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C−

Norrback Avenue

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

44 Malden Street, Worcester, MA 01606 · (508) 799-3500 · Part of Worcester School District

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

Students
504
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Norrback Avenue

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 22% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Worcester kids: 6 middle schools

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts38%
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).

44 Malden Street, Worcester

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K59
Kindergarten64
Grade 155
Grade 270
Grade 362
Grade 451
Grade 567
Grade 676
Enrollment over time
518’20
515’21
507’22
491’23
504’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 36%Black 29%White 28%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Norrback Avenue 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.