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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Distance	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Balch	0.0mi	Public	1-5	1170 Washington Street	Norwood	02062	Norfolk County	Norwood	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 762-0694	303	29	10.4		114 (37.6%)	32 (10.6%)	126 (41.6%)	20 (6.6%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.7%)	24.5	683^rd of 906 public elementary schools	24.6%		18.9	753^rd of 916 public elementary schools	17.8%	70	31.2	28.0	28.6	29.4	22.2	28.0	28.0	25.8	30.0	30.0	$22,250
F A Cleveland	0.9mi	Public	1-5	33 George Willett Parkway	Norwood	02062	Norfolk County	Norwood	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 762-6522	339	30	11.3		221 (65.2%)	34 (10.0%)	53 (15.6%)	13 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.4%)	62.2	345^th of 906 public elementary schools	61.9%		75	245^th of 916 public elementary schools	73.3%	100	42.9	45.6	48.6	45.9	60.7	50.0	41.4	50.0	52.9	52.9	$21,184
Charles J Prescott	1.3mi	Public	1-5	66 Richland Road	Norwood	02062	Norfolk County	Norwood	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 762-6497	267	24	11.0		105 (39.3%)	40 (15.0%)	49 (18.4%)	49 (18.4%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.5%)	18 (6.7%)	45.1	504^th of 906 public elementary schools	44.4%		68	301^st of 916 public elementary schools	67.1%	203	36.1	46.8	35.6	39.8	38.9	55.3	24.4	39.8	35.6	35.6	$21,601
George F. Willett	1.4mi	Public	K	100 Westover Parkway	Norwood	02062	Norfolk County	Norwood	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 762-6805	256	24	10.7		140 (54.7%)	28 (10.9%)	53 (20.7%)	17 (6.6%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	13 (5.1%)								(n/a)											$21,423
Cornelius M Callahan	1.5mi	Public	1-5	116 Garfield Avenue	Norwood	02062	Norfolk County	Norwood	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 762-0693	247	24	10.2		124 (50.2%)	33 (13.4%)	59 (23.9%)	17 (6.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.9%)	47.2	483^rd of 906 public elementary schools	46.7%		55.5	412^th of 916 public elementary schools	55.0%	71	23.8	46.3	31.0	33.6	35.7	43.9	46.5	42.1	55.8	55.8	$21,006
John P Oldham	1.9mi	Public	1-5	165 Prospect Street	Norwood	02062	Norfolk County	Norwood	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 769-2417	261	26	9.8		170 (65.1%)	33 (12.6%)	32 (12.3%)	11 (4.2%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	10 (3.8%)	43.4	521^st of 906 public elementary schools	42.5%		55.4	413^th of 916 public elementary schools	54.9%	108	41.5	37.5	38.6	39.1	39.6	39.1	34.9	38.1	39.5	39.5	$21,631
Fisher	2.2mi	Public	K-5	65 Gould Street	Walpole	02081	Norfolk County	Walpole	No	No	No	No	(508) 660-7234	463	37	12.5		328 (70.8%)	7 (1.5%)	44 (9.5%)	61 (13.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	88.2	94^th of 906 public elementary schools	89.6%		90.7	65^th of 916 public elementary schools	92.9%	29	62.1	60.0	66.7	62.7	67.2	78.0	65.4	71.2	68.0	68.0	$18,790
Martha Jones	2.2mi	Public	K-5	80 Martha Jones Rd	Westwood	02090	Norfolk County	Westwood	No	No	No	No	(781) 326-7500	275	19	14.1		218 (79.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	27 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.6%)	97.3	2^nd of 906 public elementary schools	99.8%		96.7	6^th of 916 public elementary schools	99.3%	4	84.8	81.0	80.0	82.0	78.3	81.0	91.4	82.7	82.9	82.9	$21,857
Old Post Road	2.4mi	Public	K-5	99 Old Post Road	East Walpole	02032	Norfolk County	Walpole	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 660-7219	458	33	14.0		352 (76.9%)	9 (2.0%)	52 (11.4%)	17 (3.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	91.7	52^nd of 906 public elementary schools	94.3%		94.4	25^th of 916 public elementary schools	97.3%	27	78.3	67.5	55.2	66.4	83.1	84.3	66.0	77.2	77.3	77.3	$17,389
William E Sheehan	2.6mi	Public	K-5	549 Pond Street	Westwood	02090	Norfolk County	Westwood	No	No	No	No	(781) 326-7500	278	24	11.7		213 (76.6%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.5%)	26 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.2%)	96.8	4^th of 906 public elementary schools	99.6%		97.1	4^th of 916 public elementary schools	99.6%		76.6	75.5	79.6	77.1	83.3	79.3	81.8	81.4	88.6	88.6	$23,759

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