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Burncoat Street

Public Grades K-6

822^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Burncoat Street Elementary School in Worcester, MA, serves 223 students in grades K-6 and is part of the Worcester Public School District, which ranks in the bottom 13th percentile statewide. The school has historically performed in the bottom 20th percentile of Massachusetts elementary schools, and in the 2024-2025 school year, it ranked in the 9th percentile—its lowest point in a decade—earning a 0-star rating. Academic proficiency rates are significantly below district and state averages, with only 16% of students proficient in English Language Arts, 16.8% in Math, and 14.81% in Science.

One of the most striking findings is the stark contrast with the nearby Worcester Arts Magnet School, located just 1.52 miles away, which ranks in the 52nd percentile (3 stars). The proficiency gap is enormous: Burncoat Street’s ELA proficiency (16%) is less than half of the Arts Magnet’s (44.5%), and similar gaps exist in Math (16.8% vs. 40.31%) and Science (14.81% vs. 43.18%). This suggests that the school’s challenges are not solely due to the district or neighborhood, as a school serving a similar population achieves much better results. Additionally, Burncoat Street’s per-student spending of $16,851 is higher than the Arts Magnet’s $15,161 and Thorndyke Road’s $14,279, indicating that funding is not the primary issue.

Despite overall low performance, there are a few bright spots. The school shows a relative strength in serving Special Education students, who ranked in the 56th percentile in 2023-2024. Additionally, 6th graders achieved a 30% proficiency rate in Math in 2024-2025, which is higher than the district average of 25.58% for that grade and subject. However, performance varies widely across grades—6th-grade ELA proficiency (26.67%) was more than triple the 5th-grade rate (7.41%)—pointing to inconsistencies in instruction. The school’s ranking has declined steadily from its recent peak in 2021-2022 (19th percentile) to its current 9th percentile, a concerning trend that suggests systemic issues remain unaddressed.

223

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,532

Per pupil spending ?

94.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

526 Burncoat Street
Worcester, MA 01606

(508) 799-3537

District: Worcester

Students who attend Burncoat Street usually attend:

Middle:	Burncoat Middle School
High:	Burncoat Senior High
	University Pk Campus School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.9%

White:

28.3%

African American:

14.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Science scores 27 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg24%

Massachusetts avg41%

822^nd of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th of 33Elementary Schools in the Worcester

302^nd 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	822 of 906	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	788 of 916	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	806 of 928	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	752 of 932	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	793 of 936	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	790 of 942	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	765 of 934	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.3	733 of 938	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.9	876 of 932	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.7	855 of 914	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.7	895 of 926	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.0	905 of 928	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.0	855 of 930	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.9	861 of 924	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.7	826 of 920	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.5	777 of 909	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.1	682 of 908	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.9	805 of 911	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.2	757 of 911	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	11.4	798 of 887	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	11.3	791 of 882	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	32.5	631 of 884	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	61.5	56 of 172	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	25.3	535 of 672	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	620 of 632	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	442 of 665	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	406 of 656	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	268 of 281	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	279 of 282	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	216 of 264	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	216 of 267	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.5	47 of 240	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	38.5	146 of 258	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.1	206 of 244	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	706 of 869	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	722 of 886	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	711 of 887	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	642 of 901	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	724 of 898	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	753 of 902	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	709 of 893	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	362 of 458	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	342 of 446	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	335 of 420	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	288 of 401	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	269 of 379	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	290 of 398	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.4	169 of 379	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	624 of 736	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	617 of 760	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	640 of 757	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	542 of 772	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	516 of 705	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.0	427 of 700	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	430 of 685	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	835 of 884	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	785 of 891	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	801 of 896	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	798 of 908	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	804 of 904	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	746 of 907	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	729 of 898	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	48.1	320 of 731	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.4	454 of 703	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	639 of 905	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	699 of 894	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.4	540 of 896	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	486 of 886	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	17.4	766 of 925	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	21.1	324 of 399	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	2.2	733 of 737	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.0	752 of 753	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	708 of 765	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	650 of 780	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2019)67th percentile+51 vs school

Special Education (2024)56th percentile+42 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2022)20th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)19th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile+9 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics17%-24 vs state

