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B−

Danvers School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Danvers.

Danvers’ School Grade B− better than 49% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
3,238
Schools
7
Spent per student
$22,191
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
12:1
The gist

What stands out about Danvers School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 49% of Massachusetts districts
  • Spends 16% less per student than the MA average
  • 12 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 49% 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
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B−Danvers 29,211

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Danvers. Grade by grade →

K–55 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Holten Richmond Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Danvers HighThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40%
State average 40.7% · 1,741 students tested
Reading / language arts44%
State average 43.7% · 1,740 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 89.2% · 206 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
$22,191 per student · 16% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 38%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 67%State 27%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,309’20
3,217’21
3,235’22
3,251’23
3,238’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 77%Hispanic 14%Black 5%Asian 2%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Riverside
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Danvers
B+
350 students13:1
Ivan G Smith
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Danvers
A−
389 students12:1
Highlands
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Danvers
B
385 students16:1
Willis E Thorpe
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Danvers
A−
294 students14:1
Great Oak
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Danvers
B
291 students13:1
Holten Richmond Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Danvers
C
745 students10:1
Danvers High
High · Grades 9–12 · Danvers
B+
784 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Masconomet School DistrictMiddleton, Topsfield
$26,803per student
Beverly School DistrictBeverly
$20,325per student
Hamilton-Wenham School DistrictWenham
$24,472per student
Middleton School DistrictMiddleton
$24,386per 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.