📍 201 Wendell Rd, New Salem, Franklin County, 01355
Swift River is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New Salem, Franklin County. The school has 131 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New Salem-Wendell school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Swift River enrolls 131 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 7.6% Two or more races and 3.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 114 | 87% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 7.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Swift River is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-20, state senate district 6, state house district 101.
Swift River is one of 1 schools in New Salem-Wendell, based in New Salem, Massachusetts. The district serves 134 students district-wide and employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 131 students, Swift River is close to the district average of about 134 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant