Peabody, Massachusetts
Peabody Public Schools by the Numbers
The numbers your school district reports to the state, in plain view. The detailed and constantly updated figures live at the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, known as DESE, and this page points you directly to them.
District Snapshot
District Overview
| District | Peabody Public Schools |
| Grades | PreK-12 |
| Schools | 11 (8 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 alternative) |
| High school | Peabody Veterans Memorial HS (9-12) |
Student Population
Roughly four in ten Peabody students are students of color, and the share who are Hispanic or Latino has been climbing for years, the same gateway story the city has told since the tannery days. The exact, current breakdown updates every fall on the DESE district profile linked below.
| White | 58.5% |
| Hispanic / Latino | 28.8% |
| % English learners / % high needs | 16.7% English learners, 58.9% high needs (DESE, 2025-26) |
Academic Performance & Context
MCAS scores, graduation rates, and the state’s accountability rating for Peabody change every year, so printing them here would only hand you a number that is already out of date. Instead, this guide sends you to the live DESE profile, where the figures are the ones the state is using right now.
Sources
MA DESE : Peabody Public Schools Student Profile (code 02290000). Accessed 2026.