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Peabody Veterans Memorial High
B+

Peabody Veterans Memorial High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

485 Lowell Street, Peabody, MA 01960 · (978) 536-4500 · Part of Peabody School District

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

Directions
Photo: User:Randall3485 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,333
Students per teacher
10:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Peabody Veterans Memorial High

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 67% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.1% since 2020–21

On the path

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

6–8J Henry Higgins Middle1,320 students
9–12Peabody Veterans Memorial HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency46%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts59%
State average 49.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

485 Lowell Street, Peabody

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9326
Grade 10324
Grade 11364
Grade 12309
Ungraded10
Enrollment over time
1,500’20
1,455’21
1,476’22
1,420’23
1,333’24

Down 11.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 61%Hispanic 27%Black 8%Two or more races 2%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Peabody Veterans Memorial High from Peabody families.

Other schools in Peabody School District

The district →
Thomas Carroll
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Peabody
C
645 students14:1
South Memorial
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Peabody
C+
506 students16:1
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

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.