Elementary Schools in Worcester

Summary:

The Worcester school district in Massachusetts contains 34 elementary schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade, with a mix of public and magnet schools. While the district as a whole is ranked 302 out of 348 districts in the state, several individual schools stand out as high-performing, including Flagg Street, West Tatnuck, and Worcester Arts Magnet School.

Flagg Street and West Tatnuck both ranked in the top 25% of Massachusetts elementary schools in 2024-2025, with Flagg Street having 56.62% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 61.64% in Mathematics, while West Tatnuck had 65.48% proficient or better in English Language Arts and 52.69% in Mathematics. The Worcester Arts Magnet School, as a specialized institution, also demonstrated strong academic performance with 44.5% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 40.31% in Mathematics.

While the top-performing schools stand out, there are also significant performance gaps between them and lower-performing schools in the district, such as Woodland Academy and Union Hill School. This suggests the need for targeted interventions and support to improve outcomes across the Worcester school district.

District Detail

20 Irving Street
Worcester, MA 01609

(508) 799-3115

SchoolDigger Rank:
302^nd of 348 Massachusetts districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 24,778

Primary Schools: 34
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 8
Alternative Schools: 0

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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)		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 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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Woodland Academy	Public	K-6	93 Woodland Street	Worcester	01610	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3557	482	39	12.3		48 (10.0%)	60 (12.4%)	338 (70.1%)	20 (4.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	10.6	844^th of 906 public elementary schools	6.8%		12.2	833^rd of 916 public elementary schools	9.1%	11	13.4	13.2	7.1	14.1	11.8	14.9	17.0	14.3	28.1	18.5	12.9	12.9	$23,077
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
Burncoat Street	Public	K-6	526 Burncoat Street	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3537	223	21	10.8		63 (28.3%)	32 (14.3%)	118 (52.9%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	12.2	822^nd of 906 public elementary schools	9.3%		16	788^th of 916 public elementary schools	14.0%	34	16.7	12.5	7.4	26.7	16.0	11.1	18.8	7.4	30.0	16.8	14.8	14.8	$23,532
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
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
Clark St Community	Public	PK, KG-6	280 Clark Street	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3545	278	22	12.7		39 (14.0%)	54 (19.4%)	155 (55.8%)	18 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	13.6	802^nd of 906 public elementary schools	11.5%		12.3	831^st of 916 public elementary schools	9.3%	29	25.8	18.2	4.8	13.9	16.5	35.5	9.1	19.1	16.7	19.8	10.0	10.0	$22,846
Columbus Park	Public	PK, KG-6	75 Lovell Street	Worcester	01603	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3490	381	29	12.9		68 (17.8%)	54 (14.2%)	224 (58.8%)	22 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	14.7	791^st of 906 public elementary schools	12.7%		11.4	850^th of 916 public elementary schools	7.2%	59	25.6	11.4	19.6	23.1	19.7	15.8	20.5	19.6	15.4	18.0	25.5	25.5	$21,628
Elm Park Community	Public	PK, KG-6	23 North Ashland Street	Worcester	01609	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3568	478	32	14.9		78 (16.3%)	81 (16.9%)	278 (58.2%)	28 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	13.5	804^th of 906 public elementary schools	11.3%		9.7	863^rd of 916 public elementary schools	5.8%	59	18.2	9.3	20.5	20.0	17.0	19.3	17.0	22.2	12.3	17.3	31.1	31.1	$21,146