English Language Arts16%-26 vs state

Science15%-27 vs state

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Burncoat Street	Public	K-6	526 Burncoat Street	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3537	223	21	10.8		63 (28.3%)	32 (14.3%)	118 (52.9%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	12.2	822^nd of 906 public elementary schools	9.3%		16	788^th of 916 public elementary schools	14.0%	34	16.7	12.5	7.4	26.7	16.0	11.1	18.8	7.4	30.0	16.8	14.8	14.8	$23,532
Norrback Avenue	Public	PK, KG-6	44 Malden Street	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3500	504	43	11.8		143 (28.4%)	146 (29.0%)	183 (36.3%)	12 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	17.4	770^th of 906 public elementary schools	15.0%		13.1	823^rd of 916 public elementary schools	10.2%	53	14.3	27.1	10.9	29.2	20.4	12.5	27.1	21.9	23.9	21.3	23.4	23.4	$27,007
Worcester Academic Center for Transition (ACT)	Public	1-6	14 New Bond Street	Worcester	01609	Worcester County	Worcester	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(508) 538-9106	49	13	3.8		15 (30.6%)	7 (14.3%)	23 (46.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.1%)								(n/a)
Clark St Community	Public	PK, KG-6	280 Clark Street	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3545	278	22	12.7		39 (14.0%)	54 (19.4%)	155 (55.8%)	18 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	13.6	802^nd of 906 public elementary schools	11.5%		12.3	831^st of 916 public elementary schools	9.3%	29	25.8	18.2	4.8	13.9	16.5	35.5	9.1	19.1	16.7	19.8	10.0	10.0	$22,846
Thorndyke Road	Public	K-6	30 Thorndyke Rd	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3550	319	21	14.8		108 (33.9%)	51 (16.0%)	139 (43.6%)	13 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	32.3	615^th of 906 public elementary schools	32.1%		23.2	706^th of 916 public elementary schools	22.9%	91	24.6	23.7	41.3	17.5	27.1	14.0	31.6	45.7	30.0	29.3	52.2	52.2	$19,433
Worcester Arts Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-6	315 St Nicholas Avenue	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3575	372	26	14.5		139 (37.4%)	82 (22.0%)	100 (26.9%)	40 (10.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	51.9	436^th of 906 public elementary schools	51.9%		59.4	375^th of 916 public elementary schools	59.1%	61	39.7	52.3	45.5	42.2	44.5	25.9	47.7	43.2	48.9	40.3	43.2	43.2	$23,599
Wawecus Road School	Public	K-6	20 Wawecus Rd	Worcester	01605	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3527	155	13	11.5		52 (33.5%)	23 (14.8%)	55 (35.5%)	12 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.4%)	17.1	772^nd of 906 public elementary schools	14.8%		21.2	726^th of 916 public elementary schools	20.7%	46	10.5	9.5	24.1	8.7	14.1	21.1	14.3	31.0	4.4	18.5	39.3	39.3	$22,466
Lincoln Street	Public	K-6	549 Lincoln Street	Worcester	01605	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3504	177	18	9.5		32 (18.1%)	44 (24.9%)	74 (41.8%)	14 (7.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.8%)	20.2	733^rd of 906 public elementary schools	19.1%		25.3	688^th of 916 public elementary schools	24.9%	45	21.9	28.6	19.1	26.7	23.6	43.8	14.3	14.3	13.3	24.7	14.3	14.3	$24,001
Nelson Place	Public	PK, KG-6	35 Nelson Pl	Worcester	01605	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3506	621	46	13.4		274 (44.1%)	109 (17.6%)	158 (25.4%)	46 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.5%)	43.3	522^nd of 906 public elementary schools	42.4%		48.6	487^th of 916 public elementary schools	46.8%	35	41.0	27.4	33.8	34.2	34.2	38.5	37.0	48.8	34.2	39.6	48.8	48.8	$23,581
Leroy E.Mayo	Public	K-5	351 Bullard Street	Holden	01520	Worcester County	Wachusett	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 829-3203	472	35	13.6		373 (79.0%)	22 (4.7%)	41 (8.7%)	18 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.6%)	69.2	288^th of 906 public elementary schools	68.2%		60.6	359^th of 916 public elementary schools	60.8%	71	54.0	47.8	54.7		51.9	68.4	22.6	66.7		50.4	73.3	73.3	$16,448

Frequently Asked Questions about Burncoat Street

What is the racial makeup of Burncoat Street?

Students at Burncoat Street are 53% Hispanic, 28% White, 14% African American, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Burncoat Street attend?

Students who attend Burncoat Street usually go on to attend:

Middle : Burncoat Middle School
High : Burncoat Senior High
High : University Pk Campus School

Is Burncoat Street a good school?

Burncoat Street ranks in the bottom 9.3% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What district is Burncoat Street in?

Worcester

How many students attend Burncoat Street?

In the 2024-25 school year, 223 students attended Burncoat Street.

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