📍 200 Essex Street, Swampscott, Essex County, 01907
Swampscott High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Swampscott, Essex County. The school has 641 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Swampscott school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 59.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Swampscott High enrolls 641 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 59.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 5.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 484 | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 86 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 34 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 18 | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Swampscott High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-60, state senate district 22, state house district 90.
Swampscott High is one of 5 schools in Swampscott, based in Swampscott, Massachusetts. The district serves 2,094 students district-wide and employs 189 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 641 students, Swampscott High is larger than the district average of about 419 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large