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University Pk Campus School

Public Grades 7-12
242nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 349 Massachusetts High Schools
Better than 31% of Massachusetts high schools
Summary

University Pk Campus School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Worcester, MA, with an enrollment of 244 students. The school faces significant academic and performance challenges, as evidenced by its consistently low rankings and test scores compared to state and Worcester district averages.

University Pk Campus School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Massachusetts high schools, with its performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments generally below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. However, the school performs relatively better in certain subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, suggesting that it may be providing targeted support and resources to these students. The school's graduation and dropout rates have also shown significant year-over-year fluctuations, which could indicate instability or challenges in student retention and support.

When compared to other high schools in the Worcester district and surrounding areas, such as Claremont Academy and Leicester High, University Pk Campus School generally performs below average, with lower academic proficiency rates and rankings. This suggests that the challenges faced by the school may be systemic within the broader Worcester education system, requiring a comprehensive approach to address the underlying issues.

233
Students ?
11.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,671
Per pupil spending ?
85.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 12 Freeland Street
       Worcester, MA  01603

(508) 799-3591

District: Worcester


Feeder schools for University Pk Campus School:

Elementary:    Belmont Street Community
    Burncoat Street
    Canterbury
    Chandler Elementary Community
    More...
Middle:    Burncoat Middle School
    Forest Grove Middle
    Sullivan Middle
    Worcester East Middle
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
63.9%
African American:
12.9%
White:
9.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Rebounding — 21st percentile in 2021 → 31st in 2025
Strengths
95% graduate within 4 years
Ranking is rebounding — up to 31st (2025) from a 21st-percentile low (2021)
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)
!Science scores 36 pts below the Massachusetts average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school20%
District avg24%
Massachusetts avg41%
Middle school
390th of 484
Massachusetts public middle schools ?
Bottom 19%▼ down 16 pts since 2015
From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
242nd of 349
Massachusetts public high schools ?
Bottom 31%▼ down 15 pts since 2015
From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 7High Schools in the Worcester
302nd of 348Worcester 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)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202520.2390 of 48419.4%★☆☆☆☆
202414.2439 of 49311.0%★☆☆☆☆
202319.8401 of 50120.0%★☆☆☆☆
202225.8373 of 49724.9%★☆☆☆☆
202118.3410 of 50118.2%★☆☆☆☆
201933.1336 of 49832.5%★★☆☆☆
201817.5399 of 48417.6%★☆☆☆☆
201726.8355 of 48727.1%★☆☆☆☆
201623.7386 of 48219.9%★☆☆☆☆
201538.7286 of 44135.1%★★☆☆☆
201436.0311 of 45531.6%★★☆☆☆
201339.6301 of 45533.8%★★☆☆☆
201251.1243 of 45546.6%★★☆☆☆
201132.0331 of 44926.3%★☆☆☆☆
201036.7300 of 43430.9%★★☆☆☆
200939.5276 of 40932.5%★★☆☆☆
200838.7269 of 40733.9%★★☆☆☆
200730.0298 of 39925.3%★☆☆☆☆
200655.2186 of 39953.4%★★★☆☆
200560.9146 of 35659.0%★★★☆☆
200435.0244 of 34429.1%★☆☆☆☆
200337.8226 of 33933.3%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
201931.394 of 12826.6%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202540.098 of 18145.9%★★☆☆☆
202433.8153 of 18015.0%★☆☆☆☆
202248.542 of 15472.7%★★★★☆
201838.974 of 12741.7%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202521.1376 of 47320.5%★☆☆☆☆
202416.7412 of 48114.3%★☆☆☆☆
202315.8427 of 48912.7%★☆☆☆☆
202225.6373 of 49424.5%★☆☆☆☆
202116.0410 of 48315.1%★☆☆☆☆
201937.5319 of 47833.3%★★☆☆☆
201820.4381 of 46317.7%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202528.6274 of 37627.1%★☆☆☆☆
202423.5312 of 37817.5%★☆☆☆☆
202331.9242 of 36433.5%★★☆☆☆
202236.6221 of 36839.9%★★☆☆☆
202133.4223 of 33533.4%★★☆☆☆
201942.4175 of 32245.7%★★☆☆☆
201817.7287 of 3097.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202534.3311 of 46433.0%★★☆☆☆
202417.9419 of 46910.7%★☆☆☆☆
202331.1355 of 48126.2%★☆☆☆☆
202244.6250 of 48948.9%★★☆☆☆
202135.2307 of 46233.5%★★☆☆☆
201949.8218 of 45251.8%★★★☆☆
201823.1369 of 43815.8%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202519.5388 of 47318.0%★☆☆☆☆
202413.6433 of 48310.4%★☆☆☆☆
202323.1379 of 48922.5%★☆☆☆☆
202226.8363 of 49727.0%★☆☆☆☆
202120.8388 of 48520.0%★☆☆☆☆
201926.4363 of 47824.1%★☆☆☆☆
201815.7400 of 46614.2%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202242.9266 of 50347.1%★★☆☆☆
202133.7331 of 48932.3%★★☆☆☆
201961.6135 of 48472.1%★★★★☆
201836.2321 of 46731.3%★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202117.6408 of 49116.9%★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202122.6275 of 33918.9%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202531.6242 of 34930.7%★★☆☆☆
202438.8232 of 34833.3%★★☆☆☆
202330.9250 of 34728.0%★☆☆☆☆
202226.3258 of 34224.6%★☆☆☆☆
202125.0225 of 28521.1%★☆☆☆☆
201934.7260 of 35125.9%★☆☆☆☆
201844.9239 of 34530.7%★★☆☆☆
201742.5249 of 34828.4%★☆☆☆☆
201660.8174 of 35150.4%★★★☆☆
201558.9192 of 35445.8%★★☆☆☆
201461.9173 of 34750.1%★★★☆☆
201348.0237 of 34431.1%★★☆☆☆
201245.4227 of 34033.2%★★☆☆☆
201165.8147 of 34056.8%★★★☆☆
201062.0161 of 33551.9%★★★☆☆
200968.0121 of 32262.4%★★★☆☆
200870.5102 of 31968.0%★★★☆☆
200761.7134 of 31657.6%★★★☆☆
200644.9197 of 31437.3%★★☆☆☆
200582.656 of 31182.0%★★★★☆
200485.841 of 30786.6%★★★★☆
200393.010 of 30496.7%★★★★★

