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B+

Birch Meadow

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

27 A B Lord Dr, Reading, MA 01867 · (781) 944-2335 · Part of Reading School District

Reading’s School Grade A− better than 83% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
359
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Birch Meadow

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Reading kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Birch MeadowYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts62%
State average 49.3%

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

27 A B Lord Dr, Reading

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten40
Grade 161
Grade 264
Grade 358
Grade 456
Grade 580
Enrollment over time
345’20
337’21
358’22
371’23
359’24

Up 4.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 82%Asian 5%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 4%Black 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Birch Meadow from Reading families.

Other schools in 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; Reading’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.