Impact Essex County

Why is this important?

Math skills are critical to a variety of careers and important for life skills ranging from budgeting and smart shopping to understanding the news. The middle school math examination serves as a checkpoint for high school preparation; performance on this exam can help predict high school success in math.

How is our county doing?

In 2018, 49% of 8th graders were considered proficient in Essex County, a slight rise from 2017. Among districts, rates were highest in 2018 in Community Day Charter Public School-Prospect (82%), River Valley Charter (80%) and Masconomet (79%), and lowest in Lynn (33%), Danvers (34%) and Lawrence (37%).

In Essex County in 2018, proficiency was lower among economically disadvantaged students (32%) and Hispanic and African American students (each at 34%) compared to those who are not economically disadvantaged (58%) or white students (56%) or Asian students (72%). While slight gains occurred in most groups from 2017 to 2018, proficiency among African American students decreased 6 points.

Percent of Students Passing Grade 8 Math

	All Students	Asian	Black or African American	Economically Disadvantaged	Hispanic or Latino	Not Economically Disadvantaged	White
Essex County, MA	49%	72%	34%	32%	34%	58%	56%
Middlesex County, MA	61%	82%	35%	35%	33%	69%	65%
Massachusetts	50%	77%	27%	28%	28%	60%	56%
School Districts in Essex
Amesbury	55%	26%	40%	65%	58%
Andover	65%	90%	29%	36%	68%	61%
Beverly	47%	15%	32%	36%	53%	50%
Community Day Charter Public School - Prospect	82%	82%	84%	82%
Danvers	34%	12%	29%	40%	35%
Georgetown	47%	50%	47%	46%
Gloucester	41%	31%	28%	46%	42%
Hamilton-Wenham	60%	60%	59%
Haverhill	39%	24%	26%	23%	49%	47%
Hill View Montessori Charter Public	3%	4%	5%
Ipswich	71%	45%	75%	72%
KIPP Academy Lynn Charter	60%	47%	49%	61%	71%
Lawrence	37%	82%	39%	34%	36%	43%	49%
Lawrence Family Development Charter	77%	71%	76%	84%
Lynn	33%	48%	20%	27%	28%	42%	48%
Lynnfield	74%	73%	74%	73%
Manchester Essex Regional	60%	60%	59%
Marblehead	70%	52%	31%	72%	74%
Marblehead Community Charter Public	56%	61%	56%
Masconomet	79%	100%	59%	50%	80%	79%
Methuen	42%	63%	23%	29%	52%	51%
Newburyport	59%	33%	63%	60%
North Andover	66%	90%	58%	45%	35%	71%	68%
Peabody	50%	70%	50%	32%	28%	57%	54%
Pentucket	43%	28%	30%	44%	44%
River Valley Charter	80%	82%	81%
Rockport	57%	18%	63%	57%
Salem	38%	27%	23%	54%	50%
Salem Academy Charter	64%	52%	54%	69%	71%
Saugus	47%	17%	34%	43%	51%	50%
Swampscott	58%	33%	39%	63%	61%
Triton	47%	24%	55%	47%

Source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education

Number of Students Passing Grade 8 Math

	All Students	Asian	Black or African American	Economically Disadvantaged	Hispanic or Latino	Not Economically Disadvantaged	White
Essex County, MA	4,289	200	87	949	903	3,327	2,888
Middlesex County, MA	9,755	1,598	362	1,233	637	8,516	6,557
Massachusetts	35,595	3,677	1,709	6,420	3,710	29,171	25,172
School Districts in Essex
Amesbury	97	12	4	85	90
Andover	313	85	12	12	301	207
Beverly	165	2	30	12	135	143
Community Day Charter Public School - Prospect	18	9	16	9
Danvers	93	7	6	86	81
Georgetown	56	7	49	51
Gloucester	94	24	5	70	84
Hamilton-Wenham	80	75	74
Haverhill	230	7	73	45	157	168
Hill View Montessori Charter Public	1	1	1
Ipswich	113	10	103	104
KIPP Academy Lynn Charter	72	14	32	46	40
Lawrence	399	9	7	260	360	139	22
Lawrence Family Development Charter	36	20	35	16
Lynn	355	49	19	174	171	181	99
Lynnfield	127	8	119	118
Manchester Essex Regional	80	76	76
Marblehead	178	14	4	164	168
Marblehead Community Charter Public	20	17	19
Masconomet	254	10	10	5	244	231
Methuen	246	12	49	66	197	156
Newburyport	98	7	91	94
North Andover	261	28	11	29	14	232	204
Peabody	219	7	8	40	20	179	179
Pentucket	93	5	3	88	88
River Valley Charter	24	23	22
Rockport	45	2	43	42
Salem	97	37	26	60	56
Salem Academy Charter	46	12	14	34	22
Saugus	104	2	18	9	86	90
Swampscott	118	11	9	107	99
Triton	94	12	82	85

