South Memorial

South Memorial is a moderately sized K-5 school in Peabody, Massachusetts, one of the schools within Peabody. The school instructs 506 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 381 students each, so South Memorial sits 33% above that benchmark.

Peabody runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 5,774 students. South Memorial is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, South Memorial logs that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 16% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black, 2% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Around the school, census data for Essex County shows median household earnings sit near $101,883, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Essex County runs 221 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students), of which South Memorial is one.

Captain Samuel Brown is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 8%: 467 students in 2018 compared to 506 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 72% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.