📍 1170 Washington Street, Norwood, Norfolk County, 02062
Balch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Norwood, Norfolk County. The school has 312 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Norwood school district. It serves grades 1–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Balch enrolls 312 students across grades 1–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% White, 37% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 121 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 114 | 37% |
| Black or African American | 49 | 16% |
| Asian | 19 | 6.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.3% |
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.
Balch is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-80, state senate district 30, state house district 168.
Balch is one of 8 schools in Norwood, based in Norwood, Massachusetts. The district serves 3,575 students district-wide and employs 316 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 312 students, Balch is smaller than the district average of about 447 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large