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Chandler Elementary Community

Public Grades K-6

819^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Chandler Elementary Community is a public elementary school in Worcester, Massachusetts, serving 411 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Worcester school district, which is ranked 302 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chandler Elementary Community has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-20% of Massachusetts elementary schools over the past decade, with a ranking between 703-919 out of around 900-930 schools. The school has received a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger during this time period, indicating poor performance compared to other schools in the state. In 2024-2025, only 16.67% of Chandler students were proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics, compared to 25.85% and 23.59% for the Worcester district, and 41.53% and 40.74% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in 4th and 5th grade MCAS, with proficiency rates below 10% in many subjects.

While Chandler Elementary Community struggles across most student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 20-30% of Massachusetts schools, the school performs relatively better for English Language Learner students, ranking in the top 30% of Massachusetts schools in this category. The schools closest to Chandler, such as Woodland Academy, Elm Park Community, and Canterbury, also perform poorly, with rankings and proficiency rates similar to or slightly better than Chandler. However, some other nearby schools like Midland Street and Jacob Hiatt Magnet perform significantly better, with proficiency rates 10-20 percentage points higher than Chandler in many subjects.

402

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,898

Per pupil spending ?

97.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

114 Chandler Street
Worcester, MA 01609

(508) 799-3572

District: Worcester

Students who attend Chandler Elementary Community usually attend:

High:

University Pk Campus School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.9%

White:

13.4%

African American:

13.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2008 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2008

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Science scores 33 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg24%

Massachusetts avg41%

819^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^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	12.6	819 of 906	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	29.8	703 of 932	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.2	786 of 914	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.3	839 of 926	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.8	898 of 928	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.6	919 of 930	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.9	901 of 924	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.1	911 of 920	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.0	900 of 909	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.6	891 of 908	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.3	906 of 911	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.4	894 of 911	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.7	870 of 887	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.6	864 of 882	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	82 of 281	70.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	767 of 869	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	270 of 458	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	592 of 736	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	804 of 884	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	705 of 717	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)71st percentile+61 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts17%-25 vs state

Mathematics17%-24 vs state

Science8%-33 vs state

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Schools Near Chandler Elementary Community

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th 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 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Chandler Elementary Community	Public	K-6	114 Chandler Street	Worcester	01609	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3572	402	28	14.4		54 (13.4%)	53 (13.2%)	249 (61.9%)	35 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	12.6	819^th of 906 public elementary schools	9.6%					(n/a)	27.3	2.8	10.2	20.3			16.7	32.7	8.3	4.1	17.2			16.7	8.2		8.2		$21,898
Jacob Hiatt Magnet	Public	PK, KG-6	772 Main Street	Worcester	01610	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3601	367	26	13.9		53 (14.4%)	111 (30.2%)	173 (47.1%)	15 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	34	603^rd of 906 public elementary schools	33.4%		34.9	599^th of 916 public elementary schools	34.6%	4	31.4	16.1	23.3	63.6			33.1	45.7	25.8	23.3	42.4			33.8	23.3		23.3		$21,170
Woodland Academy	Public	K-6	93 Woodland Street	Worcester	01610	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3557	482	39	12.3		48 (10.0%)	60 (12.4%)	338 (70.1%)	20 (4.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	10.6	844^th of 906 public elementary schools	6.8%		12.2	833^rd of 916 public elementary schools	9.1%	11	13.4	13.2	7.1	14.1			11.8	14.9	17.0	14.3	28.1			18.5	12.9		12.9		$23,077
Elm Park Community	Public	PK, KG-6	23 North Ashland Street	Worcester	01609	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3568	478	32	14.9		78 (16.3%)	81 (16.9%)	278 (58.2%)	28 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	13.5	804^th of 906 public elementary schools	11.3%		9.7	863^rd of 916 public elementary schools	5.8%	59	18.2	9.3	20.5	20.0			17.0	19.3	17.0	22.2	12.3			17.3	31.1		31.1		$21,146
Learning First Charter Public School	Public, Charter	K-8	50 Richland St	Worcester	01610	Worcester County	Learning First Charter Public School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(774) 420-7650	666	35	19.0		36 (5.4%)	291 (43.7%)	327 (49.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	9.1	856^th of 906 public elementary schools	5.5%		10.4	856^th of 916 public elementary schools	6.6%		16.0	12.0	9.3	20.3	26.4	35.7	19.7	25.3	5.3	4.0	14.9	19.4	24.3	15.4	11.0	44.9	27.5	35.3	$18,851
Canterbury	Public	PK, KG-6	129 Canterbury Street	Worcester	01603	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3484	329	26	12.7		46 (14.0%)	47 (14.3%)	195 (59.3%)	31 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	19.5	745^th of 906 public elementary schools	17.8%		15.8	792^nd of 916 public elementary schools	13.5%	47	22.6	36.4	15.2	32.4			25.8	9.7	13.6	27.3	17.7			17.5	27.3		27.3		$21,880
Midland Street	Public	K-6	18 Midland Street	Worcester	01602	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3548	249	18	13.5		130 (52.2%)	21 (8.4%)	56 (22.5%)	23 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.2%)	33.6	605^th of 906 public elementary schools	33.2%		41.6	547^th of 916 public elementary schools	40.3%	58	19.1	58.1	29.2	41.2			35.9	21.4	35.5	37.5	23.5			28.2	29.2		29.2		$19,159
City View	Public	PK, KG-6	80 Prospect Street	Worcester	01605	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3670	464	38	12.1		83 (17.9%)	114 (24.6%)	231 (49.8%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)	8.3	863^rd of 906 public elementary schools	4.7%		14.8	807^th of 916 public elementary schools	11.9%	56	14.0	15.0	6.3	18.2			13.5	14.0	17.5	8.3	12.7			13.0	10.4		10.4		$21,554
Goddard School/Science Technical	Public	PK, KG-6	14 Richards Street	Worcester	01603	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3594	359	29	12.3		40 (11.1%)	51 (14.2%)	219 (61.0%)	35 (9.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	24.5	684^th of 906 public elementary schools	24.5%		16.2	786^th of 916 public elementary schools	14.2%	102	17.1	34.4	22.2	35.6			27.4	20.0	45.5	17.8	8.9			21.5	34.1		34.1		$24,212
Union Hill School	Public	K-6	1 Chapin Street	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3600	377	29	13.0		49 (13.0%)	63 (16.7%)	249 (66.0%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	7.8	867^th of 906 public elementary schools	4.3%		12	835^th of 916 public elementary schools	8.8%	32	21.4	10.0	10.6	10.8			13.7	10.7	9.8	13.0	13.5			11.6	8.7		8.7		$20,567

Frequently Asked Questions about Chandler Elementary Community

What district is Chandler Elementary Community in?

Worcester

Is Chandler Elementary Community a good school?

Chandler Elementary Community ranks in the bottom 9.6% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Chandler Elementary Community?

Students at Chandler Elementary Community are 62% Hispanic, 13% White, 13% African American, 9% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Chandler Elementary Community?

In the 2024-25 school year, 402 students attended Chandler Elementary Community.

What schools do graduates of Chandler Elementary Community attend?

Students who attend Chandler Elementary Community usually go on to attend:

High : University Pk Campus School

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