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Norwood, MA
Public School Ratings




Norwood Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Norwood School District details

Norwood School District
275 Prospect Street
Norwood, MA 02062

3,545 Students enrolled in District

8 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Norwood School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Massachusetts

5

(10 is best)

Better than 47.7% of all MA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Better than 81.0% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
42%
41%
42%
42%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Balch School
1170 Washington Street
Norwood, MA, 02062
01-05
Charles J Prescott School
66 Richland Road
Norwood, MA, 02062
KG-05
Cornelius M Callahan School
116 Garfield Avenue
Norwood, MA, 02062
01-05
Dr. Philip O. Coakley Middle School
1315 Washington Street
Norwood, MA, 02062
06-08
F A Cleveland School
33 George Willett Parkway
Norwood, MA, 02062
01-05
George F. Willett School
100 Westover Parkway
Norwood, MA, 02062
PK-KG
John P Oldham School
165 Prospect Street
Norwood, MA, 02062
01-05
Norwood High School
245 Nichols Street
Norwood, MA, 02062
09-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 56.4% 55.6%
Black 13.6% 10.1%
Hispanic 20.9% 26.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 7.7% 7.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.4% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,579 $48,136,000 50.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,174 $7,708,000 8.0%
Staff $1,047 $3,710,000 3.8%
General Administration $270 $956,000 1.0%
School Administration $678 $2,403,000 2.5%
Operation $2,016 $7,147,000 7.4%
Transportation $845 $2,995,000 3.1%
Other $477 $1,691,000 1.8%
Total Support $7,506 $26,610,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,099 $21,620,000 22.4%
Total Expenditures $27,184 $96,366,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,305 $12,173,375,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,954 $1,787,939,000 6.6%
Staff $1,137 $1,040,246,000 3.8%
General Administration $428 $391,880,000 1.4%
School Administration $1,047 $958,032,000 3.5%
Operation $1,973 $1,805,625,000 6.7%
Transportation $1,013 $926,590,000 3.4%
Other $500 $457,914,000 1.7%
Total Support $8,053 $7,368,226,000 27.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $8,304 $7,598,075,000 28.0%
Total Expenditures $29,662 $27,139,676,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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