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Topsfield School District

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Topsfield School District is located in northeast Massachusetts. Topsfield School District has 11.92 square miles of land area and 0.90 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Topsfield School District population is 6,286. Topsfield School District median household income is $121,157 in 2010-2014. Topsfield School District median house value is $519,400 in 2010-2014. On average, Topsfield School District is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(24 out of 235, top 10%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 6
Number of Schools:	2
Population	6,286 (2010-2014), rank #239
Population Growth	3.12% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	490.36/sq mi, rank #166
Median Household Income:	$121,157 at 2010-2014—5.29% increase since 2005-2009, rank #27
Median House Price:	$519,400 at 2010-2014—-9.94% increase since 2005-2009, rank #45
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	11.92 sq mi, rank #261
Water Area:	0.90 sq mi (7.00%), rank #164
State:	Massachusetts
County:	Essex County
City:	Topsfield
Zip:	01983
Area:	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH

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Topsfield School District Map and Nearby Locations

28 Middleton Rd

Boxford MA, 01921, Essex County

Phone: 978-887-0771

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	602	597	617	649	660	677	695
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Total Teachers:	45.48	46.76	48.42	49.80	52.28	52.40	54.20
Prekindergarten:	2.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Kindergarten:	3.83	4.26	3.61	5.21	5.09	4.80	3.30
Elementary:	39.65	39.50	41.81	41.59	44.19	44.60	47.90
Secondary:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	47.44	46.97	42.97	40.14	39.24	44.00	41.10
Instructional Aides:	24.10	24.90	23.00	19.70	19.60	24.70	21.80
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.40
Total Guidance Counselors:	0.30	0.30	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.30	0.30	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	1.20	1.20	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
District Administrators:	1.20	1.20	2.20	2.20	2.20	2.20	3.20
District Administrative Support:	2.30	2.33	2.13	2.20	2.10	1.80	2.10
School Administrators:	3.60	3.70	2.70	3.10	3.10	3.10	2.10
School Administrative Support:	2.30	2.30	2.70	2.70	2.70	2.70	2.70
Student Support Services:	8.04	9.64	8.84	8.84	8.14	8.10	7.80
Other Support Services:	3.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.24	12.77	12.74	13.03	12.62	12.92	12.82

Schools

Proctor Elementary		Grade 4 to Grade 6	60 Main St, Topsfield MA 01983
Steward Elementary		Prekindergarten to Grade 3	261 Perkins Row, Topsfield MA 01983

