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Elizabeth S Brown

29 Gardners Neck Road, Swansea, MA 02777 · (508) 675-7892 · Bristol County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL283 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public elementary schools

Enrollment
283
Elementary
DISTRICT 247 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 39534%
Grade 48229%
Grade 510637%
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
26393%
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
52%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
41%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
72%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
13748%
Female
14652%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Elizabeth S Brown→Joseph Case Jr High→Joseph Case High
Based on grade levels within Swansea. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
46.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -9.0pp since 2016
Math
47.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -5.0pp since 2016

What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 5 points.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2546.0%47.0%
2023-2442.0%52.0%
2022-2346.0%41.0%
2021-2243.0%51.0%
2020-2159.0%44.0%
2018-1962.0%58.0%
2017-1865.0%57.0%
2016-1755.0%52.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Elizabeth S Brown ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Bristol County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
47.0%#410 of 920
▼ 58
#20 of 69
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
46.0%#396 of 920
▲ 32
#19 of 69
▲ 2
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-0.5pp#365 of 901#37 of 69
Enrollment
ranked largest first
283#766 of 1,086#56 of 82
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.1:1#917 of 938#71 of 75
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
13.5%#915 of 938#75 of 75
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+3.3%#239 of 317#17 of 21
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
283
+9 (+3%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 226
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2528316.517.1:1N/A
2023-2427415.917.3:1N/A
2022-2328916.717.3:1N/A
2020-212741914.4:1N/A
2017-182741914.4:1N/A
2015-163072015.3:1N/A
2010-112651913.9:119% (50)
2000-01301N/AN/A8% (25)
1990-91226N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elizabeth S Brown.

Since 2017-18: students up 3% (274 to 283); teachers down 13% (19 to 16.5).

About Elizabeth S Brown

Students in Swansea, Massachusetts, attend Elizabeth S Brown, a small elementary school. It is open to students in grades 3 through 5 and enrolls 283 students. It has 26% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Massachusetts (about 381).

Swansea enrolls 1,991 students, and its 6 schools include Elizabeth S Brown.

Of every 100 students at Elizabeth S Brown, about 93 are White. Smaller groups are 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Bristol County is roughly 77% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 14, compared with 70 nationally.

Elizabeth S Brown has 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17.1:1. The school's 17.1:1 compares with an average of 12.2:1 for elementary schools in Massachusetts.

Elizabeth S Brown earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 56% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.

In Bristol County, home to about 582,270 people, the median household earns about $85,625 a year, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Elizabeth S Brown shares Bristol County with 141 other public schools.

Joseph Case Jr High sits about 0.2 miles from Elizabeth S Brown. Elizabeth S Brown has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

Federal data place Elizabeth S Brown in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 3%, from 274 to 283. The number of students per teacher increased from 14.4 to 17.1 over 4 years.

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Bristol County at a glance

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Population
582,270
Census ACS
Median income
$85,625
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
142
80,897 students

Quick facts

School name
Elizabeth S Brown
District
Swansea
Address
29 Gardners Neck Road, Swansea, MA 02777
Phone
(508) 675-7892
County
Bristol County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
03–05
Total enrollment
283
Teachers (FTE)
17
Student–teacher ratio
17.1:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
251146001890
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Elizabeth S Brown
How large is Elizabeth S Brown?
Elizabeth S Brown enrolls approximately 283 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Elizabeth S Brown serve?
Elizabeth S Brown serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Elizabeth S Brown?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Elizabeth S Brown is approximately 17.1:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Elizabeth S Brown?
Student demographics at Elizabeth S Brown are roughly 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Elizabeth S Brown in?
Elizabeth S Brown is part of Swansea.
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