Summary:
Zip code 01913 covers five schools serving Amesbury students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade: two elementary schools (Shay Elementary for PK–2 and Charles C Cashman Elementary for grades 3–5), one middle school (Amesbury Middle for grades 6–8), and two high schools (Amesbury High and Amesbury Innovation High School, both grades 9–12), enrolling 1,793 students in the Amesbury district.
The Amesbury district rates at the 30th percentile with 2 stars, but that single rating hides big differences between schools. Amesbury High is the strongest current performer, ranking 116 of 353 (67th percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–26 and scoring above both district and state in every reported MCAS subject, with the largest margins in Science (+10.90) and Biology (+8.64). Shay Elementary has no MCAS results because it serves PK–2, but it earned the area's only 4-star rating, reaching the 72nd percentile in 2022–23. At the other end, Amesbury Innovation High School ranks 345 of 353 (2nd percentile, 0 stars), with 10th-grade ELA and Math reported at 0% proficient; because it enrolls only 50 students, those percentages should be read cautiously.
Amesbury Middle is uneven — 7th-grade ELA (50.00) and Math (45.83) beat state, while 8th-grade ELA (31.78) and Math (26.98) fall well below state benchmarks of 41.70 and 41.67 (slipping from 3 stars to 2). Charles C Cashman Elementary improved in all-grade ELA, Math, and Science year over year, but 5th-grade Math (28.99) trails state. Notably, spending does not track outcomes: Amesbury Innovation High School spends the most ($23,081) yet ranks lowest, while Amesbury High spends near the bottom and performs best. Free/reduced-lunch data is blank for all five schools, so it is unknown, not zero.
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