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McKay Elementary School

Public Grades 1-5

814^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Massachusetts elementary schools

754

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,801

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

67 Rindge Road
Fitchburg, MA 01420

(978) 665-3187

District: Fitchburg

Students who attend McKay Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Arthur M Longsjo Middle School
	Memorial Middle School
High:	Fitchburg High
	Goodrich Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.3%

White:

17.1%

African American:

6.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg24%

Massachusetts avg41%

814^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Fitchburg

311^th of 348Fitchburg 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	814 of 906	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	803 of 916	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	825 of 928	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	867 of 932	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	766 of 936	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	899 of 942	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	865 of 934	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.9	878 of 938	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	22.7	753 of 932	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.6	720 of 914	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	82 of 169	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.0	148 of 167	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	16.6	638 of 672	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	595 of 632	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	595 of 665	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	624 of 656	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	227 of 281	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.6	129 of 282	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	112 of 264	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.5	222 of 267	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	233 of 240	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	253 of 258	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	772 of 869	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	792 of 886	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	823 of 887	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	862 of 901	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	752 of 898	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	871 of 902	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	843 of 893	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	380 of 458	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	316 of 446	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	289 of 420	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.2	360 of 401	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	301 of 379	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	355 of 398	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	338 of 379	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	637 of 736	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	593 of 760	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	628 of 757	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	733 of 772	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	593 of 705	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	655 of 700	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	637 of 685	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	801 of 884	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	764 of 891	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	751 of 896	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	826 of 908	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	715 of 904	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	842 of 907	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	810 of 898	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	44 of 48	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	37 of 40	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	29 of 33	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	603 of 717	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	578 of 731	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	517 of 703	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	865 of 905	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	806 of 894	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	854 of 896	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	837 of 886	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	22.4	719 of 925	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	24.0	302 of 399	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	592 of 737	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	609 of 753	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	695 of 762	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	694 of 764	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	601 of 765	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	748 of 780	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	716 of 772	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	22.7	389 of 497	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	396 of 501	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	452 of 498	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	402 of 484	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.8	388 of 487	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.4	325 of 482	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.4	206 of 441	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	24.1	362 of 445	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	376 of 431	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	397 of 424	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	411 of 417	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	19.0	404 of 494	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	416 of 483	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	442 of 478	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	411 of 463	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	27.3	279 of 368	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	267 of 335	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	298 of 322	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	219 of 309	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	32.7	341 of 489	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.0	370 of 462	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	416 of 452	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	362 of 438	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	28.3	353 of 497	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	329 of 485	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.0	437 of 478	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	375 of 466	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	33.0	349 of 503	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.5	404 of 489	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	449 of 484	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	379 of 467	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	22.9	376 of 491	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	26.0	255 of 339	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	34.8	256 of 404	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.4	226 of 401	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.4	361 of 396	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	357 of 395	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)51st percentile+41 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)24th percentile+6 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)22nd percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)8th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)5th percentile~ school

Middle school

White (2022)37th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2022)31st percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)30th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2022)29th percentile+7 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)25th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2022)24th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)23rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)19th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2022)18th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics19%-21 vs state

English Language Arts17%-24 vs state

Science17%-24 vs state

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Thursday, December 15, 2016

We did school choice to get into McKay because of the reviews from other parents we know. There is an excellent academic program and the school is ranked Tier 1 (among the best) for elementary schools in Massachusetts. Close Quote

