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Haverhill School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Haverhill.

Haverhill’s School Grade D better than 12% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
7,940
Schools
16
Spent per student
$21,048
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
12:1
The gist

What stands out about Haverhill School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 12% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 10 pts below the state
  • Spends 21% less per student than the MA average
  • 12 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 12% 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 below the state, 2021–22
D
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade
DHaverhill 68,361

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Haverhill. Grade by grade →

K–48 elementary schoolsThis district
5–87 middle schoolsThis district
9–124 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency24%
State average 40.7% · 4,268 students tested
Reading / language arts27%
State average 43.7% · 4,294 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)79%
State average 89.2% · 476 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
$21,048 per student · 21% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 39%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 59%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
7,589’20
7,576’21
7,604’22
7,882’23
7,940’24

Up 4.6% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 48%White 41%Black 7%Two or more races 2%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Moody Preschool Extension
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Haverhill
174 students19:1
Moody
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Haverhill
167 students11:1
Caleb Dustin Hunking School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Haverhill
C
1,062 students13:1
Pentucket Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Haverhill
C−
527 students11:1
Golden Hill
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Haverhill
C−
502 students12:1
Silver Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Haverhill
C
481 students11:1
Tilton
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Haverhill
C−
471 students11:1
Bradford Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Bradford
C+
443 students10:1
Walnut Square
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Haverhill
161 students12:1
Bartlett School and Assessment Center
Other · Grades 1–12 · Haverhill
C−
45 students6:1
Consentino Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Haverhill
C−
805 students12:1
Dr Paul Nettle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Haverhill
D
503 students11:1
John G Whittier
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Haverhill
C−
487 students13:1
Greenleaf Academy
High · Grades 6–12 · Bradford
C−
34 students7:1
Gateway Academy
High · Grades 7–12 · Haverhill
156 students11:1
Haverhill High
High · Grades 9–12 · Haverhill
B−
1,922 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Pentucket School DistrictGroveland, Merrimac, West Newbury
$21,232per student
Timberlane Regional School DistrictAtkinson, Plaistow
$21,352per student
Boxford School DistrictBoxford
$23,801per student
Masconomet School DistrictBoxford
$26,803per 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.