Birch Meadow

Birch Meadow, a medium-sized elementary school in Reading, Massachusetts, one of the schools within Reading, instructs 359 students, covering grades K through 5.

Reading comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 3,836 students; Birch Meadow is among them.

On the student-mix side, Birch Meadow records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). The remainder is composed of 5% Asian, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Birch Meadow has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Middlesex County put median household income runs about $130,847, about 60% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Middlesex County's 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), Birch Meadow is one campus in the mix.

Arthur W Coolidge Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Birch Meadow's enrollment has contracted 3% since 2018, when it stood at 370 (now 359). Over the same period, the White share fell from 92% to 82%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Birch Meadow typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.