📍 25 Maple Road, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, 01824
Byam School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chelmsford, Middlesex County. The school has 501 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chelmsford school district. It serves grades K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Byam School enrolls 501 students across grades K–4. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 14% Asian and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 333 | 66% |
| Asian | 68 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 57 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 4.8% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 3.8% |
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.
Byam School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-30, state senate district 16, state house district 119.
Byam School is one of 8 schools in Chelmsford, based in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. The district serves 5,068 students district-wide and employs 379 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 501 students, Byam School is smaller than the district average of about 634 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large