Peabody

Public PK, KG-5

 70 Rindge Avenue
       Cambridge, MA  02140


(617) 349-6530

District: Cambridge

SchoolDigger Rank:
84th of 928 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $33,306 Help


Students who attend Peabody usually attend:

Middle:    Cambridge Street Upper School
    Putnam Avenue Upper School
    Rindge Avenue Upper School
    Vassal Lane Upper School
High:    Cambridge Rindge and Latin

Student/teacher ratio:  11.7 Help
Number of students:  318

Racial breakdown:

White:
45.0%
African American:
23.9%
Asian:
15.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  47.5% Help


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Compare Details Peabody ranks better than 90.9% of elementary schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks 5th among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Cambridge School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 89.28. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Peabody is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (45%), African American (23.9%), Asian (15.1%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Peabody is 11.7, which is the highest among 12 elementary schools in the Cambridge School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Peabody is $33,306. 6 elementary schools in the Cambridge School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Peabody:

SchoolDigger ranks Peabody 84th of 928 Massachusetts public elementary schools. (See Peabody in the ranking list.)

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Cambridge:

SchoolDigger ranks Cambridge 85th of 356 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Peabody

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Rank History for all students at Peabody

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 52.82 460th 884 48.0%
2004 35.77 604th 882 31.5%
2005 33.04 621st 887 30.0%
2006 39.18 601st 911 34.0%
2007 42.85 586th 911 35.7%
2008 52.97 468th 908 48.5%
2009 54.17 460th 909 49.4%
2010 51.91 499th 920 45.8%
2011 60.87 399th 924 56.8%
2012 53.45 487th 930 47.6%
2013 56.89 449th 928 51.6%
2014 64.70 354th 926 61.8%
2015 72.76 243rd 914 73.4%
2016 74.04 231st 932 75.2%
2017 53.56 452nd 938 51.8%
2018 75.58 221st 934 76.3%
2019 89.87 61st 942 93.5%
2021 75.74 227th 936 75.7%
2022 80.15 176th 932 81.1%
2023 89.28 84th 928 90.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Peabody

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.53 204th 886 77.0%
2019 87.58 46th 896 94.9%
2021 67.50 205th 894 77.1%
2022 66.27 239th 905 73.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Peabody

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.88 296th 685 56.8%
2019 93.78 11th 700 98.4%
2021 79.84 66th 705 90.6%
2022 76.50 113th 772 85.4%
2023 61.49 236th 757 68.8%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Peabody

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.17 189th 893 78.8%
2019 85.35 95th 902 89.5%
2021 66.24 299th 898 66.7%
2022 71.86 234th 901 74.0%
2023 74.26 221st 887 75.1%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Peabody

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.31 145th 656 77.9%
2021 65.74 157th 632 75.2%
2022 48.77 292nd 672 56.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Peabody

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.27 251st 898 72.0%
2019 89.49 51st 907 94.4%
2021 82.37 142nd 904 84.3%
2022 80.95 152nd 908 83.3%
2023 95.02 19th 896 97.9%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at Peabody

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 66.75 314th 925 66.1%
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Rank History for Tested Remotely students at Peabody

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 88.38 50th 399 87.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Peabody

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.93 32nd 174 81.6%
2022 75.36 23rd 173 86.7%
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Rank History for White students at Peabody

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.34 2nd 772 99.7%
2019 94.71 7th 780 99.1%
2021 79.52 131st 765 82.9%
2022 87.37 56th 764 92.7%
2023 93.47 18th 762 97.6%
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Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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by a parent
Friday, June 22, 2018

Open Quote Our child had a very hard time at Peabody. Despite thriving in Pre-school, she deteriorated greatly once enrolled in Peabody. We saw reversion in learning, lack of friends, anxiety, and tantrums to avoid school. Her teacher implemented yelling and blowing a whistle to control unruly children. Many meetings with teachers and principal failed to help and we ultimately changed schools. We know at least one other family in our classroom that also changed schools and several others who were unhappy. A poor teacher can happen anywhere, but an unresponsive approach by a principal is where we drew the line. Our child is back to thriving again, loving school, and learning in leaps and bounds after changing to a different Cambridge public school. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Peabody

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 182 122 54 26 1 n/a n/a 0 385
1989 202 117 56 27 5 n/a n/a 0 407
1990 203 117 53 21 2 n/a n/a 0 396
1991 208 114 56 30 1 n/a n/a 0 409
1992 205 130 66 22 1 n/a n/a 0 424
1993 203 124 70 20 1 n/a n/a 0 418
1994 205 112 60 22 0 n/a n/a 0 399
1995 207 126 73 20 2 n/a n/a 0 428
1996 207 126 73 20 2 n/a n/a 0 428
1997 201 112 92 23 4 n/a n/a 0 432
1998 193 99 95 17 4 n/a n/a 0 408
1999 195 74 92 19 3 n/a n/a 0 383
2000 189 97 81 23 8 n/a n/a 0 398
2001 185 102 90 14 5 n/a n/a 0 396
2002 172 97 67 28 5 n/a n/a 0 369
2003 172 97 67 28 5 n/a n/a 0 369
2004 221 207 76 41 4 n/a n/a 0 549
2005 164 208 65 37 2 n/a n/a 0 476
2006 130 171 51 35 1 n/a n/a 7 395
2007 145 172 64 33 1 n/a n/a 11 426
2008 164 188 67 31 2 n/a n/a 12 464
2009 175 180 68 33 1 0 21 0 478
2010 192 201 61 43 0 2 21 0 520
2011 213 189 62 42 1 3 26 0 536
2012 217 161 52 40 1 3 27 0 501
2013 130 98 28 26 1 2 22 0 307
2014 133 99 28 27 0 1 23 0 311
2015 145 93 36 25 0 1 20 0 320
2016 147 89 38 24 0 1 22 0 321
2017 155 77 39 21 0 0 24 0 316
2018 160 76 42 22 0 0 23 0 323
2019 172 65 41 25 0 0 23 0 326
2020 164 65 49 19 0 0 23 0 320
2021 161 63 45 18 0 0 20 0 307
2022 151 71 46 23 1 0 27 0 319
2023 143 76 48 26 1 0 24 0 318

