Photo: Botteville · CC BY-SA 3.0Danvers’s public schools score below 51% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving Danvers, 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.
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.
Danvers’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 283 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Danvers’s, its schools beat 43%, lower than their 49% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in reading, below in math
Reading proficiency is 44% and math 40% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $22,191 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Five elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Holten Richmond Middle School, then Danvers High. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
St. Johns Preparatory School (private), St. Mary of the Annunciation School (private) and Plumfield Academy Inc (private) are in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Danvers’s grade
B−: better than 49% of Massachusetts school districts, #154 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Graduation is above the Massachusetts average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Danvers, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Danvers
Holten Richmond Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 745 students · 10:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Danvers
Holten Richmond Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 745 students · 10:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Danvers
Holten Richmond Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 745 students · 10:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Danvers
Danvers High
Grades 9–12 · 784 students · 10:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Danvers
Danvers High
Grades 9–12 · 784 students · 10:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Danvers
Danvers High
Grades 9–12 · 784 students · 10:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Danvers
Danvers High
Grades 9–12 · 784 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Danvers’s public schools are run by Danvers 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.
Close to the state in reading
Danvers vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Danvers’s borders.
Every school in Danvers
11 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).
Questions about Danvers’s schools
Are Danvers’s schools good?
On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Danvers children attend score below 51% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #154 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 43%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Danvers in?
Danvers School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,238 students in 7 schools (2024–25).
Where do Danvers kids go to high school?
Danvers High, with 784 students; its own test results earn a B+.
What is Danvers’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Danvers School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Danvers spend per student?
$22,191 in Danvers School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Danvers?
Yes: St. Johns Preparatory School (catholic · all-boys, grades 6–12, 1,453 students), St. Mary of the Annunciation School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 277 students) and Plumfield Academy Inc (religious, grades 1–8, 24 students).
Parents talk
What Danvers families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Danvers → They have their own page.
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.