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Clark St Community

Public Grades PK, KG-6

802^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Clark St Community is an elementary school in Worcester, MA that serves 261 students in grades PK-6. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Massachusetts elementary schools, with a 1-star rating for most years.

Clark St Community significantly underperforms compared to the Worcester district and Massachusetts state averages on standardized tests. In 2024-2025, only 16.53% of Clark St students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 25.85% for Worcester and 41.53% statewide. In math, 19.83% of Clark St students were proficient, compared to 23.59% for Worcester and 40.74% statewide. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 30-40% of Massachusetts elementary schools for Hispanic, English Learner, and Special Education students.

Despite the low performance, Clark St Community has not shown consistent year-over-year improvement. The school is located near several higher-performing Worcester elementary schools, such as Worcester Arts Magnet and Thorndyke Road, suggesting potential opportunities for collaboration and learning. While Clark St Community spends more per student than the Worcester district average, its performance still lags behind, raising questions about resource allocation and the need for additional targeted support.

278

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,846

Per pupil spending ?

81%

Free/discounted lunch ?

280 Clark Street
Worcester, MA 01606

(508) 799-3545

District: Worcester

Students who attend Clark St Community usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.8%

African American:

19.4%

White:

14.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Science scores 32 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg24%

Massachusetts avg41%

802^nd of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd 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	13.6	802 of 906	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	831 of 916	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	751 of 928	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	820 of 932	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	866 of 936	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.4	935 of 942	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	913 of 934	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.6	925 of 938	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.9	908 of 932	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.7	801 of 914	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.1	848 of 926	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	26.1	729 of 928	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.9	684 of 930	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.8	608 of 924	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	78.3	201 of 920	78.2%	★★★★☆
2009	64.8	338 of 909	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.8	271 of 908	70.2%	★★★★☆
2007	64.3	359 of 911	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.1	426 of 911	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	38.1	578 of 887	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.2	610 of 882	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	49.5	489 of 884	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	23.3	561 of 672	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	203 of 281	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	182 of 282	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	230 of 267	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	202 of 240	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	244 of 258	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	222 of 244	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	750 of 869	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	801 of 886	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	736 of 887	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	812 of 901	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	821 of 898	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	896 of 902	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	821 of 893	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	332 of 458	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	301 of 446	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	185 of 420	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.4	270 of 401	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.8	335 of 379	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	393 of 398	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	352 of 379	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	627 of 736	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	657 of 760	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.6	492 of 757	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.7	646 of 772	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	587 of 705	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	690 of 700	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	661 of 685	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	769 of 884	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	791 of 891	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	709 of 896	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	828 of 908	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	878 of 904	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	900 of 907	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	890 of 898	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	495 of 717	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.3	324 of 731	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.3	751 of 905	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	782 of 894	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	888 of 896	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	860 of 886	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	13.8	804 of 925	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)28th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2022)17th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)13th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics20%-21 vs state

English Language Arts17%-25 vs state

Science10%-32 vs state

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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)		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 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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
Boylston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Sewall Street	Boylston	01505	Worcester County	Berlin-Boylston	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 869-2200	347	27	12.8		271 (78.1%)	4 (1.2%)	39 (11.2%)	19 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	78.2	200^th of 906 public elementary schools	77.9%		79	194^th of 916 public elementary schools	78.8%	6	55.6	59.0	58.3		57.4	66.7	64.1	53.3		61.1	55.0	55.0	$18,403
Francis J McGrath Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	493 Grove Street	Worcester	01605	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3584	200	18	11.3		55 (27.5%)	30 (15.0%)	98 (49.0%)	8 (4.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.5%)	16.1	779^th of 906 public elementary schools	14.0%		17.7	765^th of 916 public elementary schools	16.5%	14	35.3	16.7	0.0	33.3	20.8	23.5	22.2	14.3	18.2	18.8	7.1	7.1	$22,763

Frequently Asked Questions about Clark St Community

Is Clark St Community a good school?

Clark St Community ranks in the bottom 11.5% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

How many students attend Clark St Community?

In the 2024-25 school year, 278 students attended Clark St Community.

What district is Clark St Community in?

Worcester

What schools do graduates of Clark St Community attend?

Students who attend Clark St Community usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Clark St Community?

Students at Clark St Community are 56% Hispanic, 19% African American, 14% White, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

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