West Memorial
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 294 students
John E. McCarthy
76 Lake Street, Peabody, MA 01960
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
385
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Peabody
Essex County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 919 Massachusetts elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Massachusetts elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About John E. McCarthy
John E. McCarthy is a public elementary school in Peabody, Massachusetts, serving grades K–5. It is part of Peabody. The school is located in a large suburb in Essex County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 385 students were enrolled, with about 13.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Massachusetts elementary school (11.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 919 Massachusetts elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 385 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.3 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Peabody
- County
- Essex County
- NCES school ID
- 250936001821
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.