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Massachusetts public elementary school

Swanson Road Intermediate School

Auburn school district

B-
overall grade

Ranks #387 of 895 Massachusetts elementary schools — top 44%.

Overall rank
#387
of 895 schools
ELA · 2024–2026
49%
MA average 42%
Math · 2024–2026
47%
MA average 43%
Avg class size
19
552 students

ELA and Math show the share of 3rd graders meeting or exceeding expectations on the MCAS, averaged over 2024–2026.

How it compares

What stands out
  • Strongest area: Attendance, in the top 21% statewide. Students attend 95.2% of school days on average.
  • Area to watch: Teacher quality ranks in the bottom 48% statewide.
  • Trend: Math is up 10 points since 2023 (43% to 53%).
  • Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 18% in 2022 to 9.5% in 2025.
Where it stands among 895 Massachusetts elementary schools
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Averagetop 44% · #387
ELA
Averagetop 40% · #357
Math
Averagetop 44% · #388
Attendance
Above averagetop 21% · #183
Teacher quality
Averagebottom 48% · #471

MCAS standings use the 2024–2026 average of grade 3 results, so one unusual year doesn't swing a school's ranking. Scores in the sections below are from 2026.

Test scores

ELA has been above the state average every year since 2018. Math has been above the state average in 7 of 8 years since 2018.

Share of 3rd graders meeting or exceeding expectations on the MCAS. There was no test in 2020.

English Language Arts54%in 2026 · state 43%
11 points above the state
0%50%100%This school54%State43%20172019202120232026
Math53%in 2026 · state 42%
11 points above the state
0%50%100%This school53%State42%20172019202120232026
Detailed scores
Average scaled score, ELA (500+ = meeting expectations)499
Average scaled score, Math (500+ = meeting expectations)503
Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)62nd · 70th

Students & classrooms

Classrooms
Students552
Average class size19MA avg 18
Students per teacher13.6MA avg 12.1
Who attends
White
75.5%
Hispanic/Latino
12.9%
Asian
4%
Multi-Race
3.6%
Black/African American
3.4%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.2%

49.3% girls · 50.7% boys

Student needs
Low incomeLower than average
This school
27.7%
MA avg
42.8%
English learnersLower than average
This school
4.4%
MA avg
17.2%
Students with disabilitiesLower than average
This school
18.3%
MA avg
22.3%

Teachers

Licensed teachersAbout average
This school
100%
MA avg
98.4%
Experienced teachersAbout average
This school
75.4%
MA avg
73.2%
Teaching in their fieldAbout average
This school
93%
MA avg
92.4%
Stayed from last yearAbout average
This school
75.6%
MA avg
82.7%
More staffing details
Teachers (full-time equivalent)40.6
Principal retention100%
General education teachers93.6%
Special education teachers6.4%

Attendance & safety

Attendance rateBetter than average
This school
95.2%
MA avg
94.1%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysBetter than average
This school
9.5%
MA avg
15.6%

8.4 days absent per student (MA avg 10.3) · Suspensions: Not reported

About Auburn

Worcester County · Central Massachusetts
Avg single-family home value$443KMA median $588K
Avg property tax bill$6,307MA median $6,814
Tax rate$14.20 per $1,000MA median $12.40
Income per person$43,486MA median $47,872
Local kids in public school95.2%
Town bond ratingAA+
Free cash reserves14.9% of budget

Auburn district profile · What could you afford here? · All towns A–Z

Town figures are FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices. "MA median" is the median of the state's 351 towns.

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