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Birch Meadow

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Birch Meadow ranks 220 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

220^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Birch Meadow is an elementary school located in Reading, Massachusetts, serving 371 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school consistently ranks in the top 25% of Massachusetts elementary schools, with impressive performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments that exceed state and district averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

Birch Meadow's academic performance is particularly strong in Mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 50% to 72% in recent years, compared to the state average of around 40%. The school also stands out with its relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.9 to 11.3 over the past three years, and higher spending per student, ranging from $14,862 to $17,870 over the same period. Compared to other elementary schools in the Reading district, such as Joshua Eaton Elementary, Birch Meadow's academic performance and resources are notably stronger.

While Birch Meadow's overall performance is impressive, there may be opportunities for improvement, particularly in the areas of English Language Arts and for specific subgroups, such as female students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Analyzing the factors that contribute to the success of the high-performing subgroups and implementing similar strategies for other subgroups could help the school address these areas of potential improvement.

359

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,866

Per pupil spending ?

6.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

27 A B Lord Dr
Reading, MA 01867

(781) 944-2335

District: Reading

Students who attend Birch Meadow usually attend:

Middle:	Arthur W Coolidge Middle
High:	Reading Memorial High

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.2%

Asian:

5.3%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 70th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (57% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Massachusetts elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Reading's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg64%

Massachusetts avg41%

220^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Reading

48^th of 348Reading among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	220 of 906	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	185 of 916	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	295 of 928	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.4	230 of 932	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	72.5	258 of 936	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	235 of 942	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	180 of 934	80.7%	★★★★☆
2017	66.6	311 of 938	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	77.8	196 of 932	79.0%	★★★★☆
2015	71.1	270 of 914	70.5%	★★★★☆
2014	66.6	322 of 926	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	74.4	242 of 928	73.9%	★★★★☆
2012	66.3	351 of 930	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.1	308 of 924	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.7	342 of 920	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.3	432 of 909	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.1	422 of 908	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	79.4	176 of 911	80.7%	★★★★☆
2006	77.8	193 of 911	78.8%	★★★★☆
2005	80.4	171 of 887	80.7%	★★★★☆
2004	77.6	198 of 882	77.6%	★★★★☆
2003	83.9	122 of 884	86.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	75.3	104 of 672	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	67.5	152 of 632	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.9	87 of 665	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	88.5	34 of 656	94.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	314 of 869	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.8	234 of 886	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	63.5	335 of 887	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.3	204 of 901	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	70.7	252 of 898	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	70.2	250 of 902	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.9	192 of 893	78.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	300 of 736	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	138 of 884	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	136 of 891	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	264 of 896	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	277 of 908	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.7	253 of 904	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	75.4	209 of 907	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	157 of 898	82.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	89 of 717	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	121 of 731	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	169 of 703	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	59.4	304 of 905	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.0	216 of 894	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	58.2	324 of 896	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	253 of 886	71.4%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	72.7	254 of 925	72.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	211 of 737	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	191 of 753	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	57.9	315 of 762	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.6	268 of 764	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.0	273 of 765	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.9	271 of 780	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.1	222 of 772	71.2%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)88th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2022)85th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile+9 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)73rd percentile~ school

White (2025)71st percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science64%+23 vs state

