📍 175 Park Street, North Reading, Middlesex County, 01864
L D Batchelder is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in North Reading, Middlesex County. The school has 463 pupils enrolled. It is part of the North Reading school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 65% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
L D Batchelder enrolls 463 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 4.5% Asian and 3.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 409 | 88% |
| Asian | 21 | 4.5% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 3.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <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.
L D Batchelder 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 20, state house district 137.
L D Batchelder is one of 5 schools in North Reading, based in North Reading, Massachusetts. The district serves 2,327 students district-wide and employs 212 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 463 students, L D Batchelder is close to the district average of about 465 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large