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B−

John E. McCarthy

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

76 Lake Street, Peabody, MA 01960 · (978) 536-5625 · Part of Peabody School District

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

Directions
Students
385
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about John E. McCarthy

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 52% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Enrollment up 27.9% 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–5John E. McCarthyYou are here
6–8J Henry Higgins Middle1,320 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts52%
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 ↗

76 Lake Street, Peabody

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten62
Grade 163
Grade 265
Grade 365
Grade 470
Grade 560
Enrollment over time
301’20
315’21
338’22
384’23
385’24

Up 27.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 44%Hispanic 26%Black 21%Asian 5%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about John E. McCarthy 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
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.