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Peabody School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
70 Rindge Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02140
Phone
(617) 349-6530
District
Cambridge
County
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
321
Classroom Teachers
26

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Massachusetts

8

(10 is best)

Better than 77.7% of all MA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Peabody School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
43%
48%
42%
43%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
67%
41%
66%
36%
68%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
60%
38%
60%
37%
60%
39%
60%
38%
60%
37%
60%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
9
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 45 14.0%
Kindergarten 48 15.0%
Grade 1 49 15.3%
Grade 2 46 14.3%
Grade 3 43 13.4%
Grade 4 44 13.7%
Grade 5 46 14.3%
Total 321 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 47.9% 42.0% 55.6%
Black 28.8% 25.4% 10.1%
Hispanic 8.7% 16.1% 26.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 14.6% 16.3% 7.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 117,794 7,001,399
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 18,414.3 892
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.0% 5.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 13.7% 17.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 54.6% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 15.4% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 12.2% 17.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 49,592 2,762,070
Single Parent Households With Children 3.5% 7.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.7% 91.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 80.2% 46.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 43.0% 32.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.0% 17.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.1% 11.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 9.5% 12.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 6.9% 10.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.1% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 8.3% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $20,885 $144,423,000 40.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $4,354 $30,105,000 8.5%
Staff $2,906 $20,095,000 5.7%
General Administration $591 $4,085,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,724 $11,923,000 3.4%
Operation $3,382 $23,386,000 6.6%
Transportation $1,607 $11,113,000 3.1%
Other $1,118 $7,732,000 2.2%
Total Support $15,682 $108,439,000 30.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $14,802 $102,358,000 28.8%
Total Expenditures $51,369 $355,220,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,305 $12,173,375,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,954 $1,787,939,000 6.6%
Staff $1,137 $1,040,246,000 3.8%
General Administration $428 $391,880,000 1.4%
School Administration $1,047 $958,032,000 3.5%
Operation $1,973 $1,805,625,000 6.7%
Transportation $1,013 $926,590,000 3.4%
Other $500 $457,914,000 1.7%
Total Support $8,053 $7,368,226,000 27.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $8,304 $7,598,075,000 28.0%
Total Expenditures $29,662 $27,139,676,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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