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B+

Ipswich School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Ipswich.

Ipswich’s School Grade B+ better than 71% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
1,563
Schools
4
Spent per student
$27,216
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
10:1
The gist

What stands out about Ipswich School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 71% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • 10 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 71% 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
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Ipswich 14,131

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Ipswich. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Ipswich Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Ipswich HighThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency54%
State average 40.7% · 856 students tested
Reading / language arts58%
State average 43.7% · 853 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 89.2% · 126 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
$27,216 per student · 3% above MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 36%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 74%State 21%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,594’20
1,628’21
1,603’22
1,604’23
1,563’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 82%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 5%Asian 2%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Winthrop
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ipswich
B
373 students10:1
Paul F Doyon Memorial
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ipswich
B−
366 students10:1
Ipswich Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ipswich
B
377 students9:1
Ipswich High
High · Grades 9–12 · Ipswich
A+
447 students9:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Masconomet School DistrictBoxford, Topsfield
$26,803per student
Boxford School DistrictBoxford
$23,801per student
Gloucester School DistrictGloucester
$25,392per student
Hamilton-Wenham School DistrictHamilton
$24,472per 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.