Ayer High School in Ayer, Massachusetts (MA)

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City-data.com school rating (using weighted 2007 test average as compared to other schools in Massachusetts) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 58.

141 WASHINGTON STREET
Ayer, MA 1432

County name: Middlesex
School type: Regular School
Grade span: 9th grade - 12th grade

Status: Operational
Phone: (978) 772-8600 (make sure to verify first before calling)

Latitude: 42.568
Longitude: -071.575470

Enrollment in Ayer High School

2007 Student Enrollment: 390
9th grade Enrollment : 95
10th grade Enrollment : 112
11th grade Enrollment : 95
12th grade Enrollment : 88

Male students (%): 50.3%

Ayer High School:	50.3%
State average from 3564 schools:	51.7%

Female students (%): 49.7%

Here:	49.7%
State average from 3564 schools:	48.3%

White students (%): 75.6%

Here:	75.6%
State average from 3564 schools:	71.0%

African American students (%): 6.4%

Here:	6.4%
State average from 3564 schools:	8.9%

Hispanic students (%): 7.2%

Here:	7.2%
State average from 3564 schools:	13.2%

Asian students (%): 1.5%

Here:	1.5%
State average from 3564 schools:	4.5%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 0.50%

Ayer High School:	0.50%
State average from 3564 schools:	0.19%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 8.7%

Here:	8.7%
State average from 3564 schools:	1.9%

Genders in Ayer High School

Grades in Ayer High School

Races in Ayer High School

First Language Not English # : 18
Limited English Proficient # : 8
Special Education # : 39
Low-Income # : 93
Free Lunch # : 55
Reduced Lunch # : 38

First Language Not English %: 4.6%

This school:	4.6%
State average from 1653 schools:	15.3%

Limited English Proficient %: 2.1%

Here:	2.1%
State average from 1385 schools:	7.6%

Special Education %: 10.0%

This school:	10.0%
State average from 1778 schools:	16.4%

Low-Income %: 23.8%

Here:	23.8%
State average from 1776 schools:	31.2%

Free Lunch %: 14.1%

Here:	14.1%
State average from 1774 schools:	25.4%

Reduced Lunch %: 9.7%

Here:	9.7%
State average from 1719 schools:	6.0%

2006 Student Enrollment: 386
9th grade Enrollment : 118
10th grade Enrollment : 92
11th grade Enrollment : 91
12th grade Enrollment : 85

Male students (%): 47.7%

Here:	47.7%
State average from 1781 schools:	51.7%

Female students (%): 52.3%

Here:	52.3%
State average from 1781 schools:	48.3%

White students (%): 78.0%

Here:	78.0%
State average from 1781 schools:	71.8%

African American students (%): 0.5%

Here:	0.5%
State average from 1781 schools:	9.0%

Hispanic students (%): 6.2%

This school:	6.2%
State average from 1781 schools:	12.7%

Asian students (%): 0.3%

Here:	0.3%
State average from 1781 schools:	4.4%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 15.0%

Ayer High School:	15.0%
State average from 1781 schools:	1.6%

Genders in Ayer High School

Grades in Ayer High School

Races in Ayer High School

First Language Not English # : 13
Limited English Proficient # : 3
Special Education # : 39
Low-Income # : 79

First Language Not English %: 3.4%

Here:	3.4%
State average from 1633 schools:	14.8%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.8%

Here:	0.8%
State average from 1328 schools:	7.4%

Special Education %: 10.1%

Here:	10.1%
State average from 1780 schools:	15.9%

Low-Income %: 20.5%

This school:	20.5%
State average from 1771 schools:	30.5%

2005 Student Enrollment: 384
9th grade Enrollment : 97
10th grade Enrollment : 95
11th grade Enrollment : 90
12th grade Enrollment : 102

White students (%): 80.2%

Here:	80.2%
State average from 1746 schools:	74.4%

African American students (%): 9.9%

Here:	9.9%
State average from 1746 schools:	9.5%

Hispanic students (%): 5.2%

Here:	5.2%
State average from 1746 schools:	11.2%

Asian students (%): 4.4%

Here:	4.4%
State average from 1746 schools:	4.5%

Native American students (%): 0.30%

Here:	0.30%
State average from 1746 schools:	0.37%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 46.9%

Here:	46.9%
State average from 1746 schools:	51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 53.1%

Here:	53.1%
State average from 1746 schools:	48.3%

Grades in Ayer High School

Races in Ayer High School

First Language Not English # : 12
Limited English Proficient # : 3
Special Education # : 32
Low-Income # : 86

First Language Not English %: 3.1%

Ayer High School:	3.1%
State average from 1573 schools:	14.2%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.8%

