Summary:
The New Salem-Wendell school district in Massachusetts is home to a single public elementary school, Swift River Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 131 students.
While Swift River Elementary's student-teacher ratio of 9.6 is lower than the state average, the school has consistently performed below Massachusetts averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency on the MCAS Next Generation assessments. However, the school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate of 47.06% is higher than the state average of 44.5%. Despite the school's lower academic performance, Swift River spends significantly more per student ($24,376) than the state average, which could indicate a need to evaluate the effectiveness of resource allocation.
Overall, the data highlights the need for further investigation into the factors contributing to Swift River Elementary's relatively low performance in core subject areas like English Language Arts and Mathematics, despite its higher spending per student and smaller class sizes. Exploring strategies to improve academic achievement in these areas could be a key focus for the school and district moving forward.
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