Amesbury High High School
5 Highland St
Amesbury MA, 01913, Essex County
Phone: 978-388-4800
Ranking: 
(126 out of 298, top 42%)*
(126 out of 298, top 42%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Amesbury School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 43 | 43 | 42 | 47 | 51 | 51 | 47 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 641 | 640 | 609 | 644 | 674 | 681 | 729 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 170 | 26.5% | 179 | 28.0% | 143 | 23.5% | 154 | 23.9% | 171 | 25.4% | 161 | 23.6% | 188 | 25.8% |
| Grade 10: | 175 | 27.3% | 140 | 21.9% | 156 | 25.6% | 158 | 24.5% | 158 | 23.4% | 173 | 25.4% | 186 | 25.5% |
| Grade 11: | 137 | 21.4% | 161 | 25.2% | 156 | 25.6% | 161 | 25.0% | 178 | 26.4% | 187 | 27.5% | 180 | 24.7% |
| Grade 12: | 158 | 24.6% | 160 | 25.0% | 150 | 24.6% | 167 | 25.9% | 161 | 23.9% | 158 | 23.2% | 170 | 23.3% |
| Ungraded: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.7% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 333 | 52.0% | 345 | 53.9% | 327 | 53.7% | 338 | 52.5% | 353 | 52.4% | 341 | 50.1% | 330 | 45.3% |
| Female: | 308 | 48.0% | 295 | 46.1% | 282 | 46.3% | 306 | 47.5% | 321 | 47.6% | 340 | 49.9% | 378 | 51.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 9 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 25 | 3.9% | 22 | 3.4% | 11 | 1.8% | 11 | 1.7% | 17 | 2.5% | 21 | 3.1% | 20 | 2.7% |
| Black: | 4 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.1% | 10 | 1.6% | 10 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.3% | 12 | 1.6% |
| White: | 590 | 92.0% | 589 | 92.0% | 570 | 93.6% | 600 | 93.2% | 624 | 92.6% | 624 | 91.6% | 674 | 92.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 13 | 2.0% | 16 | 2.5% | 14 | 2.3% | 14 | 2.2% | 12 | 1.8% | 16 | 2.3% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 112 | 17.5% | 104 | 16.3% | 91 | 14.9% | 96 | 14.9% | 111 | 16.5% | 92 | 13.5% | 84 | 11.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 49 | 7.6% | 34 | 5.3% | 36 | 5.9% | 37 | 5.7% | 32 | 4.7% | 28 | 4.1% | 25 | 3.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.85 | 14.85 | 14.45 | 13.71 | 13.17 | 13.30 | 15.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCAS | ||||||
| 2003 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 66.8% | 65.8% | 61% |
| 2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 73% | 62% |
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 75% | 65% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 77% | 70% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 79% | 71% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 78% | 74% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 86% | 81% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 86% | 78% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 88% | 84% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 90% | 88% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 93% | 91% |
| 2003 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 55.4% | 54.6% | 51% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 61% | 57% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 67% | 62% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 80% | 67% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 74% | 69% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 73% | 72% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 81% | 75% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 81% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 84% | 74% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 86% | 78% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 87% | 80% |
| 2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 73% | 57% |
| 2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 68% | 61% |
| 2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 79% | 65% |
| 2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 75% | 67% |
| 2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 73% | 69% |
| 2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 69% | 71% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 51% | 50% | 42% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 73% | 70% | 55% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 68% | 67% | 61% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 74% | 73% | 63% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 76% | 75% | 71% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 66% | 63% | 72% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 80% | 79% | 73% |
| 2007 | Technology/Engineering | End of course | % proficient | 12% | 11% | 35% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Amesbury High High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.