Ayer High School:	0.8%
State average from 1217 schools:	7.4%

Special Education %: 8.3%

Here:	8.3%
State average from 1745 schools:	15.4%

Low-Income %: 22.4%

This school:	22.4%
State average from 1735 schools:	29.2%

2004 Student Enrollment: 374
9th grade Enrollment : 101
10th grade Enrollment : 92
11th grade Enrollment : 101
12th grade Enrollment : 80

White students (%): 81.3%

Here:	81.3%
State average from 1729 schools:	75.1%

African American students (%): 9.1%

Here:	9.1%
State average from 1729 schools:	9.4%

Hispanic students (%): 5.1%

Here:	5.1%
State average from 1729 schools:	10.7%

Asian students (%): 4.0%

Here:	4.0%
State average from 1729 schools:	4.4%

Native American students (%): 0.50%

Here:	0.50%
State average from 1729 schools:	0.37%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 47.1%

This school:	47.1%
State average from 1729 schools:	51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 52.9%

This school:	52.9%
State average from 1729 schools:	48.1%

Grades in Ayer High School

Races in Ayer High School

First Language Not English # : 11
Special Education # : 30
Low-Income # : 82

First Language Not English %: 2.9%

Ayer High School:	2.9%
State average from 1530 schools:	13.9%

Special Education %: 8.0%

Here:	8.0%
State average from 1725 schools:	15.0%

Low-Income %: 21.9%

Here:	21.9%
State average from 1698 schools:	28.9%

2003 Student Enrollment: 369
9th grade Enrollment : 99
10th grade Enrollment : 108
11th grade Enrollment : 88
12th grade Enrollment : 74

White students (%): 80.2%

Here:	80.2%
State average from 1634 schools:	75.8%

African American students (%): 10.3%

This school:	10.3%
State average from 1634 schools:	9.1%

Hispanic students (%): 6.0%

Ayer High School:	6.0%
State average from 1634 schools:	10.4%

Asian students (%): 3.3%

This school:	3.3%
State average from 1634 schools:	4.3%

Native American students (%): 0.30%

Ayer High School:	0.30%
State average from 1634 schools:	0.36%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 47.4%

This school:	47.4%
State average from 1634 schools:	51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 52.6%

Here:	52.6%
State average from 1634 schools:	48.2%

Grades in Ayer High School

Races in Ayer High School

First Language Not English # : 8
Low-Income # : 70

First Language Not English %: 2.2%

Here:	2.2%
State average from 1462 schools:	14.6%

Low-Income %: 19.0%

Here:	19.0%
State average from 1608 schools:	27.9%

2002 Student Enrollment: 378
9th grade Enrollment : 1
10th grade Enrollment : 113
11th grade Enrollment : 90
12th grade Enrollment : 86
Special grade Enrollment : 88

White students (%): 79.4%

Here:	79.4%
State average from 1682 schools:	76.8%

African American students (%): 9.8%

This school:	9.8%
State average from 1682 schools:	8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 5.8%

Here:	5.8%
State average from 1682 schools:	9.9%

Asian students (%): 4.2%

This school:	4.2%
State average from 1682 schools:	4.2%

Native American students (%): 0.80%

Ayer High School:	0.80%
State average from 1682 schools:	0.37%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 50.5%

Here:	50.5%
State average from 1682 schools:	51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 49.5%

This school:	49.5%
State average from 1682 schools:	48.3%

Grades in Ayer High School

Races in Ayer High School

First Language Not English # : 9
Low-Income # : 70

First Language Not English %: 2.4%

Here:	2.4%
State average from 1452 schools:	13.6%

Low-Income %: 18.5%

Here:	18.5%
State average from 1613 schools:	27.4%

2001 Student Enrollment: 351
10th grade Enrollment : 94
11th grade Enrollment : 86
12th grade Enrollment : 97
Special grade Enrollment : 74

White students (%): 74.1%

Ayer High School:	74.1%
State average from 1664 schools:	77.2%

African American students (%): 11.1%

Here:	11.1%
State average from 1664 schools:	8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 7.1%

Ayer High School:	7.1%
State average from 1664 schools:	9.6%

Asian students (%): 5.7%

Here:	5.7%
State average from 1664 schools:	4.1%

Native American students (%): 2.00%

Here:	2.00%
State average from 1664 schools:	0.32%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 51.0%

Here:	51.0%
State average from 1664 schools:	51.6%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 49.0%