Flagg Street	Public	K-6	115 Flagg Street	Worcester	01602	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3522	412	23	18.2		285 (69.2%)	22 (5.3%)	55 (13.3%)	20 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.8%)	78.9	194^th of 906 public elementary schools	78.6%		69.9	279^th of 916 public elementary schools	69.5%	85	63.2	45.1	55.2	61.9	56.6	63.2	54.9	60.3	69.1	61.6	58.6	58.6	$20,092
Francis J McGrath Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	493 Grove Street	Worcester	01605	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3584	200	18	11.3		55 (27.5%)	30 (15.0%)	98 (49.0%)	8 (4.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.5%)	16.1	779^th of 906 public elementary schools	14.0%		17.7	765^th of 916 public elementary schools	16.5%	14	35.3	16.7	0.0	33.3	20.8	23.5	22.2	14.3	18.2	18.8	7.1	7.1	$22,763
Goddard School/Science Technical	Public	PK, KG-6	14 Richards Street	Worcester	01603	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3594	359	29	12.3		40 (11.1%)	51 (14.2%)	219 (61.0%)	35 (9.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	24.5	684^th of 906 public elementary schools	24.5%		16.2	786^th of 916 public elementary schools	14.2%	102	17.1	34.4	22.2	35.6	27.4	20.0	45.5	17.8	8.9	21.5	34.1	34.1	$24,212
Gates Lane	Public	PK, KG-6	1238 Main Street	Worcester	01603	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3488	547	44	12.3		111 (20.3%)	89 (16.3%)	242 (44.2%)	65 (11.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (6.6%)	17.5	768^th of 906 public elementary schools	15.2%		18.8	755^th of 916 public elementary schools	17.6%	13	21.7	18.0	23.8	21.8	21.5	26.1	17.7	17.5	27.3	22.3	25.4	25.4	$23,926
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
Heard Street	Public	K-6	200 Heard Street	Worcester	01603	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3525	245	18	13.8		92 (37.6%)	42 (17.1%)	79 (32.2%)	20 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	46.3	493^rd of 906 public elementary schools	45.6%		50.6	466^th of 916 public elementary schools	49.1%	27	57.1	38.9	42.3	55.9	48.9	28.6	41.7	34.6	20.6	31.3	30.8	30.8	$20,342
Lake View	Public	K-6	133 Coburn Avenue	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3536	284	20	14.4		100 (35.2%)	60 (21.1%)	88 (31.0%)	26 (9.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (2.8%)	69	291^st of 906 public elementary schools	67.9%		49.1	479^th of 916 public elementary schools	47.7%	188	50.0	48.4	48.7	45.5	48.3	61.0	60.0	53.9	33.3	52.5	69.2	69.2	$20,991
Lincoln Street	Public	K-6	549 Lincoln Street	Worcester	01605	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3504	177	18	9.5		32 (18.1%)	44 (24.9%)	74 (41.8%)	14 (7.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.8%)	20.2	733^rd of 906 public elementary schools	19.1%		25.3	688^th of 916 public elementary schools	24.9%	45	21.9	28.6	19.1	26.7	23.6	43.8	14.3	14.3	13.3	24.7	14.3	14.3	$24,001
May Street	Public	K-6	265 May Street	Worcester	01602	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3520	310	22	14.2		123 (39.7%)	49 (15.8%)	86 (27.7%)	24 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.0%)	39.3	552^nd of 906 public elementary schools	39.1%		38.4	572^nd of 916 public elementary schools	37.6%	20	19.1	17.1	40.5	42.4	29.6	28.6	22.9	44.2	48.5	36.0	51.2	51.2	$19,674
Midland Street	Public	K-6	18 Midland Street	Worcester	01602	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3548	249	18	13.5		130 (52.2%)	21 (8.4%)	56 (22.5%)	23 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.2%)	33.6	605^th of 906 public elementary schools	33.2%		41.6	547^th of 916 public elementary schools	40.3%	58	19.1	58.1	29.2	41.2	35.9	21.4	35.5	37.5	23.5	28.2	29.2	29.2	$19,159
Nelson Place	Public	PK, KG-6	35 Nelson Pl	Worcester	01605	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3506	621	46	13.4		274 (44.1%)	109 (17.6%)	158 (25.4%)	46 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.5%)	43.3	522^nd of 906 public elementary schools	42.4%		48.6	487^th of 916 public elementary schools	46.8%	35	41.0	27.4	33.8	34.2	34.2	38.5	37.0	48.8	34.2	39.6	48.8	48.8	$23,581
