J Henry Higgins Middle

Summary:

J Henry Higgins Middle is a public middle school in Peabody, MA, serving 1,346 students in grades 6-8. The school's academic performance has consistently lagged behind state and district averages, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science falling well below the state benchmarks.

Over the past few years, J Henry Higgins Middle has ranked in the bottom half of Massachusetts middle schools, maintaining a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students generally performing better than the overall school averages, while Asian, White, and multi-racial students tend to perform below the school's overall averages. The school's per-student spending and student-teacher ratio have remained relatively consistent in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Marblehead Community Charter Public School, Swampscott Middle, and Marblehead Veterans Middle School, J Henry Higgins Middle generally underperforms in academic proficiency and statewide rankings. These nearby schools serve more racially and socioeconomically homogeneous student populations, which may contribute to their stronger academic outcomes.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 85 Perkins Street
       Peabody, MA  01960-5398


(978) 536-4800

District: Peabody

SchoolDigger Rank:
278th of 493 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,921 Help


Students who attend J Henry Higgins Middle usually attend:

High:    Peabody Veterans Memorial High

Feeder schools for J Henry Higgins Middle:

Elementary:    Captain Samuel Brown
    Center
    John E Burke
    John E. McCarthy
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Student/teacher ratio:  13.1 Help
Number of students:  1,346

Racial breakdown:

White:
70.4%
Hispanic:
20.7%
African American:
4.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  34.9% Help


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Compare Details J Henry Higgins Middle ranks worse than 56.4% of middle schools in Massachusetts. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 40.02. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (70.4%), Hispanic (20.7%), African American (4.2%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at J Henry Higgins Middle is 13.1. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at J Henry Higgins Middle is $13,921.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

J Henry Higgins Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks J Henry Higgins Middle 278th of 493 Massachusetts public middle schools. (See J Henry Higgins Middle in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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African American students:
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White students:


Peabody:

SchoolDigger ranks Peabody 278th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for J Henry Higgins Middle

