Swansea

Swansea is a 3-star district serving 1,991 students across six schools: four elementary schools, one junior high, and one high school, with the tested elementary grades (3–5) generally performing around or above state levels while the PK/K–2 schools have no current MCAS data.

Joseph Case High is the district's clear standout, having climbed from 2 stars and the 48th percentile in 2023–2024 to 4 stars and the 73rd percentile in 2025–2026, with 2025–2026 scores above both district and state in every reported assessment, including Math 56.25 and Science 56.88 versus 43.73 and 40.5 statewide. It also posts a 94.5% graduation rate and the lowest student-teacher ratio at 10.9. Joseph Case Junior High is steady at 3 stars and 62nd percentile, with Science (53.05 vs 40.98 state) and Civics (46.34 vs 39.77) as strengths, but all-grade ELA of 36.71 falls below both district and state, making middle school ELA the clearest soft spot.

Among the tested 3–5 elementaries, Elizabeth S Brown is a reliable 3-star school above district and state in all-grade ELA, Math, and Science, while Joseph G Luther improved from 2 stars and the 44th percentile to 3 stars and the 59th percentile and recorded the highest single proficiency figure in the data set, 4th grade Math at 61.33, though its 5th grade scores fall below district and state. Grade-level results swing sharply at both schools, so a single grade's scores can be misleading. Gardner and Mark G Hoyle Elementary serve only PK/K–2 grades and report no current MCAS results; Gardner has the lowest per-pupil spending at $13,430 and the highest student-teacher ratio at 18.5, while Mark G Hoyle has the highest spending at $17,591 and a ratio of 11.7. Free/reduced lunch data is blank for all six schools, and spending figures date to 2020–2021, so resource comparisons should be read cautiously.