school

Male (2026)24th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)19th percentile~ school

White (2026)18th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics29%-12 vs state

English Language Arts28%-12 vs state

Science19%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)							MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)							MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	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 (2015)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Pentucket Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	252 Concord Street	Haverhill	01830	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-2421	527	48	10.9	59.6%	192 (36.4%)	44 (8.3%)	272 (51.6%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	25.2	673^rd of 899 public elementary schools	25.1%		21.3	718^th of 906 public elementary schools	20.8%	45	29.1	30.4	16.7				27.7	37.2	27.7	11.1				28.7	19.4		19.4		$19,780
Walnut Square	Public	K-3	645 Main Street	Haverhill	01830	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-3471	161	13	12.0	37.1%	85 (52.8%)	15 (9.3%)	55 (34.2%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)								(n/a)	42.1						42.1	42.1						42.1					$19,746
Golden Hill	Public	K-4	140 Boardman Street	Haverhill	01830	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-5794	502	42	11.9	62.6%	215 (42.8%)	31 (6.2%)	236 (47.0%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	34.9	582^nd of 899 public elementary schools	35.3%		31.9	618^th of 906 public elementary schools	31.8%	36	35.4	31.6					33.5	39.6	30.9					35.3					$19,784
Tilton	Public	K-4	70 Grove Street	Haverhill	01832	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-3475	471	41	11.4	75.4%	122 (25.9%)	26 (5.5%)	308 (65.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	25.1	674^th of 899 public elementary schools	25.0%		30.9	626^th of 906 public elementary schools	30.9%	48	27.1	15.1					20.3	44.3	28.6					35.4					$20,075
Silver Hill Elementary School	Public	K-4	675 Washington Street	Haverhill	01832	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-3448	481	43	11.2		139 (28.9%)	34 (7.1%)	280 (58.2%)	16 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	21.2	715^th of 899 public elementary schools	20.5%		26.3	669^th of 906 public elementary schools	26.2%	46	25.7	20.6					23.1	21.2	36.1					28.8					$20,363
Moody	Public	PK-K	59 Margin Street	Haverhill	01832	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	No	(978) 374-3459	167	16	10.7	41.1%	56 (33.5%)	21 (12.6%)	85 (50.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)								(n/a)																			$25,991
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%)	41.2	524^th of 899 public elementary schools	41.7%		45.4	501^st of 906 public elementary schools	44.7%	23	32.5	38.1	26.9	30.7	32.1	30.3	31.2	33.7	48.8	38.8	43.6	37.7	43.2	41.2	36.4	27.3	31.5	26.6	$18,224
Bradford Elementary	Public	K-4	118 Montvale Street	Bradford	01835	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-2443	443	44	10.0	34.3%	202 (45.6%)	26 (5.9%)	201 (45.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	46.4	481^st of 899 public elementary schools	46.5%		40.9	544^th of 906 public elementary schools	40.0%	63	40.6	30.2					35.7	44.3	46.5					45.4					$20,115
Hill View Montessori Charter Public School	Public, Charter	K-8	75 Foundation Avenue	Haverhill	01835	Essex County	Hill View Montessori Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 521-2616	306	25	12.2	19.9%	131 (42.8%)	20 (6.5%)	133 (43.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	13.4	803^rd of 899 public elementary schools	10.7%		16.1	778^th of 906 public elementary schools	14.1%	25	26.5	3.0	29.4	18.8	53.1	41.4	28.4	2.9	9.1	8.8	15.6	12.1	13.8	10.2	30.3	27.6	29.0	44.8	$17,339
Helen R Donaghue School	Public	3-6	24 Union Street Ext.	Merrimac	01860	Essex County	Pentucket	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 346-8921	262	23	11.2	18.4%	230 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	55.2	398^th of 899 public elementary schools	55.7%		58.1	374^th of 906 public elementary schools	58.7%	24	46.8	40.9	42.6	45.9			44.0	42.2	47.9	41.1	47.5			44.8	37.5		37.5		$19,030

Frequently Asked Questions about Pentucket Lake Elementary

What schools do graduates of Pentucket Lake Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pentucket Lake Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : John G Whittier
High : Haverhill High

Is Pentucket Lake Elementary a good school?

Pentucket Lake Elementary ranks 673^rd of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Pentucket Lake Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 527 students attended Pentucket Lake Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Pentucket Lake Elementary?

Students at Pentucket Lake Elementary are 52% Hispanic, 36% White, 8% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Pentucket Lake Elementary in?

Haverhill

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