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Balch School

Serves grades 1 - 5

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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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1170 Washington Street
Norwood, MA 02062
Phone
(781) 762-0694
District
Norwood
County
NORFOLK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
312
Classroom Teachers
32

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Massachusetts

3

(10 is best)

Better than 26.9% of all MA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Balch School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
42%
28%
44%
26%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
42%
25%
39%
29%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
42%
22%
43%
36%
40%
    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
10
11
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 1 68 21.8%
Grade 2 53 17.0%
Grade 3 54 17.3%
Grade 4 68 21.8%
Grade 5 69 22.1%
Total 312 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 39.3% 58.5% 57.0%
Black 15.9% 13.2% 9.8%
Hispanic 37.0% 19.9% 25.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.2% 7.3% 7.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.6% 1.0% 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 31,343 7,001,399
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,019.8 892
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.8% 5.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.4% 17.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.0% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.9% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 17.9% 17.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 13,114 2,762,070
Single Parent Households With Children 6.8% 7.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.4% 91.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 53.0% 46.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 30.3% 32.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.8% 17.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.4% 11.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.0% 12.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 9.2% 10.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.5% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 5.9% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,649 $44,918,000 54.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,880 $6,677,000 8.1%
Staff $921 $3,270,000 4.0%
General Administration $224 $795,000 1.0%
School Administration $678 $2,406,000 2.9%
Operation $2,012 $7,144,000 8.7%
Transportation $584 $2,073,000 2.5%
Other $456 $1,621,000 2.0%
Total Support $6,755 $23,986,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,726 $13,232,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $23,130 $82,136,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,394 $11,443,766,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,755 $1,620,711,000 7.2%
Staff $987 $911,495,000 4.0%
General Administration $282 $260,824,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,021 $942,999,000 4.2%
Operation $1,731 $1,597,981,000 7.1%
Transportation $790 $729,683,000 3.2%
Other $544 $502,458,000 2.2%
Total Support $7,111 $6,566,151,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,910 $4,533,754,000 20.1%
Total Expenditures $24,415 $22,543,671,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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