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Q: Is Peabody a good school?

Peabody ranks 216 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

216^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Peabody is an elementary school located in Cambridge, MA that serves 321 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school consistently performs above the state average on MCAS Next Generation assessments, with particularly strong results in 5th grade English Language Arts, 3rd grade ELA, and 4th grade Math.

Peabody's academic performance is a standout, with proficiency rates of 57.94% in ELA, 54.4% in Math, and 77.27% in Science, compared to state averages of 41.53%, 40.74%, and 41.51% respectively. The school's White and African American students, as well as its Special Education students, consistently outperform their peers statewide. However, the school's low-income students lag behind, suggesting a need for targeted interventions to ensure equitable outcomes.

While Peabody's performance is generally stronger than nearby schools in the Somerville district, the nearby Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School outperforms Peabody across all academic subjects and grade levels. By addressing the achievement gap for low-income students and learning from the success of high-performing schools in the area, Peabody has the potential to further strengthen its educational outcomes and provide an exceptional learning experience for all its students.

314

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,462

Per pupil spending ?

47.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

70 Rindge Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02140

(617) 349-6530

District: Cambridge

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.8%

African American:

25.5%

Asian:

15.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (59% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Massachusetts elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Cambridge's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg57%

Massachusetts avg41%

216^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Cambridge

81^st of 348Cambridge among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	216 of 906	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	229 of 916	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	89.3	84 of 928	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	80.1	176 of 932	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	75.7	227 of 936	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	89.9	61 of 942	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	75.6	221 of 934	76.3%	★★★★☆
2017	53.6	452 of 938	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	74.0	231 of 932	75.2%	★★★★☆
2015	72.8	243 of 914	73.4%	★★★★☆
2014	64.7	354 of 926	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.9	449 of 928	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.4	487 of 930	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.9	399 of 924	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.9	499 of 920	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.2	460 of 909	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.0	468 of 908	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.8	586 of 911	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.2	601 of 911	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	33.0	621 of 887	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.8	604 of 882	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2003	52.8	460 of 884	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	71.8	27 of 167	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	23 of 173	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	67.9	32 of 174	81.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	48.8	292 of 672	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.7	157 of 632	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.3	145 of 656	77.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	217 of 869	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.1	328 of 886	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.3	221 of 887	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	234 of 901	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	66.2	299 of 898	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.3	95 of 902	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	189 of 893	78.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	239 of 736	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.4	168 of 760	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	61.5	236 of 757	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.5	113 of 772	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.8	66 of 705	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	11 of 700	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	52.9	296 of 685	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	224 of 884	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	129 of 891	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	95.0	19 of 896	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	81.0	152 of 908	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	82.4	142 of 904	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	89.5	51 of 907	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	71.3	251 of 898	72.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	155 of 717	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	239 of 905	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	67.5	205 of 894	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	87.6	46 of 896	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	67.5	204 of 886	77.0%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	66.8	314 of 925	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	88.4	50 of 399	87.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	118 of 737	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	89.1	43 of 753	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	18 of 762	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	56 of 764	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	79.5	131 of 765	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	94.7	7 of 780	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	2 of 772	99.7%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Tested Remotely (2021)87th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2024)84th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile~ school

Female (2025)75th percentile~ school

Male (2025)75th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile-9 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)66th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)57th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science77%+36 vs state

English Language Arts58%+16 vs state

Mathematics54%+14 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, June 22, 2018

