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Peabody, MA
Public School Ratings




Peabody Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Peabody School District details

Peabody School District
27 Lowell Street
Peabody, MA 01960

5,968 Students enrolled in District

11 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Peabody School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Massachusetts

3

(10 is best)

Better than 24.7% of all MA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 52.8% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
43%
34%
45%
33%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Captain Samuel Brown School
150 Lynn Street
Peabody, MA, 01960
KG-05
Center School
18 Irving Street
Peabody, MA, 01960
KG-05
J Henry Higgins Middle School
85 Perkins Street
Peabody, MA, 01960
06-08
John E Burke School
127 Birch Street
Peabody, MA, 01960
KG-05
John E. Mccarthy School
76 Lake Street
Peabody, MA, 01960
PK-05
Peabody Personalized Remote Education Program School
210 Andover Street
Peabody, MA, 01960
KG-12
Peabody Veterans Memorial High School
485 Lowell Street
Peabody, MA, 01960
09-12
South Memorial School
16 Maple St Ext
Peabody, MA, 01960
PK-05
Thomas Carroll School
60 Northend Street
Peabody, MA, 01960
KG-05
West Memorial School
15 Bow Street
Peabody, MA, 01960
PK-05
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 69.0% 57.0%
Black 4.3% 9.8%
Hispanic 23.9% 25.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.4% 7.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,165 $66,633,000 60.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,230 $7,339,000 6.7%
Staff $876 $5,230,000 4.8%
General Administration $168 $1,001,000 0.9%
School Administration $651 $3,883,000 3.5%
Operation $1,011 $6,034,000 5.5%
Transportation $768 $4,584,000 4.2%
Other $324 $1,936,000 1.8%
Total Support $5,028 $30,007,000 27.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,206 $13,166,000 12.0%
Total Expenditures $18,399 $109,806,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,394 $11,443,766,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,755 $1,620,711,000 7.2%
Staff $987 $911,495,000 4.0%
General Administration $282 $260,824,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,021 $942,999,000 4.2%
Operation $1,731 $1,597,981,000 7.1%
Transportation $790 $729,683,000 3.2%
Other $544 $502,458,000 2.2%
Total Support $7,111 $6,566,151,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,910 $4,533,754,000 20.1%
Total Expenditures $24,415 $22,543,671,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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