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Stanley

50 Blaney St., Swampscott, MA 01907 · (781)596-8837 · Essex County
GRADES 01–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL163 STUDENTS
Enrollment
163
Elementary
DISTRICT 365 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · 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, 2023-24

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 14025%
Grade 24326%
Grade 34226%
Grade 43823%

This year's 1st grade class (40) is 5% larger than its 4th grade class (38).

Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
—84%
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
—6%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
—4%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
—4%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
—3%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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.

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Stanley→Swampscott Middle→Swampscott High
Based on grade levels within Swampscott. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MCAS 2023-24 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
53.0%
MA avg 42.8% . -18.0pp since 2016
Math
56.0%
MA avg 43.1% . -3.0pp since 2016

What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 18 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 3 points.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2023-2453.0%56.0%
2022-2363.0%64.0%
2021-2262.0%53.0%
2020-2169.0%40.0%
2018-1966.0%44.0%
2017-1879.0%64.0%
2016-1771.0%59.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Stanley ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Essex County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
56.0%#274 of 920
▼ 101
#28 of 111
▼ 12
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
53.0%#282 of 920
▼ 163
#27 of 111
▼ 19
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+0.0pp#531 of 901#62 of 107
Enrollment
ranked largest first
163#977 of 1,086#119 of 129
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.

6-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24
Enrollment
163
-133 (-45%) vs 2017
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 299
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 13.2:1
% White
84%
was 89%
% Hispanic
6%
was 6%
% Black
4%
was 1%
% Asian
4%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2023-2416314.211.4:1N/A
2022-2316113.911.6:1N/A
2020-212221812.3:1N/A
2017-1829622.513.2:1N/A
2015-162932312.7:1N/A
2010-112972213.5:15% (14)
2000-01308N/AN/A0% (1)
1990-91299N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stanley.

Since 2017-18: students down 45% (296 to 163); teachers down 37% (22.5 to 14.2).

About Stanley

Federal records list Stanley as an elementary school in Swampscott, Massachusetts. It educates 163 students in grades 1 through 4. The typical figure for elementary schools in Massachusetts is about 381 students.

Swampscott is made up of 6 schools with 2,819 students in all.

Most students at Stanley are White: 84% of enrollment. Other students are 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 68% White share among all Essex County residents. By the diversity index, Stanley comes in at 29%.

Its 14.2 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 11.6:1. Elementary schools in Massachusetts have a similar average ratio of 12.2:1.

Stanley is located in Essex County, where median household income is about $101,883, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Stanley is one of 221 public schools in Essex County, which together enroll about 113,427 students.

The closest public school, Hadley, is less than a tenth of a mile from Stanley. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.

NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Federal data put enrollment at 296 in 2017-18 and 163 in 2023-24; the school may have served different grades in those years. Among racial and ethnic groups, the biggest change was White students, from 89% to 84%. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 11.4:1, from 13.2:1.

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Essex County at a glance

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Population
813,054
Census ACS
Median income
$101,883
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
221
113,427 students

Quick facts

School name
Stanley
District
Swampscott
Address
50 Blaney St., Swampscott, MA 01907
Phone
(781)596-8837
County
Essex County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
01–04
Total enrollment
163
Teachers (FTE)
14
Student–teacher ratio
11.6:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
251143001886
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Stanley
How large is Stanley?
Stanley enrolls approximately 163 students in grades 01-04.
Is Stanley an elementary, middle, or high school?
Stanley is an elementary school covering grades 01-04.
How many teachers does Stanley have?
Stanley employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stanley?
At Stanley, the student body is approximately 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Stanley public or private?
Stanley is a public K-12 school, overseen by Swampscott.
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