Stanley

Stanley, a low-enrollment elementary school in Swampscott, Massachusetts, one of the schools within Swampscott, teaches 163 students, covering grades 1 through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 57% below the state mean of about 381.

Swampscott comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,819 students; Stanley is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Stanley logs that nearly all students (84%) are White. Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the surrounding community, Essex County reports that the typical household earns roughly $101,883 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Essex County runs 221 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students), of which Stanley is one.

The closest other public school is Hadley, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 6 years, enrollment at Stanley has decreased 45%, going from 296 students in 2018 to 163 in 2024. White enrollment moved from 89% to 84% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2024.

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