Haverhill vs Pentucket Schools
How the two districts, about 5 miles apart, compare on test scores, high school results, classrooms, spending and housing.
The short answer
- Overall: Pentucket ranks higher, #114 to Haverhill's #218 of 328 Massachusetts districts.
- MCAS 2026: Pentucket students score higher: ELA 47% vs 27%, Math 46% vs 29% met expectations. Statewide: 41% and 41%.
- SAT: Pentucket averages 54 points higher (1155 vs 1101).
- Spending: Similar: $20,353 per student in Haverhill and $20,724 in Pentucket.
- Homes: Homes cost more in Pentucket: single-family homes average $773K vs $562K. The average tax bill is $5,962 in Haverhill and $9,157 in Pentucket.
MCAS results, 2026
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, all tested grades combined. Both districts test grades 3–10; "State" is the statewide figure for the same grades.
| Year | Haverhill | Pentucket | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27% | 47% | 41% |
| 2025 | 28% | 51% | 43% |
| 2024 | 26% | 46% | 41% |
| 2023 | 29% | 53% | 44% |
| 2022 | 27% | 51% | 43% |
| 2021 | 34% | 53% | 48% |
| Year | Haverhill | Pentucket | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29% | 46% | 41% |
| 2025 | 29% | 51% | 41% |
| 2024 | 28% | 51% | 42% |
| 2023 | 26% | 52% | 42% |
| 2022 | 24% | 48% | 40% |
| 2021 | 20% | 42% | 35% |
No test in 2020. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement.
High school results
Averages of each district's ranked high schools. "MA avg" is the average of all districts with high school data.
Classrooms, teachers & spending
Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources in FY2024. Class size is the average across all classes in the district.
Students
| Haverhill | Pentucket | |
|---|---|---|
| Students in classes | 8,084 | 2,243 |
| English learners | 13.7% | 1.2% |
| Students with disabilities | 24.8% | 23.7% |
| White | 39.1% | 87.3% |
| Asian | 1.6% | 0.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 49.4% | 8.5% |
| Black/African American | 7.2% | 0.3% |
| Multi-race | 2.6% | 2.8% |
Homes & taxes
What could you afford in either town?
FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue; for a district with several towns, the comparison uses the average of its towns. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices.