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Byam School

Serves grades KG - 4

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2018 – 2019 school year [note on school closures TBD].
  • Expenditures: 2018
  • Educational Environment: 2018 (latest available). Updated annually.

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School Overview

Address
25 Maple Road
Chelmsford, MA 01824
Phone
(978) 251-5144
District
CHELMSFORD
County
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
456
Classroom Teachers
38

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Massachusetts

8

(10 is best)

Better than 75.1% of all MA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Byam School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
62%
53%
57%
56%
67%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
67%
51%
72%
52%
62%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
13
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 82 18.0%
Grade 1 91 20.0%
Grade 2 86 18.9%
Grade 3 105 23.0%
Grade 4 92 20.2%
Total 456 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 73.7% 70.7% 59.2%
Black 2.7% 4.1% 9.8%
Hispanic 7.9% 7.8% 23.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 15.4% 17.1% 7.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 35,239 6,984,723
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,523.6 890
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.9% 5.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.9% 17.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.1% 33.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 30.2% 26.9%
65 OR OLDER 17.8% 16.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 13,271 2,714,448
Single Parent Households With Children 5.9% 7.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 97.2% 91.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 53.7% 45.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 35.4% 27.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.9% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.3% 11.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 10.5% 13.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 7.5% 11.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.3% 9.5%
$15,000 or less 5.1% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,721 $53,186,881 59.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $954 $4,732,794 5.3%
Staff $768 $3,810,048 4.3%
General Administration $130 $644,930 0.7%
School Administration $609 $3,021,249 3.4%
Operation $1,184 $5,873,824 6.6%
Transportation $787 $3,904,307 4.4%
Other $222 $1,101,342 1.2%
Total Support $4,654 $23,088,494 25.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,574 $12,769,614 14.3%
Total Expenditures $17,949 $89,044,989 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,596 $10,569,374,598 52.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,484 $1,352,382,632 6.7%
Staff $951 $866,478,186 4.3%
General Administration $218 $198,784,787 1.0%
School Administration $880 $802,180,114 4.0%
Operation $1,620 $1,476,806,420 7.4%
Transportation $938 $854,571,701 4.3%
Other $322 $293,118,043 1.5%
Total Support $6,412 $5,844,290,100 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,034 $3,677,202,127 18.3%
Total Expenditures $22,042 $20,090,784,405 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,549 $372,153,103,143 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $792 $39,020,154,935 5.2%
Staff $618 $30,487,652,661 4.1%
General Administration $258 $12,720,931,842 1.7%
School Administration $730 $35,978,592,512 4.8%
Operation $1,169 $57,607,988,317 7.7%
Transportation $527 $26,002,463,553 3.5%
Other $459 $22,633,739,814 3.0%
Total Support $4,553 $224,451,138,461 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,074 $151,519,765,183 20.3%
Total Expenditures $15,176 $748,124,887,521 100.0%

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