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Vernon Hill School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

829^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Vernon Hill School is an elementary school in Worcester, MA that serves 488 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Worcester school district, which is ranked 302 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, Vernon Hill School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

Academically, Vernon Hill School significantly underperforms compared to the Worcester district and Massachusetts state averages on MCAS Next Generation assessments. In 2024-2025, only 17.81% of Vernon Hill students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 25.85% in Worcester and 41.53% statewide. In math, the proficiency rate was just 13.3% compared to 23.59% in Worcester and 40.74% statewide. However, the school performs relatively better for certain student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, compared to the overall school performance.

Despite the school's challenges, there are several other elementary schools within a 1-2 mile radius of Vernon Hill School that perform significantly better, such as Woodland Academy, Quinsigamond, and Canterbury. This suggests that factors beyond just funding and resources may be contributing to Vernon Hill's low performance, and the school may have some effective practices for certain student subgroups that could be scaled up to benefit the entire student population.

525

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,664

Per pupil spending ?

90.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

211 Providence Street
Worcester, MA 01607

(508) 799-3630

District: Worcester

Students who attend Vernon Hill School usually attend:

Middle:	Sullivan Middle
High:	South High Community
	University Pk Campus School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.9%

African American:

20.8%

White:

17.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 27 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg24%

Massachusetts avg41%

829^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

28^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	11.9	829 of 906	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	825 of 916	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	881 of 928	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	910 of 932	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	806 of 936	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	849 of 942	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	858 of 934	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.2	887 of 938	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.1	926 of 932	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.9	850 of 914	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.5	837 of 926	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.3	827 of 928	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.8	865 of 930	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.1	852 of 924	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	17.4	796 of 920	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.0	769 of 909	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.5	751 of 908	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.4	767 of 911	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	8.4	857 of 911	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	17.5	751 of 887	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	9.2	812 of 882	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	10.7	793 of 884	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	88 of 169	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	93 of 167	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	93 of 167	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.8	149 of 173	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	117 of 166	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	103 of 172	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	79 of 174	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	23.0	566 of 672	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	553 of 632	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	584 of 665	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	616 of 656	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	136 of 281	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	126 of 282	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.8	177 of 264	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	154 of 267	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	232 of 240	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	223 of 258	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	153 of 244	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	788 of 869	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	800 of 886	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	848 of 887	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	877 of 901	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	732 of 898	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	844 of 902	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	808 of 893	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	309 of 458	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	340 of 446	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	377 of 420	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	377 of 401	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	261 of 379	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	311 of 398	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	309 of 379	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	22 of 23	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	638 of 736	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	644 of 760	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	666 of 757	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	750 of 772	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	583 of 705	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	556 of 700	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	551 of 685	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	809 of 884	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	792 of 891	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	843 of 896	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	883 of 908	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	797 of 904	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	791 of 907	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	826 of 898	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	546 of 717	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	557 of 731	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	500 of 703	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	878 of 905	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	721 of 894	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	682 of 896	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	741 of 886	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	14.7	798 of 925	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	23.2	308 of 399	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	3.0	746 of 753	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	728 of 762	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	562 of 765	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	735 of 780	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	719 of 772	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)52nd percentile+43 vs school

African American (2025)48th percentile+39 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile+15 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)23rd percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile+13 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

White (2024)1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science21%-20 vs state

English Language Arts18%-24 vs state

Mathematics13%-27 vs state

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Schools Near Vernon Hill School

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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
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
Quinsigamond	Public	PK, KG-6	14 Blackstone River Rd.	Worcester	01607	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3502	738	55	13.3		156 (21.1%)	148 (20.1%)	375 (50.8%)	40 (5.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.2%)	12.1	824^th of 906 public elementary schools	9.1%		14.2	813^th of 916 public elementary schools	11.2%	11	11.5	15.4	10.5	31.0			16.3	14.2	20.7	4.9	27.4			16.1	14.6		14.6		$20,541
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
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
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
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
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 Vernon Hill School

What schools do graduates of Vernon Hill School attend?

Students who attend Vernon Hill School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sullivan Middle
High : South High Community
High : University Pk Campus School

How many students attend Vernon Hill School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 525 students attended Vernon Hill School.

What is the racial makeup of Vernon Hill School?

Students at Vernon Hill School are 54% Hispanic, 21% African American, 18% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What district is Vernon Hill School in?

Worcester

Is Vernon Hill School a good school?

Vernon Hill School ranks in the bottom 8.5% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

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