Ipswich
1 high school and 2 elementary schools in our rankings · serves Ipswich
Ranks #39 of 328 Massachusetts school districts — top 12%.
MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.
Ipswich is a town of roughly 13,000 residents on Massachusetts' North Shore, about 30 miles north of Boston along the Ipswich River. The Ipswich Public Schools serve the town through Ipswich High School, and the community's average single-family assessed value and per capita income place it among the more affluent towns in the region. Founded in 1633, Ipswich is one of the oldest settlements in the United States, and its historic center includes an extensive collection of First Period houses dating to the 17th century. The town's coastal setting, salt marshes, and the Crane Beach and Ipswich River conservation lands make it a popular destination for outdoor recreation.
How it compares
- Strongest area: AP results, in the top 7% of districts. 93% of AP exams at its high schools scored 3 or higher, vs 69% for the average MA district.
- Relative weak spot: Graduation rate ranks in the top 45% of districts, below its other categories.
- Top school: Ipswich High, #51 of 335 Massachusetts high schools.
- Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 10.7% in 2022 to 6.5% in 2025.
A district's overall rank is the average statewide percentile of its ranked schools, with a 10% discount for single-school districts. Category standings compare the average of each district's ranked schools and count only districts with data. How we rank
Schools in Ipswich
We rank high schools that report SAT results and elementary schools with grade 3 MCAS results, so some of the district's schools (middle schools, for example) aren't listed. Elementary ELA and Math are 2024–2026 averages of grade 3 results.
MCAS results
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, compared with the state. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement. There was no test in 2020.
High school results
Averages of the district's ranked high schools (Ipswich High). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.
Students & classrooms
49.9% female · 50.1% male
Spending & teachers
Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources. Dollar figures aren't adjusted for inflation. "MA median" is the middle district in each year; small districts can spend far more per student, so the median is a fairer yardstick than the average. Salary is the average across 162 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
8 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 1.3% missed 20% or more of school days
About Ipswich
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Town figures are FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices. "MA median" is the median of the state's 351 towns.
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