Balch (Norwood SCH DIST.), Massachusetts - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Balch is a Elementary in Norwood, MA. It currently serves 306 students (grades 01-05). The school is part of the Norwood School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Norwood School District and all schools in Massachusetts.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:306
Number of Teachers: 32
Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.44

Location Info

Location: 1170 Washington Street, Norwood, MA 02062
Mailing Address: 1170 Washington Street, PO Box 67, Norwood, MA 02062
Phone: (781)762-0694
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
Items per page:
0 of 0
Grade Population
Grade 1 67
Grade 2 68
Grade 3 54
Grade 4 52
Grade 5 65
Gender/Sex of Balch Student Population
Items per page:
0 of 0
Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 153 50.00
Female 153 50.00
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Balch Student Population
Items per page:
0 of 0
Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.33
Asian 20 6.54
Black or African American 41 13.40
Hispanic/Latino 124 40.52
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 8 2.61
Two or more races 3 0.98
White 109 35.62
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
Items per page:
0 of 0
Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.65
Asian 8 5.23
Black or African American 22 14.38
Hispanic/Latino 63 41.18
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 5 3.27
Two or more races 1 0.65
White 53 34.64
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
Items per page:
0 of 0
Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 12 7.84
Black or African American 19 12.42
Hispanic/Latino 61 39.87
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 1.96
Two or more races 2 1.31
White 56 36.60

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
Items per page:
0 of 0
Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.49
Asian 5 7.46
Black or African American 6 8.96
Hispanic/Latino 28 41.79
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 2.99
White 25 37.31
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
Items per page:
0 of 0
Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 8 11.77
Black or African American 7 10.29
Hispanic/Latino 21 30.88
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 4.41
Two or more races 1 1.47
White 28 41.18
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
Items per page:
0 of 0
Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.85
Black or African American 9 16.67
Hispanic/Latino 25 46.30
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1.85
Two or more races 2 3.70
White 16 29.63
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
Items per page:
0 of 0
Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.92
Black or African American 10 19.23
Hispanic/Latino 22 42.31
White 19 36.54
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
Items per page:
0 of 0
Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 5 7.69
Black or African American 9 13.85
Hispanic/Latino 28 43.08
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 3.08
White 21 32.31