📍 24 Union Street Ext., Merrimac, Essex County, 01860
Helen R Donaghue School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Merrimac, Essex County. The school has 250 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pentucket school district. It serves grades 3–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Helen R Donaghue School enrolls 250 students across grades 3–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 8.4% Hispanic or Latino and 2.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 223 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 8.4% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2.4% |
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.
Helen R Donaghue School 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 84.
Helen R Donaghue School is one of 6 schools in Pentucket, based in West Newbury, Massachusetts. The district serves 2,238 students district-wide and employs 185 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 250 students, Helen R Donaghue School is smaller than the district average of about 373 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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