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Methuen School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Methuen.

Methuen’s School Grade C better than 26% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
6,464
Schools
6
Spent per student
$19,711
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
13:1
The gist

What stands out about Methuen School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 26% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Spends 26% less per student than the MA average
  • 13 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 26% 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
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
CMethuen 54,584

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Methuen. Grade by grade →

K–85 schoolsThis district
9–12Methuen HighThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency27%
State average 40.7% · 3,502 students tested
Reading / language arts33%
State average 43.7% · 3,496 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
State average 89.2% · 503 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
$19,711 per student · 26% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 39%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 31%State 61%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
6,450’20
6,439’21
6,440’22
6,532’23
6,464’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 54%White 33%Black 7%Asian 3%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Methuen
163 students11:1
Tenney Grammar School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Methuen
C−
1,246 students13:1
Donald P Timony Grammar
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Methuen
C
1,172 students13:1
Comprehensive Grammar School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Methuen
C+
1,046 students12:1
Marsh Grammar School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Methuen
C+
996 students13:1
Methuen High
High · Grades 9–12 · Methuen
B
1,841 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Andover School DistrictAndover
$26,102per student
Dracut School DistrictDracut
$17,150per student
Haverhill School DistrictHaverhill
$21,048per student
Lawrence School DistrictLawrence
$25,802per 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.