Swift River Elementary Primary School
57 State St Belchertown MA, 01007, Hampshire County Phone: 413-323-0472 Ranking: (740 out of 1,316, bottom 44%)* Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 3 School District: Belchertown School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 35 | 35 | 39 | 37 | 40 | 39 | 38 | |||||||
Total Students: | 526 | 546 | 569 | 574 | 604 | 615 | 582 | |||||||
Grade 1: | 168 | 31.9% | 172 | 31.5% | 198 | 34.8% | 184 | 32.1% | 200 | 33.1% | 201 | 32.7% | 201 | 34.5% |
Grade 2: | 169 | 32.1% | 196 | 35.9% | 182 | 32.0% | 198 | 34.5% | 190 | 31.5% | 211 | 34.3% | 199 | 34.2% |
Grade 3: | 189 | 35.9% | 178 | 32.6% | 189 | 33.2% | 192 | 33.4% | 214 | 35.4% | 203 | 33.0% | 182 | 31.3% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 270 | 51.3% | 273 | 50.0% | 302 | 53.1% | 305 | 53.1% | 345 | 57.1% | 336 | 54.6% | 292 | 50.2% |
Female: | 256 | 48.7% | 273 | 50.0% | 267 | 46.9% | 269 | 46.9% | 259 | 42.9% | 279 | 45.4% | 276 | 47.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 9 | 1.7% | 11 | 2.0% | 10 | 1.8% | 10 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.4% |
Hispanic: | 19 | 3.6% | 24 | 4.4% | 17 | 3.0% | 22 | 3.8% | 22 | 3.6% | 21 | 3.4% | 16 | 2.7% |
Black: | 7 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.5% | 6 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.5% |
White: | 479 | 91.1% | 494 | 90.5% | 521 | 91.6% | 529 | 92.2% | 561 | 92.9% | 566 | 92.0% | 537 | 92.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 10 | 1.9% | 13 | 2.4% | 14 | 2.5% | 9 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.5% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 97 | 18.4% | 105 | 19.2% | 109 | 19.2% | 98 | 17.1% | 68 | 11.3% | 46 | 7.5% | 67 | 11.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 4.4% | 23 | 4.2% | 16 | 2.8% | 23 | 4.0% | 30 | 5.0% | 20 | 3.3% | 25 | 4.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.94 | 15.60 | 14.78 | 15.68 | 15.10 | 15.80 | 15.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65.2% | 64.7% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62% | 61% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56% | 56% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59% | 57% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67% | 66% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61% | 61% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66% | 66% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61% | 61% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50% | 49% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58% | 57% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52% | 52% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62% | 60% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68% | 68% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68% | 68% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66% | 66% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64% | 63% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62% | 62% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65% | 64% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60% | 60% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.7% | 58.1% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 56% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 45% | 50% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40.8% | 39.9% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 43% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 36% | 41% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64.46% | 65% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 66% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 51% | 51% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Swift River Elementary Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.