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Peabody Veterans Memorial High High School
485 Lowell St
Peabody MA, 01960, Essex County
Phone: 978-536-4500
Ranking: (223 out of 298, bottom 25%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Peabody School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 141 | 142 | 141 | 128 | 124 | 130 | 146 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,837 | 1,820 | 1,836 | 1,861 | 1,843 | 1,885 | 1,898 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 451 | 24.6% | 444 | 24.4% | 446 | 24.3% | 478 | 25.7% | 465 | 25.2% | 447 | 23.7% | 481 | 25.3% |
Grade 10: | 456 | 24.8% | 453 | 24.9% | 487 | 26.5% | 473 | 25.4% | 444 | 24.1% | 486 | 25.8% | 470 | 24.8% |
Grade 11: | 459 | 25.0% | 480 | 26.4% | 451 | 24.6% | 444 | 23.9% | 492 | 26.7% | 481 | 25.5% | 511 | 26.9% |
Grade 12: | 459 | 25.0% | 435 | 23.9% | 445 | 24.2% | 460 | 24.7% | 436 | 23.7% | 471 | 25.0% | 431 | 22.7% |
Ungraded: | 12 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.3% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 943 | 51.3% | 921 | 50.6% | 925 | 50.4% | 918 | 49.3% | 902 | 48.9% | 955 | 50.7% | 915 | 48.2% |
Female: | 894 | 48.7% | 899 | 49.4% | 911 | 49.6% | 943 | 50.7% | 941 | 51.1% | 930 | 49.3% | 925 | 48.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.2% | 9 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.3% | 8 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 31 | 1.7% | 31 | 1.7% | 30 | 1.6% | 29 | 1.6% | 26 | 1.4% | 19 | 1.0% | 20 | 1.1% |
Hispanic: | 265 | 14.4% | 267 | 14.7% | 255 | 13.9% | 271 | 14.6% | 253 | 13.7% | 279 | 14.8% | 281 | 14.8% |
Black: | 55 | 3.0% | 46 | 2.5% | 36 | 2.0% | 33 | 1.8% | 25 | 1.4% | 21 | 1.1% | 24 | 1.3% |
White: | 1,458 | 79.4% | 1,438 | 79.0% | 1,481 | 80.7% | 1,495 | 80.3% | 1,484 | 80.5% | 1,511 | 80.2% | 1,511 | 79.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 24 | 1.3% | 29 | 1.6% | 27 | 1.5% | 27 | 1.5% | 49 | 2.7% | 49 | 2.6% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 482 | 26.2% | 448 | 24.6% | 438 | 23.9% | 406 | 21.8% | 384 | 20.8% | 336 | 17.8% | 308 | 16.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 63 | 3.4% | 82 | 4.5% | 69 | 3.8% | 63 | 3.4% | 71 | 3.9% | 67 | 3.6% | 66 | 3.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.06 | 12.81 | 13.04 | 14.59 | 14.86 | 14.50 | 13.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 51.0% | 48.2% | 61% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 60% | 62% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 59% | 65% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 64% | 70% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 67% | 71% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 69% | 74% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 73% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 71% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 76% | 84% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 87% | 88% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 92% | 91% |
2003 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 49.9% | 46.4% | 51% |
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 54% | 57% |
2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 54% | 62% |
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 64% | 67% |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 67% | 69% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 67% | 72% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 69% | 75% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 71% | 75% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 66% | 74% |
2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 76% | 78% |
2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 79% | 80% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 45% | 57% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 53% | 61% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 54% | 65% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 56% | 67% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 66% | 69% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 69% | 71% |
2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 43% | 43% | 42% |
2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 51% | 49% | 55% |
2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 53% | 50% | 61% |
2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 52% | 52% | 63% |
2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 65% | 64% | 71% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 69% | 67% | 72% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 67% | 66% | 73% |
2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 11% | 11% | 35% |
2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 2% | 2% | 36% |
2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 21% | 21% | 36% |
2013 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 0% | 0% | 65% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Peabody Veterans Memorial High High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.