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John F. Ryan

PublicMiddleGrades 5–6

135 Pleasant Street, Tewksbury, MA 01876 · (978) 640-7880 · Part of Tewksbury School District

Tewksbury’s School Grade B better than 56% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
500
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
5–6
The gist

What stands out about John F. Ryan

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 67% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts58%
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 ↗

135 Pleasant Street, Tewksbury

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 5256
Grade 6244
Enrollment over time
475’20
505’21
510’22
497’23
500’24

Up 5.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 78%Hispanic 9%Black 7%Asian 4%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about John F. Ryan from Tewksbury families.

Other schools in Tewksbury School District

The district →
L F Dewing
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Tewksbury
372 students13:1
Heath-Brook
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Tewksbury
300 students13:1
Center Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–4 · Tewksbury
812 students14:1
John W. Wynn Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Tewksbury
B
539 students12:1
Tewksbury Memorial High
High · Grades 9–12 · Tewksbury
A−
696 students12:1

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; Tewksbury’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.