Impact Essex County

How is our county doing?

In 2025, 37% of 10th graders passed the state's math exam, a decrease from 2024 and below the state 2025 passing rate of 45%. Passing rates lagged in Lawrence (11%), Lynn (16%), and Peabody (21%). The highest passing rates were in Manchester Essex Regional (82%), Andover (77%) and Hamilton-Wenham (73%).

Passing rates in 2025 were lower among Hispanic students and low-income students (both at 19%) and African American students (28%).

Why do these disparities exist?

Studies point to a variety of factors believed to contribute to disparities in test scores and other measures of student achievement. School systems in the United States are highly segregated, and students of color disproportionately attend schools with high proportions of low-income students who may not have benefited from early learning opportunities at the same rate as other students. Schools also have different levels of resources ranging from qualified/experienced teachers to advanced courses to facilities and technology, and schools with large Black and Latino populations often have lower levels. In addition, teachers across all school systems tend to be disproportionately White, and teaching practices and curriculum may not be culturally relevant to students of color.

Notes about the data

The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education defines "Low Income" students as those that meet any of the following criteria: identified as participating in state-administered programs (SNAP, TAFDC, MassHealth, or Foster Care), reported by a district as homeless, or a family income of up to 185% of the Federal Poverty Level.

As assessments vary among states, it is not possible to include comparable data for the nation or other areas in this indicator.

Percent of Students Passing Grade 10 Math, 2025

	All Students	Asian	Black or African American	Hispanic or Latino	Low Income	Non-Low Income	White
Essex County, MA	37%	70%	28%	19%	19%	53%	50%
Middlesex County, MA	57%	81%	29%	27%	29%	69%	64%
Massachusetts	45%	78%	26%	23%	24%	59%	53%
School Districts in Essex
Amesbury	43%			11%	19%	55%	52%
Andover	77%	96%		46%	48%	81%	75%
Beverly	39%		30%	29%	24%	46%	42%
Danvers	31%			15%	14%	38%	31%
Essex Agricultural Technical	43%	67%	57%	45%	35%	46%	41%
Georgetown	41%			50%	28%	46%	40%
Gloucester	41%			6%	21%	58%	48%
Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical	26%			25%	24%	30%	30%
Hamilton-Wenham	73%				36%	76%	74%
Haverhill	25%	70%	13%	10%	10%	46%	38%
Ipswich	69%				38%	75%	73%
KIPP Academy Lynn Charter	54%		61%	54%	49%	63%
Lawrence	11%		0%	10%	9%	24%	28%
Lynn	16%	37%	16%	13%	13%	27%	28%
Lynnfield	65%	91%		56%	42%	68%	65%
Manchester Essex Regional	82%				67%	84%	82%
Marblehead	56%		40%	44%	43%	58%	57%
Masconomet	66%	82%			58%	66%	67%
Methuen	25%	53%	33%	14%	17%	37%	35%
Newburyport	56%				30%	59%	55%
North Andover	53%	76%	46%	33%	24%	63%	57%
Peabody	21%		12%	13%	12%	31%	25%
Pentucket	58%				20%	64%	58%
Rockport	59%				50%	63%	57%
Salem	41%		44%	23%	23%	63%	57%
Salem Academy Charter	48%			40%	34%	63%	56%
Saugus	31%	70%		21%	25%	38%	32%
Swampscott	48%		40%	31%	39%	52%	55%
Triton	46%				29%	53%	44%
Whittier Regional Vocational Technical	49%		36%	44%	40%	55%	51%

Source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education

Number of Students Passing Grade 10 Math, 2025

	All Students	Asian	Black or African American	Hispanic or Latino	Low Income	Non-Low Income	White
Essex County, MA	3,077	179	90	625	743	2,334	1,972
Middlesex County, MA	9,247	1,851	310	845	1,454	7,788	5,566
Massachusetts	29,927	4,021	1,765	3,704	6,639	23,288	18,980
School Districts in Essex
Amesbury	59			2	8	51	54
Andover	295	85		19	24	271	177
Beverly	116		3	15	23	93	91
Danvers	62			4	8	54	49
Essex Agricultural Technical	196	8	8	42	46	150	133
Georgetown	26			5	5	21	21
Gloucester	73			2	17	56	65
Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical	124			97	79	45	20
Hamilton-Wenham	85				4	81	72
Haverhill	113	7	3	21	26	87	77
Ipswich	75				6	69	66
KIPP Academy Lynn Charter	66		20	44	39	27
Lawrence	85		0	72	60	25	5
Lynn	199	26	16	117	119	80	35
Lynnfield	99	10		10	8	91	74
Manchester Essex Regional	85				8	77	80
Marblehead	112		4	7	12	100	94
Masconomet	156	9			11	145	141
Methuen	104	8	11	28	38	66	54
Newburyport	101				6	95	90
North Andover	187	19	6	21	21	166	133
Peabody	72		4	12	21	51	51
Pentucket	80				4	76	73
Rockport	40				10	30	36
Salem	90		7	23	27	63	47
Salem Academy Charter	31			16	12	19	9
Saugus	52	7		15	25	27	23
Swampscott	82		4	9	20	62	63
Triton	51				10	41	44
Whittier Regional Vocational Technical	161		4	44	46	115	95

