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Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12
686th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 906 Massachusetts Alternative Schools
Better than 24% of Massachusetts alternative schools
Summary

Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School is an alternative public charter school located in Worcester, Massachusetts, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 1,421 students. This high-performing institution has consistently demonstrated exceptional academic achievement, with a 100% four-year graduation rate and a 0% dropout rate over the past three school years, significantly outperforming the state average.

The school's strong performance is particularly evident in its MCAS Next Generation assessments, where it is projected to outperform the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across multiple grade levels. In 10th grade, the school's proficiency rates are notably higher than the state average, with 77.65% in English Language Arts, 63.53% in Mathematics, and 71.76% in Science. Additionally, the school's spending per student and lower student-teacher ratio suggest a significant investment in resources and staffing, which may contribute to its academic success.

While the school's overall performance is impressive, it is important to analyze the school's equity in access and outcomes to ensure all students are receiving the support they need to succeed. Unfortunately, the data provided does not include information about other schools in the surrounding area, making it difficult to draw meaningful comparisons. Analyzing the performance of similar schools in the region would provide a more comprehensive understanding of Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School's relative strengths and areas for improvement.

1,426
Students ?
11.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,933
Per pupil spending ?
65.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 10 New Bond Street
       Worcester, MA  01606

(508) 854-8400

District: Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public

Racial breakdown:

