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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 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 1,381 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 31% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 33% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 33% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Massachusetts public middle school average of 53% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
11 Schools
526 Schools
# Students
5,832 Students
299,731 Students
# Teachers
479 Teachers
26,316 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Peabody School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 393 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 84% has decreased from 86% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#307 out of 397 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
44%
Graduation Rate
84%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.53
0.68
# American Indian Students
18 Students
816 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
130 Students
21,318 Students
% Asian Students
2%
7%
# Hispanic Students
1,506 Students
84,297 Students
% Hispanic Students
26%
28%
# Black Students
302 Students
37,053 Students
% Black Students
5%
12%
# White Students
3,703 Students
142,107 Students
% White Students
64%
48%
# Hawaiian Students
7 Students
291 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
161 Students
13,358 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
251
2,713
# Students in K Grade:
453
7,222
# Students in 1st Grade:
451
7,530
# Students in 2nd Grade:
492
7,944
# Students in 3rd Grade:
455
8,002
# Students in 4th Grade:
463
8,676
# Students in 5th Grade:
479
19,802
# Students in 6th Grade:
420
55,437
# Students in 7th Grade:
446
68,011
# Students in 8th Grade:
433
68,221
# Students in 9th Grade:
382
11,995
# Students in 10th Grade:
386
11,729
# Students in 11th Grade:
393
11,460
# Students in 12th Grade:
318
10,610
# Ungraded Students:
10
379
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,131 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,845. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,828 is less than the state median of $24,602. 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
$19,131
$23,845
Spending / Student
$18,828
$24,602
Best Peabody School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
J Henry Higgins Middle School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
85 Perkins Street
Peabody, MA 01960
(978) 536-4800
Peabody, MA 01960
(978) 536-4800
Grades: 6-8
| 1,283 students
Rank: #22.
Peabody Personalized Remote Education Program
(Math: 11-19% | Reading: 30-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
27 Lowell Street
Peabody, MA 01960
(978) 536-6522
Peabody, MA 01960
(978) 536-6522
Grades: 2-12
| 98 students
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