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Essex Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

12 Story Street, Essex, MA 01929 · (978) 768-7324 · Part of Manchester Essex Regional School District

Essex’s School Grade A better than 88% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
215
Students per teacher
10:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Essex Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 72% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 13.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Essex kids: Manchester Essex Regional Middle School

On the path

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

K–5Essex ElementaryYou are here
6–8Manchester Essex Regional Middle Schoolin Manchester

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts67%
State average 49.3%

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

12 Story Street, Essex

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten26
Grade 135
Grade 234
Grade 336
Grade 438
Grade 546
Enrollment over time
189’20
219’21
231’22
229’23
215’24

Up 13.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 93%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Essex Elementary from Essex families.

Other schools in Manchester Essex Regional School District

The district →

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