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Thomas Carroll

Public Grades PK, KG-5

751^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Thomas Carroll is an elementary school located in Peabody, Massachusetts, serving students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade with a total enrollment of 579 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.

Thomas Carroll consistently ranks in the bottom half of Massachusetts elementary schools, typically between 500-800 out of around 900 schools. The school's performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all grades and subjects, with only 25.35% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) compared to the state average of 41.53% and the Peabody district average of 29.52%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as White students and Special Education students.

Compared to nearby schools, the Horace Mann Laboratory, Saltonstall School, and Bentley Academy Innovation School in the Salem district, as well as the Ayers/Ryal Side School in the Beverly district, tend to have higher academic performance than Thomas Carroll. The school's performance has remained relatively stagnant over the past several years, with little improvement in the percentage of students meeting or exceeding proficiency standards.

645

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,954

Per pupil spending ?

57.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

60 Northend Street
Peabody, MA 01960

(978) 536-4200

District: Peabody

Students who attend Thomas Carroll usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.6%

Hispanic:

40.9%

African American:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg31%

Massachusetts avg41%

751^st of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	19.3	751 of 906	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	757 of 916	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	747 of 928	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	777 of 932	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	686 of 936	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	728 of 942	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	595 of 934	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.1	515 of 938	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.1	642 of 932	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.4	636 of 914	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.4	548 of 926	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.3	551 of 928	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.2	478 of 930	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.4	547 of 924	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.3	443 of 920	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	48.1	514 of 909	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.2	578 of 908	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.6	564 of 911	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.4	648 of 911	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	33.1	618 of 887	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	42.1	547 of 882	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	43.9	540 of 884	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	27.3	512 of 672	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.8	392 of 632	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	415 of 665	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	409 of 656	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	180 of 281	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.3	77 of 282	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	59.9	49 of 264	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	48.5	93 of 267	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.9	25 of 240	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	45.8	112 of 258	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.5	92 of 244	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	714 of 869	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	696 of 886	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	672 of 887	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	806 of 901	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	681 of 898	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	686 of 902	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	571 of 893	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	304 of 458	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.3	379 of 446	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	302 of 420	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	314 of 401	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.7	164 of 379	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.6	243 of 398	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.6	86 of 379	77.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	492 of 736	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.5	633 of 760	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	583 of 757	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	670 of 772	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.6	426 of 705	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.7	441 of 700	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.4	200 of 685	70.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	721 of 884	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	770 of 891	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	769 of 896	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	710 of 908	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	623 of 904	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.7	712 of 907	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	602 of 898	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	660 of 717	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	714 of 731	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	558 of 703	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	814 of 905	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	608 of 894	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	633 of 896	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.1	409 of 886	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	27.1	685 of 925	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	679 of 737	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	707 of 753	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	706 of 762	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	725 of 764	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	675 of 765	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	707 of 780	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	607 of 772	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+16 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)26th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)24th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts25%-16 vs state

Mathematics23%-18 vs state

Science21%-20 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)			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
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
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
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
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
Carlton	Public	K-5	10 Skerry Street	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1280	247	24	10.4		136 (55.1%)	15 (6.1%)	80 (32.4%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.6%)	38.9	559^th of 906 public elementary schools	38.3%		46.5	509^th of 916 public elementary schools	44.4%	50	42.5	35.0	43.8				40.6	25.0	32.5	29.2				28.9	41.7		41.7		$24,681
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
Saltonstall School	Public	K-8	211 Lafayette Street	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1297	412	31	13.2		135 (32.8%)	22 (5.3%)	222 (53.9%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.6%)	41.4	537^th of 906 public elementary schools	40.7%		41.2	551^st of 916 public elementary schools	39.8%	14	33.3	45.8	43.5	43.9	20.9	35.0	37.3	37.8	29.2	21.7	26.2	11.6	10.0	23.1	47.8	20.0	34.9	22.5	$23,905
Bentley Academy Innovation School	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Memorial Drive	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1260	286	20	14.3		36 (12.6%)	21 (7.3%)	224 (78.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	18.1	760^th of 906 public elementary schools	16.1%		11.6	840^th of 916 public elementary schools	8.3%	80	36.4	11.1	26.7				23.6	23.5	8.9	26.1				19.2	21.7		21.7		$27,350
Riverside	Public	PK, KG-5	95 Liberty Street	Danvers	01923	Essex County	Danvers	No	No	No	No	(978) 774-5010	350	27	12.7		289 (82.6%)	10 (2.9%)	39 (11.1%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	51.1	442^nd of 906 public elementary schools	51.2%		42.5	540^th of 916 public elementary schools	41.0%	98	61.8	39.5	31.0				42.9	55.9	44.2	45.2				47.9	26.2		26.2		$21,215
Ayers/Ryal Side School	Public	K-4	40 Woodland Avenue	Beverly	01915	Essex County	Beverly	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 921-6116	388	27	14.1		329 (84.8%)	11 (2.8%)	35 (9.0%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	85.2	124^th of 906 public elementary schools	86.3%		82.6	150^th of 916 public elementary schools	83.6%	26	62.0	57.3					59.5	71.8	65.9					68.6					$18,358

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas Carroll

What district is Thomas Carroll in?

Peabody

How many students attend Thomas Carroll?

In the 2024-25 school year, 645 students attended Thomas Carroll.

Is Thomas Carroll a good school?

Thomas Carroll ranks in the bottom 17.1% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Thomas Carroll?

Students at Thomas Carroll are 48% White, 41% Hispanic, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Thomas Carroll attend?

Students who attend Thomas Carroll usually go on to attend:

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

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