Summary:
The 01960 zip code in Peabody, Massachusetts is home to a single middle school, J. Henry Higgins Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,283 students. The school is part of the Peabody school district, which is ranked 265 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
J. Henry Higgins Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Massachusetts middle schools over the past 3 school years, with rankings of 294 out of 484 in 2024-2025, 278 out of 493 in 2023-2024, and 266 out of 501 in 2022-2023. The school's MCAS proficiency rates are below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 27.74% of students proficient in ELA, 30.31% in Math, and 34.59% in Science in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to state averages of 41.53%, 40.74%, and 41.51%, respectively.
Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.6, which is slightly lower than the state average, and per-student spending of $13,921 for the 2020-2021 school year, which is higher than the state average, the academic performance data suggests that the school is struggling to provide a high-quality education to its students. The low rankings and poor MCAS scores indicate that the Peabody school district as a whole may be underperforming compared to other districts in Massachusetts, and further investigation and targeted interventions may be necessary to improve the quality of education for the students at J. Henry Higgins Middle School.
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