Summary:
The town of Webster, Massachusetts is home to a single elementary school, Park Avenue Elementary. This school serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade and has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages on standardized assessments.
Park Avenue Elementary has ranked in the bottom half of Massachusetts elementary schools, placing 691 out of 906 in 2024-2025, 781 out of 916 in 2023-2024, and 738 out of 928 in 2022-2023. The school's performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments is below state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grades. In 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA was 27.45% at Park Avenue Elementary, compared to 41.53% statewide. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 28.52%, while the state average was 40.74%.
The data suggests that Park Avenue Elementary may be facing socioeconomic challenges, as the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, though the exact percentage is not provided. The school's per-student spending for the 2020-2021 school year was $17,560, which is higher than the state average, potentially indicating the need for additional resources to support the student population. While the school's student-teacher ratio of 11.3 is slightly lower than the state average, the consistent underperformance over the past two years suggests that the school may need to implement more effective strategies and interventions to improve student outcomes.
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