Center School - Peabody

Captain Samuel Brown Elementary School is a Peabody Public Schools campus on Lynn Street. We provide elementary education as part of the district, and families can find school updates, registration information and campus contacts through our school page. Our office is available to connect families with the right school or district resource.

J. Henry Higgins Middle School is the middle school for Peabody Public Schools, serving sixth through eighth grade at 85 Perkins Street in Peabody, Massachusetts. Students here are the Hawks. Our student support structure includes a Student Resource and Support Center, opened in 2025, and a Behavioral Assessment Team, and we are adding a Student Requiring Assistance team that brings staff together to identify students who need extra academic or behavioral help. Students on IEPs have a dedicated Higgins IEP chairperson for grades 6 to 8 through the district special education office, and English learners receive district ELL services. Music is a big part of life at Higgins. Our band program includes a jazz ensemble, and the band room stays open after school twice a week for students who need practice space. Runners can join the Higgins Hawks cross country and spring track teams. We also have a school library, an active PTO, and summer math and reading assignments, and eighth graders can apply to the career and technical programs at Peabody Veterans Memorial High School.

Founded in 1975, Northshore Education Consortium was one of the first regional collaboratives in Massachusetts. Today we are the largest provider of intensive special education services on the North Shore for children and youth with emotional, behavioral, and developmental disabilities. Each student is referred by their home district's special education department, and each member district, Peabody among them, has a representative on our board. Northshore Academy Lower School serves grades K to 6 with a cognitive-behavioral therapeutic milieu and weekly social skills groups. Northshore Academy Upper School serves grades 7 to 12 with licensed counselors, behavior specialists and Collaborative Problem Solving. Topsfield Vocational Academy offers woodworking, culinary arts with ServSafe certification and a screen print shop, and Northshore Phoenix High School supports students affected by substance use. For ages 18 to 22, our SOAR and EMBARK programs for young adults with intellectual disabilities run on the Salem State University campus. Twelve occupational therapists, twelve physical therapists and eight speech-language pathologists work inside our classrooms, and 16 registered nurses support students with complex medical needs, including tube feedings, tracheotomy care and seizure management.