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Peabody

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

70 Rindge Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140 · (617) 349-6530 · Part of Cambridge School District

Cambridge’s School Grade B better than 63% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
314
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Peabody

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Cambridge kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

Where Cambridge kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5PeabodyYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts72%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

70 Rindge Avenue, Cambridge

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K45
Kindergarten48
Grade 144
Grade 247
Grade 343
Grade 442
Grade 545
Enrollment over time
307’20
319’21
318’22
321’23
314’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 41%Black 26%Asian 15%Two or more races 11%Hispanic 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Peabody from Cambridge families.

Other schools in Cambridge School District

The district →
Amigos School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Cambridge
B
413 students11:1
King Open
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cambridge
C+
391 students10:1
Graham and Parks
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cambridge
B+
367 students11:1
Maria L. Baldwin
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cambridge
A
360 students11:1
Martin Luther King Jr.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cambridge
A
340 students10:1
Morse
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cambridge
B+
328 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Cambridge’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.