John McCarthy Elementary School
Grades: PK-5
Students: 323
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher
Ratio: 17:1
Student-Counselor
Ratio: 301:1
Certified Teachers: 100%
76 Lake Street
Peabody, MA 01960
Peabody, MA 01960
(978) 536-5625
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
4/10
3/10
NA
Academic ProgressNA
College Readiness4/10
Community Reviews
Teachers aren’t that great. Some teachers are exceptional. Constant complaints over little things. Threatening emails from teachers sent to everyone not to the direct students. Learning far behind most schools. All these brand new fields, hardly used. Auditorium isn’t big enough for the school.
Posted by a parent on 8/1/2024I have found this school to be highly effective and to provide a positive environment for all children.
Posted by a teacher on 6/13/2017McCarthy has some really positive qualities, but then other areas where it is lacking. My main bad experience was with their special education/speech therapy dept. Their chairperson is rude as can be, and openly glares at you and speaks down to you. I was always polite, but it seems that simply aski
Posted by a community member on 3/9/2017The special ed administration here is a joke, they ignore any doctor reports and prefer to belittle you at meetings. The "team chair" is as rude as they come and makes it clear you are annoying her by making her attend a meeting. My child has been here for a few years and has regressed. They use an
Posted by a community member on 2/5/2016My child attended McCarthy school for many years and we found that the overall rating for this school ranks a 2 Star. The past year has been a challenge both academically and socially. A teacher should acknowledging a child's strength, not their weakness and when something they do is done well, the
Posted by a parent on 7/8/2013Nearby Schools
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Peabody schools - John McCarthy Elementary School is located at 76 Lake Street, Peabody MA 01960. John McCarthy Elementary School is in the Peabody School District. John McCarthy Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels PK-5.
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