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Peabody School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Massachusetts for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 1,516 students in Peabody School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Massachusetts.
Public Middle Schools in Peabody School District have an average math proficiency score of 28% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 36% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 29% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Massachusetts public middle school average of 50% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
11 Schools
535 Schools
# Students
5,881 Students
307,136 Students
# Teachers
444 Teachers
26,286 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Peabody School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 395 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85% has decreased from 87% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#290 out of 395 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
37%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
49%
Graduation Rate
85%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.47
0.67
# American Indian Students
17 Students
770 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
142 Students
21,401 Students
% Asian Students
3%
7%
# Hispanic Students
1,252 Students
80,027 Students
% Hispanic Students
21%
26%
# Black Students
233 Students
37,484 Students
% Black Students
4%
12%
# White Students
4,101 Students
153,850 Students
% White Students
70%
50%
# Hawaiian Students
4 Students
315 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
131 Students
12,982 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
224
2,761
# Students in K Grade:
477
7,202
# Students in 1st Grade:
440
7,520
# Students in 2nd Grade:
458
7,881
# Students in 3rd Grade:
473
8,280
# Students in 4th Grade:
422
9,357
# Students in 5th Grade:
461
21,640
# Students in 6th Grade:
442
56,578
# Students in 7th Grade:
474
69,038
# Students in 8th Grade:
503
71,463
# Students in 9th Grade:
358
12,193
# Students in 10th Grade:
382
11,312
# Students in 11th Grade:
387
10,898
# Students in 12th Grade:
367
10,621
# Ungraded Students:
13
392
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,971 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,971. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,671 is less than the state median of $24,732. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$112 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$110 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,971
$23,971
Spending / Student
$18,671
$24,732
Best Peabody School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
J Henry Higgins Middle School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
85 Perkins Street
Peabody, MA 01960
(978) 536-4800
Peabody, MA 01960
(978) 536-4800
Grades: 6-8
| 1,393 students
Rank: n/an/a
210 Andover Street
Peabody, MA 01960
(978) 536-6522
Peabody, MA 01960
(978) 536-6522
Grades: K-12
| 123 students
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