Amesbury School District

Public Grades PK–12 C+School Grade

Public schools for Amesbury.

At a glance

1,793Students enrolled

5Schools

$24,739Spent per student

11:1Student–teacher ratio

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Amesbury

Grades PK–2

Shay Elementary485 students · AmesburyThis district

Grades 3–5

Charles C Cashman Elementary413 students · AmesburyThis district

Grades 6–8

Amesbury Middle364 students · AmesburyThis district

Grades 9–12

Amesbury High or Amesbury Innovation High SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs MA

Math proficiency34%

State average 36%

Reading / language arts51%

State average 48.5%

Graduation rate (4-year)87%

State average 88.8%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$24,739

per student each year · 7% below the MA average

Spending

Classroom instruction64%

Support & administration36%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)61%

State35%

Federal4%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,852’20

1,797’21

1,779’22

1,817’23

1,793’24

Students

White · 80%1,427

Hispanic · 13%235

Two or more races · 4%64

Black · 2%33

Asian · 2%30

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%3

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools5 in district

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Shay ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–2 · 485 students · Amesbury

B-Public 📚

Charles C Cashman ElementaryElementary · Grades 3–5 · 413 students · Amesbury

B-Public 📚

Amesbury MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 364 students · Amesbury

C+Public 🏫

Amesbury HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 481 students · Amesbury

APublic 🏫

Amesbury Innovation High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 50 students · Amesbury

C-Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Pentucket School DistrictMerrimac · West Newbury · $21,232 per student

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Newburyport School DistrictNewburyport · $23,903 per student

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South Hampton School DistrictSouth Hampton · $31,241 per student

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Triton School DistrictSalisbury · $25,748 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.