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C+

Amesbury School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Amesbury.

Amesbury’s School Grade C+ better than 38% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
1,793
Schools
5
Spent per student
$24,739
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
11:1
The gist

What stands out about Amesbury School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 38% of Massachusetts districts
  • Spends 7% less per student than the MA average
  • 11 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 38% of the 394 Massachusetts school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Amesbury 17,588

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Amesbury. Grade by grade →

PK–2Shay ElementaryThis district
3–5Charles C Cashman ElementaryThis district
6–8Amesbury MiddleThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency43%
State average 40.7% · 970 students tested
Reading / language arts42%
State average 43.7% · 983 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 89.2% · 120 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$24,739 per student · 7% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 36%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 61%State 35%Federal 4%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,852’20
1,797’21
1,779’22
1,817’23
1,793’24

Down 3.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 80%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 4%Black 2%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools.

Shay Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Amesbury
B−
485 students12:1
Charles C Cashman Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Amesbury
B−
413 students12:1
Amesbury Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Amesbury
C+
364 students9:1
Amesbury High
High · Grades 9–12 · Amesbury
A
481 students11:1
Amesbury Innovation High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Amesbury
C−
50 students9:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Pentucket School DistrictMerrimac, West Newbury
$21,232per student
Newburyport School DistrictNewburyport
$23,903per student
South Hampton School DistrictSouth Hampton
$31,241per student
Triton School DistrictSalisbury
$25,748per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Massachusetts.