Summary:
ZIP code 01913 has two elementary schools, both in the Amesbury district: Shay Elementary, serving prekindergarten through grade 2 with 485 students, and Charles C Cashman Elementary, serving grades 3 through 5 with 413 students. Together they enroll 898 students and share a Lions Mouth Road campus address. The district overall is rated 245th of 351 in the state, at the 30th percentile with 2 stars. Because the two schools split by grade band and MCAS testing begins in grade 3, only Cashman has current test scores in this data.
Shay's most striking feature is an older rank history: in 2022–2023 it placed 259th of 928, at the 72nd percentile with 4 stars, up from the 57th percentile in 2020–2021. That sits well above the district's 30th percentile, but the file contains no Shay test scores or rank after 2022–2023, so it is historical context rather than current evidence. Shay also showed a lower student-teacher ratio (11.9 vs. 12.3) and higher per-student spending in 2020–2021 ($20,734 vs. $19,504).
Cashman carries the current results. Its standout is 3rd grade English language arts at 53.24% proficient, above the district's 52.48% and well above the state's 42.79%. All-grade ELA (41.29%) also edged past the state (40.03%), and Cashman outperformed the district in ELA, math, and science in 2025–2026. Math is the weak spot: all-grade math was 5.89 points below the state, and 5th grade math was 28.99%, 10.51 points below. Cashman improved in every subject year over year (+2.00 ELA, +2.99 math, +5.51 science) while the district and state declined in ELA and science. Its rank remains 2 stars. Free/reduced lunch data is blank for both schools.
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