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Donald P Timony Grammar

Public Grades K-8
725th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools
Better than 19% of Massachusetts elementary schools
Summary

Donald P Timony Grammar is a K–8 school in Methuen, MA, serving 1,172 students as part of Methuen Public Schools, in a city near Lawrence with several nearby district and charter school options.

In 2025–26, the school ranked 725th of 899 statewide (19th percentile, 1 star), while Methuen ranked 278th of 351 in Massachusetts. All-grade proficiency was 27.68% in ELA, 23.67% in math, and 27.53% in science. Compared with state averages—40.03% ELA, 41.11% math, and 40.98% science—the school trails in every core subject; math has the largest gap, 17.44 points below the state. Science is a relative bright spot: it exceeds the district’s 25.95% and nearby tested schools such as Comprehensive Grammar (24.41%), Tenney Grammar (20.86%), and Lawrence Family Development Charter School (22.97%). The school remains in the bottom quartile, but its percentile improved from 13 to 19.

Among nearby schools, Donald P Timony Grammar is roughly middle-of-the-pack. It outperforms Tenney Grammar, Lawrence Family Development Charter School, and most Lawrence district elementaries in ELA and math, though Comprehensive Grammar is stronger in ELA and math and John K Tarbox is stronger in math. Grade-level results vary: 8th grade is the strongest tested grade, with ELA and math near state levels, while 4th and 7th grades are weaker in ELA and math. The 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 13.1, higher than Comprehensive Grammar (12.4) and Tenney Grammar (12.5). Per-student spending was $14,032 in 2020–21, above Tenney Grammar's $13,280 but below Comprehensive Grammar's $14,641. The school's relative effectiveness also varies by student group, with special education students around the 44th percentile and 2 stars, low-income students at the 29th percentile, and English learners at the 18th percentile.

1,172
Students ?
13.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,031
Per pupil spending ?
58.4%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.
96%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2025-26)
Exemptions: 4% (any vaccine)
 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: Recently slipping — 36th percentile in 2017 → 19th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped from its 36th-percentile peak (2017) to 19th (2026)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school26%
District avg27%
Massachusetts avg41%
Elementary school
725th of 899
Massachusetts public elementary schools ?
Bottom 19%▲ up 7 pts since 2016
From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
299th of 478
Massachusetts public middle schools ?
Bottom 37%▲ up 29 pts since 2016
From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Methuen
278th of 351Methuen 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
202620.3725 of 89919.4%★☆☆☆☆
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
202656.758 of 18869.1%★★★☆☆
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
202629.3240 of 29117.5%★☆☆☆☆
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
202621.5702 of 86919.2%★☆☆☆☆
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
202637.8296 of 47537.7%★★☆☆☆
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
202633.7526 of 74229.1%★☆☆☆☆
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
202621.0720 of 87918.1%★☆☆☆☆
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
202640.2400 of 70943.6%★★☆☆☆
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
202614.3662 of 7349.8%☆☆☆☆☆
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
202633.6299 of 47837.4%★★☆☆☆
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
202661.766 of 21569.3%★★★★☆
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
202630.1169 of 19312.4%★☆☆☆☆
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
202631.7310 of 46833.8%★★☆☆☆
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
202647.3166 of 38356.7%★★★☆☆
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
202648.8200 of 46156.6%★★★☆☆
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
202635.7279 of 47040.6%★★☆☆☆
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
202641.4212 of 43651.4%★★★☆☆
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
202626.2291 of 39326.0%★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)69th percentile+50 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)49th percentile+26 vs school
Special Education (2026)44th percentile+24 vs school
Hispanic (2026)38th percentile+18 vs school
Disabled (2022)36th percentile+11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile+10 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)21st percentile~ school
Female (2026)19th percentile~ school
Male (2026)18th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2026)18th percentile~ school
White (2026)10th percentile-10 vs school
Middle school
African American (2026)69th percentile+32 vs school
Hispanic (2026)57th percentile+19 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile+19 vs school
Special Education (2026)51st percentile+14 vs school
Disabled (2022)45th percentile+12 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)44th percentile+6 vs school
Male (2026)41st percentile+3 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)37th percentile~ school
Female (2026)34th percentile-4 vs school
Multi-racial (2018)26th percentile-4 vs school
White (2026)26th percentile-11 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)12th percentile-25 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts28%-12 vs state
Science28%-13 vs state
Mathematics24%-17 vs state
Civics21%-19 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 19.4% 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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