Cornelius M Callahan

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Cornelius M Callahan is an elementary school in Norwood, MA, serving 224 students in grades 1-5. The school is part of the Norwood school district, which is ranked 189 out of 351 districts in Massachusetts and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cornelius M Callahan has a relatively diverse student population, with 63.84% White, 12.05% African American, 12.95% Hispanic, and 6.7% Asian students. Academically, the school's performance on MCAS Next Generation tests is generally on par with or slightly below the Norwood district and Massachusetts state averages. The school performs relatively well for its Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status students, ranking in the top 40% and 30% of schools, respectively, but its ranking for African American students is in the bottom 20% of schools. Cornelius M Callahan has a higher per-student spending of $20,283 compared to nearby schools like George F. Willett ($19,480) and F.A. Cleveland ($19,378).

While Cornelius M Callahan's performance is generally on par with the Norwood district, it lags behind some of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Greenlodge, Downey, Martha Jones, and William E. Sheehan in the Westwood district. The school's statewide ranking has also declined over the years, suggesting a need to investigate the underlying factors and implement strategies to improve the school's academic performance.


Detail:

Public 1-5

 116 Garfield Avenue
       Norwood, MA  02062


(781) 762-0693

District: Norwood

SchoolDigger Rank:
412th of 916 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $20,283 Help


Students who attend Cornelius M Callahan usually attend:

Middle:    Dr. Philip O. Coakley Middle School
High:    Norwood High

Student/teacher ratio:  9.8 Help
Number of students:  224

Racial breakdown:

White:
63.8%
Hispanic:
12.9%
African American:
12.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  39.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Cornelius M Callahan ranks better than 55% of elementary schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks 3rd among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Norwood School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.54. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Cornelius M Callahan has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Norwood School District. Student population at Cornelius M Callahan is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (63.8%), Hispanic (12.9%), African American (12.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cornelius M Callahan is 9.8, which is the lowest among 6 elementary schools in the Norwood School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cornelius M Callahan is $20,283, which is the highest among 6 elementary schools in the Norwood School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cornelius M Callahan:

SchoolDigger ranks Cornelius M Callahan 412th of 916 Massachusetts public elementary schools. (See Cornelius M Callahan in the ranking list.)

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Norwood:

SchoolDigger ranks Norwood 189th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Cornelius M Callahan

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Rank History for all students at Cornelius M Callahan

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 64.37 356th 884 59.7%
2004 86.05 96th 882 89.1%
2005 76.27 226th 887 74.5%
2006 78.58 185th 911 79.7%
2007 76.40 213th 911 76.6%
2008 80.74 157th 908 82.7%
2009 70.45 273rd 909 70.0%
2010 77.57 209th 920 77.3%
2011 79.31 183rd 924 80.2%
2012 78.35 194th 930 79.1%
2013 79.48 177th 928 80.9%
2014 79.24 177th 926 80.9%
2015 88.59 58th 914 93.7%
2016 70.76 263rd 932 71.8%
2017 62.62 355th 938 62.2%
2018 58.80 409th 934 56.2%
2019 72.19 264th 942 72.0%
2021 64.52 342nd 936 63.5%
2022 63.44 346th 932 62.9%
2023 64.77 327th 928 64.8%
2024 55.54 412th 916 55.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Cornelius M Callahan

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.73 286th 886 67.7%
2019 80.50 97th 896 89.2%
2021 78.88 124th 894 86.1%
2022 77.00 145th 905 84.0%
2023 52.59 279th 703 60.3%
2024 49.08 313th 731 57.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cornelius M Callahan

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.12 254th 685 62.9%
2019 81.64 57th 700 91.9%
2021 80.07 65th 705 90.8%
2022 74.68 131st 772 83.0%
2023 64.27 194th 757 74.4%
2024 62.69 224th 760 70.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Cornelius M Callahan

