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Danvers Schools
Danvers is a public school district in Massachusetts, based in Essex County (Danvers). SchoolGrade grades 7 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Danvers 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 Danvers
7 of 7 schools in Danvers carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
B: 2C: 5
Best schools in Danvers
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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- Willis E Thorpe (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Ivan G Smith (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C+ Danvers High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Great Oak (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Riverside (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Holten Richmond Middle School (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
- C- Highlands (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Danvers
All schools, A to Z (7)
- C+ Danvers High, Danvers
- C Great Oak, Danvers
- C- Highlands, Danvers
- C Holten Richmond Middle School, Danvers
- B- Ivan G Smith, Danvers
- C Riverside, Danvers
- B- Willis E Thorpe, Danvers
Where Danvers schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Danvers (7)
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: 3,251 students with 272 full-time-equivalent teachers and 501 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2503990
- 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
- Peabody (11 schools, 3 mi)
- Lynnfield (5 schools, 5 mi)
- Hamilton-Wenham (5 schools, 5 mi)
- Beverly (8 schools, 5 mi)
- Salem (11 schools, 6 mi)
- North Reading (5 schools, 7 mi)
- Lynn (25 schools, 7 mi)
- Wakefield (7 schools, 8 mi)
Questions about Danvers
How many schools are in Danvers?
SchoolGrade grades 7 public schools in Danvers, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Danvers serve?
The largest by graded schools: Danvers.
How good are the schools in Danvers?
Across the 7 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 41.1% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 48%. 14% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Danvers?
3,251 students were enrolled in Danvers in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Danvers?
Danvers is in Massachusetts, based in Essex County, with its district office in Danvers. Its boundary covers about 13.3 sq mi.