📍 16 Maple St Ext, Peabody, Essex County, 01960
South Memorial is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Peabody, Essex County. The school has 472 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Peabody school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Memorial enrolls 472 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 4.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 337 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 81 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 4.4% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 15 | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
South Memorial is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-60, state senate district 21, state house district 94.
South Memorial is one of 11 schools in Peabody, based in Peabody, Massachusetts. The district serves 5,774 students district-wide and employs 460 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 472 students, South Memorial is close to the district average of about 525 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large