This school:	49.0%
State average from 1664 schools:	48.4%

Grades in Ayer High School

Races in Ayer High School

First Language Not English # : 4
Low-Income # : 64

First Language Not English %: 1.1%

Here:	1.1%
State average from 1347 schools:	14.1%

Low-Income %: 18.2%

Here:	18.2%
State average from 1635 schools:	26.3%

2007 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 51
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 49

Average number of Absences: 10.9

Here:	10.9
State average from 1782 schools:	8.8

Attendance Rate: 93.5%

Here:	93.5%
State average from 1782 schools:	94.8%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 13.1%

Ayer High School:	13.1%
State average from 712 schools:	5.5%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 12.6%

Ayer High School:	12.6%
State average from 1093 schools:	8.3%

2006 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 10.9
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 53

Average number of Absences: 8.0

Here:	8.0
State average from 325 schools:	29.0

Attendance Rate: 2.1%

This school:	2.1%
State average from 325 schools:	4.5%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 93.4%

Here:	93.4%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.8%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 13.7%

Here:	13.7%
State average from 690 schools:	5.9%

2005 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 10.4
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 62

Average number of Absences: 7.0

This school:	7.0
State average from 322 schools:	31.1

Attendance Rate: 1.8%

Here:	1.8%
State average from 322 schools:	4.2%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 93.5%

This school:	93.5%
State average from 1746 schools:	94.8%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 16.1%

Here:	16.1%
State average from 663 schools:	6.2%

2004 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 10.6
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 48

Average number of Absences: 14.0

Here:	14.0
State average from 313 schools:	32.0

Attendance Rate: 3.7%

Ayer High School:	3.7%
State average from 314 schools:	4.6%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 93.7%

This school:	93.7%
State average from 1729 schools:	94.7%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 12.8%

Here:	12.8%
State average from 629 schools:	6.6%

2003 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 11.7
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 91

Average number of Absences: 10.0

Here:	10.0
State average from 282 schools:	30.1

Attendance Rate: 2.7%

Here:	2.7%
State average from 282 schools:	4.4%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 93.1%

Here:	93.1%
State average from 1635 schools:	94.4%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 24.7%

Here:	24.7%
State average from 742 schools:	6.8%

Teacher Count in Ayer High School

Student/Teacher Ratio in Ayer High School

2007 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 30
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 26

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 1782 schools:	95.7%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 100.0%

This school:	100.0%
State average from 1781 schools:	95.3%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.1

Here:	13.1
State average from 1782 schools:	10.0

2006 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 30
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 26

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.8%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.1%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.8

Here:	12.8
State average from 1781 schools:	13.4

2005 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 29
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 23

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 1745 schools:	94.4%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 1733 schools:	93.9%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.4

Here:	13.4
State average from 1746 schools:	13.6

2004 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 27
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 24

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 92.7%

This school:	92.7%
State average from 1728 schools:	94.1%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 91.8%

Here:	91.8%
State average from 1724 schools:	94.4%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.6

Ayer High School:	13.6
State average from 1729 schools:	13.8

SAT Results in Ayer High School

2007 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:

Number of Test Takers : 68

Reading: 496.0

Ayer High School:	496.0
State average from 322 schools:	488.1

Writing: 496.0

Ayer High School:	496.0
State average from 322 schools:	483.3

Math: 496.0

Ayer High School:	496.0
State average from 322 schools:	496.6

2006 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:

Number of Test Takers : 69

Reading: 486.0

Here:	486.0
State average from 316 schools:	489.7

Writing: 469.0

Here:	469.0
State average from 316 schools:	484.0

Math: 474.0

This school:	474.0
State average from 316 schools:	498.9

2005 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:

Reading: 488.0

Here:	488.0
State average from 299 schools:	500.8

Writing: 471.0

Here:	471.0
State average from 299 schools:	506.6

Math: 72.0

Here:	72.0
State average from 307 schools:	143.7

MCAS Results in Ayer High School

2007 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 104
Warning / Failing - English : 3
Needs Improvement - English : 15
Proficiency - English : 51
Advanced - English : 35

Students Tested - Math : 104
Warning / Failing - Math : 4
Needs Improvement - Math : 25
Proficiency - Math : 37
Advanced - Math : 38

MCAS English Results - Ayer High School

MCAS English Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - English: 93.0

Ayer High School:	93.0
State average from 336 schools:	88.3

Warning / Failing - English (%): 3.0%

Here:	3.0%
State average from 336 schools:	4.7%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 14.0%

Here:	14.0%
State average from 336 schools:	24.7%

Proficiency - English (%): 49.0%

This school:	49.0%
State average from 336 schools:	50.1%

Advanced - English (%): 34.0%

Here:	34.0%
State average from 336 schools:	20.5%

MCAS Math Results - Ayer High School

MCAS Math Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - Math: 86.8

This school:	86.8
State average from 336 schools:	85.6

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 4.0%

Ayer High School:	4.0%
State average from 336 schools:	8.2%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 24.0%

