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C−

Worcester School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Worcester.

Worcester’s School Grade C− better than 18% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
24,778
Schools
47
Spent per student
$24,492
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
13:1
The gist

What stands out about Worcester School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 18% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Spends 8% less per student than the MA average
  • 13 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 18% of the 394 Massachusetts school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Worcester. Grade by grade →

PK–633 schoolsThis district
7–86 middle schoolsThis district
9–126 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency23%
State average 40.7% · 11,723 students tested
Reading / language arts29%
State average 43.7% · 11,735 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85%
State average 89.2% · 1,862 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$24,492 per student · 8% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 69%Support & administration 31%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 10%State 78%Federal 12%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
23,986’20
23,580’21
24,146’22
24,350’23
24,778’24

Up 3.3% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 46%White 25%Black 19%Asian 6%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

47 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools.

Quinsigamond
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Worcester
D
738 students13:1
Nelson Place
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Worcester
C
621 students13:1
Belmont Street Community
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Worcester
D
615 students15:1
Roosevelt
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Worcester
C
604 students14:1
Gates Lane
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Worcester
D
547 students12:1
Vernon Hill School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Worcester
D
525 students13:1
Worcester Dual Language Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Worcester
D
519 students12:1
Norrback Avenue
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Worcester
C−
504 students12:1
Elm Park Community
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Worcester
D
478 students15:1
City View
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Worcester
D
464 students12:1
Columbus Park
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Worcester
D
381 students13:1
Tatnuck
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Worcester
C+
376 students14:1
Worcester Arts Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Worcester
B
372 students15:1
Jacob Hiatt Magnet
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Worcester
C+
367 students14:1
Goddard School/Science Technical
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Worcester
D
359 students12:1
Head Start
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Worcester
349 students15:1
West Tatnuck
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Worcester
B+
343 students14:1
Canterbury
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Worcester
D
329 students13:1
Clark St Community
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Worcester
D
278 students13:1
Francis J McGrath Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Worcester
D
200 students11:1
Rice Square
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Worcester
D
502 students15:1
Woodland Academy
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Worcester
D
482 students12:1
Flagg Street
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Worcester
B
412 students18:1
Chandler Elementary Community
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Worcester
D−
402 students15:1
Grafton Street
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Worcester
D
386 students11:1
Union Hill School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Worcester
D
377 students13:1
Thorndyke Road
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Worcester
C
319 students15:1
May Street
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Worcester
C+
310 students14:1
Lake View
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Worcester
C+
284 students14:1
Midland Street
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Worcester
B
249 students14:1
Heard Street
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Worcester
C+
245 students14:1
Burncoat Street
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Worcester
D
223 students11:1
Lincoln Street
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Worcester
D
177 students10:1
Wawecus Road School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Worcester
D
155 students12:1
Worcester Academic Center for Transition (ACT)
Elementary · Grades 1–6 · Worcester
49 students4:1
Sullivan Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Worcester
C−
940 students13:1
Forest Grove Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Worcester
C−
839 students11:1
Worcester East Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Worcester
D−
731 students14:1
Burncoat Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Worcester
C−
720 students14:1
Claremont Academy
High · Grades 7–12 · Worcester
D−
474 students13:1
University Pk Campus School
High · Grades 7–12 · Worcester
C−
233 students11:1
South High Community
High · Grades 9–12 · Worcester
C
1,800 students15:1
Doherty Memorial High
High · Grades 9–12 · Worcester
B−
1,573 students15:1
Worcester Technical High
High · Grades 9–12 · Worcester
A−
1,442 students12:1
North High
High · Grades 9–12 · Worcester
D
1,376 students14:1
Burncoat Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Worcester
C
1,073 students13:1
Worcester Alternative High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Worcester
36 students3:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Massachusetts.