📍 1 Avon Road, Danvers, Essex County, 01923
Willis E Thorpe is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Danvers, Essex County. The school has 329 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Danvers school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Willis E Thorpe enrolls 329 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 285 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
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.
Willis E Thorpe 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 21, state house district 95.
Willis E Thorpe is one of 7 schools in Danvers, based in Danvers, Massachusetts. The district serves 3,238 students district-wide and employs 267 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 329 students, Willis E Thorpe is smaller than the district average of about 463 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large