4 Swampscott Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News

SWAMPSCOTT, MA — Several elementary and middle schools in Swampscott have been ranked among the best in Massachusetts, according to a brand-new ranking released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.

For the inaugural list, U.S. News published rankings and data on more than 80,000 public elementary and middle schools across the United States.

Schools are ranked at the state and district levels. The best charter schools and best magnet schools ranked as stand-alone categories.

U.S. News ranked Hadley Elementary School as the highest in the state among schools in Swampscott, according to the new list. Hadley Elementary was ranked 192nd out of 964 elementary schools statewide.

Here’s a look at how other elementary schools in Swampscott ranked in the state:

192. Hadley Elementary

501. Clarke Elementary

579. Stanley Elementary

Swampscott Middle School ranked 207th out of 491 ranked middle schools statewide.

To determine the rankings, U.S. News used data from the U.S. Department of Education to analyze two areas at each school:

• Math and reading proficiency — or how well students perform on state assessments.
• Math and reading performance — or how well they perform compared with expectations.

The state assessment data used in the rankings is from the 2018-19 school year and, therefore, predates any effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on test-taking.

Nationally, California has 5,534 ranked elementary schools — the most of any state — followed by Texas at 4,446; New York at 2,211; Florida at 2,128; and Illinois at 2,038 schools.

California also has the most ranked middle schools with 2,319, followed by Texas at 1,942; Illinois at 1,243; New York at 1,219; and Florida at 997.

See the complete list of 2021’s Best K-8 Schools.