📍 16 Edgemont Avenue, Reading, Middlesex County, 01867
Alice M Barrows is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Reading, Middlesex County. The school has 356 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Reading school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Alice M Barrows enrolls 356 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino and 3.4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 314 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 12 | 3.4% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 2% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 2% |
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.
Alice M Barrows 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 23, state house district 137.
Alice M Barrows is one of 9 schools in Reading, based in Reading, Massachusetts. The district serves 3,836 students district-wide and employs 319 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 356 students, Alice M Barrows is smaller than the district average of about 426 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large