For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 532 students in Ayer Shirley School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public pre schools in Massachusetts.
Public Preschool in Ayer Shirley School District have an average math proficiency score of 50% (versus the Massachusetts public pre school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 53% (versus the 36% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 33% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Massachusetts public preschool average of 53% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
4 Schools
568 Schools
# Students
1,636 Students
206,989 Students
# Teachers
146 Teachers
17,781 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Ayer Shirley School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 395 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-84% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#196 out of 397 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
55%
44%
Graduation Rate
80-84%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.46
0.68
# American Indian Students
13 Students
514 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
66 Students
11,935 Students
% Asian Students
4%
6%
# Hispanic Students
208 Students
61,441 Students
% Hispanic Students
13%
30%
# Black Students
88 Students
25,234 Students
% Black Students
5%
12%
# White Students
1,176 Students
97,761 Students
% White Students
72%
47%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
161 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
80 Students
9,857 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
73
29,964
# Students in K Grade:
136
33,226
# Students in 1st Grade:
151
31,595
# Students in 2nd Grade:
118
28,242
# Students in 3rd Grade:
140
24,458
# Students in 4th Grade:
122
23,085
# Students in 5th Grade:
135
18,611
# Students in 6th Grade:
127
7,774
# Students in 7th Grade:
114
3,677
# Students in 8th Grade:
126
4,130
# Students in 9th Grade:
98
564
# Students in 10th Grade:
119
572
# Students in 11th Grade:
88
531
# Students in 12th Grade:
89
486
# Ungraded Students:
-
74
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,713 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,913. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $22,576 is less than the state median of $24,672. The school district spending/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$39 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$37 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$23,713
$23,913
Spending / Student
$22,576
$24,672
Best Ayer Shirley School District Public Preschools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Page Hilltop Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
115 Washington Street
Ayer, MA 01432
(978) 772-8600
Ayer, MA 01432
(978) 772-8600
Grades: PK-5
| 532 students
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