Elementary · Massachusetts

Jireh Swift

Free meals for all

Jireh Swift, a public elementary school in New Bedford, Massachusetts: grades pre-k–5, 204 students, 10.6 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of New Bedford.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 204
Teachers (FTE): 19.3
Students per teacher: 10.6
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 76% of elementary schools in Massachusetts

Median 12.1 · 1,022 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 89% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 90% of elementary schools in Massachusetts

Median 373 · 1,022 schools compared

Smaller than 87% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Midsize suburb
Run by: New Bedford

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Location

Address: 2203 Acushnet Avenue, New Bedford, MA 02745
Phone: (508)997-4511
City or town: New Bedford
County: Bristol County

Website Quality of life in New Bedford Schools in New Bedford

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Charles S AshleyFree meals for all	K–5	272	13.4	0.7 mi
Abraham LincolnFree meals for all	K–5	687	13.8	1.0 mi
Alma del Mar Charter SchoolCharter	K–8	1,042	11.1	1.2 mi
Elwyn G CampbellFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	267	9.3	1.5 mi
Hayden/McFaddenFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	748	12.7	2.0 mi
Carlos PachecoFree meals for all	K–5	242	9.5	2.0 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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