African American:
55.9%
Hispanic:
24.3%
White:
11.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2022 → 85th in 2025
Strengths
100% graduate within 4 years
Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2022
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school34%
District avg34%
Massachusetts avg41%
Elementary school
686th of 906
Massachusetts public elementary schools ?
Bottom 24%▼ down 12 pts since 2015
From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
202nd of 484
Massachusetts public middle schools ?
Top 42%▲ up 19 pts since 2015
From bottom 39% (2015) to top 42% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
52nd of 349
Massachusetts public high schools ?
Top 15%▲ up 14 pts since 2015
From top 29% (2015) to top 15% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202524.2686 of 90624.3%★☆☆☆☆
202432.6617 of 91632.6%★★☆☆☆
202335.5613 of 92833.9%★★☆☆☆
202228.7670 of 93228.1%★☆☆☆☆
202123.9711 of 93624.0%★☆☆☆☆
201934.2654 of 94230.6%★★☆☆☆
201833.0661 of 93429.2%★☆☆☆☆
201740.8601 of 93835.9%★★☆☆☆
201638.6616 of 93233.9%★★☆☆☆
201542.1579 of 91436.7%★★☆☆☆
201433.9663 of 92628.4%★☆☆☆☆
201339.2619 of 92833.3%★★☆☆☆
201225.5721 of 93022.5%★☆☆☆☆
201129.6696 of 92424.7%★☆☆☆☆
201023.3750 of 92018.5%★☆☆☆☆
200933.5653 of 90928.2%★☆☆☆☆
200821.5750 of 90817.4%★☆☆☆☆
200722.5745 of 91118.2%★☆☆☆☆
200623.4742 of 91118.6%★☆☆☆☆
200545.7511 of 88742.4%★★☆☆☆
200426.2680 of 88222.9%★☆☆☆☆
200322.7703 of 88420.5%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202557.256 of 16966.9%★★★☆☆
202466.733 of 16780.2%★★★★☆
202375.821 of 16787.4%★★★★☆
202264.140 of 17376.9%★★★★☆
202163.838 of 16677.1%★★★★☆
201963.751 of 17270.3%★★★★☆
201862.144 of 17474.7%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202228.3496 of 67226.2%★☆☆☆☆
202132.6426 of 63232.6%★★☆☆☆
201943.5339 of 66549.0%★★☆☆☆
201838.6387 of 65641.0%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202551.493 of 28166.9%★★★☆☆
202447.3113 of 28259.9%★★★☆☆
202372.525 of 26490.5%★★★★★
202247.999 of 26762.9%★★★☆☆
202162.337 of 24084.6%★★★★☆
201945.6113 of 25856.2%★★★☆☆
201814.7242 of 2440.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202523.9670 of 86922.9%★☆☆☆☆
202434.0591 of 88633.3%★★☆☆☆
202336.6565 of 88736.3%★★☆☆☆
202228.5649 of 90128.0%★☆☆☆☆
202124.9680 of 89824.3%★☆☆☆☆
201937.5606 of 90232.8%★★☆☆☆
201835.9614 of 89331.2%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202538.0282 of 45838.4%★★☆☆☆
202451.2176 of 44660.5%★★★☆☆
202352.1156 of 42062.9%★★★☆☆
202247.6169 of 40157.9%★★★☆☆
202143.7180 of 37952.5%★★★☆☆
201948.9193 of 39851.5%★★★☆☆
201857.0129 of 37966.0%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202543.7408 of 73644.6%★★☆☆☆
202452.9322 of 76057.6%★★★☆☆
202361.1245 of 75767.6%★★★☆☆
202243.4441 of 77242.9%★★☆☆☆
202147.2359 of 70549.1%★★☆☆☆
201950.7343 of 70051.0%★★★☆☆
201843.2408 of 68540.4%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202527.5644 of 88427.1%★☆☆☆☆
202431.9611 of 89131.4%★★☆☆☆
202334.7608 of 89632.1%★★☆☆☆
202230.1646 of 90828.9%★☆☆☆☆
202125.4676 of 90425.2%★☆☆☆☆
201931.1671 of 90726.0%★☆☆☆☆
201830.7659 of 89826.6%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202519.033 of 4831.3%★★☆☆☆
202414.834 of 4015.0%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202530.1514 of 71728.3%★☆☆☆☆
202431.1509 of 73130.4%★★☆☆☆
202340.9381 of 70345.8%★★☆☆☆
202241.4536 of 90540.8%★★☆☆☆
202140.4546 of 89438.9%★★☆☆☆
201946.5488 of 89645.5%★★☆☆☆
201842.6522 of 88641.1%★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202120.3737 of 92520.3%★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202147.2181 of 39954.6%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202522.0618 of 73716.1%★☆☆☆☆
202426.4608 of 75319.3%★☆☆☆☆
202328.5591 of 76222.4%★☆☆☆☆
202222.6642 of 76416.0%★☆☆☆☆
202113.3701 of 7658.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201951.1399 of 78048.8%★★☆☆☆
201855.2375 of 77251.4%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202552.7202 of 48458.3%★★★☆☆
202448.1232 of 49352.9%★★★☆☆
202344.1262 of 50147.7%★★☆☆☆
202237.5297 of 49740.2%★★☆☆☆
202134.2318 of 50136.5%★★☆☆☆
201949.4254 of 49849.0%★★☆☆☆
201843.9276 of 48443.0%★★☆☆☆
201730.8339 of 48730.4%★★☆☆☆
201633.4336 of 48230.3%★★☆☆☆
201542.0267 of 44139.5%★★☆☆☆
201443.4270 of 45540.7%★★☆☆☆
201348.0254 of 45544.2%★★☆☆☆
201237.3305 of 45533.0%★★☆☆☆
201135.1325 of 44927.6%★☆☆☆☆
201037.7294 of 43432.3%★★☆☆☆
200947.8237 of 40942.1%★★☆☆☆
200826.6313 of 40723.1%★☆☆☆☆
200730.1297 of 39925.6%★☆☆☆☆
200630.8296 of 39925.8%★☆☆☆☆
200542.4221 of 35637.9%★★☆☆☆
200434.8246 of 34428.5%★☆☆☆☆
200334.5240 of 33929.2%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202582.821 of 20689.8%★★★★★
202478.423 of 20288.6%★★★★☆
202383.016 of 20992.3%★★★★★
202273.133 of 21284.4%★★★★☆
202163.046 of 19376.2%★★★★☆
201981.220 of 19589.7%★★★★★
201878.719 of 17289.0%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202244.7189 of 44557.5%★★★☆☆
202143.1203 of 43152.9%★★★☆☆
201938.6233 of 42445.0%★★☆☆☆
201832.5269 of 41735.5%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202554.2198 of 47358.1%★★★☆☆
202444.3247 of 48148.6%★★☆☆☆
202344.4257 of 48947.4%★★☆☆☆
202240.7280 of 49443.3%★★☆☆☆
202138.3289 of 48340.2%★★☆☆☆
201951.9239 of 47850.0%★★★☆☆
201841.3283 of 46338.9%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202560.2120 of 37668.1%★★★☆☆
202456.1126 of 37866.7%★★★☆☆
202347.4157 of 36456.9%★★★☆☆
202246.0168 of 36854.3%★★★☆☆
202137.2204 of 33539.1%★★☆☆☆
201957.8114 of 32264.6%★★★☆☆
201856.5115 of 30962.8%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202574.380 of 46482.8%★★★★☆
202456.9170 of 46963.8%★★★☆☆
202362.2148 of 48169.2%★★★☆☆
202256.4169 of 48965.4%★★★☆☆
202150.2196 of 46257.6%★★★☆☆
201959.5159 of 45264.8%★★★☆☆
201852.7202 of 43853.9%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202548.5217 of 47354.1%★★★☆☆
202450.9211 of 48356.3%★★★☆☆
202342.3272 of 48944.4%★★☆☆☆
202233.8319 of 49735.8%★★☆☆☆
202129.7331 of 48531.8%★★☆☆☆
201944.9263 of 47845.0%★★☆☆☆
201844.8256 of 46645.1%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202531.3285 of 43534.5%★★☆☆☆
202436.5238 of 44146.0%★★☆☆☆
202334.3263 of 44440.8%★★☆☆☆
202259.4148 of 50370.6%★★★★☆
202150.1206 of 48957.9%★★★☆☆
201958.2162 of 48466.5%★★★☆☆
201857.8159 of 46766.0%★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202130.4337 of 49131.4%★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202154.7125 of 33963.1%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202540.9206 of 38646.6%★★☆☆☆
202443.7209 of 39246.7%★★☆☆☆
202335.5251 of 40337.7%★★☆☆☆
202226.5304 of 40424.8%★☆☆☆☆
202152.3177 of 40155.9%★★★☆☆
201958.0153 of 39661.4%★★★☆☆
201842.7226 of 39542.8%★★☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202588.152 of 34985.1%★★★★☆
202480.276 of 34878.2%★★★★☆
202369.7115 of 34766.9%★★★☆☆
202256.4165 of 34251.8%★★★☆☆
202162.1126 of 28555.8%★★★☆☆
201965.8137 of 35161.0%★★★☆☆
201877.068 of 34580.3%★★★★☆
201780.636 of 34889.7%★★★★☆
201679.341 of 35188.3%★★★★☆
201572.6102 of 35471.2%★★★★☆
201460.1187 of 34746.1%★★☆☆☆
201361.0166 of 34451.7%★★★☆☆
201263.2154 of 34054.7%★★★☆☆
201154.4200 of 34041.2%★★☆☆☆
201041.5237 of 33529.3%★☆☆☆☆
200944.0219 of 32232.0%★★☆☆☆
200848.8190 of 31940.4%★★☆☆☆
200764.0119 of 31662.3%★★★☆☆
200630.3237 of 31424.5%★☆☆☆☆
200550.2186 of 31140.2%★★☆☆☆
200451.1177 of 30742.3%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202597.56 of 14895.9%★★★★★
202495.87 of 16095.6%★★★★★
202385.114 of 14290.1%★★★★★
202286.016 of 13388.0%★★★★☆
202190.98 of 9491.5%★★★★★
201985.814 of 13789.8%★★★★★
201887.813 of 13490.3%★★★★★