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Rank History for all students at J Henry Higgins Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 49.65 183rd 339 46.0%
2004 57.61 153rd 344 55.5%
2005 54.70 173rd 356 51.4%
2006 52.78 203rd 399 49.1%
2007 49.29 233rd 399 41.6%
2008 51.70 217th 407 46.7%
2009 51.25 221st 409 46.0%
2010 54.61 206th 434 52.5%
2011 52.55 233rd 449 48.1%
2012 45.27 276th 455 39.3%
2013 42.30 288th 455 36.7%
2014 37.79 303rd 455 33.4%
2015 41.72 268th 441 39.2%
2016 30.95 349th 482 27.6%
2017 45.47 265th 487 45.6%
2018 46.48 264th 484 45.5%
2019 45.34 280th 498 43.8%
2021 43.67 270th 501 46.1%
2022 41.96 277th 497 44.3%
2023 43.97 266th 501 46.9%
2024 40.02 278th 493 43.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at J Henry Higgins Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 32.07 58th 92 37.0%
2022 21.36 83rd 102 18.6%
2023 24.66 78th 110 29.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at J Henry Higgins Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.92 32nd 127 74.8%
2019 50.05 44th 138 68.1%
2021 38.73 82nd 135 39.3%
2022 49.08 39th 154 74.7%
2023 60.00 22nd 155 85.8%
2024 41.55 81st 180 55.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at J Henry Higgins Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.93 273rd 467 41.5%
2019 38.34 302nd 484 37.6%
2021 42.21 259th 489 47.0%
2022 42.57 270th 503 46.3%
2023 44.92 195th 444 56.1%
2024 35.91 243rd 441 44.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at J Henry Higgins Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.50 275th 438 37.2%
2019 37.95 294th 452 35.0%
2021 47.82 214th 462 53.7%
2022 46.06 246th 489 49.7%
2023 48.89 224th 481 53.4%
2024 39.82 265th 469 43.5%
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Rank History for Female students at J Henry Higgins Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.21 264th 463 43.0%
2019 48.52 259th 478 45.8%
2021 45.44 255th 483 47.2%
2022 43.08 263rd 494 46.8%
2023 43.52 260th 489 46.8%
2024 41.40 263rd 481 45.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at J Henry Higgins Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.36 188th 417 54.9%
2019 38.94 231st 424 45.5%
2021 41.38 222nd 431 48.5%
2022 39.79 223rd 445 49.9%
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Rank History for Male students at J Henry Higgins Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.10 237th 466 49.1%
2019 41.30 287th 478 40.0%
2021 41.07 271st 485 44.1%
2022 39.87 282nd 497 43.3%
2023 43.23 267th 489 45.4%
2024 37.91 286th 483 40.8%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at J Henry Higgins Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 45.83 256th 491 47.9%
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Rank History for Tested Remotely students at J Henry Higgins Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 40.19 189th 339 44.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at J Henry Higgins Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 37.03 86th 128 32.8%
2022 21.17 107th 135 20.7%
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Rank History for African American students at J Henry Higgins Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.53 37th 172 78.5%
2019 64.01 56th 195 71.3%
2021 63.98 43rd 193 77.7%
2022 52.27 84th 212 60.4%
2023 66.68 52nd 209 75.1%
2024 58.76 61st 202 69.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at J Henry Higgins Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.18 200th 309 35.3%
2019 33.39 220th 322 31.7%
2021 41.66 170th 335 49.3%
2022 42.61 191st 368 48.1%
2023 46.81 162nd 364 55.5%
2024 44.60 175th 378 53.7%
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Rank History for White students at J Henry Higgins Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.63 257th 395 34.9%
2019 35.16 269th 396 32.1%
2021 33.67 271st 401 32.4%
2022 31.56 275th 404 31.9%
2023 30.96 276th 403 31.5%
2024 28.68 271st 392 30.9%
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Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for J Henry Higgins Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1213 9 24 37 0 n/a n/a 0 1283
1989 1218 6 17 43 0 n/a n/a 0 1284
1990 1231 5 20 24 0 n/a n/a 0 1280
1991 1117 4 21 108 0 n/a n/a 0 1250
1992 1221 8 30 46 0 n/a n/a 0 1305
1993 1260 21 19 62 5 n/a n/a 0 1367
1994 1264 14 16 63 33 n/a n/a 0 1390
1995 1270 16 25 85 3 n/a n/a 0 1399
1996 1270 16 25 85 3 n/a n/a 0 1399
1997 1328 15 23 71 2 n/a n/a 0 1439
1998 1396 10 20 63 2 n/a n/a 0 1491
1999 1381 15 29 67 7 n/a n/a 0 1499
2000 1362 24 35 94 3 n/a n/a 0 1518
2001 1418 24 25 111 2 n/a n/a 0 1580
2002 1426 17 24 118 3 n/a n/a 0 1588
2003 1426 17 24 118 3 n/a n/a 0 1588
2004 1349 25 24 123 3 n/a n/a 0 1524
2005 1384 30 25 146 0 n/a n/a 0 1585
2006 1246 24 18 184 2 n/a n/a 55 1529
2007 1280 20 23 168 5 n/a n/a 28 1524
2008 1259 26 27 146 9 n/a n/a 19 1486
2009 1225 27 31 164 8 0 30 0 1485
2010 1195 32 23 171 7 0 31 0 1459
2011 1152 41 20 152 3 0 29 0 1397
2012 1100 51 23 160 2 0 24 0 1360
2013 1057 47 26 159 0 0 39 0 1328
2014 993 40 22 176 0 0 41 0 1272
2015 1032 25 22 156 0 0 33 0 1268
2016 1025 34 22 174 0 0 28 0 1283
2017 1056 45 21 187 0 0 30 0 1339
2018 1056 53 24 210 0 0 23 0 1366
2019 1115 58 23 217 0 0 26 0 1439
2020 1121 53 26 232 0 1 30 0 1463
2021 1072 64 24 245 2 1 35 0 1443
2022 1011 59 34 260 0 2 27 0 1393
2023 948 57 28 279 0 1 32 1 1346

