Massachusetts public high school

Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School

Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District school district

B-

overall grade

Ranks #162 of 335 Massachusetts high schools — top 49%.

Overall rank

#162

of 335 schools

Average SAT

1065

MA average 1091

Graduation rate

99%

MA average 92%

Plan on college

71%

MA average 72%

SAT is the average total score of test takers. Graduation is the four-year rate. College is the share of graduates who report plans to attend a 2- or 4-year college.

Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School serves students from communities across the North Shore region of Massachusetts, drawing from towns along the Atlantic coast northeast of Boston. The school is located in Hathorne, a village within the town of Danvers, an area with deep colonial roots and historical ties to early American agriculture and maritime trade. As a regional vocational-technical school, it provides career-focused education to students from multiple Essex County communities, combining traditional academics with hands-on training in agriculture and technical fields.

How it compares

What stands out

Strongest area: Graduation rate, in the top 10% statewide. 98.7% of students graduate in four years, vs 91.6% at the typical MA high school.
Area to watch: SAT scores rank in the bottom 30% statewide.
Trend: ELA MCAS is down 29 points since 2023 (81% to 52%); statewide it fell 13 points.
Trend: Math MCAS is down 16 points since 2023 (56% to 40%); statewide it fell 6 points.

Where it stands among 335 Massachusetts high schools

Bottom of MATop of MA

Overall

Averagetop 49% · #162

SAT

Below averagebottom 30% · #237

ELA MCAS

Averagetop 37% · #120

Math MCAS

Averagebottom 49% · #169

AP results

Above averagetop 34% · #105

Graduation

Excellenttop 10% · #31

College plans

Below averagebottom 33% · #224

The overall rank weighs SAT (30%), MCAS (25%), AP results (20%), and graduates' college plans (25%). Categories rank only the schools with data for them. How we rank

SAT

Average total score1065in 2025 · MA avg 1091

26 points below the MA avg

By section (out of 800)

Reading & writingAbout average

This school

555

MA avg

556

MathWorse than average

This school

510

MA avg

535

239 students took the SAT.

"MA avg" is the average of the 335 high schools we rank. Only students who choose to take the SAT are counted.

MCAS (10th grade)

Share of 10th graders meeting or exceeding expectations. Statewide results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement. There was no test in 2020.

English Language Arts52%in 2026 · state 45%

7 points above the state

Math40%in 2026 · state 44%

4 points below the state

Biologyhigh school science, 2026Better than average

This school

49%

State

38%

Detailed scores

Average scaled score, ELA · Math · Science (500+ = meeting expectations)502 · 495 · 498

Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)68th · 55th

Student growth percentile, ELA · Math (50 = typical growth)56 · 44

AP & advanced courses

AP exams scored 3+79%in 2025 · MA avg 66%

13 points above the MA avg

Score breakdown

Score 5: 24%Score 4: 32%Score 3: 23%Score 2: 13%Score 1: 8%

143 students took 189 AP exams. A 3 or higher can earn college credit.

Completed an advanced coursegrades 11–12Better than average

This school

78.9%

MA avg

71.4%

9th graders passing all coursesBetter than average

This school

95.4%

MA avg

82.6%

After high school

Four-year graduation rate99%in 2024 · MA avg 92%

7 points above the MA avg

Dropped outof the four-year classBetter than average

This school

0.8%

MA avg

4.3%

0.3% of the class were still in school after four years.

Plan to attend college71%in 2025 · state 72%

2 points below the state

Graduates' plans · 419 graduates

4-year private college

32.2%

4-year public college

29.8%

Work

21.7%

2-year public college

8.8%

Military

2.4%

Apprenticeship

2.1%

Students

Who attends

White

71.9%

Hispanic/Latino

19.6%

Multi-Race

3.8%

Black/African American

2.7%

Asian

1.7%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.3%

57.1% female · 42.5% male · 0.4% nonbinary

Student needs

High needslow income, English learner, or disabilityLower than average

This school

42.2%

MA avg

50.7%

Low incomeLower than average

This school

26.3%

MA avg

39%

English learnersLower than average

This school

2.1%

MA avg

8.6%

Teachers

Licensed teachersAbout average

This school

100%

MA avg

95.9%

Experienced teachersWorse than average

This school

65.7%

MA avg

73.4%

Teaching in their fieldAbout average

This school

87%

MA avg

84.6%

Students per teacher

12.8MA avg 11.8

143.4 full-time-equivalent teachers

Attendance & safety

Attendance rateBetter than average

This school

94.2%

MA avg

92.3%

Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysBetter than average

This school

12.6%

MA avg

22.3%

10.2 days absent per student (MA avg 13.2) · Suspensions: 2.5% out-of-school, 0% in-school (MA high school avg 4% / 2.2%)

About Danvers

Essex County · North Shore & Merrimack Valley

Avg single-family home value$731KMA median $588K

Avg property tax bill$7,780MA median $6,814

Tax rate$10.70 per $1,000MA median $12.40

Income per person$71,055MA median $47,872

Local kids in public school88.1%

Town bond ratingAAA

Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District district profile · What could you afford here? · All towns A–Z

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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