Summary:
The New Salem-Wendell school district in Massachusetts has only one elementary school, Swift River, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade. Despite its small size, the school faces significant academic challenges, with test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics falling well below the state averages.
Swift River Elementary is ranked 631 out of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools and is rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. The school's English Language Arts proficiency rates range from 16.67% for 6th grade to 42.11% for 4th grade, compared to the state average of 41.53%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates range from 20% for 3rd grade to 31.58% for 6th grade, significantly lower than the state average of 40.74%. However, the school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate of 52.63% is higher than the state average of 45.83%.
Despite the low academic performance, Swift River Elementary has a relatively high spending per student of $24,376, which is above the state average. The school also has a small student-teacher ratio of 9.1, suggesting that the challenges may be related to factors beyond just resource allocation. The New Salem-Wendell district is ranked 285 out of 348 in Massachusetts in terms of economic disadvantage, indicating that the school may be serving a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, which could be contributing to the academic struggles.
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