This school:	24.0%
State average from 336 schools:	22.4%

Proficiency - Math (%): 36.0%

Here:	36.0%
State average from 336 schools:	29.0%

Advanced - Math (%): 37.0%

This school:	37.0%
State average from 336 schools:	40.4%

2006 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 90
Warning / Failing - English : 3
Needs Improvement - English : 18
Proficiency - English : 38
Advanced - English : 31

Students Tested - Math : 90
Warning / Failing - Math : 9
Needs Improvement - Math : 20
Proficiency - Math : 25
Advanced - Math : 36

MCAS English Results - Ayer High School

MCAS English Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - English: 89.7

Here:	89.7
State average from 321 schools:	86.0

Warning / Failing - English (%): 3.0%

Here:	3.0%
State average from 321 schools:	6.9%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 20.0%

This school:	20.0%
State average from 321 schools:	26.1%

Proficiency - English (%): 42.0%

Ayer High School:	42.0%
State average from 321 schools:	44.3%

Advanced - English (%): 34.0%

Ayer High School:	34.0%
State average from 321 schools:	22.8%

MCAS Math Results - Ayer High School

MCAS Math Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - Math: 83.6

This school:	83.6
State average from 321 schools:	81.8

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 10.0%

Here:	10.0%
State average from 321 schools:	11.5%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 22.0%

This school:	22.0%
State average from 321 schools:	24.9%

Proficiency - Math (%): 28.0%

Ayer High School:	28.0%
State average from 321 schools:	28.7%

Advanced - Math (%): 40.0%

Here:	40.0%
State average from 321 schools:	35.0%

2004 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 80
Warning / Failing - English : 3
Needs Improvement - English : 14
Proficiency - English : 39
Advanced - English : 24

Students Tested - Math : 81
Warning / Failing - Math : 8
Needs Improvement - Math : 23
Proficiency - Math : 35
Advanced - Math : 15

MCAS English Results - Ayer High School

MCAS English Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - English: 91.6

Here:	91.6
State average from 317 schools:	80.4

Warning / Failing - English (%): 4.0%

Here:	4.0%
State average from 317 schools:	11.6%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 18.0%

Here:	18.0%
State average from 317 schools:	29.6%

Proficiency - English (%): 49.0%

This school:	49.0%
State average from 317 schools:	31.8%

Advanced - English (%): 30.0%

Here:	30.0%
State average from 317 schools:	27.2%

MCAS Math Results - Ayer High School

MCAS Math Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - Math: 81.5

Ayer High School:	81.5
State average from 316 schools:	83.6

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 10.0%

This school:	10.0%
State average from 316 schools:	9.0%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 28.0%

This school:	28.0%
State average from 316 schools:	27.6%

Proficiency - Math (%): 43.0%

Here:	43.0%
State average from 316 schools:	41.9%

Advanced - Math (%): 19.0%

Here:	19.0%
State average from 316 schools:	21.6%

2003 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 101
Warning / Failing - English : 6
Needs Improvement - English : 21
Proficiency - English : 50
Advanced - English : 24

Students Tested - Math : 100
Warning / Failing - Math : 16
Needs Improvement - Math : 39
Proficiency - Math : 33
Advanced - Math : 12

MCAS English Results - Ayer High School

MCAS English Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - English: 87.4

Ayer High School:	87.4
State average from 309 schools:	83.1

Warning / Failing - English (%): 6.0%

This school:	6.0%
State average from 309 schools:	8.7%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 21.0%

This school:	21.0%
State average from 309 schools:	28.3%

Proficiency - English (%): 50.0%

Here:	50.0%
State average from 309 schools:	42.9%

Advanced - English (%): 24.0%

Here:	24.0%
State average from 309 schools:	20.2%

MCAS Math Results - Ayer High School

MCAS Math Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - Math: 72.8

Here:	72.8
State average from 309 schools:	75.4

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 16.0%

This school:	16.0%
State average from 309 schools:	17.8%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 39.0%

Ayer High School:	39.0%
State average from 309 schools:	29.5%

Proficiency - Math (%): 33.0%

Ayer High School:	33.0%
State average from 309 schools:	28.7%

Advanced - Math (%): 12.0%

Here:	12.0%
State average from 309 schools:	24.1%

Participation Statistics:

2007 Participation - All students - English - 10th Grade:

Enrollment : 108
Standard Assessment : 104
After October : 4