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Tenney Grammar School

Public Grades K-8
783rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools
Better than 13% of Massachusetts elementary schools
Summary

Tenney Grammar School is a K–8 school in Methuen, MA, serving 1,246 students — the largest enrollment among the nearby comparison schools in this data — as part of the Methuen district, which is ranked 278th of 351 districts in Massachusetts (21st percentile, 1 star). In 2025–2026, Tenney ranked 783rd of 899 schools statewide (13th percentile, 1 star), the lowest result in its supplied history. The school has generally stayed in the bottom quartile statewide, with a brief high point in 2016–2017 at the 35th percentile and 2 stars; it has slipped from the 25th percentile in 2020–2021 to 13th percentile today.

In 2025–2026, Tenney scored below both its district and the state in every reported core subject. Math is the weakest area: 19.28% of students met expectations versus 41.11% statewide, a gap of more than 21 percentage points. ELA was 25.3% (state 40.03%), science 20.86% (state 40.98%), and 8th grade civics 19.44% (state 39.77%). Within Methuen, Tenney was the lowest of the three K–8 schools in all three all-grade subjects, behind Comprehensive Grammar School (ELA 35.75%, math 31.38%, science 24.41%) and Donald P Timony Grammar (27.68%, 23.67%, 27.53%). Science swung notably: Tenney was slightly above the district in 2023–2024, then dropped to about 20 points below the state.

Compared with nearby Lawrence public elementary schools, Tenney's results are generally higher — Henry K. Oliver Elementary, for example, was at 10.11% in ELA and 11.3% in math — though those schools serve mostly grades K–4, so the comparison isn't equivalent. Lawrence Family Development Charter School, a PK–8 school, outperforms Tenney in every major subject even though its district ranks lower than Methuen's. Tenney has the largest enrollment and the lowest per-student spending ($13,280 in 2020–2021) among the compared schools, with a 12.5 student-to-teacher ratio. Subgroup results are uneven: English Language Learner students fell from the 71st percentile in 2023–2024 to the 10th in 2025–2026, while special education and low-income students remained consistently low.

1,246
Students ?
12.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,022
Per pupil spending ?
63.0%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.
97%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2025-26)
Exemptions: 2% (any vaccine)
 75 Pleasant Street
       Methuen, MA  01844

(978) 722-9026

District: Methuen


Students who attend Tenney Grammar School usually attend:

