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Willis E Thorpe

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1 Avon Road, Danvers, MA 01923 · (978) 774-6946 · Part of Danvers School District

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

Directions
Students
294
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Willis E Thorpe

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 10.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Danvers kids: Holten Richmond Middle School

On the path

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

K–5Willis E ThorpeYou are here
6–8Holten Richmond Middle School745 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency62%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts62%
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 ↗

1 Avon Road, Danvers

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten40
Grade 164
Grade 246
Grade 334
Grade 465
Grade 545
Enrollment over time
327’20
329’21
329’22
347’23
294’24

Down 10.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 86%Hispanic 11%Black 2%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Willis E Thorpe from Danvers families.

Other schools in Danvers School District

The district →
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
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

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; Danvers’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.