Joseph G Luther
- B-Test 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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 75 | 39% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 31% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 30% |
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Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 7 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 3 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 48.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 43.0% |
| 2020-21 | 55.0% | 35.0% |
| 2018-19 | 62.0% | 47.0% |
| 2017-18 | 61.0% | 43.0% |
| 2016-17 | 46.0% | 46.0% |
Where Joseph G Luther ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Bristol County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #468 of 920 ▲ 126 | #25 of 69 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #518 of 920 ▲ 20 | #32 of 69 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #307 of 901 | #27 of 69 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 194 | #949 of 1,086 | #76 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.9% | #217 of 602 | #13 of 51 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 194 | 13.6 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 179 | 15.5 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 178 | 15.1 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 192 | 16 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 228 | 15.5 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 215 | 14 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 217 | 12 | 18.1:1 | 19% (41) |
| 2000-01 | 255 | N/A | N/A | 11% (29) |
| 1990-91 | 304 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (228 to 194); teachers down 13% (15.5 to 13.6).
About Joseph G Luther
Joseph G Luther is the name of a low-enrollment elementary school in Swansea, Massachusetts. There are 194 students enrolled, covering grades 3 through 5. On average, elementary schools in Massachusetts enroll around 381, and this school is 49% below that mark.
Swansea enrolls 1,991 students, and its 6 schools include Joseph G Luther.
By race and ethnicity, Joseph G Luther is 93% White. The next largest groups are 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The school's White share is 16 points above the 77% share among Bristol County residents. A diversity index of 14% means there is a 14% chance two randomly chosen students at Joseph G Luther are from different groups.
For every teacher at Joseph G Luther, there are about 14.3 students; the school has 13.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts, this school's ratio is higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Joseph G Luther lands at C+, ahead of 43% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Bristol County show that the median household earns about $85,625 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Bristol County has 142 public schools with about 80,897 students, including Joseph G Luther.
Joseph G Luther's closest public school neighbor is Elizabeth S Brown, about 1.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Joseph G Luther is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 192 in 2020-21 and 194 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 12.0:1 in 2020-21 to 14.3:1 in 2024-25.
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