Jireh Swift

Jireh Swift is an elementary school in New Bedford, Massachusetts, according to federal school records. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 204 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Massachusetts.

New Bedford enrolls 12,505 students, and its 24 schools include Jireh Swift.

The biggest share of students at Jireh Swift, 49%, is White. Other reported shares: 33% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 77% White among all Bristol County residents. The diversity index for Jireh Swift is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

With 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.6:1. Elementary schools in Massachusetts average 12.2:1, 1.6 more students per teacher than here.

Jireh Swift holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 30% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.

In Bristol County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $85,625, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 142 public schools in the county, enrolling about 80,897, Jireh Swift among them.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Normandin Middle School, is about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.

In the federal locale system, Jireh Swift is coded Suburb: Mid-size, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 157 to 204, a 30% rise.

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