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.87 270th 893 69.8%
2019 64.35 324th 902 64.1%
2021 48.08 473rd 898 47.3%
2022 55.92 411th 901 54.4%
2023 61.20 358th 887 59.6%
2024 44.98 494th 886 44.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Cornelius M Callahan

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.55 156th 656 76.2%
2019 79.68 89th 665 86.6%
2021 68.44 146th 632 76.9%
2022 68.42 152nd 672 77.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Cornelius M Callahan

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.31 498th 898 44.5%
2019 75.68 202nd 907 77.7%
2021 75.93 215th 904 76.2%
2022 68.63 280th 908 69.2%
2023 65.82 310th 896 65.4%
2024 64.55 305th 891 65.8%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at Cornelius M Callahan

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 63.37 350th 925 62.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Cornelius M Callahan

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 24.08 145th 167 13.2%
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Rank History for White students at Cornelius M Callahan

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.90 385th 772 50.1%
2019 67.65 228th 780 70.8%
2021 47.24 416th 765 45.6%
2022 48.08 419th 764 45.2%
2023 55.06 341st 762 55.2%
2024 60.41 290th 753 61.5%
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Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for Cornelius M Callahan

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 262 1 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 266
1989 271 2 4 1 0 n/a n/a 0 278
1990 244 2 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 251
1991 254 5 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 264
1992 259 8 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 271
1993 252 9 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 265
1994 272 14 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 292
1995 269 17 14 12 0 n/a n/a 0 312
1996 269 17 14 12 0 n/a n/a 0 312
1997 264 21 7 14 0 n/a n/a 0 306
1998 272 24 11 6 0 n/a n/a 0 313
1999 256 14 9 18 0 n/a n/a 0 297
2000 264 17 5 6 1 n/a n/a 0 293
2001 252 17 7 5 0 n/a n/a 0 281
2002 251 7 7 10 0 n/a n/a 0 275
2003 251 7 7 10 0 n/a n/a 0 275
2004 227 4 5 6 0 n/a n/a 0 242
2005 195 8 3 8 0 n/a n/a 0 214
2006 182 13 5 8 0 n/a n/a 0 208
2007 162 13 5 12 0 n/a n/a 1 193
2008 159 16 9 19 0 n/a n/a 1 204
2009 150 17 9 26 0 0 1 0 203
2010 153 15 10 27 0 1 1 0 207
2011 160 16 8 23 0 1 2 0 210
2012 168 21 9 28 0 0 4 0 230
2013 175 25 11 30 0 0 4 0 245
2014 169 21 11 27 0 0 4 0 232
2015 172 21 13 26 0 0 5 0 237
2016 155 20 12 28 0 0 5 0 220
2017 151 19 10 16 0 0 6 0 202
2018 155 21 12 19 0 0 12 0 219
2019 139 24 14 16 0 0 13 0 206
2020 151 31 12 19 0 0 12 0 225
2021 140 32 15 22 0 1 11 0 221
2022 147 27 15 24 0 1 9 0 223
2023 143 27 15 29 0 2 8 0 224

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Cornelius M Callahan

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 266 n/a n/a n/a
1989 278 n/a n/a n/a
1990 251 n/a n/a n/a
1991 264 n/a n/a n/a
1992 271 n/a n/a n/a
1993 265 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 292 n/a n/a n/a
1995 312 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 312 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 306 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 313 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 297 n/a 0.0 23.6
2000 293 n/a 0.0 19.8
2001 281 n/a 0.0 19.6
2002 275 n/a n/a 25.8
2003 275 n/a n/a 25.8
2004 242 28.2 8.6 26.4
2005 214 23.4 9.1 33.2
2006 208 21.7 9.6 35.1
2007 193 20.0 9.7 31.3
2008 204 17.6 11.6 35
2009 203 17.6 11.5 33
2010 207 20.7 10.0 30.4
2011 210 19.2 10.8 31.4
2012 230 18.9 12.1 32.6
2013 245 21.2 11.5 28.2
2014 232 21.7 10.6 36.2
2015 237 22.0 10.7 39.7
2016 220 20.0 11.0 n/a
2017 202 19.0 10.5 n/a
2018 219 20.2 10.7 n/a
2019 206 21.2 9.7 n/a
2020 225 22.3 10.0 n/a
2021 221 26.4 8.3 n/a
2022 223 22.5 9.8 n/a
2023 224 22.7 9.8 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 Cornelius M Callahan

