Balch School in Norwood, Massachusetts (MA)

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1168 WASHINGTON STREET
Norwood, MA 2062

County name: Norfolk
School type: Regular School
Grade span: 1st grade - 5th grade

Status: Operational
Phone: (781) 762-0694 (make sure to verify first before calling)

Latitude: 42.177
Longitude: -071.206130

Enrollment in Balch School

2007 Student Enrollment: 277
1st grade Enrollment : 49
2nd grade Enrollment : 47
3rd grade Enrollment : 50
4th grade Enrollment : 61
5th grade Enrollment : 70

Male students (%): 54.2%

This school:	54.2%
State average from 3564 schools:	51.7%

Female students (%): 45.8%

Balch School:	45.8%
State average from 3564 schools:	48.3%

White students (%): 81.2%

Balch School:	81.2%
State average from 3564 schools:	71.0%

African American students (%): 8.3%

Here:	8.3%
State average from 3564 schools:	8.9%

Hispanic students (%): 5.8%

Here:	5.8%
State average from 3564 schools:	13.2%

Asian students (%): 4.3%

Here:	4.3%
State average from 3564 schools:	4.5%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 0.4%

Here:	0.4%
State average from 3564 schools:	1.9%

Genders in Balch School

Grades in Balch School

Races in Balch School

First Language Not English # : 65
Limited English Proficient # : 20
Special Education # : 64
Low-Income # : 84
Free Lunch # : 74
Reduced Lunch # : 10

First Language Not English %: 23.5%

Here:	23.5%
State average from 1653 schools:	15.3%

Limited English Proficient %: 7.2%

Balch School:	7.2%
State average from 1385 schools:	7.6%

Special Education %: 23.1%

Here:	23.1%
State average from 1778 schools:	16.4%

Low-Income %: 30.3%

Here:	30.3%
State average from 1776 schools:	31.2%

Free Lunch %: 26.7%

Here:	26.7%
State average from 1774 schools:	25.4%

Reduced Lunch %: 3.6%

Here:	3.6%
State average from 1719 schools:	6.0%

2006 Student Enrollment: 264
1st grade Enrollment : 46
2nd grade Enrollment : 47
3rd grade Enrollment : 53
4th grade Enrollment : 67
5th grade Enrollment : 51

Male students (%): 52.7%

Here:	52.7%
State average from 1781 schools:	51.7%

Female students (%): 47.3%

Here:	47.3%
State average from 1781 schools:	48.3%

White students (%): 79.9%

Balch School:	79.9%
State average from 1781 schools:	71.8%

African American students (%): 5.3%

Here:	5.3%
State average from 1781 schools:	9.0%

Hispanic students (%): 8.7%

Here:	8.7%
State average from 1781 schools:	12.7%

Asian students (%): 4.5%

This school:	4.5%
State average from 1781 schools:	4.4%

Native American students (%): 0.80%

Balch School:	0.80%
State average from 1781 schools:	0.31%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 0.8%

Here:	0.8%
State average from 1781 schools:	1.6%

Genders in Balch School

Grades in Balch School

Races in Balch School

First Language Not English # : 67
Limited English Proficient # : 23
Special Education # : 66
Low-Income # : 73

First Language Not English %: 25.4%

Here:	25.4%
State average from 1633 schools:	14.8%

Limited English Proficient %: 8.7%

Balch School:	8.7%
State average from 1328 schools:	7.4%

Special Education %: 25.0%

This school:	25.0%
State average from 1780 schools:	15.9%

Low-Income %: 27.7%

Balch School:	27.7%
State average from 1771 schools:	30.5%

2005 Student Enrollment: 285
1st grade Enrollment : 55
2nd grade Enrollment : 60
3rd grade Enrollment : 67
4th grade Enrollment : 53
5th grade Enrollment : 50

White students (%): 83.5%

Here:	83.5%
State average from 1746 schools:	74.4%

African American students (%): 5.6%

Here:	5.6%
State average from 1746 schools:	9.5%

Hispanic students (%): 6.3%

Balch School:	6.3%
State average from 1746 schools:	11.2%

Asian students (%): 4.6%

Balch School:	4.6%
State average from 1746 schools:	4.5%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 52.3%

Here:	52.3%
State average from 1746 schools:	51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 47.7%

Here:	47.7%
State average from 1746 schools:	48.3%

Grades in Balch School

Races in Balch School

First Language Not English # : 78
Limited English Proficient # : 37
Special Education # : 66
Low-Income # : 59

First Language Not English %: 27.4%

Here:	27.4%
State average from 1573 schools:	14.2%

Limited English Proficient %: 13.0%

Here:	13.0%
State average from 1217 schools:	7.4%

Special Education %: 23.2%

Here:	23.2%
State average from 1745 schools:	15.4%

Low-Income %: 20.7%

Here:	20.7%
State average from 1735 schools:	29.2%

2004 Student Enrollment: 324
Kindergarten Enrollment : 44
1st grade Enrollment : 57
2nd grade Enrollment : 66
3rd grade Enrollment : 49
4th grade Enrollment : 49
5th grade Enrollment : 59

White students (%): 84.0%

Here:	84.0%
State average from 1729 schools:	75.1%

African American students (%): 5.9%

Here:	5.9%
State average from 1729 schools:	9.4%

Hispanic students (%): 4.9%

Here:	4.9%
State average from 1729 schools:	10.7%

Asian students (%): 5.2%

Balch School:	5.2%
State average from 1729 schools:	4.4%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 51.5%

Here:	51.5%
State average from 1729 schools:	51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 48.5%

Here:	48.5%
State average from 1729 schools:	48.1%

Grades in Balch School

Races in Balch School

First Language Not English # : 86
Limited English Proficient # : 31
Special Education # : 53
Low-Income # : 66

