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River Valley Charter School

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

2 Perry Way, Newburyport, MA 01950 · (978) 465-0065

Newburyport’s School Grade B+ better than 65% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
288
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about River Valley Charter School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts62%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2 Perry Way, Newburyport

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten32
Grade 132
Grade 233
Grade 332
Grade 432
Grade 532
Grade 633
Grade 732
Grade 830
Enrollment over time
288’20
288’21
288’22
288’23
288’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 85%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 7%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about River Valley Charter School from Newburyport families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Newburyport’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.