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 266 n/a n/a n/a
1989 278 n/a n/a n/a
1990 251 n/a n/a n/a
1991 264 n/a n/a n/a
1992 271 n/a n/a n/a
1993 265 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 292 n/a n/a n/a
1995 312 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 312 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 306 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 313 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 297 n/a 0.0 23.6
2000 293 n/a 0.0 19.8
2001 281 n/a 0.0 19.6
2002 275 n/a n/a 25.8
2003 275 n/a n/a 25.8
2004 242 28.2 8.6 26.4
2005 214 23.4 9.1 33.2
2006 208 21.7 9.6 35.1
2007 193 20.0 9.7 31.3
2008 204 17.6 11.6 35
2009 203 17.6 11.5 33
2010 207 20.7 10.0 30.4
2011 210 19.2 10.8 31.4
2012 230 18.9 12.1 32.6
2013 245 21.2 11.5 28.2
2014 232 21.7 10.6 36.2
2015 237 22.0 10.7 39.7
2016 220 20.0 11.0 n/a
2017 202 19.0 10.5 n/a
2018 219 20.2 10.7 n/a
2019 206 21.2 9.7 n/a
2020 225 22.3 10.0 n/a
2021 221 26.4 8.3 n/a
2022 223 22.5 9.8 n/a
2023 224 22.7 9.8 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 Cornelius M Callahan

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $946 (5.1%) $17,495 (94.9%) $18,441
2020 $755 (4.1%) $17,532 (95.9%) $18,288
2021 $1,019 (5.0%) $19,264 (95.0%) $20,283

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Cornelius M Callahan

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 264th of 942 Elementary schoolsRanks 327th of 928 Elementary schools
 7.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Cornelius M Callahan)6453.7
 10.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Norwood)6246.6
 15.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5643.9
 12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Cornelius M Callahan)5563.4
 8.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Norwood)5842.6
 15.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4941
 8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Cornelius M Callahan)6432.1
 31.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Norwood)5438
 16%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5239.7
 12.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Cornelius M Callahan)6854.6
 13.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Norwood)6050.4
 9.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4945
 4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Cornelius M Callahan)6252.3
 9.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Norwood)5140
 11%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5243.8
 8.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Cornelius M Callahan)5545.5
 9.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Norwood)6142.8
 18.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.9
 8.2%
5th Grade Science (Cornelius M Callahan)7959.1
 19.9%
   5th Grade Science (Norwood)5742.9
 14.1%
   5th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4841.6
 6.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Cornelius M Callahan)6444.7
 19.3%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Norwood)5337.4
 15.7%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Cornelius M Callahan)5954.3
 4.7%
   All Grades Mathematics (Norwood)5140.3
 10.7%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%
All Grades Science (Cornelius M Callahan)7959.1
 19.9%
   All Grades Science (Norwood)4540.2
 4.8%
   All Grades Science (Massachusetts)4741.2
 5.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students206224
 8.7%
African American2427
 12.5%
American Indian00
Asian1415
 7.1%
Hispanic1629
 81.3%
Pacific Islander02
White139143
 2.9%
Two or More Races138
 38.5%


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Students at Cornelius M Callahan are 64% White, 13% Hispanic, 12% African American, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

Cornelius M Callahan ranks 412th of 916 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Cornelius M Callahan usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dr. Philip O. Coakley Middle School
High : Norwood High

In the 2022-23 school year, 224 students attended Cornelius M Callahan.


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