Original Research by School Decision on Moody Preschool Extension
Moody Preschool Extension is a single-grade public school in Haverhill, Massachusetts, serving only pre-kindergarten. It is a regular public school within the Haverhill school district. The school’s entire enrollment of around 150 students is in pre-kindergarten. Because the school covers only this early childhood grade, there are no state assessment results, no graduation rate, and no chronic absenteeism metric to report. A parent or resident reading the school’s data will see that the kinds of academic performance measures used for older grades simply do not apply here; the school’s purpose is early childhood education, and its fit is for families seeking a public pre-K placement in the district.
The student body at Moody Preschool Extension is diverse. A majority of students are Hispanic, with White students as the next largest group, followed by Black students, and smaller numbers of Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native, and two-or-more-races students. The data does not include counts of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, students with individualized education programs, or English learners. Those gaps mean a reader cannot assess the school’s economic or special-education profile from the reported data; a family with specific questions about those supports would want to follow up directly with the school or the district.
Moody Preschool Extension is located on Belmont Street in Haverhill. Haverhill itself is a mid-sized city on the Merrimack River with a mix of residential neighborhoods, commercial areas, and light industry. Its historic downtown runs along the river, and the city has two MBTA commuter rail stations, one in the downtown and one in the Bradford neighborhood. The city’s economy once centered on shoe manufacturing and has since diversified into electrical goods, services, and retail trade. Housing values in Haverhill’s zip code are above the national benchmark, though still lower than the statewide median, and rental costs are substantial relative to income. The county-level housing market shows strong demand and a very tight supply. A parent considering a move to Haverhill for access to this pre-K program should note that the broader housing market is competitive and that the city offers a range of neighborhoods connected by bridges over the river.
The Haverhill district’s recent school construction projects are publicly reported, including the completed reconstruction of Hunking Middle School and ongoing work on a new campus for Dr. A.B. Consentino Middle School. The district brief did not identify any other recent parent-relevant changes. Moody Preschool Extension itself has no program offerings or course access data in the available record. There is no discipline, staffing, or attendance information. For a pre-K program, the lack of extended-day or curriculum details is a notable gap; families would need to learn directly from the school what the daily structure, early learning approach, and hours of operation are.
This school fits a specific need: a public pre-kindergarten seat within the Haverhill district, serving one of the most diverse early childhood populations in the city. It does not produce the test scores or graduation data that typically drive comparisons among schools and districts, because it is not designed to. A parent evaluating Moody Preschool Extension is essentially evaluating the district’s early childhood offering and the fit of Haverhill as a community. Without more specific programmatic information in the available data, a family should treat this as a starting point for direct inquiry.
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