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
201947.3144 of 29951.8%★★★☆☆
201883.748 of 29983.9%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202593.724 of 33792.9%★★★★★
202485.851 of 34285.1%★★★★☆
202368.4115 of 33966.1%★★★☆☆
202258.7150 of 34055.9%★★★☆☆
202156.0141 of 28149.8%★★★☆☆
201962.8149 of 34256.4%★★★☆☆
201872.999 of 33970.8%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202589.826 of 24589.4%★★★★☆
202480.946 of 24981.5%★★★★☆
202381.741 of 24183.0%★★★★☆
202272.656 of 21774.2%★★★★☆
202155.651 of 14965.8%★★★☆☆
201971.956 of 20672.8%★★★★☆
201883.829 of 19385.0%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202595.215 of 33495.5%★★★★★
202495.914 of 33895.9%★★★★★
202376.470 of 33879.3%★★★★☆
202268.595 of 33271.4%★★★★☆
202173.350 of 25380.2%★★★★☆
201987.430 of 33090.9%★★★★★
201886.521 of 33093.6%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202576.588 of 33974.0%★★★★☆
202464.9125 of 34263.5%★★★☆☆
202367.9116 of 34366.2%★★★☆☆
202251.7172 of 33949.3%★★☆☆☆
202165.4107 of 28161.9%★★★☆☆
201965.2132 of 34661.8%★★★☆☆
201877.170 of 34379.6%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202272.668 of 33979.9%★★★★☆
202172.352 of 26880.6%★★★★☆
201988.626 of 34892.5%★★★★★
201888.027 of 34492.2%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202396.04 of 30198.7%★★★★★
202238.5188 of 30037.3%★★☆☆☆
202170.677 of 24969.1%★★★☆☆
201976.072 of 30276.2%★★★★☆
201885.413 of 30395.7%★★★★★
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)
Elementary school
English Language Learner (2025)67th percentile+43 vs school
African American (2025)67th percentile+43 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)55th percentile+31 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+20 vs school
Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+14 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)31st percentile+7 vs school
Special Education (2025)28th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school
Disabled (2022)26th percentile~ school
Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school
Tested In Person (2021)20th percentile-4 vs school
White (2025)16th percentile-8 vs school
Middle school
African American (2025)90th percentile+32 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+24 vs school
Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+10 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)63rd percentile+27 vs school
Female (2025)58th percentile~ school
Disabled (2022)58th percentile+17 vs school
Male (2025)54th percentile-4 vs school
White (2025)47th percentile-12 vs school
Special Education (2025)34th percentile-24 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)31st percentile-5 vs school
High school
White (2023)99th percentile+32 vs school
African American (2025)96th percentile+11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+10 vs school
Female (2025)93rd percentile+8 vs school
Hispanic (2025)89th percentile+4 vs school
Special Education (2022)80th percentile+28 vs school
Male (2025)74th percentile-11 vs school
Disabled (2019)52nd percentile-9 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?
Biology67%+28 vs state
Civics36%-3 vs state
Science33%-8 vs state
English Language Arts33%-8 vs state
Mathematics31%-10 vs state

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Open Quote The academics challenge my children. The school also offers a great music program for its students. Parent participation & support is highly encouraged and welcomed. Close Quote





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Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School ranks in the bottom 24.3% of Massachusetts alternative schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,426 students attended Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School.

Students at Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School are 56% African American, 24% Hispanic, 11% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.


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