Summary:
ZIP code 01938 covers Ipswich, Massachusetts, a single-district community served by four public schools — two elementary schools (PK–5), one middle school (6–8), and one high school (9–12) — together enrolling 1,563 students in the Ipswich district, which ranks 72 of 351 Massachusetts districts (79th percentile, 4-star).
Each school has a different standout strength. Paul F Doyon Memorial has the stronger math profile of the two elementaries: 61.08% all-grade math proficiency versus the district's 56.76%, and a 3rd-grade math score of 62.96%. Winthrop leads in science at 68.00% all-grade, above the district's 60.43%, but its ELA is the weakest in the ZIP code at 49.71%, below the district's 55.72%. Ipswich Middle School shines in ELA at 61.29% all-grade and the highest current ELA grade-level score in the data set (6th grade, 71.17%), though its science (54.69%) trails the district. Ipswich High posts a 96.6% graduation rate and 0.0% dropout rate, with 10th-grade scores above district and state in ELA, math, science, and Biology — although its 2025–2026 results dipped from 2024–2025 in the shared subjects.
Broadly, every 2025–2026 school-level proficiency figure here is above the state average, with the smallest margin still +4.86 points (middle school civics). Elementary ELA is the clearest relative weakness, since both elementaries fall below the district average. Rank trends differ: Winthrop slipped from the 83rd to 73rd percentile, Doyon rose from 76th to 80th, the middle school held steady at 81st, and the high school fluctuated from 70th to 83rd to 79th. Winthrop has the highest per-student spending ($20,853, from 2020–2021) yet the lowest current rank percentile, while the high school has the lowest spending ($19,104) — descriptive patterns, not causal ones. Free/reduced-lunch data is unavailable for all four schools, so socioeconomic context cannot be assessed.
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