William A Welch Sr

William A Welch Sr is one of the mid-sized elementary-level communitys in Peabody, Massachusetts, one of the schools within Peabody, with 408 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

William A Welch Sr is one of 11 schools operated by Peabody, a district that enrolls 5,774 students overall.

Looking at the student body, William A Welch Sr records that 54% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 36% White, 4% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Essex County put median household income runs about $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 William A Welch Sr is one.

Witchcraft Heights is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around William A Welch Sr.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 13%: 360 students in 2018 compared to 408 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 65% to 36% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.