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Amesbury Middle School

Serves grades 5 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
220 Main Street
Amesbury, MA 01913
Phone
(978) 388-0515
District
Amesbury
County
ESSEX COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
584
Classroom Teachers
54

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Massachusetts

5

(10 is best)

Better than 49.9% of all MA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Amesbury Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
42%
29%
43%
28%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
41%
44%
42%
41%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
51%
39%
49%
40%
52%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
40%
41%
43%
49%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
11
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 5 131 22.4%
Grade 6 135 23.1%
Grade 7 151 25.9%
Grade 8 167 28.6%
Total 584 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 84.8% 85.0% 57.0%
Black 1.8% 1.8% 9.8%
Hispanic 11.6% 11.9% 25.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.6% 1.1% 7.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 17,279 6,981,974
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,405.7 890
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.6% 5.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.6% 17.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.2% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 32.6% 26.6%
65 OR OLDER 17.0% 17.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 7,588 2,740,995
Single Parent Households With Children 12.2% 7.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.8% 91.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 41.3% 45.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 25.9% 30.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.2% 17.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.9% 11.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.6% 12.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 10.0% 10.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.2% 8.8%
$15,000 or less 8.2% 8.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,599 $24,601,000 51.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,007 $3,631,000 7.7%
Staff $831 $1,503,000 3.2%
General Administration $267 $483,000 1.0%
School Administration $986 $1,783,000 3.8%
Operation $2,229 $4,033,000 8.5%
Transportation $699 $1,264,000 2.7%
Other $513 $928,000 2.0%
Total Support $7,532 $13,625,000 28.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,092 $9,211,000 19.4%
Total Expenditures $26,223 $47,437,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,394 $11,443,766,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,755 $1,620,711,000 7.2%
Staff $987 $911,495,000 4.0%
General Administration $282 $260,824,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,021 $942,999,000 4.2%
Operation $1,731 $1,597,981,000 7.1%
Transportation $790 $729,683,000 3.2%
Other $544 $502,458,000 2.2%
Total Support $7,111 $6,566,151,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,910 $4,533,754,000 20.1%
Total Expenditures $24,415 $22,543,671,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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