The top reported proficiency rate is 53% in English language arts. The lowest is 38% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Marblehead Community Charter Public (district)
Marblehead Community Charter Public School is a single-school charter district in Essex County serving grades four through eight. Because it serves only middle-grade students, the district has no high school graduation rate to report, and a reader should not interpret that as a missing measure. The enrollment is small for a district, and the student body is predominantly white, with a Hispanic population making up a substantial share and Black and multiracial students each present in smaller proportions. The school’s free-or-reduced-price lunch data and special education and English learner counts were not available, so those aspects of the student population cannot be characterized from the evidence at hand.
On the 2024-25 NextGen MCAS assessments, the district’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades lands above the midpoint when placed among Essex County’s districts. This is a solid middle-of-the-pack standing. In English language arts, roughly half of students scored proficient or above. In math, the share reaching that bar is a bit lower. Science results, tested in a single grade, show a smaller proportion meeting proficiency, and in eighth-grade social studies, half of the small cohort tested reached the proficient mark. Because this is a single-year snapshot with no trend data available, it is not possible to say whether these results represent an improvement or a decline. A parent may want to ask the school directly how these numbers compare with prior years.
The district’s chronic absenteeism rate is low and sits in the top quartile among Essex County districts, which is a positive indicator for consistent student attendance. Per-pupil current spending falls in the middle range, on the lower half of the cohort, meaning the school operates at a cost that is not notably high or low relative to other districts in the county.
The district brief turned up no recent parent-relevant changes such as leadership transitions, facility projects, or program overhauls. That absence of news is itself a signal: the school appears to have been running steadily without major disruptions or initiatives that would alter a family’s decision. The school is a single-site charter, so its academic pathway is shaped by that autonomous structure rather than by a district office overseeing multiple schools.
This is a small, focused middle-school environment with academic results that are competitive within Essex County but not standout in either direction. The student body is relatively homogeneous racially, and the school’s attendance patterns are strong. Families considering this school will want to understand its instructional approach and culture directly from the school, since the available data gives a clear but limited picture of outcomes and gives no view of program offerings, discipline patterns, or staffing ratios. It fits a family looking for a midsize charter middle school with decent tested performance and consistent attendance, in a district small enough that the school is the whole show.
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