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Captain Samuel Brown

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Captain Samuel Brown ranks 660 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

660^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Captain Samuel Brown is an elementary school located in Peabody, MA, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 376 students. The school is part of the Peabody school district, which is ranked 265 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Captain Samuel Brown has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of Massachusetts elementary schools over the past 10 years, with rankings ranging from 660 to 700 out of around 900 schools. It has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger throughout this period. The school's proficiency rates on the MCAS Next Generation assessments are significantly below state and district averages across all grades and subjects, and it has seen a decline in proficiency rates over the past few years.

Compared to other elementary schools in the Peabody district, such as Center and South Memorial, Captain Samuel Brown's performance is significantly weaker, with lower rankings, proficiency rates, and student-teacher ratios. Despite spending around $17,900 per student, which is higher than the state average, the school is still struggling to improve student outcomes, raising questions about the effective allocation of resources and the need for a more targeted approach to address the school's challenges.

369

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,387

Per pupil spending ?

36.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 Lynn Street
Peabody, MA 01960-6437

(978) 536-4100

District: Peabody

Students who attend Captain Samuel Brown usually attend:

Middle:	J Henry Higgins Middle
High:	Peabody Veterans Memorial High

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.0%

Hispanic:

22.5%

African American:

6.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 13 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg31%

Massachusetts avg41%

660^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Peabody

265^th of 348Peabody 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	27.1	660 of 906	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	707 of 916	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	809 of 928	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	772 of 932	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	694 of 936	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	778 of 942	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	700 of 934	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.4	772 of 938	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.4	756 of 932	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.0	733 of 914	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.5	732 of 926	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.1	768 of 928	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.3	715 of 930	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.3	673 of 924	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.7	613 of 920	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.3	597 of 909	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.2	506 of 908	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.3	514 of 911	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.7	487 of 911	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	38.0	580 of 887	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	67.7	312 of 882	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2003	66.5	330 of 884	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	20.6	594 of 672	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	430 of 632	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	429 of 665	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	444 of 656	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	540 of 869	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.8	677 of 886	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	735 of 887	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	731 of 901	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	610 of 898	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.1	768 of 902	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	663 of 893	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	136 of 458	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	44.0	226 of 446	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	195 of 420	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.9	234 of 401	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	6.9	394 of 398	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	346 of 379	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	581 of 736	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	602 of 760	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	707 of 757	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	723 of 772	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	613 of 705	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	666 of 700	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	591 of 685	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	720 of 884	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	690 of 891	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	806 of 896	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	777 of 908	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	704 of 904	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	722 of 907	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	685 of 898	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	439 of 717	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	459 of 731	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	532 of 703	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	880 of 905	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	805 of 894	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	860 of 896	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	808 of 886	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	28.5	668 of 925	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	677 of 737	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	703 of 753	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	739 of 762	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	722 of 764	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	702 of 765	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	722 of 780	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	661 of 772	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile+43 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile+11 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)28th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%-12 vs state