Source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education

Percent of Students Passing Grade 8 Math

	All Students	Asian	Black or African American	Economically Disadvantaged	Hispanic or Latino	Not Economically Disadvantaged	White
Essex County, MA	48%	71%	40%	31%	33%	56%	54%
Middlesex County, MA	57%	77%	31%	31%	30%	64%	60%
Massachusetts	48%	74%	24%	26%	27%	57%	54%
School Districts in Essex
Amesbury	57%	35%	36%	64%	60%
Andover	63%	90%	36%	34%	19%	66%	60%
Beverly	50%	70%	40%	29%	38%	57%	51%
Community Day Charter Public School - Prospect	54%	42%	52%	70%
Danvers	44%	23%	18%	47%	47%
Georgetown	60%	61%	61%
Gloucester	45%	29%	26%	53%	47%
Hamilton-Wenham	54%	57%	54%
Haverhill	40%	38%	24%	24%	51%	47%
Hill View Montessori Charter Public	21%	28%	20%
Ipswich	54%	29%	58%	57%
KIPP Academy Lynn Charter	74%	60%	73%	79%	75%
Lawrence	36%	77%	30%	32%	34%	46%	49%
Lawrence Family Development Charter	67%	61%	67%	75%
Lynn	34%	45%	28%	28%	28%	42%	47%
Lynnfield	70%	47%	72%	69%
Manchester Essex Regional	57%	21%	61%	56%
Marblehead	62%	42%	38%	65%	64%
Marblehead Community Charter Public	69%	71%	67%
Masconomet	64%	71%	56%	65%	63%
Methuen	41%	56%	23%	25%	49%	50%
Newburyport	68%	28%	73%	69%
North Andover	65%	94%	30%	31%	26%	71%	67%
Peabody	40%	18%	27%	17%	46%	45%
Pentucket	35%	22%	36%	35%
River Valley Charter	78%	83%	77%
Rockport	47%	43%	48%	47%
Salem	40%	28%	29%	52%	50%
Salem Academy Charter	60%	33%	34%	71%	87%
Saugus	35%	17%	26%	42%	36%
Swampscott	69%	42%	38%	75%	73%
Triton	38%	25%	40%	40%

Source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education

Number of Students Passing Grade 8 Math

	All Students	Asian	Black or African American	Economically Disadvantaged	Hispanic or Latino	Not Economically Disadvantaged	White
Essex County, MA	4,197	207	83	868	822	3,326	2,885
Middlesex County, MA	8,992	1,366	279	1,002	536	7,985	6,313
Massachusetts	33,903	3,417	1,425	5,646	3,302	28,253	24,601
School Districts in Essex
Amesbury	99	15	5	84	86
Andover	326	85	4	14	4	312	227
Beverly	165	7	4	24	14	141	135
Community Day Charter Public School - Prospect	25	11	23	14
Danvers	125	8	4	117	115
Georgetown	70	68	69
Gloucester	88	19	6	69	78
Hamilton-Wenham	75	74	65
Haverhill	248	6	63	46	185	191
Hill View Montessori Charter Public	7	7	5
Ipswich	88	6	82	84
KIPP Academy Lynn Charter	85	15	47	59	38
Lawrence	381	20	3	232	332	149	25
Lawrence Family Development Charter	37	19	36	18
Lynn	317	41	24	164	155	153	87
Lynnfield	135	9	126	120
Manchester Essex Regional	74	3	71	70
Marblehead	161	10	6	151	142
Marblehead Community Charter Public	27	27	24
Masconomet	213	10	15	198	190
Methuen	235	14	41	50	194	162
Newburyport	132	5	127	124
North Andover	271	30	3	20	10	251	224
Peabody	176	2	37	9	139	160
Pentucket	83	5	78	77
River Valley Charter	25	25	20
Rockport	37	6	31	36
Salem	103	34	29	69	66
Salem Academy Charter	43	7	10	36	26
Saugus	77	12	8	65	62
Swampscott	139	15	8	124	120
Triton	73	8	65	72

Source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education

INDICATORS	TREND \| ESSEX COUNTY
Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Early Prenatal Care by Mother's Race/Ethnicity	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
Child Abuse and Neglect	Increasing
Disengaged Youth	Decreasing
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	Decreasing
Daily Water Use per Resident	Decreasing
Crimes Against People	Increasing
Crimes Against Property	Increasing
Drug-Related Arrests	Maintaining
Reports of Domestic Violence	Increasing
Incarceration Rates	Decreasing
Recidivism	Decreasing
Households Without Vehicles	Maintaining
Means of Transportation to Work	Not Applicable
Traffic Injuries and Fatalities	Maintaining
Households With Internet Access	Increasing
Change in Total Population	Increasing
Change in Population by Age/Gender	Not Applicable
People 65 or Older Living Alone	Decreasing
People with Disabilities	Increasing
Households by Type	Not Applicable
Single-Parent Families by Gender	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	Decreasing
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
Income in Relation to Poverty Level	Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Median Household Income	Decreasing
Median Household Income by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Median Household Income by Household Type	Not Applicable
Living Wage Rate by Household Type	Not Applicable
Households Receiving Temporary Assistance	Maintaining
Households Receiving Federal Food Assistance	Increasing
Participation in Food Assistance by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Earned Income Tax Credit Participation	Maintaining
Economically Disadvantaged Students	Increasing
Median Home Value	Increasing
Housing Affordability for Homeowners	Increasing
Housing Affordability for Renters	Increasing
Homeownership Rates	Maintaining
Homeownership Rates by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Homeless Persons	Increasing
People Without Health Insurance	Decreasing
Medical Care Expenses	Increasing
Prevalence of Children with Asthma	Maintaining
Prevalence of Overweight Children	Decreasing
Prevalence of Overweight Adults	Not Applicable
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

INDICATORS

TREND | ESSEX COUNTY

Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Race/Ethnicity

Not Applicable