📍 625 Washington Street, East Walpole, Norfolk County, 02032
Bird Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in East Walpole, Norfolk County. The school has 377 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Walpole school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bird Middle enrolls 377 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 37.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 9% Hispanic or Latino and 6.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 290 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 9% |
| Black or African American | 25 | 6.6% |
| Asian | 13 | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 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.
Bird Middle 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 31, state house district 168.
Bird Middle is one of 8 schools in Walpole, based in Walpole, Massachusetts. The district serves 3,565 students district-wide and employs 310 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 377 students, Bird Middle is smaller than the district average of about 446 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large