Byam School

Summary:

Byam School is an elementary school located in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, serving 501 students from kindergarten to 4th grade. The school is part of the Chelmsford school district, which is ranked 80 out of 351 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Byam School's academic performance, as measured by MCAS Next Generation test scores, is generally on par with or slightly above the Chelmsford district and the state of Massachusetts averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, 51.52% of Byam School students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 52.4% for Chelmsford and 39.17% for the state. In Mathematics, 61.11% of Byam School students were proficient or better, higher than the Chelmsford district (54.12%) and the state (40.91%). Byam School's statewide ranking among Massachusetts elementary schools has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 206 out of 934 schools in 2017-2018 to 399 out of 926 schools in 2013-2014. In the most recent 2023-2024 school year, Byam School ranked 249 out of 916 Massachusetts elementary schools, maintaining a 4-star rating.

Byam School's performance varies across different student subgroups. Male students generally perform better than female students, and Asian students and White students tend to perform better than other subgroups. The school's performance for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and students with disabilities is relatively weaker, suggesting the need for more support and resources for these student populations. While Byam School's performance is generally on par with or slightly better than other elementary schools in the Chelmsford district, it lags behind the high-performing Westford district schools, such as Carlisle School and Abbot Elementary.


Detail:

Public K-4

 25 Maple Road
       Chelmsford, MA  01824


(978) 251-5144

District: Chelmsford

SchoolDigger Rank:
249th of 916 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,986 Help


Students who attend Byam School usually attend:

Middle:    Col Moses Parker School
High:    Chelmsford High

Student/teacher ratio:  12.7 Help
Number of students:  501

Racial breakdown:

White:
66.5%
Asian:
13.6%
Hispanic:
11.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  11.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Byam School ranks better than 72.8% of elementary schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks 3rd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Chelmsford School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 74.73. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Byam School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Chelmsford School District. Racial makeup is: White (66.5%), Asian (13.6%), Hispanic (11.4%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Byam School is 12.7, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the Chelmsford School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Byam School is $16,986, which is the highest among 4 elementary schools in the Chelmsford School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Byam School:

SchoolDigger ranks Byam School 249th of 916 Massachusetts public elementary schools. (See Byam School in the ranking list.)

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Chelmsford:

SchoolDigger ranks Chelmsford 80th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Byam School

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Rank History for all students at Byam School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 86.11 94th 884 89.4%
2004 88.19 69th 882 92.2%
2005 88.25 64th 887 92.8%
2006 84.42 124th 911 86.4%
2007 87.33 73rd 911 92.0%
2008 78.69 180th 908 80.2%
2009 80.45 162nd 909 82.2%
2010 82.65 147th 920 84.0%
2011 82.20 150th 924 83.8%
2012 77.91 201st 930 78.4%
2013 74.63 238th 928 74.4%
2014 60.89 399th 926 56.9%
2015 65.64 330th 914 63.9%
2016 61.21 378th 932 59.4%
2017 70.86 266th 938 71.6%
2018 76.98 206th 934 77.9%
2019 75.00 231st 942 75.5%
2021 75.90 224th 936 76.1%
2022 66.82 310th 932 66.7%
2023 65.87 313th 928 66.3%
2024 74.73 249th 916 72.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Byam School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.84 518th 886 41.5%
2019 41.94 544th 896 39.3%
2021 56.86 332nd 894 62.9%
2022 38.69 582nd 905 35.7%
2023 42.44 370th 703 47.4%
2024 57.52 241st 731 67.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Byam School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.05 263rd 685 61.6%
2019 46.23 383rd 700 45.3%
2021 39.03 441st 705 37.4%
2022 41.49 465th 772 39.8%
2023 44.74 423rd 757 44.1%
2024 58.19 270th 760 64.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Byam School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.25 175th 893 80.4%
2019 77.47 180th 902 80.0%
2021 75.77 203rd 898 77.4%
2022 62.84 334th 901 62.9%
2023 65.43 315th 887 64.5%
2024 65.40 306th 886 65.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Byam School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.95 273rd 656 58.4%
2019 60.52 205th 665 69.2%
2021 54.89 227th 632 64.1%
2022 48.87 291st 672 56.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Byam School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.86 199th 898 77.8%
2019 68.50 284th 907 68.7%
2021 71.95 248th 904 72.6%
2022 69.31 275th 908 69.7%
2023 64.34 321st 896 64.2%
2024 81.38 153rd 891 82.8%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at Byam School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 74.18 240th 925 74.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at Byam School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 50.35 88th 143 38.5%
2023 42.07 101st 145 30.3%
2024 22.19 130th 152 14.5%
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Rank History for White students at Byam School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.79 208th 772 73.1%
2019 65.80 248th 780 68.2%
2021 62.54 266th 765 65.2%
2022 55.93 341st 764 55.4%
2023 56.06 331st 762 56.6%
2024 68.79 221st 753 70.7%
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Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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by a parent
Thursday, November 23, 2023

