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Grafton Street

Public Grades K-6

830^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Grafton Street Elementary School in Worcester, MA serves 398 students in grades K-6. Despite being located near several higher-performing schools, Grafton Street has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-20% of Massachusetts elementary schools over the past decade, with significant underperformance on state assessments compared to the district and state averages.

Grafton Street's academic performance is a major concern, with only 13.99% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts in 2024-2025, compared to 25.85% in Worcester and 41.53% statewide. The school also struggles across most student subgroups, with rankings in the bottom 30% of Massachusetts for White, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. However, it performs better for African American and English Language Learner students, ranking in the top 50%.

Despite spending around $14,900 per student, which is slightly higher than the Worcester district average, Grafton Street's academic results suggest the resources may not be effectively allocated or utilized. The school's inconsistent performance over the years, with significant fluctuations in ranking and proficiency rates, indicates a need for targeted interventions and support to address the potential opportunity gaps and improve overall student learning outcomes.

386

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,830

Per pupil spending ?

88.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

311 Grafton Street
Worcester, MA 01604

(508) 799-3478

District: Worcester

Students who attend Grafton Street usually attend:

Middle:	Worcester East Middle
High:	North High
	University Pk Campus School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.7%

White:

24.6%

African American:

18.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 28 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg24%

Massachusetts avg41%

830^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^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	11.7	830 of 906	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	854 of 916	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	819 of 928	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	843 of 932	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	872 of 936	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	901 of 942	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.0	929 of 934	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.7	931 of 938	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.5	922 of 932	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.2	901 of 914	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.7	896 of 926	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.7	862 of 928	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.4	838 of 930	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.5	864 of 924	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.6	806 of 920	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	10.0	837 of 909	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.8	818 of 908	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	6.9	855 of 911	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	21.8	752 of 911	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	11.0	802 of 887	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	16.3	747 of 882	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	47.6	506 of 884	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	93 of 169	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	71 of 167	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.7	91 of 167	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	122 of 173	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.3	143 of 166	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	163 of 172	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	18.1	625 of 672	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	645 of 665	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	74 of 281	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	35.4	186 of 282	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	102 of 264	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	79 of 267	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	36.4	149 of 240	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.9	233 of 258	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	239 of 244	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	807 of 869	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	812 of 886	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	782 of 887	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	782 of 901	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	840 of 898	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	797 of 902	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	885 of 893	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	326 of 458	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	392 of 446	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	307 of 420	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	317 of 401	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	285 of 379	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	342 of 398	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	370 of 379	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	589 of 736	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	663 of 760	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	607 of 757	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	634 of 772	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	582 of 705	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	591 of 700	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	678 of 685	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	774 of 884	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	811 of 891	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	791 of 896	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	851 of 908	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	829 of 904	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	883 of 907	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.4	895 of 898	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	640 of 717	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	645 of 731	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	568 of 703	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	767 of 905	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	783 of 894	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	789 of 896	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	877 of 886	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	10.7	857 of 925	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	18.8	340 of 399	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	724 of 737	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	716 of 753	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	749 of 762	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	726 of 764	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	713 of 765	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	764 of 780	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.4	772 of 772	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)74th percentile+65 vs school

African American (2025)45th percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+12 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)15th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science21%-21 vs state

Mathematics19%-22 vs state

English Language Arts14%-28 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)			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
Grafton Street	Public	K-6	311 Grafton Street	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3478	386	34	11.4		95 (24.6%)	70 (18.1%)	192 (49.7%)	20 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	11.7	830^th of 906 public elementary schools	8.4%		11	854^th of 916 public elementary schools	6.8%	24	16.4	23.8	6.3	9.5			14.0	21.3	23.8	16.7	11.9			18.7	20.8		20.8		$25,830
Worcester Cultural Academy Charter Public School	Public, Charter	K-5	81 Plantation Street	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester Cultural Academy Charter Public School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(774) 922-1840	194	13	14.5		49 (25.3%)	53 (27.3%)	85 (43.8%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	11.4	833^rd of 906 public elementary schools	8.1%					(n/a)	16.2	23.1	21.1				19.5	0.0	11.5	11.1				6.1	35.3		35.3		$00
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
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
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
Rice Square	Public	K-6	76 Massasoit Rd	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3556	502	33	15.2		104 (20.7%)	130 (25.9%)	194 (38.6%)	50 (10.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	18.1	761^st of 906 public elementary schools	16.0%		14	814^th of 916 public elementary schools	11.1%	53	9.5	37.5	9.0	40.4			23.2	14.3	32.8	11.9	7.7			17.1	15.2		15.2		$19,372
Belmont Street Community	Public	PK, KG-6	170 Belmont Street	Worcester	01605	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3588	615	42	14.7		118 (19.2%)	121 (19.7%)	308 (50.1%)	43 (7.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	26.4	668^th of 906 public elementary schools	26.3%		26.5	673^rd of 916 public elementary schools	26.5%	5	20.0	18.5	19.7	34.8			24.2	26.2	20.3	34.9	34.1			29.3	36.4		36.4		$19,583
Vernon Hill School	Public	PK, KG-6	211 Providence Street	Worcester	01607	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3630	525	39	13.4		93 (17.7%)	109 (20.8%)	283 (53.9%)	19 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	11.9	829^th of 906 public elementary schools	8.5%		12.8	825^th of 916 public elementary schools	9.9%	4	12.5	10.0	19.6	24.0			17.8	18.8	10.3	19.6	6.7			13.3	21.4		21.4		$20,664
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Grafton Street

Is Grafton Street a good school?

Grafton Street ranks in the bottom 8.4% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

How many students attend Grafton Street?

In the 2024-25 school year, 386 students attended Grafton Street.

What schools do graduates of Grafton Street attend?

Students who attend Grafton Street usually go on to attend:

Middle : Worcester East Middle
High : North High
High : University Pk Campus School

What is the racial makeup of Grafton Street?

Students at Grafton Street are 50% Hispanic, 25% White, 18% African American, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Grafton Street in?

Worcester

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