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Peabody Veterans Memorial High

Public Grades 9-12
285th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 349 Massachusetts High Schools
Better than 18% of Massachusetts high schools
Summary

Peabody Veterans Memorial High is a public high school located in Peabody, Massachusetts, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,420 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.

Peabody Veterans Memorial High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Massachusetts high schools, ranking between 200-285 out of 342-349 schools over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating it is performing below average compared to other high schools in the state. The school struggles to perform well across different student subgroups, ranking in the bottom half or bottom quarter of Massachusetts high schools for female, male, African American, Hispanic, white, English language learner, special education, low socioeconomic status, and disabled students. The school's performance is particularly concerning for English language learner and low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of high schools in the state.

Peabody Veterans Memorial High consistently lags behind the state and district averages in proficiency rates on the MCAS Next Generation assessments for 10th grade English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, with proficiency rates typically 10-20 percentage points below the state averages. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 81.5% to 86.9% over the past few years, which is below the state average, and it also has a higher dropout rate, ranging from 5.6% to 9.0%, compared to the state average. When compared to nearby high-performing schools like Lynnfield High, Peabody Veterans Memorial High's performance is significantly worse, indicating a need for substantial interventions and support to drive academic progress.

1,333
Students ?
10.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,870
Per pupil spending ?
33.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 485 Lowell Street
       Peabody, MA  01960-1392

(978) 536-4500

District: Peabody


Feeder schools for Peabody Veterans Memorial High:

Elementary:    Captain Samuel Brown
    John E Burke
    John E. McCarthy
    South Memorial
    More...
Middle:    J Henry Higgins Middle
Prekindergarten:    Center
Racial breakdown:

White:
60.8%
Hispanic:
26.9%
African American:
7.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025
Strengths
91% graduate within 4 years
Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (25% vs 45% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school25%
District avg23%
Massachusetts avg45%
285th of 349
Massachusetts public high schools ?
Bottom 18%▼ down 19 pts since 2015
From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
265th 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202520.3285 of 34918.3%★☆☆☆☆
202427.6263 of 34824.4%★☆☆☆☆
202327.9263 of 34724.2%★☆☆☆☆
202227.4255 of 34225.4%★☆☆☆☆
202136.9200 of 28529.8%★★☆☆☆
201936.9253 of 35127.9%★☆☆☆☆
201840.6252 of 34527.0%★☆☆☆☆
201746.1239 of 34831.3%★★☆☆☆
201645.1243 of 35130.8%★★☆☆☆
201550.7222 of 35437.3%★★☆☆☆
201448.1232 of 34733.1%★★☆☆☆
201340.0257 of 34425.3%★☆☆☆☆
201247.8225 of 34033.8%★★☆☆☆
201136.7258 of 34024.1%★☆☆☆☆
201039.0248 of 33526.0%★☆☆☆☆
200939.3233 of 32227.6%★☆☆☆☆
200835.9237 of 31925.7%★☆☆☆☆
200739.1218 of 31631.0%★★☆☆☆
200646.9195 of 31437.9%★★☆☆☆
200537.5213 of 31131.5%★★☆☆☆
200445.5193 of 30737.1%★★☆☆☆
200338.1201 of 30433.9%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202529.5106 of 14828.4%★☆☆☆☆
202419.7133 of 16016.9%★☆☆☆☆
202373.928 of 14280.3%★★★★☆
202239.380 of 13339.8%★★☆☆☆
202172.218 of 9480.9%★★★★☆
201830.699 of 13426.1%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202227.2211 of 29528.5%★☆☆☆☆
202130.5140 of 20230.7%★★☆☆☆
201935.1186 of 29937.8%★★☆☆☆
201829.2220 of 29926.4%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202534.559 of 8328.9%★★☆☆☆
202426.986 of 860.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202328.983 of 841.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202239.642 of 7745.5%★★☆☆☆
202138.830 of 4634.8%★★☆☆☆
201954.427 of 8267.1%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202518.9280 of 33716.9%★☆☆☆☆
202425.9259 of 34224.3%★☆☆☆☆
202334.6231 of 33931.9%★★☆☆☆
202231.5242 of 34028.8%★☆☆☆☆
202136.8198 of 28129.5%★☆☆☆☆
201940.7228 of 34233.3%★★☆☆☆
201838.4248 of 33926.8%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202525.6186 of 24524.1%★☆☆☆☆
202419.3205 of 24917.7%★☆☆☆☆
202316.7209 of 24113.3%★☆☆☆☆
202220.5177 of 21718.4%★☆☆☆☆
202126.7107 of 14928.2%★☆☆☆☆
201920.9169 of 20618.0%★☆☆☆☆
201824.6153 of 19320.7%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202518.2293 of 33412.3%★☆☆☆☆
202431.9238 of 33829.6%★★☆☆☆
202323.9263 of 33822.2%★☆☆☆☆
202217.9284 of 33214.5%★☆☆☆☆
202125.3198 of 25321.7%★☆☆☆☆
201940.9222 of 33032.7%★★☆☆☆
201841.0222 of 33032.7%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202517.4286 of 33915.6%★☆☆☆☆
202425.9260 of 34224.0%★☆☆☆☆
202320.7277 of 34319.2%★☆☆☆☆
202223.4263 of 33922.4%★☆☆☆☆
202135.2198 of 28129.5%★☆☆☆☆
201930.2263 of 34624.0%★☆☆☆☆
201836.1257 of 34325.1%★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
201922.77 of 812.5%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202523.5239 of 30220.9%★☆☆☆☆
202432.3183 of 28936.7%★★☆☆☆
202334.4176 of 30141.5%★★☆☆☆
202218.0294 of 33913.3%★☆☆☆☆
202129.0205 of 26823.5%★☆☆☆☆
201934.3254 of 34827.0%★☆☆☆☆
201828.9273 of 34420.6%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20259.5271 of 2989.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202418.9252 of 30216.6%★☆☆☆☆
202318.6254 of 30115.6%★☆☆☆☆
202219.3248 of 30017.3%★☆☆☆☆
202129.3201 of 24919.3%★☆☆☆☆
201925.5239 of 30220.9%★☆☆☆☆
201830.1244 of 30319.5%★☆☆☆☆
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)29th percentile+11 vs school
Disabled (2022)28th percentile+3 vs school
African American (2025)28th percentile+10 vs school
Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+6 vs school
Special Education (2025)21st percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)17th percentile~ school
Male (2025)16th percentile-3 vs school
Military Connected (2019)12th percentile-15 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-6 vs school
White (2025)9th percentile-9 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?
Science29%-17 vs state
English Language Arts25%-25 vs state
Biology23%-16 vs state
Mathematics23%-22 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,333 students attended Peabody Veterans Memorial High.

Peabody Veterans Memorial High ranks in the bottom 18.3% of Massachusetts high schools.

Peabody Veterans Memorial High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Captain Samuel Brown
Elementary : John E Burke
Elementary : John E. McCarthy
Elementary : South Memorial
Elementary : Thomas Carroll
Elementary : West Memorial
Elementary : William A Welch Senior
Middle : J Henry Higgins Middle
Prekindergarten : Center

Students at Peabody Veterans Memorial High are 61% White, 27% Hispanic, 8% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.


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