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Schools in Amesbury · Amesbury School District

Amesbury’s public schools score below 62% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Amesbury, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Massachusetts, not nationally.

#189of 283 Massachusetts townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
42%
▼ 2 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
▲ 2 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 0–4 pts vs MA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$24.7K
▼ 7% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.9
MA 11.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
5
1,793 students on the public path
In brief

Amesbury’s schools, in brief

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 42% and math 43% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $24,739 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and two high schools

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Amesbury’s grade

B− Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 38% of Massachusetts school districts, #189 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores are above the Massachusetts average; graduation is below it.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 38%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (283)Better than 39%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 976 test results and a graduating class of 120 could put Amesbury anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Amesbury’s students in the tested grades sat them (970 in math, 983 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Amesbury, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Shay ElementaryAmesbury School DistrictB−
3–5Charles C Cashman ElementaryAmesbury School DistrictB−
6–8Amesbury MiddleAmesbury School DistrictC+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A

Amesbury’s public schools are run by Amesbury School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Amesbury School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,793 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 10.9 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$24,739MA $26,530 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 43.7% · 983 students tested
Math43%
State average 40.7% · 970 students tested

Amesbury vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Amesbury’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
AmesburyC+Amesbury
NewburyportB+Newburyport
West NewburyB+Pentucket
MerrimacB+Pentucket
SalisburyB−Triton

South Hampton, NH borders Amesbury but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Amesbury

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

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

Questions about Amesbury’s schools

Are Amesbury’s schools good?

On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Amesbury children attend score below 62% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #189 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 39%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Amesbury in?

Amesbury School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,793 students in 5 schools (2024–25).

Where do Amesbury kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Amesbury High and Amesbury Innovation High School.

What is Amesbury’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Amesbury School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.

How much does Amesbury spend per student?

$24,739 in Amesbury School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Massachusetts. Stars are from neighbors.