Helen R Donaghue School
Score 50.2/100: better than 50% of Massachusetts elementary schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools
Performance (state tests, 2025-26)
% meeting or exceeding expectations on state tests in Massachusetts, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Massachusetts schools.
Results over time
How this school's published results have moved year by year.
All 12 published results by grade and test
As published by Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.
| Subject | Grade | Test | Result | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English language arts | Grade 3 | MCAS ELA | 47 | 62 |
| English language arts | Grade 4 | MCAS ELA | 41 | 71 |
| English language arts | Grade 5 | MCAS ELA | 43 | 54 |
| English language arts | Grade 6 | MCAS ELA | 46 | 61 |
| English language arts | All grades | MCAS ELA | 44 | 248 |
| Math | Grade 3 | MCAS Mathematics | 42 | 64 |
| Math | Grade 4 | MCAS Mathematics | 48 | 71 |
| Math | Grade 5 | MCAS Mathematics | 41 | 56 |
| Math | Grade 6 | MCAS Mathematics | 48 | 61 |
| Math | All grades | MCAS Mathematics | 45 | 252 |
| Science | Grade 5 | MCAS Science | 38 | 56 |
| Science | All grades | MCAS Science | 38 | 56 |
School profile
- Grades
- 3-6
- Students
- 245
- Type
- Elementary school
- Charter school
- No
- Program
- Regular
Students
Contact
Merrimac, MA 01860
"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary school in Massachusetts. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).
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Location
Official sources
Every figure on this page comes from published government data. Check the originals here; we refresh when states release new results.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD): school directory, grades served, enrollment and free/reduced-price lunch, 2023-24 and 2024-25. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
Helen R Donaghue School at a glance
Helen R Donaghue School is a public elementary school in Merrimac, Massachusetts, serving grades 3-6. It is part of the Pentucket school district. It has about 245 students (a typical Massachusetts elementary school has 349).
In 2025-26 state tests, 44% in English language arts (similar schools: 42%) and 45% in math (similar schools: 45%) reached the state standard (% meeting or exceeding expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other Massachusetts elementary schools, it scores 50.2 out of 100: better than 50% of them, ranking #417 of 837. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.
Page updated 2026-10-12.