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Learning First Charter Public School

Public, Charter Grades K-8
856th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools
Better than 6% of Massachusetts elementary schools
Summary

Learning First Charter Public School is an elementary school serving 667 students in grades K-8 in Worcester, MA, a city in central Massachusetts. The school is part of the Learning First Charter Public School district, which is ranked 313 out of 348 districts in the state.

Despite being part of the charter school system, Learning First Charter Public School has consistently struggled academically, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Massachusetts elementary schools based on MCAS Next Generation test scores. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were significantly below the state averages across all subjects and grade levels, with only 19.73% of students proficient or better in ELA and 15.42% in Math. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and Special Education students, who ranked in the bottom 20% of MA schools in ELA and Math.

When compared to nearby Worcester district elementary schools, such as Grafton Street, Head Start, and Vernon Hill School, Learning First Charter Public School generally performs worse academically, despite having similar demographic and resource profiles. This suggests the school may face unique challenges in effectively serving its student population, which is predominantly low-income and diverse.

666
Students ?
19.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,851
Per pupil spending ?
71.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 50 Richland St
       Worcester, MA  01610

(774) 420-7650

District: Learning First Charter Public School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
49.1%
African American:
43.7%
White:
5.4%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2014 → 6th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2014
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school20%
District avg20%
Massachusetts avg41%
Elementary school
856th of 906
Massachusetts public elementary schools ?
Bottom 6%▲ up 2 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
311th of 484
Massachusetts public middle schools ?
Bottom 36%▲ up 20 pts since 2016
From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 36% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
313th of 348Learning First Charter Public School among Massachusetts districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20259.1856 of 9065.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.4856 of 9166.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.2873 of 9285.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.7858 of 9327.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202113.0824 of 93612.0%★☆☆☆☆
20198.3897 of 9424.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.3892 of 9344.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20176.4902 of 9383.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20166.2902 of 9323.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201429.8697 of 92624.7%★☆☆☆☆
201331.0689 of 92825.8%★☆☆☆☆
201232.1679 of 93027.0%★☆☆☆☆
201115.4799 of 92413.5%★☆☆☆☆
201012.5830 of 9209.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20098.2854 of 9096.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20087.9856 of 9085.7%☆☆☆☆☆
200713.0815 of 91110.5%★☆☆☆☆
200617.5779 of 91114.5%★☆☆☆☆
200518.0745 of 88716.0%★☆☆☆☆
200413.4771 of 88212.6%★☆☆☆☆
200321.2718 of 88418.8%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202535.7123 of 16927.2%★☆☆☆☆
202437.2110 of 16734.1%★★☆☆☆
202324.9139 of 16716.8%★☆☆☆☆
202237.3110 of 17336.4%★★☆☆☆
202142.784 of 16649.4%★★★☆☆
201937.2111 of 17235.5%★★☆☆☆
201835.9120 of 17431.0%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202215.1657 of 6722.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.3606 of 6324.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201922.5564 of 66515.2%★☆☆☆☆
201824.7540 of 65617.7%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202538.2171 of 28139.1%★★☆☆☆
202424.2263 of 2826.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202331.0213 of 26419.3%★☆☆☆☆
202226.0242 of 2679.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202136.0152 of 24036.7%★★☆☆☆
201917.3252 of 2582.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201823.3219 of 24410.2%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20259.5824 of 8695.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.0806 of 8869.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.0834 of 8876.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.1836 of 9017.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202115.8764 of 89814.9%★☆☆☆☆
20198.9866 of 9024.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.4838 of 8936.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202518.8418 of 4588.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202420.6403 of 4469.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202325.6354 of 42015.7%★☆☆☆☆
202226.2329 of 40118.0%★☆☆☆☆
202130.3281 of 37925.9%★☆☆☆☆
201919.3364 of 3988.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201825.9316 of 37916.6%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202518.1673 of 7368.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202419.0695 of 7608.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.5708 of 7576.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.1695 of 77210.0%★☆☆☆☆
202123.9595 of 70515.6%★☆☆☆☆
201912.9675 of 7003.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.0630 of 6858.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202510.5825 of 8846.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.2841 of 8915.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.3845 of 8965.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.7829 of 9088.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.4818 of 9049.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.1863 of 9074.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.3858 of 8984.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202514.6702 of 7172.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.9689 of 7315.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.8669 of 7034.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.8829 of 9058.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202119.4802 of 89410.3%★☆☆☆☆