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Peabody	Public	PK, KG-5	70 Rindge Avenue	Cambridge	02140	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6530	314	28	11.2		128 (40.8%)	80 (25.5%)	20 (6.4%)	48 (15.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.1%)	77.1	216^th of 906 public elementary schools	76.2%		76.7	229^th of 916 public elementary schools	75.0%	13	63.4	41.5	68.2				57.9	53.7	56.1	53.5				54.4	77.3		77.3		$35,462
Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	21 Notre Dame Avenue	Cambridge	02142	Middlesex County	Benjamin Banneker Charter Public	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 497-7771	352	19	18.5		9 (2.6%)	296 (84.1%)	22 (6.3%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	95.7	13^th of 906 public elementary schools	98.6%		96	12^th of 916 public elementary schools	98.7%	1	80.9	71.4	76.0	90.5			79.3	91.5	79.6	76.0	90.5			84.0	68.0		68.0		$21,891
Graham and Parks	Public	PK, KG-5	44 Linnaean Street	Cambridge	02140	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6577	367	33	11.1		156 (42.5%)	66 (18.0%)	28 (7.6%)	86 (23.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.2%)	77.9	206^th of 906 public elementary schools	77.3%		75.9	235^th of 916 public elementary schools	74.3%	29	51.2	53.1	57.9				53.9	63.4	56.3	69.2				62.5	61.5		61.5		$33,764
John F Kennedy	Public	PK, KG-8	5 Cherry Street	Somerville	02144	Middlesex County	Somerville	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 629-5440	439	31	14.3		285 (64.9%)	14 (3.2%)	56 (12.8%)	32 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.2%)	80.4	178^th of 906 public elementary schools	80.4%		81.6	162^nd of 916 public elementary schools	82.3%	16	65.1	75.0	51.1	76.1	67.4	78.3	68.8	58.1	63.6	46.8	71.7	67.4	78.3	64.3	48.9	80.0	64.1	82.6	$26,857
Benjamin G Brown	Public	K-5	201 Willow Avenue	Somerville	02144	Middlesex County	Somerville	No	No	No	No	(617) 629-5620	219	15	14.5		140 (63.9%)	17 (7.8%)	14 (6.4%)	14 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	32 (14.6%)	90	70^th of 906 public elementary schools	92.3%		86.2	113^th of 916 public elementary schools	87.7%	43	80.5	81.3	62.2				74.6	72.5	67.7	54.1				64.8	75.7		75.7		$23,433
Maria L. Baldwin	Public	PK, KG-5	85 Oxford Street	Cambridge	02138	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6525	360	33	10.9		207 (57.5%)	33 (9.2%)	27 (7.5%)	37 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (15.6%)	96.6	8^th of 906 public elementary schools	99.1%		96.7	7^th of 916 public elementary schools	99.2%	1	75.9	87.2	78.3				80.3	81.5	87.2	89.1				85.7	73.9		73.9		$35,468
West Somerville Neighborhood	Public	PK, KG-8	177 Powderhouse Blvd	Somerville	02144	Middlesex County	Somerville	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 625-6600	397	27	14.4		233 (58.7%)	43 (10.8%)	39 (9.8%)	29 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	49 (12.3%)	47.4	479^th of 906 public elementary schools	47.1%		45.4	515^th of 916 public elementary schools	43.8%	36	48.7	44.1	29.3	48.9	51.3	56.8	46.7	43.2	35.3	29.3	44.4	51.3	56.8	43.8	35.7	53.5	44.7	44.2	$24,791
Hardy	Public	K-5	52 Lake Street	Arlington	02474	Middlesex County	Arlington	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 316-3781	382	34	11.3		236 (61.8%)	9 (2.4%)	31 (8.1%)	55 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (13.1%)	88.4	92^nd of 906 public elementary schools	89.8%		89.6	79^th of 916 public elementary schools	91.4%	13	69.6	61.8	68.5				66.9	64.3	67.3	65.5				65.6	72.2		72.2		$22,046
Thompson	Public	K-5	187 Everett Street	Arlington	02474	Middlesex County	Arlington	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 316-3768	537	39	13.6		325 (60.5%)	25 (4.7%)	49 (9.1%)	71 (13.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (12.1%)	80.5	177^th of 906 public elementary schools	80.5%		88.7	89^th of 916 public elementary schools	90.3%	88	53.3	72.9	62.8				62.9	55.0	69.1	46.3				56.8	72.8		72.8		$18,528
Missituk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	37 Hicks Avenue	Medford	02155	Middlesex County	Medford	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 393-2177	418	41	10.1		236 (56.5%)	38 (9.1%)	75 (17.9%)	32 (7.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.7%)	48.9	468^th of 906 public elementary schools	48.3%		48.6	486^th of 916 public elementary schools	46.9%	18	54.0	41.5	38.7				44.9	42.9	39.6	27.9				36.7	44.3		44.3		$22,024

Frequently Asked Questions about Peabody

What is the racial makeup of Peabody?

Students at Peabody are 41% White, 25% African American, 15% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Peabody attend?

Students who attend Peabody usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Peabody in?

Cambridge

Is Peabody a good school?

Peabody ranks 216^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Peabody?

In the 2024-25 school year, 314 students attended Peabody.

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