Enrollment
134
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW SALEM-WENDELL·NCES 250853001346
Swift River
201 Wendell Rd, New Salem, MA 01355 · (978) 544-6926 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL134 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- CThree-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
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
15 FTE teachers
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 12 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 12 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (12) is 37% smaller than its 6th grade class (19).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 65% · US 70%
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.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
29.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -7.0pp since 2016
Math
26.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -7.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 7 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 34.0% |
| 2020-21 | 48.0% | 51.0% |
| 2018-19 | 54.0% | 61.0% |
| 2017-18 | 51.0% | 39.0% |
| 2016-17 | 36.0% | 33.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Swift River ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #712 of 920 ▼ 90 | #14 of 18 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #673 of 920 ▲ 3 | #13 of 18 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.0pp | #169 of 901 | #1 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 134 | #1,014 of 1,086 | #13 of 24 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
134
+5 (+4%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 217
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 10.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 134 | 14.6 | 9.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 137 | 15 | 9.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 131 | 13.5 | 9.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 129 | 12 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 152 | 14.3 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 161 | 12 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 145 | 12 | 12.1:1 | 37% (53) |
| 2000-01 | 177 | N/A | N/A | 32% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 217 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Swift River.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (152 to 134); teachers up 2% (14.3 to 14.6).
About Swift River
Swift River is a very small elementary school in New Salem, Massachusetts. Total enrollment is 134 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 6. It has 65% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Massachusetts (about 381).
Federal records list New Salem-Wendell as the district for Swift River.
Swift River is 87% White by enrollment. The next largest groups are 7% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. That is in line with Franklin County, where about 89% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 23%.
There are 14.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 9.2:1. The gap from the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is 3.0 students per teacher.
On the allk12 Grade, Swift River lands at C, ahead of 27% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.
In Franklin County, home to about 70,944 people, median household income comes to about $74,907, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 36 public schools in the county, enrolling about 8,666, Swift River among them.
Ralph C Mahar Regional is the nearest public school to Swift River, about 4.6 miles away. Other public schools within ten miles number at least 8.
Swift River falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 129 to 134, a 4% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 10.8:1 in 2020-21 to 9.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
70,944
Census ACS
Median income
$74,907
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
8,666 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Ralph C Mahar Regional4.6 mi · 509
- Fisher Hill School5.8 mi · 494
- Shutesbury Elementary6.2 mi · 125
- Erving Elementary8.0 mi · 113
- Leverett Elementary8.1 mi · 137
- Athol-Royalston Middle School8.3 mi · 446
Frequently asked questions
About Swift RiverHow many students attend Swift River?
Swift River enrolls approximately 134 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Swift River serve?
Swift River serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Swift River?
Approximately 9.2:1 students per teacher at Swift River.
How diverse is Swift River?
Swift River reports a student body of 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Swift River in?
Swift River is part of New Salem-Wendell.
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