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Sizer School: A North Central Charter Essential School

PublicHighGrades 7–12Charter

500 Rindge Road, Fitchburg, MA 01420 · (978) 345-2701

Fitchburg’s School Grade C− better than 19% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
282
Students per teacher
9:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
7–12
The gist

What stands out about Sizer School: A North Central Charter Essential School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 24% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 23% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

500 Rindge Road, Fitchburg

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 740
Grade 870
Grade 955
Grade 1044
Grade 1136
Grade 1237
Enrollment over time
366’20
350’21
344’22
302’23
282’24

Down 23% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 57%Hispanic 27%Black 8%Two or more races 6%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sizer School: A North Central Charter Essential School from Fitchburg families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Fitchburg’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.