📍 39 Cook Street, Billerica, Middlesex County, 01821
Thomas Ditson is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Billerica, Middlesex County. The school has 557 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Billerica school district. It serves grades K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 59% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Thomas Ditson enrolls 557 students across grades K–4. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 12% Asian and 10% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 392 | 70% |
| Asian | 66 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 58 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 4.3% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Thomas Ditson is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-60, state senate district 24, state house district 139.
Thomas Ditson is one of 8 schools in Billerica, based in Billerica, Massachusetts. The district serves 4,972 students district-wide and employs 355 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 557 students, Thomas Ditson is close to the district average of about 622 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large