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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)		Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Helen R Donaghue School	0.0mi	Public	3-6	24 Union Street Ext.	Merrimac	01860	Essex County	Pentucket	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 346-8921	262	23	11.2	18.7%	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			$19,207
Dr Frederick N Sweetsir	1.0mi	Public	PK, KG-2	104 Church Street	Merrimac	01860	Essex County	Pentucket	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 346-8319	217	17	12.4	18.9%	185 (85.3%)	2 (0.9%)	15 (6.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.0%)								(n/a)													97%	2%	$21,143
Dr John C Page School	2.6mi	Public	PK, KG-6	694 Main Street	West Newbury	01985	Essex County	Pentucket	No	No	No	No	(978) 363-2671	327	28	11.7	5.5%	299 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	74	232^nd of 899 public elementary schools	74.2%		83.4	140^th of 906 public elementary schools	84.5%	92	37.8	57.5	61.3	56.9	53.0	29.6	57.8	80.7	72.4	59.6	67.7	67.7	96%	4%	$18,471
Charles C Cashman Elementary	3.5mi	Public	3-5	193 Lions Mouth Road	Amesbury	01913	Essex County	Amesbury	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 388-4407	413	34	12.3	34.9%	334 (80.9%)	5 (1.2%)	61 (14.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	44.7	494^th of 899 public elementary schools	45.1%		38.2	569^th of 906 public elementary schools	37.2%	75	53.2	36.7	33.3		41.3	40.3	36.4	29.0		35.2	39.9	39.9			$21,399
Shay Elementary	3.5mi	Public	PK, KG-2	193R Lions Mouth Road	Amesbury	01913	Essex County	Amesbury	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 388-3659	485	41	11.9	31.1%	389 (80.2%)	15 (3.1%)	62 (12.8%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)								(n/a)													86%	1%	$22,114
Pentucket Lake Elementary	4.3mi	Public	K-5	252 Concord Street	Haverhill	01830	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-2421	527	48	10.9	68.7%	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	92%	0%	$21,121
Golden Hill	4.5mi	Public	K-4	140 Boardman Street	Haverhill	01830	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-5794	502	42	11.9	69.5%	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			100%	0%	$20,883
Walnut Square	4.6mi	Public	K-3	645 Main Street	Haverhill	01830	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-3471	161	13	12.0	48.4%	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			82%	0%	$20,999
Francis T Bresnahan Elementary	5.5mi	Public	PK, KG-3	333 High Street	Newburyport	01950	Essex County	Newburyport	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 465-4431	584	61	9.5	13.5%	514 (88.0%)	4 (0.7%)	42 (7.2%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)								(n/a)	59.5				59.5	63.3				63.3			94%	1%	$24,187
Tilton	5.9mi	Public	K-4	70 Grove Street	Haverhill	01832	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-3475	471	41	11.4	73.2%	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			90%	1%	$20,673

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