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South Memorial

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South Memorial ranks 394 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

394^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

South Memorial is an elementary school located in Peabody, Massachusetts, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 474 students. This school consistently outperforms the Peabody district and the state of Massachusetts in MCAS Next Generation assessments across all grades and subjects.

In the 2024-2025 school year, South Memorial had 44.39% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 29.52% for Peabody and 41.53% for Massachusetts. In Mathematics, South Memorial had 47.09% of students proficient or better, compared to 31.26% for Peabody and 40.74% for Massachusetts. South Memorial's performance in Science is also strong, with 43.02% of students proficient or better, compared to 32.74% for Peabody and 41.51% for Massachusetts. Additionally, South Memorial has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 702nd out of 942 Massachusetts elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 394th out of 906 in 2024-2025.

Interestingly, South Memorial outperforms the nearby Thomas Carroll and Captain Samuel Brown schools in the Peabody district in both academic performance and student group performance. This suggests that South Memorial is effectively addressing the needs of its diverse student population and serving as a model of excellence within the district.

506

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,801

Per pupil spending ?

32.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16 Maple St Ext
Peabody, MA 01960-5255

(978) 536-5700

District: Peabody

Students who attend South Memorial usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.3%

Hispanic:

16.2%

Two or more races:

5.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 58th percentile in 2015 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Massachusetts median (57th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg31%

Massachusetts avg41%

394^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	56.2	394 of 906	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	554 of 916	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	601 of 928	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	564 of 932	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.0	506 of 936	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.5	702 of 942	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	612 of 934	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.7	488 of 938	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.7	446 of 932	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.7	387 of 914	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.0	436 of 926	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.8	500 of 928	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.2	457 of 930	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.5	483 of 924	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.6	505 of 920	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.8	451 of 909	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.9	416 of 908	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.9	372 of 911	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.8	449 of 911	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	56.9	410 of 887	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	59.8	387 of 882	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2003	71.8	264 of 884	70.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	55.4	236 of 665	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.7	385 of 656	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	466 of 869	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	582 of 886	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	642 of 887	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	609 of 901	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.7	558 of 898	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.2	691 of 902	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.8	539 of 893	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	49 of 458	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	85 of 446	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	58.4	124 of 420	70.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	124 of 736	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	50.0	352 of 760	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.1	473 of 757	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	390 of 772	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.2	332 of 705	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.0	384 of 700	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	388 of 685	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	314 of 884	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.4	465 of 891	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	483 of 896	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.4	453 of 908	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.4	402 of 904	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.6	639 of 907	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	628 of 898	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	39.2	416 of 731	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.2	691 of 703	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	42.8	520 of 905	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	558 of 894	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	638 of 896	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	703 of 886	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	46.7	507 of 925	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	406 of 737	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	588 of 753	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	660 of 762	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	653 of 764	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.3	485 of 765	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.9	676 of 780	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	587 of 772	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)89th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+27 vs school

Disabled (2019)65th percentile+39 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile-10 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)45th percentile~ school

White (2025)45th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2024)43rd percentile+4 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics47%+6 vs state

English Language Arts44%+3 vs state

Science43%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Thomas Carroll	Public	PK, KG-5	60 Northend Street	Peabody	01960	Essex County	Peabody	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 536-4200	645	46	13.9		307 (47.6%)	36 (5.6%)	264 (40.9%)	14 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.9%)	19.3	751^st of 906 public elementary schools	17.1%		18.8	757^th of 916 public elementary schools	17.4%	6	31.4	25.3	19.2	25.4	16.7	29.1	24.2	23.0	21.2	21.2	$16,954
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
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
Bates	Public	PK, KG-5	53 Liberty Hill Avenue	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1250	410	33	12.5		200 (48.8%)	30 (7.3%)	146 (35.6%)	5 (1.2%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (4.9%)	42.8	526^th of 906 public elementary schools	41.9%		38.6	568^th of 916 public elementary schools	38.0%	42	26.8	41.7	33.9	33.7	32.1	56.3	33.3	39.5	46.8	46.8	$22,713

Frequently Asked Questions about South Memorial

How many students attend South Memorial?

In the 2024-25 school year, 506 students attended South Memorial.

Is South Memorial a good school?

South Memorial ranks 394^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of South Memorial?

Students at South Memorial are 72% White, 16% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of South Memorial attend?

Students who attend South Memorial usually go on to attend:

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

What district is South Memorial in?

Peabody

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