Dr Frederick N Sweetsir
Public · Grades Pre-K–2 · 217 students
Helen R Donaghue School
24 Union Street Ext., Merrimac, MA 01860
Grades
3–6
Elementary
Students
262
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
11.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Pentucket
Essex County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 919 Massachusetts elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Massachusetts elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Helen R Donaghue School
Helen R Donaghue School is a public elementary school in Merrimac, Massachusetts, serving grades 3–6. It is part of Pentucket. The school is located in a large suburb in Essex County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 262 students were enrolled, with about 11.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Massachusetts elementary school (11.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 919 Massachusetts elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 3–6
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- 3–6
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 262 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.2 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Pentucket
- County
- Essex County
- NCES school ID
- 250945000406
Schools near Helen R Donaghue School
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Dr John C Page School
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Seacoast Classical Academy Chartered Public School
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Memorial School
Public · Grades 3–5 · 239 students
Pentucket Lake Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 527 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.