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Donald P Timony Grammar

Public Grades K-8
785th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools
Better than 13% of Massachusetts elementary schools
Summary

Donald P Timony Grammar is an elementary school located in Methuen, MA that serves grades KG-8 with a total enrollment of 1,148 students. The school is part of the Methuen school district, which is ranked 274 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Donald P Timony Grammar consistently underperforms compared to the Methuen district and the state of Massachusetts on MCAS Next Generation assessments across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had only 21.65% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 29.93% for Methuen and 41.53% for Massachusetts. In math, the school had 22.88% proficient or better, compared to 27.35% for Methuen and 40.74% for Massachusetts. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American students performing relatively well, but White students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds all performing very poorly.

Despite being located in the same district, Donald P Timony Grammar is surrounded by other elementary schools, such as Comprehensive Grammar School and Tenney Grammar School, that outperform it on academic measures. The school's ranking and performance on MCAS assessments have also steadily declined over the past 10 years, indicating that the challenges facing the school may be worsening rather than improving. Overall, Donald P Timony Grammar is a low-performing school that consistently underperforms compared to the Methuen district and the state of Massachusetts, suggesting that it may require substantial interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

1,172
Students ?
13.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,031
Per pupil spending ?
54.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 45 Pleasant View Street
       Methuen, MA  01844

(978) 722-9001

District: Methuen


Students who attend Donald P Timony Grammar usually attend:

High:    Methuen High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
56.8%
White:
30.1%
African American:
7.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school21%
District avg28%
Massachusetts avg41%
Elementary school
785th of 906
Massachusetts public elementary schools ?
Bottom 13%▼ down 9 pts since 2015
From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
367th of 484
Massachusetts public middle schools ?
Bottom 24%▲ up 5 pts since 2015
From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 4Elementary Schools in the Methuen
274th of 348Methuen 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202515.3785 of 90613.4%★☆☆☆☆
202419.5744 of 91618.8%★☆☆☆☆
202323.7704 of 92824.1%★☆☆☆☆
202224.8704 of 93224.5%★☆☆☆☆
202123.0722 of 93622.9%★☆☆☆☆
201925.8740 of 94221.4%★☆☆☆☆
201829.7690 of 93426.1%★☆☆☆☆
201741.1599 of 93836.1%★★☆☆☆
201616.0821 of 93211.9%★☆☆☆☆
201527.0711 of 91422.2%★☆☆☆☆
201416.3808 of 92612.7%★☆☆☆☆
201323.6749 of 92819.3%★☆☆☆☆
201216.5788 of 93015.3%★☆☆☆☆
201125.7728 of 92421.2%★☆☆☆☆
201022.2761 of 92017.3%★☆☆☆☆
200925.6728 of 90919.9%★☆☆☆☆
200828.9705 of 90822.4%★☆☆☆☆
200726.9715 of 91121.5%★☆☆☆☆
200624.0731 of 91119.8%★☆☆☆☆
200523.9699 of 88721.2%★☆☆☆☆
200424.9691 of 88221.7%★☆☆☆☆
200332.9627 of 88429.1%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202555.267 of 16960.4%★★★☆☆
202444.879 of 16752.7%★★★☆☆
202382.216 of 16790.4%★★★★★

