Worcester

Worcester has 46 listed schools — 34 elementary, 4 middle, and 8 high, with no alternative schools — enrolling 24,429 students, and the Worcester district overall ranks 304 of 351 statewide, in the 13th percentile with 1 star. Enrollment averages about 388 students per elementary school, 808 per middle school, and 1,001 per high school, ranging from South High Community (1,800) down to Worcester Alternative High School (36).

Strong performance is concentrated in a handful of elementary and magnet schools. Flagg Street leads with the top math proficiency in the list (67.73%) plus 55.2% ELA and 59.62% science. West Tatnuck is close behind with the highest science score (65.0%), while Lake View, Worcester Arts Magnet School, and Midland Street also outperform the district. Among high schools, Doherty Memorial High has the best comprehensive test profile and an 88.5% graduation rate; Worcester Technical High posts the strongest outcomes (96.7% graduation, 1.6% dropout) despite mixed test scores; and University Pk Campus School stands out with 45.71% 10th-grade ELA, above the state's 45.48%, a 95.1% graduation rate, and 0.0% dropout.

At the other end, North High is the weakest large high school (79.2% graduation, 13.2% dropout, 0 stars) and Claremont Academy has the highest dropout rate at 16.7%. Low elementary outcomes appear at Woodland Academy and Quinsigamond. Across all grades, Worcester trails the state by 15.05 points in ELA, 16.86 in math, and 17.01 in science, with high school math gaps near 23 points. Only 2 schools earned 4 stars and 3 earned 3 stars, while 19 earned 1 star and 10 earned none. Sullivan Middle shows an unusual 6th-grade spike (84% ELA, 94% math) that drops sharply in grades 7 and 8. Spending and class size do not track outcomes: Worcester Dual Language Magnet School spends the most per student ($20,444) yet ranks low.