📍 27 A B Lord Dr, Reading, Middlesex County, 01867
Birch Meadow is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Reading, Middlesex County. The school has 358 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Reading school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Birch Meadow enrolls 358 students across grades K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 4.7% Asian and 3.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 305 | 85% |
| Asian | 17 | 4.7% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 3.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 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.
Birch Meadow 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.
Birch Meadow 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 358 students, Birch Meadow 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