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Leicester Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–4

170 Paxton Street, Leicester, MA 01524 · (508) 892-7050 · Part of Leicester School District

Leicester’s School Grade C better than 34% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
467
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–4
The gist

What stands out about Leicester Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 30% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Leicester kids: Leicester Middle

On the path

Where Leicester kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–4Leicester ElementaryYou are here
5–8Leicester Middle394 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts42%
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 ↗

170 Paxton Street, Leicester

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten87
Grade 181
Grade 296
Grade 3108
Grade 495
Enrollment over time
476’20
498’21
493’22
470’23
467’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 62%Hispanic 22%Black 7%Two or more races 5%Asian 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Leicester Elementary from Leicester families.

Other schools in Leicester School District

The district →
Leicester Integrated Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Leicester
45 students14:1
Leicester Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Leicester
C
394 students13:1
Leicester High
High · Grades 9–12 · Leicester
B+
388 students11:1

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; Leicester’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.