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Massachusetts public elementary school

Captain Samuel Brown Elementary

Peabody school district

C
overall grade

Ranks #681 of 895 Massachusetts elementary schools.

Overall rank
#681
of 895 schools
ELA · 2024–2026
28%
MA average 42%
Math · 2024–2026
26%
MA average 43%
Avg class size
13
372 students

ELA and Math show the share of 3rd graders meeting or exceeding expectations on the MCAS, averaged over 2024–2026.

How it compares

What stands out
  • Strongest area: Teacher quality, in the top 16% statewide. 100% of teachers are licensed and 85.5% are experienced.
  • Area to watch: Math ranks in the bottom 22% statewide.
  • Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 22.2% in 2022 to 12.4% in 2025.
  • Trend: ELA is up 8 points since 2023 (25% to 33%).
Where it stands among 895 Massachusetts elementary schools
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Below averagebottom 25% · #681
ELA
Below averagebottom 25% · #678
Math
Below averagebottom 22% · #703
Attendance
Averagetop 43% · #378
Teacher quality
Above averagetop 16% · #137

MCAS standings use the 2024–2026 average of grade 3 results, so one unusual year doesn't swing a school's ranking. Scores in the sections below are from 2026.

Test scores

ELA has been below the state average every year since 2018. Math has been above the state average in 1 of 8 years since 2018.

Share of 3rd graders meeting or exceeding expectations on the MCAS. There was no test in 2020.

English Language Arts33%in 2026 · state 43%
10 points below the state
0%50%100%This school33%State43%20172019202120232026
Math21%in 2026 · state 42%
21 points below the state
0%50%100%This school21%State42%20172019202120232026
Detailed scores
Average scaled score, ELA (500+ = meeting expectations)488
Average scaled score, Math (500+ = meeting expectations)482
Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)26th · 17th

Students & classrooms

Classrooms
Students372
Average class size13MA avg 18
Students per teacher9.9MA avg 12.1
Who attends
White
60%
Hispanic/Latino
23.7%
Black/African American
6.7%
Asian
4.8%
Multi-Race
4.6%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.3%

44.1% girls · 55.9% boys

Student needs
Low incomeAbout average
This school
39.8%
MA avg
42.8%
English learnersLower than average
This school
6.7%
MA avg
17.2%
Students with disabilitiesHigher than average
This school
35.8%
MA avg
22.3%

Teachers

Licensed teachersAbout average
This school
100%
MA avg
98.4%
Experienced teachersBetter than average
This school
85.5%
MA avg
73.2%
Teaching in their fieldAbout average
This school
97.5%
MA avg
92.4%
Stayed from last yearAbout average
This school
82.1%
MA avg
82.7%
More staffing details
Teachers (full-time equivalent)37.3
General education teachers69.6%
Special education teachers25.1%
English learner teachers5.4%

Attendance & safety

Attendance rateAbout average
This school
94.6%
MA avg
94.1%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysBetter than average
This school
12.4%
MA avg
15.6%

9.5 days absent per student (MA avg 10.3) · Suspensions: Not reported

About Peabody

Essex County · North Shore & Merrimack Valley
Avg single-family home value$677KMA median $588K
Avg property tax bill$6,411MA median $6,814
Tax rate$9.50 per $1,000MA median $12.40
Income per person$40,500MA median $47,872
Local kids in public school88.2%
Free cash reserves4.8% of budget

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Town figures are FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices. "MA median" is the median of the state's 351 towns.

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