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Ayer Shirley Regional High School
A−

Ayer Shirley Regional High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

141 Washington Street, Ayer, MA 01432 · (978) 772-8600 · Part of Ayer-Shirley School District

Ayer’s School Grade C+ better than 39% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
417
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Ayer Shirley Regional High School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 16.8% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Ayer kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Ayer Shirley Regional Middle Schoolin Shirley
9–12Ayer Shirley Regional High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts77%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

141 Washington Street, Ayer

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 994
Grade 1097
Grade 11108
Grade 12118
Enrollment over time
357’20
368’21
394’22
412’23
417’24

Up 16.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 69%Hispanic 16%Black 9%Asian 3%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ayer Shirley Regional High School from Ayer families.

Other schools in Ayer-Shirley School District

The district →
Page Hilltop Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ayer
B−
539 students13:1
Lura A. White Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Shirley
C+
357 students12:1
Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Shirley
C+
410 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Ayer’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.