Hadley
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 93 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 58% larger than its 4th grade class (59).
School pathway
Test scores
MCAS 2023-24 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 43 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 10 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 62.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 64.0% |
| 2021-22 | 58.0% | 58.0% |
| 2020-21 | 62.0% | 52.0% |
| 2018-19 | 82.0% | 61.0% |
| 2017-18 | 79.0% | 66.0% |
| 2016-17 | 69.0% | 72.0% |
Where Hadley ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #193 of 920 ▼ 21 | #17 of 111 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #231 of 920 ▼ 77 | #24 of 111 ▼ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #370 of 901 | #46 of 107 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 356 | #571 of 1,086 | #74 of 129 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #299 of 938 | #38 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.2% | #536 of 938 | #38 of 115 |
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 356 | 29.3 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 350 | 31 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 295 | 24 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 286 | 22.5 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 285 | 22 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 281 | 18 | 15.6:1 | 16% (44) |
| 2000-01 | 273 | N/A | N/A | 4% (12) |
| 1990-91 | 360 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (286 to 356); teachers up 30% (22.5 to 29.3).
About Hadley
Hadley is a mid-sized elementary school located in Swampscott, Massachusetts. It is open to students in kindergarten through 4 and enrolls 356 students.
Hadley is one school in Swampscott, a system of 6 schools with 2,819 students.
Of every 100 students at Hadley, about 70 are White. After that, the student body is 19% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. Among Essex County residents, the White share is about 68%. The diversity index for Hadley is 47%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 11.3 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is 12.2:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher.
American Community Survey estimates for Essex County show that median household income comes to about $101,883, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Essex County, 221 public schools serve about 113,427 students.
Stanley is less than a tenth of a mile from Hadley, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Hadley is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 70 students from 2017-18 to 2023-24. Over that span, the Hispanic share moved 8 points, to 19%.
The allk12 page for Hadley lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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