Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Salisbury’s public schools score below 52% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving Salisbury, 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.
Salisbury’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 250 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Salisbury’s, its schools beat 62%, higher than their 48% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in reading, below in math
Reading proficiency is 48% and math 39% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $25,748 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and one high school
From grade 7 the district’s path is Triton Regional Middle School, then Triton Regional High School. See the path ↓
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 Salisbury’s grade
B−: better than 48% of Massachusetts school districts, #159 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Salisbury, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Salisbury
Salisbury Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 386 students · 9:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Salisbury
Salisbury Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 386 students · 9:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Salisbury
Salisbury Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 386 students · 9:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Salisbury
Salisbury Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 386 students · 9:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Salisbury
Salisbury Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 386 students · 9:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Salisbury
Salisbury Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 386 students · 9:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Salisbury
Salisbury Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 386 students · 9:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Salisbury
Triton Regional Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 297 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Byfield
8th grade in Salisbury
Triton Regional Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 297 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Byfield
9th grade in Salisbury
Triton Regional High School
Grades 9–12 · 538 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Byfield
10th grade in Salisbury
Triton Regional High School
Grades 9–12 · 538 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Byfield
Salisbury’s public schools are run by Triton School District, which also serves Newbury and Rowley. 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.
Above the state in reading
Salisbury vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Salisbury’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Salisbury | B− | Triton |
| Newburyport | B+ | Newburyport |
| Amesbury | C+ | Amesbury |
Seabrook, NH and South Hampton, NH border Salisbury but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.
Every school in Salisbury
3 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 Salisbury’s schools
Are Salisbury’s schools good?
On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Salisbury children attend score below 52% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #159 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 62%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Salisbury in?
Triton School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,074 students in 5 schools (2024–25).
Where do Salisbury kids go to high school?
Triton Regional High School in Byfield, with 538 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Salisbury’s graduation rate?
90–94% of the class of 2023 in Triton School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Salisbury spend per student?
$25,748 in Triton School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Salisbury families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Salisbury → 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.