201911.8865 of 8963.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.6818 of 8867.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202114.6800 of 92513.5%★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202117.8355 of 39911.0%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202532.4311 of 48435.7%★★☆☆☆
202423.3368 of 49325.4%★☆☆☆☆
202325.0370 of 50126.1%★☆☆☆☆
202225.8372 of 49725.2%★☆☆☆☆
202123.6373 of 50125.5%★☆☆☆☆
201912.6442 of 49811.2%★☆☆☆☆
201810.9433 of 48410.5%★☆☆☆☆
201715.9416 of 48714.6%★☆☆☆☆
201618.4408 of 48215.4%★☆☆☆☆
201431.2329 of 45527.7%★☆☆☆☆
201320.8372 of 45518.2%★☆☆☆☆
201215.8387 of 45514.9%★☆☆☆☆
20119.1407 of 4499.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201015.2377 of 43413.1%★☆☆☆☆
200916.3355 of 40913.2%★☆☆☆☆
200816.9347 of 40714.7%★☆☆☆☆
200721.0334 of 39916.3%★☆☆☆☆
200625.4310 of 39922.3%★☆☆☆☆
200534.8250 of 35629.8%★★☆☆☆
200420.9286 of 34416.9%★☆☆☆☆
200329.1258 of 33923.9%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202565.951 of 20675.2%★★★★☆
202454.675 of 20262.9%★★★☆☆
202362.863 of 20969.9%★★★★☆
202265.852 of 21275.5%★★★★☆
202155.766 of 19365.8%★★★☆☆
201941.5112 of 19542.6%★★☆☆☆
201836.3110 of 17236.0%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202217.4443 of 4450.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202118.3416 of 4313.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201925.8328 of 42422.6%★☆☆☆☆
201827.6315 of 41724.5%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202444.859 of 18067.2%★★★☆☆
202332.5145 of 1556.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202234.3135 of 15412.3%★☆☆☆☆
202141.267 of 13550.4%★★★☆☆
201826.3124 of 1272.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202538.1271 of 47342.7%★★☆☆☆
202425.6352 of 48126.8%★☆☆☆☆
202325.5359 of 48926.6%★☆☆☆☆
202228.7354 of 49428.3%★☆☆☆☆
202126.6354 of 48326.7%★☆☆☆☆
201916.8409 of 47814.4%★☆☆☆☆
201815.2407 of 46312.1%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202547.7163 of 37656.6%★★★☆☆
202431.9250 of 37833.9%★★☆☆☆
202332.6241 of 36433.8%★★☆☆☆
202231.9251 of 36831.8%★★☆☆☆
202137.6201 of 33540.0%★★☆☆☆
201926.2257 of 32220.2%★☆☆☆☆
201828.6235 of 30923.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202544.7237 of 46448.9%★★☆☆☆
202433.0319 of 46932.0%★★☆☆☆
202336.6309 of 48135.8%★★☆☆☆
202236.5314 of 48935.8%★★☆☆☆
202135.0313 of 46232.3%★★☆☆☆
201918.3396 of 45212.4%★☆☆☆☆
201814.7406 of 4387.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202525.2347 of 47326.6%★☆☆☆☆
202422.8370 of 48323.4%★☆☆☆☆
202324.2368 of 48924.7%★☆☆☆☆
202223.5385 of 49722.5%★☆☆☆☆
202121.5381 of 48521.4%★☆☆☆☆
20199.8451 of 4785.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.8448 of 4663.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202516.9423 of 4352.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202427.8325 of 44126.3%★☆☆☆☆
202235.8319 of 50336.6%★★☆☆☆
202132.1343 of 48929.9%★★☆☆☆
201916.6440 of 4849.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.0435 of 4676.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202126.1357 of 49127.3%★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202128.1245 of 33927.7%★☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Elementary school
English Language Learner (2025)39th percentile+34 vs school
African American (2025)27th percentile+22 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)14th percentile~ school
Tested Remotely (2021)11th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)7th percentile~ school
Female (2025)5th percentile~ school
Disabled (2022)2nd percentile-6 vs school
Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school
Middle school
African American (2025)75th percentile+39 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)67th percentile+42 vs school
Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+21 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+13 vs school
Female (2025)43rd percentile+7 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)28th percentile~ school
Tested In Person (2021)27th percentile~ school
Male (2025)27th percentile-9 vs school
Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-33 vs school
Disabled (2022)<1st percentile-25 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?
Civics35%-4 vs state
Science27%-14 vs state
English Language Arts20%-22 vs state
Mathematics15%-25 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, July 14, 2022

Open Quote I found out that my son's 3rd grade teacher is not even licensed. The classrooms are really small, and the building is not suited for a school. I went in to visit my son's teacher and had to use the unisex bathroom. It was disgusting and smelled like urine. I have since moved my son to another school for 4th grade. Not sure how they are allowed to still teach with such low academic scores year after year Close Quote


by a citizen
Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Open Quote Learning First has gone through many changes in the last several years which have led to improved performance. They have a reputation for a teaching staff that goes above and beyond for their students and did an amazing job with remote learning during covid, especially in comparison to the other local public schools Close Quote




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In the 2024-25 school year, 666 students attended Learning First Charter Public School.

Students at Learning First Charter Public School are 49% Hispanic, 44% African American, 5% White, 1% Two or more races.

Learning First Charter Public School ranks in the bottom 5.5% of Massachusetts elementary schools.


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