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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 01844

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Schools

4,623

Students

Top rankedMarsh Grammar School500^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Marsh Grammar School up 42 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Early Childhood Center 10.7 students per teacher

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Summary:

The 01844 zip code of Methuen, Massachusetts is home to 5 elementary schools serving students from pre-K through 6th grade. While the schools demonstrate a range of academic performance, a few standouts emerge, including Marsh Grammar School and Comprehensive Grammar School, which consistently outperform district and state averages on MCAS assessments.

Marsh Grammar School is the top performer in the area, with the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts (40.8%), Mathematics (41.5%), and Science (38.68%) compared to the other schools. It also holds the highest statewide ranking at 500 out of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. Comprehensive Grammar School is another strong performer, scoring above district and state averages in most subject areas and ranking 593 out of 906 schools statewide.

While some schools excel, the Methuen school district as a whole faces challenges, ranking 274 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and receiving a 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger. This suggests a need for targeted interventions to improve educational outcomes across all Methuen elementary schools and address the significant gaps in student proficiency compared to state averages, particularly in Mathematics and Science.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th 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 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Marsh Grammar School	Public	K-8	309 Pelham Street	Methuen	01844	Essex County	Methuen	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-9076	996	78	12.7		431 (43.3%)	69 (6.9%)	427 (42.9%)	24 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.4%)	45.4	500^th of 906 public elementary schools	44.8%		42.2	542^nd of 916 public elementary schools	40.8%	42	39.2	37.5	34.3	39.6	44.0	48.2	40.8	48.5	37.1	37.6	36.8	50.0	40.4	41.5	43.5	34.8	38.7	33.8	$19,194
Donald P Timony Grammar	Public	K-8	45 Pleasant View Street	Methuen	01844	Essex County	Methuen	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-9001	1,172	89	13.1		353 (30.1%)	91 (7.8%)	666 (56.8%)	35 (3.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.0%)	15.3	785^th of 906 public elementary schools	13.4%		19.5	744^th of 916 public elementary schools	18.8%	41	17.5	28.8	13.6	21.4	29.6	17.5	21.7	23.8	21.8	19.1	16.6	31.7	24.4	22.9	19.8	19.5	19.7	13.5	$18,031
Tenney Grammar School	Public	K-8	75 Pleasant Street	Methuen	01844	Essex County	Methuen	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-9026	1,246	99	12.5		297 (23.8%)	65 (5.2%)	828 (66.5%)	27 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (2.2%)	19.3	749^th of 906 public elementary schools	17.3%		19.3	748^th of 916 public elementary schools	18.3%	1	30.7	28.6	21.8	31.7	27.8	32.1	28.7	20.2	21.6	8.9	22.1	25.2	29.9	21.3	21.8	30.7	26.1	22.4	$17,722
Comprehensive Grammar School	Public	K-8	100 Howe Street	Methuen	01844	Essex County	Methuen	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-9051	1,046	84	12.4		347 (33.2%)	111 (10.6%)	525 (50.2%)	40 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.2%)	35.4	593^rd of 906 public elementary schools	34.5%		30.5	634^th of 916 public elementary schools	30.8%	41	41.0	30.5	34.7	36.4	34.9	35.7	35.6	29.4	22.1	26.7	44.1	32.1	31.8	31.4	33.7	20.8	26.6	23.2	$17,673
Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	9 Branch Street	Methuen	01844	Essex County	Methuen	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(978) 722-6000	163	15	10.7		37 (22.7%)	21 (12.9%)	99 (60.7%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)								(n/a)																			$21,204

Cities Near Zip Code 01844

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Methuen	0.29 mi	6	301^st
Lawrence	0.84 mi	30	345^th
Andover	2.72 mi	11	52^nd
North Andover	3.2 mi	8	140^th
Haverhill	4.02 mi	16	304^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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