📍 5 Highland Street, Amesbury, Essex County, 01913
Amesbury High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Amesbury, Essex County. The school has 453 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Amesbury school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 48.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Amesbury High enrolls 453 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 48.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 4.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 369 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 48 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 4.9% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Amesbury High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-60, state senate district 19, state house district 83.
Amesbury High is one of 5 schools in Amesbury, based in Amesbury, Massachusetts. The district serves 1,793 students district-wide and employs 168 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 453 students, Amesbury High is larger than the district average of about 359 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large