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Enrollment
513
Middle
DISTRICT 553 · STATE 547
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LUDLOW·NCES 250705001055
Paul R Baird Middle
1 Rooney Road, Ludlow, MA 01056 · (413) 583-5685 · Hampden County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL513 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% of Massachusetts public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 151 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 184 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 178 | 35% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Paul R Baird Middle→Ludlow Senior High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Ludlow. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
21.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -12.0pp since 2016
Math
31.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -10.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 10 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 21.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 21.0% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 23.0% | 31.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 21.0% |
| 2018-19 | 36.0% | 42.0% |
| 2017-18 | 29.0% | 41.0% |
| 2016-17 | 33.0% | 41.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Paul R Baird Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Hampden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #195 of 304 ▼ 27 | #11 of 28 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #264 of 304 ▼ 12 | #15 of 28 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #99 of 299 | #12 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 513 | #162 of 310 | #11 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #124 of 296 | #13 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.7% | #179 of 296 | #17 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.6% | #38 of 204 | #4 of 16 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
513
-68 (-12%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 619
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 11.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 513 | 46 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 532 | 46 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 516 | 48.5 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 581 | 52 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 638 | 56.8 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 665 | 58 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 683 | 60 | 11.4:1 | 25% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 736 | N/A | N/A | 12% (87) |
| 1990-91 | 619 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paul R Baird Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (638 to 513); teachers down 19% (56.8 to 46).
About Paul R Baird Middle
In Ludlow, Massachusetts, part of Hampden County, Paul R Baird Middle is a middle school. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 513 students.
Paul R Baird Middle is one school in a 4-school district, Ludlow, which enrolls 2,210 students.
At Paul R Baird Middle, 73% of students are White. Smaller groups are 20% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. For comparison, the population of Hampden County is roughly 64% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Paul R Baird Middle scores 42%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.2:1. The school has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 11.5:1 average for middle schools in Massachusetts.
Among Massachusetts public middle schools, Paul R Baird Middle outscored 24%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
The county, Hampden County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $71,306, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county has 168 public schools and about 68,540 students.
Ludlow Senior High is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
Under the NCES locale system, Paul R Baird Middle is Suburb: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 513, down from 581 in 2020-21.
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Hampden County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
462,815
Census ACS
Median income
$71,306
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
168
68,540 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ludlow
- Ludlow Senior HighHigh · 736 students
- Harris Brook Elementary SchoolElementary · 593 students
- East Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 368 students
Other schools in Ludlow
- Ludlow Senior HighHigh · 736 students
- Harris Brook Elementary SchoolElementary · 593 students
- East Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 368 students
Nearby schools
- Ludlow Senior High0.3 mi · 736
- East Street Elementary School0.8 mi · 368
- Harris Brook Elementary School1.5 mi · 593
- Indian Orchard Elementary2.1 mi · 580
- Springfield Public Day High School2.6 mi · 65
- Wilbraham Middle2.7 mi · 613
Frequently asked questions
About Paul R Baird MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Paul R Baird Middle?
Paul R Baird Middle enrolls approximately 513 students in grades 06-08.
Is Paul R Baird Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Paul R Baird Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Paul R Baird Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Paul R Baird Middle is approximately 11.2:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Paul R Baird Middle?
At Paul R Baird Middle, the student body is approximately 73% White, 20% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Paul R Baird Middle public or private?
Paul R Baird Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ludlow.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.