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Jacob Hiatt Magnet

Public Grades PK, KG-6
603rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools
Better than 33% of Massachusetts elementary schools
Summary

Jacob Hiatt Magnet is an elementary school in Worcester, MA that serves 381 students in grades PK-6. It 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.

Academically, Jacob Hiatt Magnet's performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments is generally below the state averages across all grades and subjects, but it outperforms the Worcester district averages. In 2024-2025, 33.1% of Jacob Hiatt Magnet students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 25.85% in the Worcester district and 41.53% statewide. In math, 33.8% of Jacob Hiatt Magnet students were proficient or better, compared to 23.59% in the Worcester district and 40.74% statewide. The school's performance is particularly strong for African American and Hispanic students, ranking in the top quartile of Massachusetts elementary schools for these subgroups.

Jacob Hiatt Magnet has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the middle third of Massachusetts elementary schools for this metric. The nearby schools, such as Canterbury, Elm Park Community, and Grafton Street, have similar demographics and socioeconomic profiles. Jacob Hiatt Magnet spends approximately $15,116 per student, which is higher than the state average but lower than some of the nearby schools.

367
Students ?
13.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$21,170
Per pupil spending ?
75.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 772 Main Street
       Worcester, MA  01610

(508) 799-3601

District: Worcester


Students who attend Jacob Hiatt Magnet usually attend:

High:    University Pk Campus School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
47.1%
African American:
30.2%
White:
14.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015
Among the top-ranked schools in Worcester
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)
!Science scores 18 pts below the Massachusetts average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school32%
District avg24%
Massachusetts avg41%
603rd of 906
Massachusetts public elementary schools ?
Bottom 33%▲ up 15 pts since 2015
From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
8th of 33Elementary Schools in the Worcester
302nd 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202534.0603 of 90633.4%★★☆☆☆
202434.9599 of 91634.6%★★☆☆☆
202330.8647 of 92830.3%★★☆☆☆
202234.4621 of 93233.4%★★☆☆☆
202141.4557 of 93640.5%★★☆☆☆
201953.2462 of 94251.0%★★★☆☆
201840.7583 of 93437.6%★★☆☆☆
201736.9639 of 93831.9%★★☆☆☆
201619.2792 of 93215.0%★☆☆☆☆
201523.4741 of 91418.9%★☆☆☆☆
201430.5694 of 92625.1%★☆☆☆☆
201332.9671 of 92827.7%★☆☆☆☆
201244.2574 of 93038.3%★★☆☆☆
201143.3584 of 92436.8%★★☆☆☆
201049.2531 of 92042.3%★★☆☆☆
200957.5420 of 90953.8%★★★☆☆
200846.4541 of 90840.4%★★☆☆☆
200748.8517 of 91143.2%★★☆☆☆
200651.7475 of 91147.9%★★☆☆☆
200540.7554 of 88737.5%★★☆☆☆
200421.4714 of 88219.0%★☆☆☆☆
200344.7533 of 88439.7%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202573.122 of 16987.0%★★★★☆
202471.528 of 16783.2%★★★★☆
202359.155 of 16767.1%★★★☆☆
202273.428 of 17383.8%★★★★☆
202188.78 of 16695.2%★★★★★
201987.410 of 17294.2%★★★★★
201881.917 of 17490.2%★★★★★

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202534.9192 of 28131.7%★★☆☆☆
202442.7145 of 28248.6%★★☆☆☆
202246.9102 of 26761.8%★★★☆☆
201949.694 of 25863.6%★★★☆☆
201838.8137 of 24443.9%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202535.5565 of 86935.0%★★☆☆☆
202438.8546 of 88638.4%★★☆☆☆
202333.5598 of 88732.6%★★☆☆☆
202243.2523 of 90142.0%★★☆☆☆
202142.2543 of 89839.5%★★☆☆☆
201949.7487 of 90246.0%★★☆☆☆
201846.2507 of 89343.2%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202546.6221 of 45851.7%★★★☆☆
202461.3110 of 44675.3%★★★★☆
202367.087 of 42079.3%★★★★☆
202270.670 of 40182.5%★★★★☆
202169.363 of 37983.4%★★★★☆
201964.7101 of 39874.6%★★★★☆
201854.2147 of 37961.2%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202549.1347 of 73652.9%★★★☆☆
202449.4357 of 76053.0%★★★☆☆
202359.6262 of 75765.4%★★★☆☆
202265.1207 of 77273.2%★★★★☆
202169.7137 of 70580.6%★★★★☆
201969.9149 of 70078.7%★★★★☆
201854.5281 of 68559.0%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202532.8589 of 88433.4%★★☆☆☆
202431.5619 of 89130.5%★★☆☆☆
202331.0634 of 89629.2%★☆☆☆☆
202226.8682 of 90824.9%★☆☆☆☆
202140.2539 of 90440.4%★★☆☆☆
201951.5456 of 90749.7%★★☆☆☆
201833.9629 of 89830.0%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202260.9285 of 90568.5%★★★☆☆
202163.3251 of 89471.9%★★★★☆
201973.9152 of 89683.0%★★★★☆
201860.7287 of 88667.6%★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202144.8520 of 92543.8%★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202143.1194 of 39951.4%★★★☆☆
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 (2025)87th percentile+54 vs school
Special Education (2022)69th percentile+35 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+19 vs school
Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+18 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)51st percentile+11 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)44th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)35th percentile~ school
Male (2025)33rd percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2025)32nd percentile~ school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics34%-7 vs state
English Language Arts33%-8 vs state
Science23%-18 vs state

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Students who attend Jacob Hiatt Magnet usually go on to attend:

High : University Pk Campus School

Jacob Hiatt Magnet ranks 603rd of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Jacob Hiatt Magnet are 47% Hispanic, 30% African American, 14% White, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 367 students attended Jacob Hiatt Magnet.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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