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William A Welch Senior

Public Grades K-5

783^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

William A Welch Senior is an elementary school located in Peabody, MA that serves 297 students from kindergarten to 4th grade. 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.

William A Welch Senior consistently underperforms compared to the Peabody district and the state of Massachusetts on MCAS Next Generation assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 18.65% of all students at William A Welch Senior were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 29.52% in Peabody and 41.53% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 20.31% of students proficient or better compared to 31.26% in Peabody and 40.74% statewide. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom quartile of Massachusetts elementary schools for female students, white students, and students with disabilities.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio and spending levels on par with nearby schools, South Memorial and Center, which are also part of the Peabody district, generally outperform William A Welch Senior on academic measures. This suggests that the school's underperformance may be related to factors such as instructional practices, curriculum, or school leadership, rather than a lack of resources.

408

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,289

Per pupil spending ?

72.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 Swampscott Avenue
Peabody, MA 01960-5898

(978) 536-5775

District: Peabody

Students who attend William A Welch Senior usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.4%

White:

36.3%

African American:

4.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2014 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg31%

Massachusetts avg41%

783^rd of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	15.3	783 of 906	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	798 of 916	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	733 of 932	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	796 of 936	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	779 of 942	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	646 of 934	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.1	737 of 938	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.1	800 of 932	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.4	635 of 914	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.0	614 of 926	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	22.3	760 of 928	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.7	625 of 930	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.9	669 of 924	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	44.3	585 of 920	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.0	563 of 909	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.3	587 of 908	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	24.6	733 of 911	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.7	663 of 911	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.8	720 of 887	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.8	701 of 882	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	23.7	698 of 884	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	25.2	540 of 672	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	593 of 632	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	474 of 665	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.6	314 of 656	52.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	127 of 281	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.0	178 of 282	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.0	62 of 267	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	34.5	174 of 240	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	251 of 258	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	795 of 869	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	825 of 886	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	696 of 901	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	803 of 898	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	819 of 902	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	601 of 893	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	359 of 458	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	299 of 446	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	287 of 401	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	330 of 379	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	286 of 398	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.8	181 of 379	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	610 of 736	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	612 of 760	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	549 of 772	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	634 of 705	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	558 of 700	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.1	240 of 685	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	704 of 884	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	706 of 891	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	729 of 908	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	752 of 904	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	654 of 907	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	638 of 898	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	597 of 717	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	704 of 905	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	848 of 894	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	772 of 896	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.7	403 of 886	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	14.9	793 of 925	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	680 of 737	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	713 of 753	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	682 of 764	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	711 of 765	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	718 of 780	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	593 of 772	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)55th percentile+41 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)20th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science31%-11 vs state

Mathematics20%-20 vs state

English Language Arts19%-23 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about William A Welch Senior

What is the racial makeup of William A Welch Senior?

Students at William A Welch Senior are 54% Hispanic, 36% White, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend William A Welch Senior?

In the 2024-25 school year, 408 students attended William A Welch Senior.

Is William A Welch Senior a good school?

William A Welch Senior ranks in the bottom 13.6% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of William A Welch Senior attend?

Students who attend William A Welch Senior usually go on to attend:

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

What district is William A Welch Senior in?

Peabody

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