Summary:
Amesbury, Massachusetts has one middle school serving students in grades 6-8 - Amesbury Middle School. The school has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and its ranking within the state has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 159 out of 501 schools in 2022-2023 to 235 out of 493 schools in the current 2023-2024 school year.
Academically, Amesbury Middle School's proficiency rates on the MCAS assessments are below the state averages in both English Language Arts (35.5% vs. 39.17%) and Mathematics (32.08% vs. 40.91%), indicating potential areas for improvement. However, the school's performance on the MCAS Science assessment was slightly better, with 40.28% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 41.95%. The school's per-student spending is above the state average, and it has a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7.
While Amesbury Middle School has a predominantly white student population (81.16%), it also has a diverse student body, with 11.13% Hispanic, 1.71% African American, 1.54% Asian, and 4.28% identifying as two or more races. The lack of specific data on free and reduced-price lunch recipients makes it difficult to fully assess the school's socioeconomic demographics and how they may be impacting academic performance.
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