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B+

Pentucket School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Groveland, Merrimac and West Newbury.

Groveland’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
2,238
Schools
6
Spent per student
$21,232
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
12:1
Debt
$91.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Pentucket School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 67% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 20% less per student than the MA average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $91.6M, about $40,948 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 67% 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 well above the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Groveland 7,102B+Merrimac 6,818B+West Newbury 4,709

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Groveland. Grade by grade →

PK–6Elmer S BagnallThis district
7–8Pentucket Regional MiddleThis district
9–12Pentucket Regional Sr HighThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency48%
State average 40.7% · 1,123 students tested
Reading / language arts50%
State average 43.7% · 1,127 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 89.2% · 165 in the class

100% 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
$21,232 per student · 20% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 39%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 60%State 35%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,224’20
2,210’21
2,229’22
2,225’23
2,238’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Elmer S Bagnall
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Groveland
B−
519 students12:1
Dr John C Page School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · West Newbury
B+
327 students12:1
Dr Frederick N Sweetsir
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Merrimac
217 students12:1
Helen R Donaghue School
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · Merrimac
B−
262 students11:1
Pentucket Regional Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · West Newbury
C+
335 students12:1
Pentucket Regional Sr High
High · Grades 9–12 · West Newbury
A
578 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Haverhill School DistrictHaverhill
$21,048per student
Amesbury School DistrictAmesbury
$24,739per student
Triton School DistrictNewbury
$25,748per student
Boxford School DistrictBoxford
$23,801per 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.