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Peabody

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 385 n/a n/a n/a
1989 407 n/a n/a n/a
1990 396 n/a n/a n/a
1991 409 n/a n/a n/a
1992 424 n/a n/a n/a
1993 418 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 399 n/a n/a n/a
1995 428 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 428 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 432 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 408 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 383 n/a 0.0 30.3
2000 398 n/a 0.0 27.6
2001 396 n/a 0.0 21.7
2002 369 n/a n/a 26
2003 369 n/a n/a 26
2004 549 51.7 10.6 44.8
2005 476 39.8 12.0 50.2
2006 395 39.2 10.1 53.1
2007 426 40.0 10.7 49.6
2008 464 36.0 12.9 48.2
2009 478 38.7 12.4 46.7
2010 520 44.5 11.6 46
2011 536 45.1 11.8 39.6
2012 501 42.6 11.7 46.7
2013 307 22.9 13.3 45.9
2014 311 26.1 11.8 50.5
2015 320 26.0 12.3 47.5
2016 321 27.0 11.8 n/a
2017 316 26.1 12.0 n/a
2018 323 26.3 12.2 n/a
2019 326 26.0 12.5 n/a
2020 320 26.6 11.9 n/a
2021 307 31.5 9.7 n/a
2022 319 29.1 10.9 n/a
2023 318 27.1 11.7 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Peabody

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 385 n/a n/a n/a
1989 407 n/a n/a n/a
1990 396 n/a n/a n/a
1991 409 n/a n/a n/a
1992 424 n/a n/a n/a
1993 418 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 399 n/a n/a n/a
1995 428 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 428 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 432 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 408 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 383 n/a 0.0 30.3
2000 398 n/a 0.0 27.6
2001 396 n/a 0.0 21.7
2002 369 n/a n/a 26
2003 369 n/a n/a 26
2004 549 51.7 10.6 44.8
2005 476 39.8 12.0 50.2
2006 395 39.2 10.1 53.1
2007 426 40.0 10.7 49.6
2008 464 36.0 12.9 48.2
2009 478 38.7 12.4 46.7
2010 520 44.5 11.6 46
2011 536 45.1 11.8 39.6
2012 501 42.6 11.7 46.7
2013 307 22.9 13.3 45.9
2014 311 26.1 11.8 50.5
2015 320 26.0 12.3 47.5
2016 321 27.0 11.8 n/a
2017 316 26.1 12.0 n/a
2018 323 26.3 12.2 n/a
2019 326 26.0 12.5 n/a
2020 320 26.6 11.9 n/a
2021 307 31.5 9.7 n/a
2022 319 29.1 10.9 n/a
2023 318 27.1 11.7 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Peabody

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $177 (0.7%) $26,732 (99.3%) $26,909
2020 $281 (1.0%) $27,052 (99.0%) $27,332
2021 $484 (1.5%) $32,822 (98.5%) $33,306

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Peabody

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 61st of 942 Elementary schoolsRanks 84th of 928 Elementary schools
 2.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Peabody)8174.4
 6.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Cambridge)6863.8
 4.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5643.9
 12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Peabody)6762.8
 4.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Cambridge)5758.2
 1.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4941
 8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Peabody)7865.9
 12.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Cambridge)6056.9
 3.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5239.7
 12.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Peabody)7978.1
 0.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Cambridge)5961.9
 2.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4945
 4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Peabody)8177.3
 3.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Cambridge)6463
 1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5243.8
 8.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Peabody)7258.1
 13.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Cambridge)5157.3
 6.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.9
 8.2%
5th Grade Science (Peabody)7662.8
 13.2%
   5th Grade Science (Cambridge)5357.1
 4.1%
   5th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4841.6
 6.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Peabody)8072.7
 7.3%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Cambridge)6058.6
 1.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Peabody)7266.1
 5.9%
   All Grades Mathematics (Cambridge)5353.4
 0.3%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%
All Grades Science (Peabody)7662.8
 13.2%
   All Grades Science (Cambridge)4950.8
 1.8%
   All Grades Science (Massachusetts)4741.2
 5.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students326318
 2.5%
African American6576
 16.9%
American Indian01
Asian4148
 17.1%
Hispanic2526
 4%
Pacific Islander00
White172143
 16.9%
Two or More Races2324
 4.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Peabody

In the 2022-23 school year, 318 students attended Peabody.

Yes. Peabody ranks in the top 9.1% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

Students at Peabody are 45% White, 24% African American, 15% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.


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