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B−

West Memorial

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

15 Bow Street, Peabody, MA 01960 · (978) 536-5850 · Part of Peabody School District

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

Students
294
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about West Memorial

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 47% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 25.6% 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–5West MemorialYou are here
6–8J Henry Higgins Middle1,320 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts57%
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).

15 Bow Street, Peabody

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K39
Kindergarten39
Grade 151
Grade 239
Grade 346
Grade 440
Grade 540
Enrollment over time
234’20
250’21
259’22
277’23
294’24

Up 25.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 80%Hispanic 11%Black 4%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about West Memorial from Peabody families.

Other schools in Peabody School District

The district →

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.