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William A Welch Sr

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

50 Swampscott Avenue, Peabody, MA 01960 · (978) 536-5775 · Part of Peabody School District

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

Directions
Students
408
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about William A Welch Sr

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 20% 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 →

K–5William A Welch SrYou are here
6–8J Henry Higgins Middle1,320 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 49.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

50 Swampscott Avenue, Peabody

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten70
Grade 165
Grade 269
Grade 387
Grade 459
Grade 558
Enrollment over time
340’20
346’21
230’22
297’23
408’24

Up 20% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 54%White 36%Black 4%Two or more races 2%Asian 1%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 William A Welch Sr 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
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.