Mathematics29%-12 vs state

Science29%-13 vs state

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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)		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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Captain Samuel Brown	Public	K-5	150 Lynn Street	Peabody	01960	Essex County	Peabody	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 536-4100	369	37	9.8		225 (61.0%)	23 (6.2%)	83 (22.5%)	20 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.6%)	27.1	660^th of 906 public elementary schools	27.2%		23.1	707^th of 916 public elementary schools	22.8%	47	25.8	24.5	37.3	29.2	23.9	26.4	37.3	29.1	28.8	28.8	$22,387
South Memorial	Public	PK, KG-5	16 Maple St Ext	Peabody	01960	Essex County	Peabody	No	No	No	No	(978) 536-5700	506	32	16.0		366 (72.3%)	18 (3.6%)	82 (16.2%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.5%)	56.2	394^th of 906 public elementary schools	56.5%		40.9	554^th of 916 public elementary schools	39.5%	160	48.5	46.4	39.5	44.4	39.7	53.6	47.7	47.1	43.0	43.0	$17,801
William A Welch Senior	Public	K-5	50 Swampscott Avenue	Peabody	01960	Essex County	Peabody	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 536-5775	408	29	13.9		148 (36.3%)	18 (4.4%)	222 (54.4%)	6 (1.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.5%)	15.3	783^rd of 906 public elementary schools	13.6%		15.4	798^th of 916 public elementary schools	12.9%	15	16.9	19.0	21.2	18.7	15.9	27.6	19.2	20.3	30.8	30.8	$19,289
Lynn Woods	Public	K-5	31 Trevett Avenue	Lynn	01904	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7433	153	16	9.5		61 (39.9%)	5 (3.3%)	72 (47.1%)	9 (5.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	48.6	472^nd of 906 public elementary schools	47.9%		49.8	472^nd of 916 public elementary schools	48.5%		19.2	42.1	56.3	37.5	23.1	60.5	18.8	40.0	62.5	62.5	$26,779
Edward A Sisson	Public	PK, KG-5	58 Conomo Avenue	Lynn	01904	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7455	449	38	11.8		106 (23.6%)	31 (6.9%)	253 (56.3%)	42 (9.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	19.3	750^th of 906 public elementary schools	17.2%		16.8	779^th of 916 public elementary schools	15.0%	29	34.7	28.4	21.4	27.7	29.0	20.3	14.6	20.9	18.0	18.0	$23,284
Witchcraft Heights	Public	K-5	1 Frederick Street	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1271	455	33	13.6		196 (43.1%)	35 (7.7%)	185 (40.7%)	18 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.7%)	35.4	590^th of 906 public elementary schools	34.9%		30.1	635^th of 916 public elementary schools	30.7%	45	31.6	33.3	30.1	31.6	46.1	34.9	30.1	36.9	34.9	34.9	$24,568
Capt William G Shoemaker	Public	PK, KG-5	26 Regina Rd	Lynn	01904	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7450	361	41	8.7		115 (31.9%)	37 (10.2%)	167 (46.3%)	24 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	27.6	656^th of 906 public elementary schools	27.6%		29.5	642^nd of 916 public elementary schools	29.9%	14	30.4	30.6	32.5	31.0	30.4	34.7	15.0	27.6	32.5	32.5	$31,702
Hood	Public	PK, KG-5	24 Oakwood Avenue	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7390	541	42	12.7		34 (6.3%)	39 (7.2%)	418 (77.3%)	37 (6.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	13.1	810^th of 906 public elementary schools	10.6%		15.9	790^th of 916 public elementary schools	13.8%	20	13.6	10.3	22.5	15.1	29.3	13.8	13.7	19.0	24.7	24.7	$21,273
Horace Mann Laboratory	Public	PK, KG-5	79 Willson Street	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1290	293	25	11.8		100 (34.1%)	22 (7.5%)	150 (51.2%)	11 (3.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	12.5	820^th of 906 public elementary schools	9.5%		12.7	827^th of 916 public elementary schools	9.7%	7	22.0	11.1	25.0	19.7	24.4	5.4	10.0	13.6	20.0	20.0	$23,351
Aborn	Public	K-5	409 Eastern Avenue	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7320	224	19	11.5		56 (25.0%)	18 (8.0%)	117 (52.2%)	23 (10.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.6%)	63.4	336^th of 906 public elementary schools	62.9%		44.7	524^th of 916 public elementary schools	42.8%	188	39.5	50.0	51.4	46.7	39.5	40.6	64.7	48.1	72.7	72.7	$24,735

Frequently Asked Questions about Captain Samuel Brown

What district is Captain Samuel Brown in?

Peabody

What is the racial makeup of Captain Samuel Brown?

Students at Captain Samuel Brown are 61% White, 22% Hispanic, 6% African American, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

Is Captain Samuel Brown a good school?

Captain Samuel Brown ranks 660^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Captain Samuel Brown?

In the 2024-25 school year, 369 students attended Captain Samuel Brown.

What schools do graduates of Captain Samuel Brown attend?

Students who attend Captain Samuel Brown usually go on to attend:

Middle : J Henry Higgins Middle
High : Peabody Veterans Memorial High

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