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Swift River

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

201 Wendell Rd, New Salem, MA 01355 · (978) 544-6926 · Part of New Salem-Wendell School District

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Directions
Students
134
Students per teacher
9:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Swift River

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 64% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Wendell kids: Ralph C Mahar Regional

On the path

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

PK–6Swift RiverYou are here
7–12Ralph C Mahar Regionalin Orange

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency54%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 49.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

201 Wendell Rd, New Salem

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K19
Kindergarten12
Grade 112
Grade 214
Grade 320
Grade 419
Grade 519
Grade 619
Enrollment over time
129’20
130’21
131’22
137’23
134’24

Up 3.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 87%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 5%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Swift River from Wendell families.

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; Wendell’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.