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Swallow/Union School

PublicElementaryGrades K–4

522 Main Street, Dunstable, MA 01827 · (978) 649-7281 · Part of Groton-Dunstable School District

Dunstable’s School Grade A better than 87% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
210
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–4
The gist

What stands out about Swallow/Union School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 40 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 33 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 25.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Dunstable kids: Groton Dunstable Regional Middle

On the path

Where Dunstable kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–4Swallow/Union SchoolYou are here
5–8Groton Dunstable Regional Middlein Groton

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency77%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts82%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

522 Main Street, Dunstable

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten48
Grade 137
Grade 245
Grade 346
Grade 434
Enrollment over time
283’20
308’21
328’22
320’23
210’24

Down 25.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 81%Asian 8%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 4%Black 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Swallow/Union School from Dunstable families.

Other schools in Groton-Dunstable School District

The district →
Boutwell School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Groton
77 students15:1
Florence Roche School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Groton
A−
615 students14:1
Groton Dunstable Regional Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Groton
A−
739 students13:1
Groton Dunstable Regional
High · Grades 9–12 · Groton
A+
659 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Dunstable’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.