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202233.2433 of 67235.6%★★☆☆☆
202124.4509 of 63219.5%★☆☆☆☆
201922.4567 of 66514.7%★☆☆☆☆
201826.2521 of 65620.6%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202524.4260 of 2817.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202430.9217 of 28223.0%★☆☆☆☆
202340.8140 of 26447.0%★★☆☆☆
202241.7128 of 26752.1%★★★☆☆
202139.2126 of 24047.5%★★☆☆☆
201923.7222 of 25814.0%★☆☆☆☆
201841.7124 of 24449.2%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202517.7741 of 86914.7%★☆☆☆☆
202420.4725 of 88618.2%★☆☆☆☆
202324.7679 of 88723.4%★☆☆☆☆
202225.8681 of 90124.4%★☆☆☆☆
202126.3665 of 89825.9%★☆☆☆☆
201929.3675 of 90225.2%★☆☆☆☆
201832.9640 of 89328.3%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202530.5343 of 45825.1%★☆☆☆☆
202435.7286 of 44635.9%★★☆☆☆
202343.3226 of 42046.2%★★☆☆☆
202243.9198 of 40150.6%★★★☆☆
202146.4165 of 37956.5%★★★☆☆
201942.5235 of 39841.0%★★☆☆☆
201845.2205 of 37945.9%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202524.0629 of 73614.5%★☆☆☆☆
202426.5621 of 76018.3%★☆☆☆☆
202337.6500 of 75733.9%★★☆☆☆
202233.4548 of 77229.0%★☆☆☆☆
202133.6483 of 70531.5%★★☆☆☆
201935.3492 of 70029.7%★☆☆☆☆
201840.5444 of 68535.2%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202515.4778 of 88412.0%★☆☆☆☆
202420.6727 of 89118.4%★☆☆☆☆
202324.6685 of 89623.5%★☆☆☆☆
202225.4696 of 90823.3%★☆☆☆☆
202122.3705 of 90422.0%★☆☆☆☆
201924.3733 of 90719.2%★☆☆☆☆
201827.7684 of 89823.8%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202536.4429 of 71740.2%★★☆☆☆
202439.4412 of 73143.6%★★☆☆☆
202341.3379 of 70346.1%★★☆☆☆
202228.8690 of 90523.8%★☆☆☆☆
202125.6715 of 89420.0%★☆☆☆☆
201931.1674 of 89624.8%★☆☆☆☆
201835.8629 of 88629.0%★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202120.8731 of 92521.0%★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202141.5204 of 39948.9%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202510.4693 of 7376.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.4673 of 75310.6%★☆☆☆☆
202320.8654 of 76214.2%★☆☆☆☆
202227.1598 of 76421.7%★☆☆☆☆
202118.6671 of 76512.3%★☆☆☆☆
201921.9668 of 78014.4%★☆☆☆☆
201828.5608 of 77221.2%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202523.5367 of 48424.2%★☆☆☆☆
202424.8360 of 49327.0%★☆☆☆☆
202326.9358 of 50128.5%★☆☆☆☆
202232.3330 of 49733.6%★★☆☆☆
202135.7311 of 50137.9%★★☆☆☆
201929.3360 of 49827.7%★☆☆☆☆
201832.2336 of 48430.6%★★☆☆☆
201738.6308 of 48736.8%★★☆☆☆
201610.5440 of 4828.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201521.0357 of 44119.0%★☆☆☆☆
201427.5342 of 45524.8%★☆☆☆☆
201335.5318 of 45530.1%★★☆☆☆
201227.4342 of 45524.8%★☆☆☆☆
201131.9334 of 44925.6%★☆☆☆☆
201028.3335 of 43422.8%★☆☆☆☆
200924.7329 of 40919.6%★☆☆☆☆
200825.8320 of 40721.4%★☆☆☆☆
200730.7295 of 39926.1%★☆☆☆☆
200636.7277 of 39930.6%★★☆☆☆
200533.4258 of 35627.5%★☆☆☆☆
200440.3224 of 34434.9%★★☆☆☆
200337.2230 of 33932.2%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202352.192 of 20956.0%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202236.9244 of 44545.2%★★☆☆☆
202126.5329 of 43123.7%★☆☆☆☆
201925.8327 of 42422.9%★☆☆☆☆
201827.3320 of 41723.3%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202529.3179 of 1811.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202436.4130 of 18027.8%★☆☆☆☆
202337.4105 of 15532.3%★★☆☆☆
202249.736 of 15476.6%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202526.1344 of 47327.3%★☆☆☆☆
202424.4356 of 48126.0%★☆☆☆☆
202329.5345 of 48929.4%★☆☆☆☆
202232.9328 of 49433.6%★★☆☆☆
202132.2322 of 48333.3%★★☆☆☆
201930.1346 of 47827.6%★☆☆☆☆
201839.0296 of 46336.1%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202536.4230 of 37638.8%★★☆☆☆
202435.8223 of 37841.0%★★☆☆☆
202339.2195 of 36446.4%★★☆☆☆
202245.0174 of 36852.7%★★★☆☆
202141.4174 of 33548.1%★★☆☆☆
201934.0217 of 32232.6%★★☆☆☆
201845.7160 of 30948.2%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202540.2265 of 46442.9%★★☆☆☆
202426.2359 of 46923.5%★☆☆☆☆
202342.0272 of 48143.5%★★☆☆☆
202234.1332 of 48932.1%★★☆☆☆
202140.2274 of 46240.7%★★☆☆☆
201928.0355 of 45221.5%★☆☆☆☆
201833.3319 of 43827.2%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202521.8371 of 47321.6%★☆☆☆☆
202425.5354 of 48326.7%★☆☆☆☆
202324.8361 of 48926.2%★☆☆☆☆
202232.5325 of 49734.6%★★☆☆☆
202139.3286 of 48541.0%★★☆☆☆
201928.4351 of 47826.6%★☆☆☆☆
201826.9343 of 46626.4%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
201825.362 of 8426.2%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202533.4263 of 43539.5%★★☆☆☆
202432.0275 of 44137.6%★★☆☆☆
202329.6299 of 44432.7%★★☆☆☆
202234.0335 of 50333.4%★★☆☆☆
202135.5314 of 48935.8%★★☆☆☆
201929.7371 of 48423.3%★☆☆☆☆
201831.0351 of 46724.8%★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202136.0307 of 49137.5%★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202140.0190 of 33944.0%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202516.4333 of 38613.7%★☆☆☆☆
202421.5310 of 39220.9%★☆☆☆☆
202317.6343 of 40314.9%★☆☆☆☆
202223.1323 of 40420.0%★☆☆☆☆
202132.2278 of 40130.7%★★☆☆☆
201926.7312 of 39621.2%★☆☆☆☆
201830.9290 of 39526.6%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
African American (2025)60th percentile+47 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)49th percentile+26 vs school
Special Education (2025)40th percentile+27 vs school
Disabled (2022)36th percentile+11 vs school
Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+12 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)21st percentile~ school
Female (2025)15th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school
Male (2025)12th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2025)7th percentile-6 vs school
White (2025)6th percentile-7 vs school
Middle school
African American (2023)56th percentile+27 vs school
Disabled (2022)45th percentile+12 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)44th percentile+6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+19 vs school
Special Education (2025)40th percentile+15 vs school
Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+15 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)37th percentile~ school
Female (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school
Multi-racial (2018)26th percentile-4 vs school
Male (2025)22nd percentile-3 vs school
White (2025)14th percentile-10 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile-23 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics23%-18 vs state
English Language Arts22%-20 vs state
Science20%-22 vs state
Civics13%-26 vs state

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Students who attend Donald P Timony Grammar usually go on to attend:

High : Methuen High

Donald P Timony Grammar ranks in the bottom 13.4% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

Students at Donald P Timony Grammar are 57% Hispanic, 30% White, 8% African American, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,172 students attended Donald P Timony Grammar.


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