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Rice Square

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

76 Massasoit Rd, Worcester, MA 01604 · (508) 799-3556 · Part of Worcester School District

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

Students
502
Students per teacher
15:1
Setting
City
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Rice Square

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Worcester kids: 6 middle schools

On the path

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

K–6Rice SquareYou are here
7–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency11%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts24%
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).

76 Massasoit Rd, Worcester

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten72
Grade 169
Grade 270
Grade 377
Grade 473
Grade 579
Grade 662
Enrollment over time
465’20
516’21
458’22
436’23
502’24

Up 8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 39%Black 26%White 21%Asian 10%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Rice Square 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.