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C+

South Memorial

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

16 Maple St Ext, Peabody, MA 01960 · (978) 536-5700 · Part of Peabody School District

Peabody’s School Grade C− better than 21% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
506
Students per teacher
16:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about South Memorial

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 43% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Enrollment up 27.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Peabody kids: J Henry Higgins Middle

On the path

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

PK–5South MemorialYou are here
6–8J Henry Higgins Middle1,320 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 49.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

16 Maple St Ext, Peabody

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K71
Kindergarten68
Grade 159
Grade 280
Grade 370
Grade 470
Grade 588
Enrollment over time
398’20
422’21
472’22
474’23
506’24

Up 27.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 72%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 6%Black 4%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about South Memorial from Peabody families.

Other schools in Peabody School District

The district →
Thomas Carroll
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Peabody
C
645 students14:1
West Memorial
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Peabody
B−
294 students14:1
Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Peabody
C+
123 students18:1
William A Welch Sr
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Peabody
D
408 students14:1
John E. McCarthy
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Peabody
B−
385 students13:1
Captain Samuel Brown
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Peabody
C−
369 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; Peabody’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.