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Worcester East Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 7–8

420 Grafton Street, Worcester, MA 01604 · (508) 799-3430 · Part of Worcester School District

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

Students
731
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
City
Grades
7–8
The gist

What stands out about Worcester East Middle

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 28 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 35 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Worcester kids: 6 high schools

On the path

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

PK–633 schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Worcester East MiddleYou are here
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency9%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts14%
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).

420 Grafton Street, Worcester

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7356
Grade 8375
Enrollment over time
736’20
781’21
740’22
695’23
731’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 57%Black 20%White 13%Asian 6%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Worcester East Middle 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.