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E Ethel Little School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

7 Barberry Lane, North Reading, MA 01864 · (978) 664-7820 · Part of North Reading School District

North Reading’s School Grade A better than 90% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
303
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about E Ethel Little School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 30 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for North Reading kids: North Reading Middle

On the path

Where North Reading kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5E Ethel Little SchoolYou are here
6–8North Reading Middle494 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency67%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts72%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

7 Barberry Lane, North Reading

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K21
Kindergarten43
Grade 141
Grade 253
Grade 340
Grade 448
Grade 557
Enrollment over time
308’20
297’21
323’22
294’23
303’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 85%Hispanic 7%Asian 5%Two or more races 4%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about E Ethel Little School from North Reading families.

Other schools in North Reading School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; North Reading’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.