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at J Henry Higgins Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1283 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1284 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1280 n/a n/a n/a
1991 1250 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1305 n/a n/a n/a
1993 1367 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 1390 n/a n/a n/a
1995 1399 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 1399 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 1439 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 1491 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 1499 n/a 0.0 0
2000 1518 n/a 0.0 12.6
2001 1580 n/a 0.0 13.1
2002 1588 n/a n/a 14.9
2003 1588 n/a n/a 14.9
2004 1524 99.6 15.3 17.3
2005 1585 98.0 16.2 20.1
2006 1529 100.1 15.3 16.3
2007 1524 99.0 15.4 18.9
2008 1486 98.0 15.2 22.3
2009 1485 97.4 15.2 24.2
2010 1459 97.0 15.0 26.7
2011 1397 91.2 15.3 29.8
2012 1360 95.0 14.3 31.8
2013 1328 95.2 13.9 32.4
2014 1272 93.2 13.6 33.7
2015 1268 93.0 13.6 34.9
2016 1283 94.0 13.6 n/a
2017 1339 93.9 14.2 n/a
2018 1366 93.9 14.5 n/a
2019 1439 98.3 14.6 n/a
2020 1463 102.1 14.3 n/a
2021 1443 73.3 19.6 n/a
2022 1393 101.5 13.7 n/a
2023 1346 102.5 13.1 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio J Henry Higgins Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1283 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1284 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1280 n/a n/a n/a
1991 1250 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1305 n/a n/a n/a
1993 1367 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 1390 n/a n/a n/a
1995 1399 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 1399 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 1439 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 1491 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 1499 n/a 0.0 0
2000 1518 n/a 0.0 12.6
2001 1580 n/a 0.0 13.1
2002 1588 n/a n/a 14.9
2003 1588 n/a n/a 14.9
2004 1524 99.6 15.3 17.3
2005 1585 98.0 16.2 20.1
2006 1529 100.1 15.3 16.3
2007 1524 99.0 15.4 18.9
2008 1486 98.0 15.2 22.3
2009 1485 97.4 15.2 24.2
2010 1459 97.0 15.0 26.7
2011 1397 91.2 15.3 29.8
2012 1360 95.0 14.3 31.8
2013 1328 95.2 13.9 32.4
2014 1272 93.2 13.6 33.7
2015 1268 93.0 13.6 34.9
2016 1283 94.0 13.6 n/a
2017 1339 93.9 14.2 n/a
2018 1366 93.9 14.5 n/a
2019 1439 98.3 14.6 n/a
2020 1463 102.1 14.3 n/a
2021 1443 73.3 19.6 n/a
2022 1393 101.5 13.7 n/a
2023 1346 102.5 13.1 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for J Henry Higgins Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $432 (3.0%) $13,826 (97.0%) $14,258
2020 $407 (2.9%) $13,412 (97.0%) $13,820
2021 $380 (2.7%) $13,541 (97.3%) $13,921

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education
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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 280th of 498 Middle schoolsRanks 266th of 501 Middle schools
 3.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (J Henry Higgins Middle)4535.3
 9.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Peabody)4434.1
 9.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5442.3
 11.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (J Henry Higgins Middle)4329.7
 13.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Peabody)4328.3
 14.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)5141
 10%
7th Grade English Language Arts (J Henry Higgins Middle)3836.7
 1.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Peabody)3835.6
 2.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)4840.5
 7.5%
7th Grade Mathematics (J Henry Higgins Middle)3933.9
 5.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Peabody)3932.3
 6.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4838.1
 9.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (J Henry Higgins Middle)4934.9
 14.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Peabody)4833.8
 14.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5143.7
 7.3%
8th Grade Mathematics (J Henry Higgins Middle)4734.2
 12.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Peabody)4633
 13%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4737.7
 9.3%
8th Grade Science (J Henry Higgins Middle)5138.8
 12.2%
   8th Grade Science (Peabody)5037.7
 12.3%
   8th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4640.9
 5.1%
All Grades English Language Arts (J Henry Higgins Middle)4435.6
 8.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Peabody)4432.5
 11.5%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (J Henry Higgins Middle)4332.6
 10.4%
   All Grades Mathematics (Peabody)4132.6
 8.5%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%
All Grades Science (J Henry Higgins Middle)5138.8
 12.2%
   All Grades Science (Peabody)4530.9
 14.1%
   All Grades Science (Massachusetts)4741.2
 5.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students14391346
 6.5%
African American5857
 1.7%
American Indian00
Asian2328
 21.7%
Hispanic217279
 28.6%
Pacific Islander01
White1115948
 15%
Two or More Races2632
 23.1%


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Students at J Henry Higgins Middle are 70% White, 21% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Students who attend J Henry Higgins Middle usually go on to attend Peabody Veterans Memorial High

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,346 students attended J Henry Higgins Middle.

J Henry Higgins Middle ranks 278th of 493 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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