Source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education

Percent of Students Passing Grade 10 Math, 2022

	All Students	Asian	Black or African American	Hispanic or Latino	Low Income	Non-Low Income	White
Essex County, MA	43%	68%	25%	22%	25%	60%	57%
Middlesex County, MA	60%	80%	30%	28%	32%	72%	66%
Massachusetts	50%	78%	26%	26%	29%	65%	59%
School Districts in Essex
Amesbury	58%			36%	43%	65%	63%
Andover	70%	89%	61%	48%	47%	75%	70%
Beverly	46%	33%		22%	33%	54%	55%
Danvers	47%			38%	40%	50%	49%
Essex Agricultural Technical	60%			58%	52%	64%	60%
Georgetown	57%					61%	58%
Gloucester	40%			20%	27%	52%	42%
Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical	29%			26%	27%	35%	36%
Hamilton-Wenham	74%	90%			47%	79%	77%
Haverhill	32%		23%	15%	19%	51%	46%
Ipswich	70%			60%	41%	78%	73%
KIPP Academy Lynn Charter	52%		52%	48%	49%	59%
Lawrence	19%	54%	25%	17%	17%	34%	38%
Lynn	18%	44%	12%	14%	15%	27%	30%
Lynnfield	69%			50%	43%	73%	70%
Manchester Essex Regional	76%				63%	78%	75%
Marblehead	59%		10%	24%	37%	64%	66%
Masconomet	73%	82%			52%	75%	74%
Methuen	35%	56%	0%	20%	20%	52%	50%
Newburyport	65%				34%	70%	67%
North Andover	58%	80%	27%	38%	31%	67%	61%
Peabody	35%	80%	15%	11%	19%	52%	43%
Pentucket	56%				33%	64%	57%
Rockport	60%				37%	69%	60%
Salem	26%		16%	16%	20%	42%	36%
Salem Academy Charter	54%			41%	53%	57%	70%
Saugus	34%		20%	27%	20%	43%	37%
Swampscott	62%			43%	28%	72%	67%
Triton	47%				11%	61%	46%
Whittier Regional Vocational Technical	55%		91%	40%	50%	58%	57%

Source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education

Number of Students Passing Grade 10 Math, 2022

	All Students	Asian	Black or African American	Hispanic or Latino	Low Income	Non-Low Income	White
Essex County, MA	3,479	162	64	615	948	2,529	2,439
Middlesex County, MA	9,389	1,567	286	696	1,574	7,804	6,185
Massachusetts	33,384	3,664	1,622	3,647	8,018	25,366	23,067
School Districts in Essex
Amesbury	72			4	17	55	66
Andover	290	66	11	20	29	261	185
Beverly	132	4		12	38	94	114
Danvers	101			8	22	79	83
Essex Agricultural Technical	244			28	59	185	196
Georgetown	45					43	44
Gloucester	89			3	28	61	79
Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical	120			88	83	37	27
Hamilton-Wenham	91	9			9	82	76
Haverhill	141		6	24	48	93	107
Ipswich	91			6	11	80	81
KIPP Academy Lynn Charter	62		11	45	45	17
Lawrence	128	7	4	110	103	25	6
Lynn	194	30	11	104	126	68	40
Lynnfield	102			5	9	93	86
Manchester Essex Regional	68				10	58	65
Marblehead	122		1	4	14	108	110
Masconomet	183	9			14	169	167
Methuen	152	9	0	41	48	104	93
Newburyport	134				11	123	126
North Andover	192	20	3	18	27	165	148
Peabody	128	8	2	9	33	95	107
Pentucket	79				12	67	73
Rockport	40				7	33	35
Salem	50		3	15	27	23	25
Salem Academy Charter	37			13	21	16	16
Saugus	57		2	15	14	43	34
Swampscott	93			9	9	84	76
Triton	64				4	60	55
Whittier Regional Vocational Technical	178		10	34	70	108	119