Open Quote First Grade experience was pretty bad for our kid. Discriminative behave by the principle. Left the area cause of the performance of this school. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Byam School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 537 4 21 5 0 n/a n/a 0 567
1989 507 10 31 5 0 n/a n/a 0 553
1990 517 5 32 3 0 n/a n/a 0 557
1991 525 5 29 3 0 n/a n/a 0 562
1992 534 3 37 3 0 n/a n/a 0 577
1993 541 3 43 5 1 n/a n/a 0 593
1994 553 1 24 3 0 n/a n/a 0 581
1995 548 2 30 1 0 n/a n/a 0 581
1996 548 2 30 1 0 n/a n/a 0 581
1997 544 4 31 1 3 n/a n/a 0 583
1998 547 4 25 3 2 n/a n/a 0 581
1999 559 4 32 2 0 n/a n/a 0 597
2000 490 4 21 1 0 n/a n/a 0 516
2001 488 5 23 4 0 n/a n/a 0 520
2002 484 2 23 3 2 n/a n/a 0 514
2003 484 2 23 3 2 n/a n/a 0 514
2004 492 2 33 1 2 n/a n/a 0 530
2005 464 4 38 1 2 n/a n/a 0 509
2006 453 3 38 3 2 n/a n/a 0 499
2007 446 3 35 6 0 n/a n/a 4 494
2008 397 10 36 9 1 n/a n/a 6 459
2009 446 20 44 12 1 1 12 0 536
2010 436 26 57 15 2 0 8 0 544
2011 399 32 66 14 2 0 12 0 525
2012 356 38 67 17 4 0 8 0 490
2013 361 32 61 19 4 0 6 0 483
2014 384 25 56 20 5 0 14 0 504
2015 377 4 60 18 3 0 14 0 476
2016 378 3 54 26 3 0 12 0 476
2017 391 10 48 27 4 0 15 0 495
2018 385 9 56 30 3 0 23 0 506
2019 358 8 56 33 2 0 20 0 477
2020 364 7 58 41 1 0 19 0 490
2021 325 12 68 35 1 0 15 0 456
2022 344 13 75 52 0 1 24 0 509
2023 333 19 68 57 0 0 24 0 501

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Byam School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 567 n/a n/a n/a
1989 553 n/a n/a n/a
1990 557 n/a n/a n/a
1991 562 n/a n/a n/a
1992 577 n/a n/a n/a
1993 593 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 581 n/a n/a n/a
1995 581 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 581 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 583 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 581 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 597 n/a 0.0 4
2000 516 n/a 0.0 3.1
2001 520 n/a 0.0 3.3
2002 514 n/a n/a 1.8
2003 514 n/a n/a 1.8
2004 530 29.6 17.9 0.9
2005 509 30.3 16.8 2
2006 499 30.5 16.4 2.6
2007 494 30.0 16.5 1.6
2008 459 26.9 17.1 2.9
2009 536 29.5 18.2 2.6
2010 544 30.0 18.1 3.7
2011 525 27.9 18.7 5
2012 490 27.9 17.5 6.1
2013 483 29.3 16.4 8.1
2014 504 30.8 16.3 5.4
2015 476 32.0 14.8 11.3
2016 476 32.0 14.8 n/a
2017 495 32.1 15.3 n/a
2018 506 38.0 13.3 n/a
2019 477 37.2 12.8 n/a
2020 490 34.2 14.3 n/a
2021 456 38.0 12.0 n/a
2022 509 39.4 12.9 n/a
2023 501 39.4 12.7 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Byam School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 567 n/a n/a n/a
1989 553 n/a n/a n/a
1990 557 n/a n/a n/a
1991 562 n/a n/a n/a
1992 577 n/a n/a n/a
1993 593 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 581 n/a n/a n/a
1995 581 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 581 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 583 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 581 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 597 n/a 0.0 4
2000 516 n/a 0.0 3.1
2001 520 n/a 0.0 3.3
2002 514 n/a n/a 1.8
2003 514 n/a n/a 1.8
2004 530 29.6 17.9 0.9
2005 509 30.3 16.8 2
2006 499 30.5 16.4 2.6
2007 494 30.0 16.5 1.6
2008 459 26.9 17.1 2.9
2009 536 29.5 18.2 2.6
2010 544 30.0 18.1 3.7
2011 525 27.9 18.7 5
2012 490 27.9 17.5 6.1
2013 483 29.3 16.4 8.1
2014 504 30.8 16.3 5.4
2015 476 32.0 14.8 11.3
2016 476 32.0 14.8 n/a
2017 495 32.1 15.3 n/a
2018 506 38.0 13.3 n/a
2019 477 37.2 12.8 n/a
2020 490 34.2 14.3 n/a
2021 456 38.0 12.0 n/a
2022 509 39.4 12.9 n/a
2023 501 39.4 12.7 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Byam School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $407 (2.7%) $14,780 (97.3%) $15,187
2020 $357 (2.4%) $14,686 (97.6%) $15,043
2021 $872 (5.1%) $16,114 (94.9%) $16,986

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Byam School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 231st of 942 Elementary schoolsRanks 313th of 928 Elementary schools
 9.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Byam School)6164.1
 3.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Chelmsford)6659.8
 6.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5643.9
 12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Byam School)6645.7
 20.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Chelmsford)5649.3
 6.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4941
 8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Byam School)7145.5
 25.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Chelmsford)6549.4
 15.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5239.7
 12.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Byam School)6349.4
 13.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Chelmsford)6258
 4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4945
 4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Byam School)6655
 11%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Chelmsford)6854.7
 13.3%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Byam School)6447.5
 16.5%
   All Grades Mathematics (Chelmsford)6251.2
 10.8%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students477501
 5%
African American819
 137.5%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian5668
 21.4%
Hispanic3357
 72.7%
Pacific Islander00
White358333
 7%
Two or More Races2024
 20%


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Students who attend Byam School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Col Moses Parker School
High : Chelmsford High

In the 2022-23 school year, 501 students attended Byam School.

Byam School ranks 249th of 916 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Byam School are 66% White, 14% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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