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Bentley Academy Innovation School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

826^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Bentley Academy Innovation School is a PK–5 elementary school at 25 Memorial Drive in Salem, MA, serving 286 students — the second-smallest student body among the nearby schools compared here — as part of Salem Public Schools.

The school's overall results sit near the bottom of Massachusetts rankings: 826th of 899 elementary schools in 2025–2026 (8th percentile, 0 stars), and no year in six years of history has risen above the 16th percentile. Proficiency was 17.74% in ELA, 9.60% in math, and 14.58% in science — the lowest of the Salem elementaries in this comparison and well below the Salem district averages (30.36% ELA, 25.46% math). Carlton, just 0.55 miles away, posts 40.83% ELA and 42.86% science. The 2025–2026 year was the weakest of the last four in all three subjects; math had been improving for three straight years before falling by roughly half.

There are real bright spots. Bentley's 4th grade ELA cohort reached 35.29%, above the district's 28.85% and higher than any other Salem elementary here. Special education students ranked in the 70th percentile (4 stars) in 2024–25, and English language learners improved three years running (3rd to 20th percentile), though low-income students sat at the 6th percentile and boys have consistently outranked girls. The school spends the most per pupil in the comparison set ($20,541, 2020–21 data), while its student-teacher ratio rose to 14.3 — the highest in the group.

286

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,350

Per pupil spending ?

25 Memorial Drive
Salem, MA 01970

(978) 740-1260

District: Salem

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.3%

White:

12.6%

African American:

7.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2021 → 8th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 32 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg28%

Massachusetts avg41%

826^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 1 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Salem

288^th of 351Salem 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	11.7	826 of 899	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.1	760 of 906	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	840 of 916	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	827 of 928	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	911 of 932	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	854 of 936	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	24.2	555 of 672	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	232 of 291	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.9	250 of 281	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	273 of 282	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	8.2	834 of 869	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.6	762 of 869	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	841 of 886	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	797 of 887	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	890 of 901	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	855 of 898	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	423 of 475	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.9	311 of 458	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	326 of 446	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	359 of 420	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	390 of 401	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	302 of 379	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	16.5	697 of 742	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.4	643 of 736	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	659 of 760	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	654 of 757	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	758 of 772	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	667 of 705	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	16.6	765 of 879	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.0	676 of 884	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	776 of 891	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	783 of 896	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	877 of 908	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	769 of 904	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	213 of 717	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	27.9	543 of 731	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.5	333 of 703	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	8.6	891 of 905	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	857 of 894	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	10.3	863 of 925	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	5.3	750 of 765	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)70th percentile+54 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)20th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2022)17th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)13th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)11th percentile+3 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile-4 vs school

White (2021)2nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts18%-22 vs state

Science15%-26 vs state

Mathematics10%-32 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)		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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Bentley Academy Innovation School	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Memorial Drive	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1260	286	20	14.3		36 (12.6%)	21 (7.3%)	224 (78.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	11.7	826^th of 899 public elementary schools	8.1%		18.1	760^th of 906 public elementary schools	16.1%	66	10.0	35.3	12.0	17.7	2.5	25.7	4.0	9.6	14.6	14.6	$27,350
Carlton	Public	K-5	10 Skerry Street	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1280	247	24	10.4	69.4%	136 (55.1%)	15 (6.1%)	80 (32.4%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.6%)	43.1	509^th of 899 public elementary schools	43.4%		38.9	559^th of 906 public elementary schools	38.3%	50	56.1	32.4	33.3	40.8	34.2	27.0	35.7	32.5	42.9	42.9	$24,681
Saltonstall School	Public	K-5	211 Lafayette Street	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1297	412	31	13.2	41.1%	135 (32.8%)	22 (5.3%)	222 (53.9%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.6%)	33.8	597^th of 899 public elementary schools	33.6%		41.4	537^th of 906 public elementary schools	40.7%	60	43.2	33.3	30.8	35.0	43.2	22.9	26.9	29.9	30.8	30.8	$23,905
Bates	Public	PK, KG-5	53 Liberty Hill Avenue	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1250	410	33	12.5	61.3%	200 (48.8%)	30 (7.3%)	146 (35.6%)	5 (1.2%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (4.9%)	39.9	536^th of 899 public elementary schools	40.4%		42.8	526^th of 906 public elementary schools	41.9%	10	36.7	32.8	32.7	34.1	40.7	39.7	34.7	38.6	36.7	36.7	$22,713
Ayers/Ryal Side School	Public	K-4	40 Woodland Avenue	Beverly	01915	Essex County	Beverly	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 921-6116	388	27	14.1	34.0%	329 (84.8%)	11 (2.8%)	35 (9.0%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	83.1	144^th of 899 public elementary schools	84.0%		85.2	124^th of 906 public elementary schools	86.3%	20	58.0	53.4		55.9	68.2	65.8		67.1			$18,358
Thomas Carroll	Public	PK, KG-5	60 Northend Street	Peabody	01960	Essex County	Peabody	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 536-4200	645	46	13.9	57.3%	307 (47.6%)	36 (5.6%)	264 (40.9%)	14 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.9%)	17.5	755^th of 899 public elementary schools	16.0%		19.3	751^st of 906 public elementary schools	17.1%	4	27.3	20.4	24.1	23.7	25.0	18.3	21.5	21.4	21.5	21.5	$16,954
Horace Mann Laboratory	Public	PK, KG-5	79 Willson Street	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1290	293	25	11.8	66.9%	100 (34.1%)	22 (7.5%)	150 (51.2%)	11 (3.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	17.5	753^rd of 899 public elementary schools	16.2%		12.5	820^th of 906 public elementary schools	9.5%	67	20.0	31.7	19.1	23.4	9.1	26.8	23.8	19.7	19.5	19.5	$23,351
Witchcraft Heights	Public	K-5	1 Frederick Street	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1271	455	33	13.6	41.2%	196 (43.1%)	35 (7.7%)	185 (40.7%)	18 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.7%)	33.1	605^th of 899 public elementary schools	32.7%		35.4	590^th of 906 public elementary schools	34.9%	15	30.9	21.6	33.9	28.5	29.4	33.8	41.8	34.9	37.3	37.3	$24,568
Lucretia and Joseph Brown School	Public	PK, KG-3	40 Baldwin Road	Marblehead	01945	Essex County	Marblehead	No	No	No	No	(781) 629-3112	445	35	12.8		368 (82.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.4%)								(n/a)	64.4			64.4	66.3			66.3			$20,347
Cove Elementary	Public	K-4	20 Eisenhower Avenue	Beverly	01915	Essex County	Beverly	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 921-6121	394	32	12.4	30.1%	285 (72.3%)	15 (3.8%)	71 (18.0%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	76.9	207^th of 899 public elementary schools	77.0%		59.4	362^nd of 906 public elementary schools	60.0%	155	56.5	52.8		54.5	61.9	55.6		58.5			$19,578

Frequently Asked Questions about Bentley Academy Innovation School

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Salem

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In the 2024-25 school year, 286 students attended Bentley Academy Innovation School.

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Bentley Academy Innovation School ranks in the bottom 8.1% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

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Students at Bentley Academy Innovation School are 78% Hispanic, 13% White, 7% African American.

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