Norrback Avenue	Public	PK, KG-6	44 Malden Street	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3500	504	43	11.8		143 (28.4%)	146 (29.0%)	183 (36.3%)	12 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	17.4	770^th of 906 public elementary schools	15.0%		13.1	823^rd of 916 public elementary schools	10.2%	53	14.3	27.1	10.9	29.2	20.4	12.5	27.1	21.9	23.9	21.3	23.4	23.4	$27,007
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
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
Roosevelt	Public	PK, KG-6	1006 Grafton Street	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3482	604	44	13.8		171 (28.3%)	173 (28.6%)	194 (32.1%)	35 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.8%)	27.9	652^nd of 906 public elementary schools	28.0%		26.8	670^th of 916 public elementary schools	26.9%	18	22.5	23.0	29.7	50.8	31.3	22.9	31.2	25.0	27.4	26.5	28.6	28.6	$22,188
Worcester Arts Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-6	315 St Nicholas Avenue	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3575	372	26	14.5		139 (37.4%)	82 (22.0%)	100 (26.9%)	40 (10.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	51.9	436^th of 906 public elementary schools	51.9%		59.4	375^th of 916 public elementary schools	59.1%	61	39.7	52.3	45.5	42.2	44.5	25.9	47.7	43.2	48.9	40.3	43.2	43.2	$23,599
Tatnuck	Public	PK, KG-6	1083 Pleasant Street	Worcester	01602	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3554	376	28	13.5		153 (40.7%)	71 (18.9%)	115 (30.6%)	15 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	20	735^th of 906 public elementary schools	18.9%		27.6	661^st of 916 public elementary schools	27.8%	74	30.0	30.0	20.4	28.9	27.3	22.0	24.5	24.5	11.1	20.7	22.5	22.5	$20,525
Thorndyke Road	Public	K-6	30 Thorndyke Rd	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3550	319	21	14.8		108 (33.9%)	51 (16.0%)	139 (43.6%)	13 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	32.3	615^th of 906 public elementary schools	32.1%		23.2	706^th of 916 public elementary schools	22.9%	91	24.6	23.7	41.3	17.5	27.1	14.0	31.6	45.7	30.0	29.3	52.2	52.2	$19,433
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
Wawecus Road School	Public	K-6	20 Wawecus Rd	Worcester	01605	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3527	155	13	11.5		52 (33.5%)	23 (14.8%)	55 (35.5%)	12 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.4%)	17.1	772^nd of 906 public elementary schools	14.8%		21.2	726^th of 916 public elementary schools	20.7%	46	10.5	9.5	24.1	8.7	14.1	21.1	14.3	31.0	4.4	18.5	39.3	39.3	$22,466
West Tatnuck	Public	PK, KG-6	300 Mower Street	Worcester	01602	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3596	343	24	14.4		168 (49.0%)	49 (14.3%)	74 (21.6%)	27 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.3%)	73.2	244^th of 906 public elementary schools	73.1%		77.2	218^th of 916 public elementary schools	76.2%	26	66.7	59.5	59.1	76.7	65.5	53.9	45.2	68.2	42.9	52.7	37.2	37.2	$20,404
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
Worcester Dual Language Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-6	525 Chandler Street	Worcester	01602	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3452	519	45	11.5		78 (15.0%)	23 (4.4%)	398 (76.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	9.7	854^th of 906 public elementary schools	5.7%		22.9	708^th of 916 public elementary schools	22.7%	146	21.1	17.2	6.5	15.0	15.2	16.9	14.1	3.2	21.7	14.0	11.3	11.3	$23,515
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
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
Worcester Academic Center for Transition (ACT)	Public	1-6	14 New Bond Street	Worcester	01609	Worcester County	Worcester	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(508) 538-9106	49	13	3.8		15 (30.6%)	7 (14.3%)	23 (46.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.1%)								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Learning First Charter Public School	1.44 mi	1	313^th
Auburn	1.66 mi	7
Worcester Cultural Academy Charter Public School	2.27 mi	1	344^th
Ma Academy for Math and Science	2.4 mi	1
Leicester	4.02 mi	4	268^th

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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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