Pentucket Regional Sr High High School
24 Main St
West Newbury MA, 01985, Essex County
Phone: 978-363-5507
Ranking: 
(101 out of 298, top 34%)*
(101 out of 298, top 34%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Pentucket 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: | 58 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 60 | 63 | 60 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 785 | 787 | 789 | 802 | 817 | 826 | 861 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 198 | 25.2% | 190 | 24.1% | 221 | 28.0% | 187 | 23.3% | 205 | 25.1% | 196 | 23.7% | 233 | 27.1% |
| Grade 10: | 185 | 23.6% | 211 | 26.8% | 189 | 24.0% | 196 | 24.4% | 199 | 24.4% | 224 | 27.1% | 184 | 21.4% |
| Grade 11: | 213 | 27.1% | 195 | 24.8% | 190 | 24.1% | 198 | 24.7% | 228 | 27.9% | 197 | 23.8% | 216 | 25.1% |
| Grade 12: | 186 | 23.7% | 187 | 23.8% | 187 | 23.7% | 219 | 27.3% | 185 | 22.6% | 209 | 25.3% | 228 | 26.5% |
| Ungraded: | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 364 | 46.4% | 379 | 48.2% | 382 | 48.4% | 396 | 49.4% | 397 | 48.6% | 385 | 46.6% | 399 | 46.3% |
| Female: | 421 | 53.6% | 408 | 51.8% | 407 | 51.6% | 406 | 50.6% | 420 | 51.4% | 441 | 53.4% | 453 | 52.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 11 | 1.4% | 15 | 1.9% | 10 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic: | 15 | 1.9% | 7 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.7% | 10 | 1.2% | 13 | 1.6% | 13 | 1.5% |
| Black: | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.7% |
| White: | 744 | 94.8% | 749 | 95.2% | 757 | 95.9% | 772 | 96.3% | 791 | 96.8% | 802 | 97.1% | 836 | 97.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 12 | 1.5% | 11 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 66 | 8.4% | 58 | 7.4% | 55 | 7.0% | 52 | 6.5% | 46 | 5.6% | 41 | 5.0% | 31 | 3.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 2.0% | 19 | 2.4% | 14 | 1.8% | 14 | 1.7% | 18 | 2.2% | 12 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.46 | 13.97 | 13.70 | 13.15 | 13.52 | 13.10 | 14.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCAS | ||||||
| 2003 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 88.4% | 87.2% | 61% |
| 2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 81% | 62% |
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 89% | 65% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 85% | 70% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 86% | 71% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 87% | 74% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 92% | 81% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 87% | 78% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 93% | 84% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 97% | 96% | 88% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 97% | 96% | 91% |
| 2003 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 64.7% | 64.5% | 51% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 68% | 57% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 79% | 62% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 71% | 67% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 76% | 69% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 79% | 72% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 82% | 75% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 85% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 87% | 74% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 90% | 78% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 88% | 80% |
| 2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 53% | 57% |
| 2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 82% | 61% |
| 2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 76% | 65% |
| 2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 86% | 67% |
| 2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 88% | 69% |
| 2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 83% | 71% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 56% | 55% | 42% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 81% | 79% | 55% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 80% | 78% | 61% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 79% | 77% | 63% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 88% | 87% | 71% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 82% | 81% | 72% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 81% | 81% | 73% |
| 2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 56% | 56% | 35% |
| 2007 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 2% | 2% | 48% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Pentucket Regional Sr High High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.