Swanson Road Intermediate School

Swanson Road Intermediate School is one of the medium-sized elementary schools in Auburn, Massachusetts, run under Auburn, with 554 students on its rolls from grades 3 through 5. That puts it 45% larger than the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 381 students.

Within Auburn, which oversees 5 schools and 2,506 students, Swanson Road Intermediate School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Swanson Road Intermediate School logs that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment; the rest reads as 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Worcester County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Swanson Road Intermediate School reports 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting Swanson Road Intermediate School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Worcester County indicate median household income runs about $95,939, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Worcester County's 257 public schools (combined enrollment of about 121,490 students), Swanson Road Intermediate School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Auburn Senior High, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Swanson Road Intermediate School.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 4%: 577 students in 2018 compared to 554 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 80% to 75%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

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