High:    Methuen High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
66.5%
White:
23.8%
African American:
5.2%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school22%
District avg27%
Massachusetts avg41%
Elementary school
783rd of 899
Massachusetts public elementary schools ?
Bottom 13%▼ down 11 pts since 2016
From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
360th of 478
Massachusetts public middle schools ?
Bottom 25%▲ up 14 pts since 2016
From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
4th 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
202615.3783 of 89912.9%★☆☆☆☆
202519.3749 of 90617.3%★☆☆☆☆
202419.3748 of 91618.3%★☆☆☆☆
202321.6730 of 92821.3%★☆☆☆☆
202221.8736 of 93221.0%★☆☆☆☆
202125.0704 of 93624.8%★☆☆☆☆
201922.9765 of 94218.8%★☆☆☆☆
201832.4664 of 93428.9%★☆☆☆☆
201740.2612 of 93834.8%★★☆☆☆
201628.7709 of 93223.9%★☆☆☆☆
201535.8643 of 91429.6%★☆☆☆☆
201430.2695 of 92624.9%★☆☆☆☆
201327.3718 of 92822.6%★☆☆☆☆
201224.3729 of 93021.6%★☆☆☆☆
201127.3714 of 92422.7%★☆☆☆☆
201024.5735 of 92020.1%★☆☆☆☆
200931.8666 of 90926.7%★☆☆☆☆
200825.3728 of 90819.8%★☆☆☆☆
200729.8700 of 91123.2%★☆☆☆☆
200628.3698 of 91123.4%★☆☆☆☆
200532.2624 of 88729.7%★☆☆☆☆
200425.1690 of 88221.8%★☆☆☆☆
200330.6643 of 88427.3%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202644.998 of 18847.9%★★☆☆☆
202573.023 of 16986.4%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202229.6478 of 67228.9%★☆☆☆☆
202132.5427 of 63232.4%★★☆☆☆
201925.7530 of 66520.3%★☆☆☆☆
201833.8436 of 65633.5%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202626.6261 of 29110.3%★☆☆☆☆
202533.9196 of 28130.2%★★☆☆☆
202452.883 of 28270.6%★★★★☆
202334.3182 of 26431.1%★★☆☆☆
202233.9182 of 26731.8%★★☆☆☆
202138.5133 of 24044.6%★★☆☆☆
201929.9192 of 25825.6%★☆☆☆☆
201846.5105 of 24457.0%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202617.1750 of 86913.7%★☆☆☆☆
202522.7686 of 86921.1%★☆☆☆☆
202421.9713 of 88619.5%★☆☆☆☆
202321.3714 of 88719.5%★☆☆☆☆
202222.3716 of 90120.5%★☆☆☆☆
202128.3654 of 89827.2%★☆☆☆☆
201921.0756 of 90216.2%★☆☆☆☆
201834.8624 of 89330.1%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202628.4372 of 47521.7%★☆☆☆☆
202536.2300 of 45834.5%★★☆☆☆
202439.4263 of 44641.0%★★☆☆☆
202340.3245 of 42041.7%★★☆☆☆
202235.9253 of 40136.9%★★☆☆☆
202148.5151 of 37960.2%★★★☆☆
201940.4246 of 39838.2%★★☆☆☆
201845.3204 of 37946.2%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202627.2600 of 74219.1%★☆☆☆☆
202529.7568 of 73622.8%★☆☆☆☆
202429.9591 of 76022.2%★☆☆☆☆
202333.2556 of 75726.6%★☆☆☆☆
202230.0585 of 77224.2%★☆☆☆☆
202145.4377 of 70546.5%★★☆☆☆
201935.8486 of 70030.6%★★☆☆☆
201841.3433 of 68536.8%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202616.4767 of 87912.7%★☆☆☆☆
202518.1744 of 88415.8%★☆☆☆☆
202418.7745 of 89116.4%★☆☆☆☆
202323.7696 of 89622.3%★☆☆☆☆
202222.9723 of 90820.4%★☆☆☆☆
202124.0693 of 90423.3%★☆☆☆☆
201925.9719 of 90720.7%★☆☆☆☆
201832.2645 of 89828.2%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
201855.38 of 2568.0%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202620.7630 of 70911.1%★☆☆☆☆
202525.5567 of 71720.9%★☆☆☆☆
202420.3640 of 73112.4%★☆☆☆☆
202323.2589 of 70316.2%★☆☆☆☆
202226.7717 of 90520.8%★☆☆☆☆
202136.5585 of 89434.6%★★☆☆☆
201928.9712 of 89620.5%★☆☆☆☆
201839.0573 of 88635.3%★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202126.0692 of 92525.2%★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202132.6250 of 39937.3%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202618.2642 of 73412.5%★☆☆☆☆
202523.3611 of 73717.1%★☆☆☆☆
202421.4642 of 75314.7%★☆☆☆☆
202332.1562 of 76226.2%★☆☆☆☆
202231.8565 of 76426.0%★☆☆☆☆
202125.3633 of 76517.3%★☆☆☆☆
201923.0664 of 78014.9%★☆☆☆☆
201842.2494 of 77236.0%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202624.4360 of 47824.7%★☆☆☆☆
202531.7316 of 48434.7%★★☆☆☆
202433.0311 of 49336.9%★★☆☆☆
202328.6348 of 50130.5%★★☆☆☆
202223.8382 of 49723.1%★☆☆☆☆
202126.9356 of 50128.9%★☆☆☆☆
201930.9351 of 49829.5%★☆☆☆☆
201831.6341 of 48429.5%★☆☆☆☆
201741.1297 of 48739.0%★★☆☆☆
201613.5431 of 48210.6%★☆☆☆☆
201522.1356 of 44119.3%★☆☆☆☆
201418.3379 of 45516.7%★☆☆☆☆
201322.3364 of 45520.0%★☆☆☆☆
201220.6367 of 45519.3%★☆☆☆☆
201123.9358 of 44920.3%★☆☆☆☆
201024.4346 of 43420.3%★☆☆☆☆
200924.5331 of 40919.1%★☆☆☆☆
200823.1327 of 40719.7%★☆☆☆☆
200725.6317 of 39920.6%★☆☆☆☆
200624.4313 of 39921.6%★☆☆☆☆
200519.9297 of 35616.6%★☆☆☆☆
