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Amesbury Schools
Amesbury is a public school district in Massachusetts, based in Essex County (Amesbury). SchoolGrade grades 5 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Amesbury on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Amesbury
3 of 5 schools in Amesbury carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 1C: 2
Best schools in Amesbury
Statewide rankings: all 313 high schools in Massachusetts · all 272 middle schools in Massachusetts · all 930 elementary schools in Massachusetts
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B+ Amesbury High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C+ Amesbury Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- C- Charles C Cashman Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Amesbury
High schools (2)
- B+ Amesbury High, Amesbury
- Amesbury Innovation High School, Amesbury
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- C+ Amesbury Middle, Amesbury
Elementary and primary schools (2)
- Amesbury Elementary, Amesbury
- C- Charles C Cashman Elementary, Amesbury
Where Amesbury schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Amesbury (5)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Massachusetts
- County: Essex County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 1,817 students with 169 full-time-equivalent teachers and 327 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2501860
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Pentucket (6 schools, 4 mi)
- Newburyport (4 schools, 4 mi)
- Triton (5 schools, 7 mi)
- Haverhill (16 schools, 8 mi)
- Georgetown (4 schools, 9 mi)
- Ipswich (4 schools, 12 mi)
- Methuen (5 schools, 14 mi)
- North Andover (8 schools, 14 mi)
Questions about Amesbury
How many schools are in Amesbury?
SchoolGrade grades 5 public schools in Amesbury, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Amesbury serve?
The largest by graded schools: Amesbury.
How good are the schools in Amesbury?
Across the 3 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 42.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 40.3%. 67% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Amesbury?
1,817 students were enrolled in Amesbury in the 2023-24 school year, about 10.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Amesbury?
Amesbury is in Massachusetts, based in Essex County, with its district office in Amesbury. Its boundary covers about 12.3 sq mi.