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
201880.99 of 7788.3%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202520.3272 of 33719.3%★☆☆☆☆
202426.2256 of 34225.1%★☆☆☆☆
202316.0288 of 33915.0%★☆☆☆☆
202224.6263 of 34022.6%★☆☆☆☆
202119.9227 of 28119.2%★☆☆☆☆
201936.3241 of 34229.5%★☆☆☆☆
201828.9269 of 33920.6%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202543.7125 of 24549.0%★★★☆☆
202431.9160 of 24935.7%★★☆☆☆
202363.878 of 24167.6%★★★☆☆
202240.1118 of 21745.6%★★☆☆☆
202122.7118 of 14920.8%★☆☆☆☆
201935.3134 of 20635.0%★★☆☆☆
201856.288 of 19354.4%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202554.5134 of 33459.9%★★★☆☆
202464.2109 of 33867.8%★★★☆☆
202344.6193 of 33842.9%★★☆☆☆
202243.2193 of 33241.9%★★☆☆☆
202132.4180 of 25328.9%★☆☆☆☆
201938.4230 of 33030.3%★★☆☆☆
201862.9128 of 33061.2%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202538.0201 of 33940.7%★★☆☆☆
202446.5192 of 34243.9%★★☆☆☆
202342.5201 of 34341.4%★★☆☆☆
202227.7249 of 33926.5%★☆☆☆☆
202127.9211 of 28124.9%★☆☆☆☆
201928.0269 of 34622.3%★☆☆☆☆
201860.2168 of 34351.0%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202247.4181 of 33946.6%★★☆☆☆
202139.1168 of 26837.3%★★☆☆☆
201953.0158 of 34854.6%★★★☆☆
201864.1115 of 34466.6%★★★☆☆
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)
Middle school
Special Education (2022)47th percentile+22 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)46th percentile+26 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+14 vs school
Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+8 vs school
Asian (2019)27th percentile-6 vs school
Female (2025)21st percentile~ school
Tested Remotely (2021)19th percentile~ school
Male (2025)18th percentile~ school
Tested In Person (2021)17th percentile~ school
High school
English Language Learner (2018)88th percentile+58 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+29 vs school
Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+18 vs school
Special Education (2022)47th percentile+22 vs school
Male (2025)41st percentile+10 vs school
Female (2025)19th percentile-11 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?
Biology30%-9 vs state
Mathematics24%-16 vs state
English Language Arts19%-22 vs state
Civics18%-21 vs state
Science5%-36 vs state

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Students at University Pk Campus School are 64% Hispanic, 13% African American, 10% White, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

University Pk Campus School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Belmont Street Community
Elementary : Burncoat Street
Elementary : Canterbury
Elementary : Chandler Elementary Community
Elementary : City View
Elementary : Clark St Community
Elementary : Columbus Park
Elementary : Elm Park Community
Elementary : Flagg Street
Elementary : Francis J McGrath Elementary
Elementary : Gates Lane
Elementary : Goddard School/Science Technical
Elementary : Grafton Street
Elementary : Heard Street
Elementary : Jacob Hiatt Magnet
Elementary : Lake View
Elementary : Lincoln Street
Elementary : May Street
Elementary : Midland Street
Elementary : Nelson Place
Elementary : Norrback Avenue
Elementary : Quinsigamond
Elementary : Rice Square
Elementary : Roosevelt
Elementary : Tatnuck
Elementary : Thorndyke Road
Elementary : Union Hill School
Elementary : Vernon Hill School
Elementary : Wawecus Road School
Elementary : West Tatnuck
Elementary : Woodland Academy
Elementary : Worcester Arts Magnet School
Elementary : Worcester Dual Language Magnet School
Middle : Burncoat Middle School
Middle : Forest Grove Middle
Middle : Sullivan Middle
Middle : Worcester East Middle

University Pk Campus School ranks 242nd of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 233 students attended University Pk Campus School.


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