Worcester Central School District
Serves Worcester and Decatur, and parts of Westford.
Worcester’s School Grade D better than 10% of New York school districts
What stands out about Worcester Central School District
- Its letter, D: results better than 10% of New York districts
- Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
- Reading proficiency 17 pts below the state
- Graduation rate 13 pts below the state
- Spends 22% less per student than the NY average
- 9 students per teacher
- Debt of $10.9M, about $35,227 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
D: better than 10% of the 1,013 New York 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.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Worcester. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. NY
2021–22 · class of 202382% 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 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
About steady since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools.
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 New York.