📍 76 Lake Street, Peabody, Essex County, 01960
John E. McCarthy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Peabody, Essex County. The school has 338 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Peabody school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
John E. McCarthy enrolls 338 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 230 | 68% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 65 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 5% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
John E. McCarthy 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 95.
John E. McCarthy 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 338 students, John E. McCarthy is smaller than the district average of about 525 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large