Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Haverhill’s public schools score below 88% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 24% of Haverhill’s students scored proficient, below the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Haverhill, 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.
Haverhill’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% in math, against 44% and 41% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $21,048 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Eight elementary schools, then seven middle and four high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Hill View Montessori Charter Public School, Sacred Hearts School (private) and Bradford Christian Academy (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 Haverhill’s grade
D: better than 12% of Massachusetts school districts, #262 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Both inputs trail the Massachusetts average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Haverhill, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Haverhill · depends on your address
Moody Preschool Extension
Grades PK · 174 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Moody
Grades PK–K · 167 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Haverhill’s public schools are run by Haverhill 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.
Well below the state in reading
Haverhill vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Haverhill’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Haverhill | D | Haverhill |
| Groveland | B+ | Pentucket |
| West Newbury | B+ | Pentucket |
| Methuen | C | Methuen |
| Boxford | A | Boxford PK–6 · Masconomet 7–12 |
| Merrimac | B+ | Pentucket |
| North Andover | A− | North Andover |
Atkinson, NH and Plaistow, NH border Haverhill but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.
Every school in Haverhill
20 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 Haverhill’s schools
Are Haverhill’s schools good?
On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Haverhill children attend score below 88% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #262 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 9%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Haverhill in?
Haverhill School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 7,940 students in 16 schools (2024–25).
Where do Haverhill kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Haverhill High, Gateway Academy, Bartlett School and Assessment Center and Greenleaf Academy.
What is Haverhill’s graduation rate?
79% of the class of 2023 in Haverhill School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Haverhill spend per student?
$21,048 in Haverhill School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Haverhill?
Yes: Sacred Hearts School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 520 students) and Bradford Christian Academy (religious, grades K–12, 186 students). Haverhill also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Haverhill families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Haverhill → 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.