North Reading School District
Public
Grades PK–12 ASchool Grade
Public schools for North Reading.
At a glance
2,327Students enrolled
5Schools
$21,965Spent per student
11:1Student–teacher ratio
School path
Where would my kid go?
For North Reading
Grades PK–5
L D Batchelder or J Turner Hood or E Ethel Little SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs MA
Math proficiency62%
State average 36%
Reading / language arts72%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)99%
State average 88.8%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$21,965
per student each year · 17% below the MA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
2,309’20
2,321’21
2,354’22
2,317’23
2,327’24
Students
White · 85%1,980
Asian · 6%133
Hispanic · 5%106
Two or more races · 4%91
Black · 1%14
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%1
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools5 in district
L D BatchelderElementary · Grades K–5 · 462 students · North Reading
APublicJ Turner HoodElementary · Grades PK–5 · 416 students · North Reading
APublicE Ethel Little SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 303 students · North Reading
APublicNorth Reading MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 494 students · North Reading
A-PublicNorth Reading HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 652 students · North Reading
APublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.