First Language Not English %: 26.5%

This school:	26.5%
State average from 1530 schools:	13.9%

Limited English Proficient %: 9.6%

Here:	9.6%
State average from 1098 schools:	7.7%

Special Education %: 16.4%

This school:	16.4%
State average from 1725 schools:	15.0%

Low-Income %: 20.4%

Here:	20.4%
State average from 1698 schools:	28.9%

2003 Student Enrollment: 371
Kindergarten Enrollment : 60
1st grade Enrollment : 83
2nd grade Enrollment : 48
3rd grade Enrollment : 47
4th grade Enrollment : 62
5th grade Enrollment : 71

White students (%): 85.4%

This school:	85.4%
State average from 1634 schools:	75.8%

African American students (%): 4.0%

Balch School:	4.0%
State average from 1634 schools:	9.1%

Hispanic students (%): 4.6%

This school:	4.6%
State average from 1634 schools:	10.4%

Asian students (%): 5.9%

Here:	5.9%
State average from 1634 schools:	4.3%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 53.6%

Here:	53.6%
State average from 1634 schools:	51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 46.4%

This school:	46.4%
State average from 1634 schools:	48.2%

Grades in Balch School

Races in Balch School

First Language Not English # : 100
Limited English Proficient # : 50
Low-Income # : 70

First Language Not English %: 27.0%

Here:	27.0%
State average from 1462 schools:	14.6%

Limited English Proficient %: 13.5%

Here:	13.5%
State average from 950 schools:	8.4%

Low-Income %: 18.9%

Here:	18.9%
State average from 1608 schools:	27.9%

2002 Student Enrollment: 343
1st grade Enrollment : 64
2nd grade Enrollment : 40
3rd grade Enrollment : 73
4th grade Enrollment : 61
5th grade Enrollment : 66
6th grade Enrollment : 39

White students (%): 88.6%

This school:	88.6%
State average from 1682 schools:	76.8%

African American students (%): 3.5%

Here:	3.5%
State average from 1682 schools:	8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 2.9%

Here:	2.9%
State average from 1682 schools:	9.9%

Asian students (%): 5.0%

Balch School:	5.0%
State average from 1682 schools:	4.2%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 53.6%

This school:	53.6%
State average from 1682 schools:	51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 46.4%

This school:	46.4%
State average from 1682 schools:	48.3%

Grades in Balch School

Races in Balch School

First Language Not English # : 78
Limited English Proficient # : 33
Low-Income # : 58

First Language Not English %: 22.7%

This school:	22.7%
State average from 1452 schools:	13.6%

Limited English Proficient %: 9.6%

Here:	9.6%
State average from 887 schools:	7.9%

Low-Income %: 16.9%

Here:	16.9%
State average from 1613 schools:	27.4%

2001 Student Enrollment: 355
1st grade Enrollment : 66
2nd grade Enrollment : 67
3rd grade Enrollment : 64
4th grade Enrollment : 62
5th grade Enrollment : 41
6th grade Enrollment : 55

White students (%): 89.0%

Here:	89.0%
State average from 1664 schools:	77.2%

African American students (%): 4.2%

Here:	4.2%
State average from 1664 schools:	8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 2.5%

Here:	2.5%
State average from 1664 schools:	9.6%

Asian students (%): 4.2%

Balch School:	4.2%
State average from 1664 schools:	4.1%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 52.1%

This school:	52.1%
State average from 1664 schools:	51.6%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 47.9%

Here:	47.9%
State average from 1664 schools:	48.4%

Grades in Balch School

Races in Balch School

First Language Not English # : 79
Limited English Proficient # : 14
Low-Income # : 51

First Language Not English %: 22.3%

This school:	22.3%
State average from 1347 schools:	14.1%

Limited English Proficient %: 3.9%

Balch School:	3.9%
State average from 834 schools:	7.7%

Low-Income %: 14.4%

This school:	14.4%
State average from 1635 schools:	26.3%

2007 Attendance statistics:

Average number of Absences: 6.6

Here:	6.6
State average from 1782 schools:	8.8

Attendance Rate: 96.2%

Here:	96.2%
State average from 1782 schools:	94.8%

2006 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 5.9

In-School Suspensions Rate: 96.5%

Here:	96.5%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.8%

2005 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 6.2

In-School Suspensions Rate: 96.3%

Balch School:	96.3%
State average from 1746 schools:	94.8%

2004 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 6

In-School Suspensions Rate: 96.5%

This school:	96.5%
State average from 1729 schools:	94.7%

2003 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 6.9

In-School Suspensions Rate: 95.9%

Here:	95.9%
State average from 1635 schools:	94.4%

Teacher Count in Balch School

Student/Teacher Ratio in Balch School

2007 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 26
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 24

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 94.6%

Here:	94.6%
State average from 1782 schools:	95.7%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 95.0%

Here:	95.0%
State average from 1781 schools:	95.3%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.7

This school:	10.7
State average from 1782 schools:	10.0

2006 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 27
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 25

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 95.6%

Balch School:	95.6%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.8%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 100.0%

This school:	100.0%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.1%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.7

This school:	9.7
State average from 1781 schools:	13.4

2005 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 29
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 27

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 95.8%

This school:	95.8%
State average from 1745 schools:	94.4%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 99.3%

Balch School:	99.3%
State average from 1733 schools:	93.9%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.9

Balch School:	9.9
State average from 1746 schools:	13.6

2004 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 31
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 29

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 93.6%

Here:	93.6%
State average from 1728 schools:	94.1%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 93.2%

Here:	93.2%
State average from 1724 schools:	94.4%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.4

Here:	10.4
State average from 1729 schools:	13.8