200425.7279 of 34418.9%★☆☆☆☆
200325.3268 of 33920.9%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202223.7370 of 44516.9%★☆☆☆☆
202132.6275 of 43136.2%★★☆☆☆
201928.5302 of 42428.8%★☆☆☆☆
201827.4316 of 41724.2%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202629.2182 of 1935.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202544.370 of 18161.3%★★★☆☆
202438.0113 of 18037.2%★★☆☆☆
202344.463 of 15559.4%★★★☆☆
202257.221 of 15486.4%★★★★☆
202143.856 of 13558.5%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202623.1355 of 46824.1%★☆☆☆☆
202530.4318 of 47332.8%★★☆☆☆
202433.9302 of 48137.2%★★☆☆☆
202327.7352 of 48928.0%★☆☆☆☆
202223.2383 of 49422.5%★☆☆☆☆
202127.2348 of 48328.0%★☆☆☆☆
201929.0352 of 47826.4%★☆☆☆☆
201831.9332 of 46328.3%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202631.5262 of 38331.6%★★☆☆☆
202540.4202 of 37646.3%★★☆☆☆
202441.0195 of 37848.4%★★☆☆☆
202333.8234 of 36435.7%★★☆☆☆
202227.7277 of 36824.7%★☆☆☆☆
202138.0197 of 33541.2%★★☆☆☆
201938.4201 of 32237.6%★★☆☆☆
201836.4203 of 30934.3%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202632.4319 of 46130.8%★★☆☆☆
202537.9277 of 46440.3%★★☆☆☆
202439.3273 of 46941.8%★★☆☆☆
202337.8298 of 48138.0%★★☆☆☆
202231.7348 of 48928.8%★☆☆☆☆
202136.0302 of 46234.6%★★☆☆☆
201925.1369 of 45218.4%★☆☆☆☆
201830.8326 of 43825.6%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202626.0346 of 47026.4%★☆☆☆☆
202532.2310 of 47334.5%★★☆☆☆
202431.5313 of 48335.2%★★☆☆☆
202329.1333 of 48931.9%★★☆☆☆
202225.0376 of 49724.3%★☆☆☆☆
202127.8343 of 48529.3%★☆☆☆☆
201932.3329 of 47831.2%★★☆☆☆
201831.2329 of 46629.4%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
201918.572 of 8717.2%★☆☆☆☆
201827.157 of 8432.1%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202627.8313 of 43628.2%★☆☆☆☆
202530.6292 of 43532.9%★★☆☆☆
202427.6329 of 44125.4%★☆☆☆☆
202322.9384 of 44413.5%★☆☆☆☆
202230.6362 of 50328.0%★☆☆☆☆
202132.7337 of 48931.1%★★☆☆☆
201927.2393 of 48418.8%★☆☆☆☆
201833.2339 of 46727.4%★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202127.2355 of 49127.7%★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202133.6225 of 33933.6%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202631.6262 of 39333.3%★★☆☆☆
202547.6180 of 38653.4%★★★☆☆
202451.4174 of 39255.6%★★★☆☆
202337.9238 of 40340.9%★★☆☆☆
202228.4292 of 40427.7%★☆☆☆☆
202130.1287 of 40128.4%★☆☆☆☆
201933.8276 of 39630.3%★★☆☆☆
201834.4273 of 39530.9%★★☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
Multi-racial (2018)68th percentile+39 vs school
African American (2026)48th percentile+35 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)37th percentile+13 vs school
Disabled (2022)29th percentile+8 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)25th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile+9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile+6 vs school
Female (2026)14th percentile~ school
Male (2026)13th percentile~ school
White (2026)13th percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)11th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2026)10th percentile-3 vs school
Middle school
Tested Remotely (2021)34th percentile+5 vs school
White (2026)33rd percentile+9 vs school
Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile+7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile+6 vs school
Special Education (2026)28th percentile+4 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)28th percentile~ school
Male (2026)26th percentile~ school
Female (2026)24th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2019)17th percentile-12 vs school
Disabled (2022)17th percentile-6 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)6th percentile-19 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts25%-15 vs state
Science21%-20 vs state
Civics19%-20 vs state
Mathematics19%-22 vs state

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Students at Tenney Grammar School are 66% Hispanic, 24% White, 5% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Students who attend Tenney Grammar School usually go on to attend:

High : Methuen High

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,246 students attended Tenney Grammar School.

Tenney Grammar School ranks in the bottom 12.9% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

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