Mathematics58%+17 vs state

English Language Arts55%+13 vs state

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Schools Near Birch Meadow

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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	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
Birch Meadow	Public	K-5	27 A B Lord Dr	Reading	01867	Middlesex County	Reading	No	No	No	No	(781) 944-2335	359	33	10.7		295 (82.2%)	10 (2.8%)	16 (4.5%)	19 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	76.9	220^th of 906 public elementary schools	75.7%		79.9	185^th of 916 public elementary schools	79.8%	35	56.1	58.9	50.6	54.7	50.9	58.9	61.5	57.6	64.1	64.1	$19,866
Wood End Elementary School	Public	K-5	85 Sunset Rock Lane	Reading	01867	Middlesex County	Reading	No	No	No	No	(781) 942-5420	236	18	13.3		200 (84.7%)	2 (0.8%)	10 (4.2%)	16 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	77.6	210^th of 906 public elementary schools	76.8%		85.9	117^th of 916 public elementary schools	87.2%	93	46.7	62.1	61.7	56.2	44.4	69.0	63.8	57.9	74.5	74.5	$19,634
J Warren Killam	Public	K-5	333 Charles Street	Reading	01867	Middlesex County	Reading	No	No	No	No	(781) 944-7831	406	30	13.4		321 (79.1%)	21 (5.2%)	26 (6.4%)	30 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	84.4	135^th of 906 public elementary schools	85.1%		79.1	193^rd of 916 public elementary schools	78.9%	58	72.0	78.4	51.9	65.9	73.3	78.4	53.2	66.8	59.5	59.5	$16,637
Alice M Barrows	Public	K-5	16 Edgemont Avenue	Reading	01867	Middlesex County	Reading	No	No	No	No	(781) 942-9166	365	29	12.8		312 (85.5%)	6 (1.6%)	19 (5.2%)	16 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	85.2	123^rd of 906 public elementary schools	86.4%		88.5	95^th of 916 public elementary schools	89.6%	28	62.9	76.3	53.1	63.8	56.5	81.4	65.6	67.6	65.6	65.6	$17,956
Joshua Eaton	Public	K-5	365 Summer Avenue	Reading	01867	Middlesex County	Reading	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 942-9161	388	28	13.7		318 (82.0%)	8 (2.1%)	30 (7.7%)	17 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	89	83^rd of 906 public elementary schools	90.8%		88.6	92^nd of 916 public elementary schools	90.0%	9	74.6	77.3	59.2	70.0	79.0	81.8	55.7	71.7	63.4	63.4	$17,102
E Ethel Little School	Public	PK, KG-5	7 Barberry Lane	North Reading	01864	Middlesex County	North Reading	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 664-7820	303	25	11.9		257 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	14 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)	90	69^th of 906 public elementary schools	92.4%		93.5	37^th of 916 public elementary schools	96.0%	32	80.0	60.4	86.0	75.9	80.0	45.8	82.5	69.7	87.7	87.7	$20,042
Walton	Public	K-4	18 Davidson Road	Wakefield	01880	Middlesex County	Wakefield	No	No	No	No	(781) 246-6494	218	16	13.5		184 (84.4%)	4 (1.8%)	18 (8.3%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.2%)	71.8	263^rd of 906 public elementary schools	71.0%		69	289^th of 916 public elementary schools	68.4%	26	47.8	51.1		49.5	65.2	55.6		60.4			$18,361
Dolbeare	Public	K-4	340 Lowell Street	Wakefield	01880	Middlesex County	Wakefield	No	No	No	No	(781) 246-6480	443	37	11.9		378 (85.3%)	6 (1.4%)	35 (7.9%)	15 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	77.9	204^th of 906 public elementary schools	77.5%		67.6	305^th of 916 public elementary schools	66.7%	101	47.7	62.6		55.4	61.6	63.7		62.7			$19,342
Woburn Street	Public	1-3	227 Woburn Street	Wilmington	01887	Middlesex County	Wilmington	No	No	No	No	(978) 694-6020	368	31	11.7		282 (76.6%)	12 (3.3%)	34 (9.2%)	22 (6.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)								(n/a)	53.2			53.2	48.4			48.4			$22,370
Mary D Altavesta	Public	K-5	980 1/2 Main Street	Woburn	01801	Middlesex County	Woburn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 937-8235	248	24	10.2		118 (47.6%)	36 (14.5%)	57 (23.0%)	21 (8.5%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	16.7	773^rd of 906 public elementary schools	14.7%		48.2	492^nd of 916 public elementary schools	46.3%	281	37.2	15.6	15.8	23.9	16.3	21.9	7.9	15.0	29.0	29.0	$22,263

Frequently Asked Questions about Birch Meadow

Is Birch Meadow a good school?

Birch Meadow ranks 220^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Birch Meadow?

Students at Birch Meadow are 82% White, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Birch Meadow attend?

Students who attend Birch Meadow usually go on to attend:

Middle : Arthur W Coolidge Middle
High : Reading Memorial High

What district is Birch Meadow in?

Reading

How many students attend Birch Meadow?

In the 2024-25 school year, 359 students attended Birch Meadow.

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