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Wire Village School

Public Grades K-4

790^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Wire Village School is an elementary school located in Spencer, MA, serving 451 students in grades K-4. The school is part of the Spencer-East Brookfield school district, which is ranked 289 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wire Village School has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Massachusetts elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 660 and 828 out of around 900-940 schools. The school's performance is below average across various student subgroups, and its proficiency rates in MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly lower than the state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 23.7% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 41.53% statewide, and 19.65% were proficient or better in Math, compared to 40.74% statewide.

While Wire Village School struggles overall, its Hispanic students and students receiving special education services perform relatively better compared to other subgroups. The nearby East Brookfield Elementary School, which is also part of the Spencer-East Brookfield district, consistently outperforms Wire Village School in both ELA and Math proficiency rates. The school's performance dipped during the 2020-2021 school year, which was likely due to the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

430

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,618

Per pupil spending ?

49.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

60 Paxton Road
Spencer, MA 01562

(508) 885-8524

District: Spencer-E Brookfield

Students who attend Wire Village School usually attend:

Middle:	Knox Trail Middle School
High:	David Prouty High

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.5%

Hispanic:

25.1%

African American:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg21%

Massachusetts avg41%

790^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Spencer-E Brookfield

289^th of 348Spencer-E Brookfield 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	14.8	790 of 906	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	808 of 916	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	781 of 928	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	791 of 932	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	828 of 936	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	814 of 942	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	743 of 934	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.4	688 of 938	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.5	827 of 932	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.4	660 of 914	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.1	651 of 926	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.4	604 of 928	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.4	629 of 930	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.2	630 of 924	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.4	616 of 920	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.3	672 of 909	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.0	644 of 908	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	47.9	526 of 911	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.1	545 of 911	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	29.1	488 of 672	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	584 of 632	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	585 of 665	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.2	345 of 656	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	708 of 869	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	788 of 886	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	726 of 887	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	710 of 901	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	734 of 898	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	731 of 902	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	705 of 893	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	305 of 458	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	223 of 446	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.3	347 of 420	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.6	244 of 401	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.8	324 of 379	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	241 of 398	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	608 of 736	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	596 of 760	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	638 of 757	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	596 of 772	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	475 of 705	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.0	579 of 700	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.0	397 of 685	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	806 of 884	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	763 of 891	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	768 of 896	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	822 of 908	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	841 of 904	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	825 of 907	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	700 of 898	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	644 of 717	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	567 of 731	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.6	368 of 703	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.1	805 of 905	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	785 of 894	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	830 of 896	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	621 of 886	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	11.2	846 of 925	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	37.7	224 of 399	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	715 of 737	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	736 of 753	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	724 of 762	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	727 of 764	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.6	749 of 765	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	746 of 780	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	729 of 772	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Tested Remotely (2021)44th percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)9th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-18 vs state

Mathematics20%-21 vs state

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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
Wire Village School	Public	K-4	60 Paxton Road	Spencer	01562	Worcester County	Spencer-E Brookfield	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 885-8524	430	36	12.0		286 (66.5%)	14 (3.3%)	108 (25.1%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	14.8	790^th of 906 public elementary schools	12.8%		14.8	808^th of 916 public elementary schools	11.8%	18	25.3	21.8					23.7	21.1	18.0					19.7					$18,618
Leicester Elementary	Public	K-4	170 Paxton Street	Leicester	01524	Worcester County	Leicester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 892-7050	467	34	13.8		290 (62.1%)	35 (7.5%)	102 (21.8%)	14 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	23 (4.9%)	20	734^th of 906 public elementary schools	19.0%		29.3	646^th of 916 public elementary schools	29.5%	88	27.7	28.4					28.1	29.7	13.7					21.9					$19,133
East Brookfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	410 East Main Street	East Brookfield	01515	Worcester County	Spencer-E Brookfield	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 885-8536	247	19	13.1		195 (78.9%)	6 (2.4%)	34 (13.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	44.8	506^th of 906 public elementary schools	44.2%		51.5	456^th of 916 public elementary schools	50.2%	50	40.9	26.7	29.2	57.1			37.3	45.5	13.3	25.0	42.9			32.0	62.5		62.5		$19,061
Paxton Center	Public	K-8	19 West Street	Paxton	01612	Worcester County	Wachusett	No	No	No	No	(508) 798-8576	448	35	12.7		369 (82.4%)	10 (2.2%)	39 (8.7%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.8%)	68	301^st of 906 public elementary schools	66.8%		62.6	344^th of 916 public elementary schools	62.4%	43	63.4	58.3	32.1	28.6	44.2	56.4	46.7	61.0	52.1	50.9	77.1	40.5	42.9	53.8	60.4	60.0	60.2	37.5	$16,802
North Brookfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10 New School Drive	North Brookfield	01535	Worcester County	North Brookfield	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 867-8326	240	21	11.4		197 (82.1%)	12 (5.0%)	25 (10.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	20.3	731^st of 906 public elementary schools	19.3%		21.9	716^th of 916 public elementary schools	21.8%	15	23.7	14.3	17.1				18.2	36.8	40.5	9.8				28.9	22.0		22.0		$23,895
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Wire Village School

Is Wire Village School a good school?

Wire Village School ranks in the bottom 12.8% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Wire Village School attend?

Students who attend Wire Village School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Knox Trail Middle School
High : David Prouty High

How many students attend Wire Village School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 430 students attended Wire Village School.

What district is Wire Village School in?

Spencer-E Brookfield

What is the racial makeup of Wire Village School?

Students at Wire Village School are 67% White, 25% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesMar 5, 2026

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