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCAS Test
2007	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% proficient	80%	59%
2008	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% proficient	83%	56%
2009	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% proficient	74%	57%
2010	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% proficient	78%	63%
2011	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% proficient	84%	61%
2012	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% proficient	74%	61%
2013	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% proficient	78%	57%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% proficient	71%	52%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% proficient	75%	60%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% proficient	90%	61%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% proficient	80%	60%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% proficient	70%	65%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% proficient	87%	66%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% proficient	68%	61%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% proficient	84%	67%
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% proficient	89%	63%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% proficient	79%	62%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% proficient	79%	58%
2003	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% proficient	77.2%	56%
2004	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% proficient	76%	56%
2005	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% proficient	83%	50%
2006	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% proficient	73%	50%
2007	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% proficient	76%	56%
2008	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% proficient	73%	49%
2009	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% proficient	71%	53%
2010	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% proficient	83%	54%
2011	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% proficient	62%	53%
2012	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% proficient	72%	57%
2013	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% proficient	72%	53%
2003	Mathematics	4th Grade	% proficient	60.3%	40%
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% proficient	64%	42%
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% proficient	74%	41%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% proficient	68%	40%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% proficient	70%	48%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% proficient	57%	49%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% proficient	70%	48%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% proficient	68%	48%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% proficient	58%	47%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% proficient	76%	51%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% proficient	59%	52%
2006	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% proficient	93%	59%
2007	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% proficient	87%	63%
2008	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% proficient	85%	61%
2009	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% proficient	90%	63%
2010	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% proficient	86%	63%
2011	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% proficient	89%	67%
2012	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% proficient	85%	61%
2013	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% proficient	79%	65%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% proficient	69%	43%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% proficient	83%	51%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% proficient	80%	52%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% proficient	82%	54%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% proficient	80%	55%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% proficient	85%	59%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% proficient	73%	57%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% proficient	81%	61%
2003	Science and Technology/Engineering	5th Grade	% proficient	69%	52%
2004	Science and Technology/Engineering	5th Grade	% proficient	75%	55%
2005	Science and Technology/Engineering	5th Grade	% proficient	79%	51%
2006	Science and Technology/Engineering	5th Grade	% proficient	85%	50%
2007	Science and Technology/Engineering	5th Grade	% proficient	79%	51%
2008	Science and Technology/Engineering	5th Grade	% proficient	72%	50%
2009	Science and Technology/Engineering	5th Grade	% proficient	72%	49%
2010	Science and Technology/Engineering	5th Grade	% proficient	78%	53%
2011	Science and Technology/Engineering	5th Grade	% proficient	74%	50%
2012	Science and Technology/Engineering	5th Grade	% proficient	79%	52%
2013	Science and Technology/Engineering	5th Grade	% proficient	66%	51%
2006	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% proficient	89%	64%
2007	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% proficient	99%	67%
2008	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% proficient	90%	67%
2009	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% proficient	90%	66%
2010	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% proficient	93%	69%
2011	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% proficient	93%	68%
2012	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% proficient	84%	66%
2013	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% proficient	84%	67%
2003	Mathematics	6th Grade	% proficient	71.7%	42%
2004	Mathematics	6th Grade	% proficient	78%	42%
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	% proficient	83%	46%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% proficient	80%	46%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% proficient	93%	52%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% proficient	79%	56%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% proficient	81%	57%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% proficient	77%	59%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% proficient	84%	58%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% proficient	78%	60%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% proficient	78%	60%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$13,384,000	$21,692		$9,277,000	$14,294		$9,019,000	$13,665
Federal:	$317,000	$514	2.4%	$394,000	$607	4.2%	$305,000	$462	3.4%
State:	$5,487,000	$8,893	41.0%	$2,154,000	$3,319	23.2%	$2,171,000	$3,289	24.1%
Local:	$7,580,000	$12,285	56.6%	$6,729,000	$10,368	72.5%	$6,543,000	$9,914	72.5%
Total Expenditures:	$9,195,000	$14,903		$8,821,000	$13,592		$8,569,000	$12,983
Total Current Expenditures:	$8,538,000	$13,838		$8,250,000	$12,712		$7,918,000	$11,997
Instructional Expenditures:	$5,525,000	$8,955	64.7%	$5,243,000	$8,079	63.6%	$4,984,000	$7,552	62.9%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,023,000	$1,658	12.0%	$916,000	$1,411	11.1%	$975,000	$1,477	12.3%
Administration:	$644,000	$1,044	7.5%	$648,000	$998	7.9%	$602,000	$912	7.6%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,346,000	$2,182	15.8%	$1,443,000	$2,223	17.5%	$1,357,000	$2,056	17.1%
Total Capital Outlay:	$125,000	$203		$63,000	$97		$35,000	$53
Construction:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$296,000	$480		$314,000	$484		$334,000	$506

Total Salary:	$5,224,000	$8,467		$5,107,000	$7,869		$5,052,000	$7,655
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$3,810,000	$6,175	72.9%	$3,706,000	$5,710	72.6%	$3,630,000	$5,500	71.9%
Other Salary:	$1,414,000	$2,292	27.1%	$1,401,000	$2,159	27.4%	$1,422,000	$2,155	28.1%
Total Benefit:	$1,911,000	$3,097		$1,785,000	$2,750		$1,579,000	$2,392
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,393,000	$2,258	72.9%	$1,314,000	$2,025	73.6%	$1,166,000	$1,767	73.8%
Other Benefit:	$518,000	$840	27.1%	$471,000	$726	26.4%	$413,000	$626	26.2%

* Topsfield School District was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.