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Canterbury

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

129 Canterbury Street, Worcester, MA 01603 · (508) 799-3484 · Part of Worcester School District

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

Students
329
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Canterbury

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 9.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Worcester kids: 6 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–6CanterburyYou are here
7–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 49.3%

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

129 Canterbury Street, Worcester

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K43
Kindergarten48
Grade 152
Grade 252
Grade 337
Grade 424
Grade 535
Grade 638
Enrollment over time
300’20
295’21
294’22
335’23
329’24

Up 9.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 59%Black 14%White 14%Asian 9%Two or more races 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Canterbury from Worcester families.

Other schools in Worcester School District

The district →

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