Source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education

INDICATORS	TREND \| ESSEX COUNTY
People 65 or Older Living Alone	Decreasing
Early Prenatal Care by Mother's Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Prevalence of Overweight Adults	Not Applicable
Preterm Births	Increasing
Infant Mortality Rate	Maintaining
Children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels	Decreasing
Children Living in Poverty	Increasing
Children Living in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Disengaged Youth	Maintaining
Live Births to Teen Mothers	Decreasing
Youth Arrests	Decreasing
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Establishments	Maintaining
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Employment	Maintaining
Tourism Spending	Increasing
Voter Participation Rate	Increasing
Charitable Contributions	Maintaining
Protected Land	Not Applicable
Days with Good Air Quality	Increasing
Beach Contamination	Increasing
Daily Water Use per Resident	Decreasing
Crimes Against People	Maintaining
Crimes Against Property	Decreasing
Drug-Related Arrests	Maintaining
Reports of Domestic Violence	Increasing
Incarceration Rates	Decreasing
Recidivism	Decreasing
Households Without Vehicles	Decreasing
Means of Transportation to Work	Not Applicable
Traffic Injuries and Fatalities	Maintaining
Households With Internet Access	Not Applicable
Change in Total Population	Increasing
Change in Population by Age/Sex	Not Applicable
People with Disabilities	Maintaining
Households by Type	Not Applicable
Single-Parent Families by Sex	Not Applicable
Single-Parent Families by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Foreign-Born Population	Increasing
Language Diversity	Increasing
Change in Total Jobs	Increasing
Change in Jobs by Sector	Not Applicable
Change in Average Salary	Increasing
Change in Average Salary by Sector	Not Applicable
Average Salary by Sector	Not Applicable
Median Earnings by Occupation by Gender	Not Applicable
People Entering/Leaving County for Work	Not Applicable
Employer Size	Not Applicable
Self-Employment Revenue	Increasing
Business Ownership by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Unemployment Rate	Increasing
Unemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Prekindergarten Participation	Not Applicable
Female Enrollment in School	Not Applicable
Chronically Absent Students	Increasing
Per-Student Spending	Increasing
Bullying	Maintaining
Student Performance on Grade 3 Reading	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 8 Math by Student Group	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 10 English Language Arts	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 10 Math	Not Applicable
High School Cohort Graduation Rate	Increasing
High School Cohort Graduation Rate by Student Group	Not Applicable
Education Levels of Adults	Not Applicable
Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Income in Relation to Poverty Level	Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Median Household Income	Increasing
Median Household Income by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Median Household Income by Household Type	Not Applicable
Living Wage Rate by Household Type	Not Applicable
Access to Financial Services, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Households Receiving Temporary Assistance	Increasing
Households Receiving Federal Food Assistance	Increasing
Participation in Food Assistance by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Earned Income Tax Credit Participation	Decreasing
Economically Disadvantaged Students	Increasing
Median Home Value	Increasing
Cost of Homeownership	Increasing
Cost of Renting	Increasing
Homeownership Rates	Maintaining
Homeownership Rates by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Homeless Persons	Not Applicable
People Without Health Insurance	Decreasing
Medical Care Expenses	Increasing
Prevalence of Children with Asthma	Maintaining
Prevalence of Overweight Children	Maintaining
Diabetes Incidence	Decreasing
Chronic Disease Among Older Adults	Increasing
Cancer Incidence	Decreasing
Cancer Mortality Rate	Decreasing
Heart Disease Mortality Rate	Decreasing
Mortality Rate	Decreasing
People who Smoke	Not Applicable
Use of Illegal Drugs	Not Applicable
Youth Use of Illegal Drugs	Not Applicable
Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions	Not Applicable
Drug Overdose Mortality Rate	Increasing
Prevalence of Mental Illness	Maintaining
Suicide Rate	Maintaining
Children Living in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Single-Parent Families by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Unemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 3 Reading	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 8 Math by Student Group	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 10 English Language Arts	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 10 Math	Not Applicable
High School Cohort Graduation Rate by Student Group	Not Applicable
Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Median Household Income by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Participation in Food Assistance by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Homeownership Rates by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable

INDICATORS

TREND | ESSEX COUNTY