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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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
McKay Elementary School	Public	1-5	67 Rindge Road	Fitchburg	01420	Worcester County	Fitchburg	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 665-3187	754	67	11.2		129 (17.1%)	52 (6.9%)	485 (64.3%)	38 (5.0%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.8%)	12.9	814^th of 906 public elementary schools	10.2%		15	803^rd of 916 public elementary schools	12.3%	11	19.4	23.0	10.6	17.4	17.7	28.1	12.7	19.4	17.2	17.2	$20,801
Crocker Elementary	Public	1-5	200 Bigelow Dr	Fitchburg	01420	Worcester County	Fitchburg	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 345-3290	610	52	11.7		142 (23.3%)	64 (10.5%)	343 (56.2%)	18 (3.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.2%)	44.7	508^th of 906 public elementary schools	43.9%		43.6	530^th of 916 public elementary schools	42.1%	22	38.6	34.0	26.7	33.2	46.5	46.2	47.1	46.6	36.5	36.5	$20,188
South Street Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	376 South Street	Fitchburg	01420	Worcester County	Fitchburg	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 348-2300	570	46	12.3		126 (22.1%)	54 (9.5%)	336 (58.9%)	20 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.8%)								(n/a)											$21,744
Reingold Elementary	Public	1-5	70 Reingold Avenue	Fitchburg	01420	Worcester County	Fitchburg	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 345-3287	679	54	12.5		195 (28.7%)	47 (6.9%)	366 (53.9%)	32 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.7%)	21.1	723^rd of 906 public elementary schools	20.2%		25.6	684^th of 916 public elementary schools	25.3%	39	27.8	22.3	33.3	27.8	31.2	16.5	18.7	22.2	24.4	24.4	$20,002
Turkey Hill Elementary School	Public	3-5	129 Northfield Road	Lunenburg	01462	Worcester County	Lunenburg	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 582-4110	345	19	18.1		281 (81.4%)	12 (3.5%)	37 (10.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.2%)	55.6	400^th of 906 public elementary schools	55.8%		52.7	443^rd of 916 public elementary schools	51.6%	43	46.0	36.2	43.2	42.1	44.7	51.4	45.1	46.9	49.6	49.6	$16,613
Johnny Appleseed	Public	K-5	845 Main Street	Leominster	01453	Worcester County	Leominster	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 534-7765	692	49	14.1		291 (42.1%)	86 (12.4%)	260 (37.6%)	26 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.2%)	48	475^th of 906 public elementary schools	47.6%		54.7	418^th of 916 public elementary schools	54.4%	57	35.2	40.4	43.9	39.6	34.4	49.5	41.2	41.3	45.6	45.6	$18,708
Northwest	Public	1-5	45 Stearns Avenue	Leominster	01453	Worcester County	Leominster	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 534-7756	665	49	13.5		213 (32.0%)	67 (10.1%)	331 (49.8%)	25 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.1%)	26.5	667^th of 906 public elementary schools	26.4%		27.1	667^th of 916 public elementary schools	27.2%		30.8	24.4	28.9	28.2	30.1	21.5	26.8	26.3	39.4	39.4	$17,993
Priest Street	Public	K	115 Priest Street	Leominster	01453	Worcester County	Leominster	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 534-7761	151	11	14.2		46 (30.5%)	15 (9.9%)	74 (49.0%)	5 (3.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.6%)								(n/a)											$21,553
Lunenburg Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1401 Massachusetts Avenue	Lunenburg	01462	Worcester County	Lunenburg	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 582-4122	374	24	15.9		285 (76.2%)	13 (3.5%)	58 (15.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.5%)								(n/a)											$16,037
Frances Drake School	Public	K-5	95 Viscoloid Ave	Leominster	01453	Worcester County	Leominster	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 534-7751	512	41	12.5		150 (29.3%)	49 (9.6%)	274 (53.5%)	18 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	27.1	659^th of 906 public elementary schools	27.3%		25.4	686^th of 916 public elementary schools	25.1%	27	24.1	32.8	30.9	29.1	30.5	25.0	23.7	26.4	37.2	37.2	$21,617

Frequently Asked Questions about McKay Elementary School

How many students attend McKay Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 754 students attended McKay Elementary School.

What district is McKay Elementary School in?

Fitchburg

What schools do graduates of McKay Elementary School attend?

Students who attend McKay Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Arthur M Longsjo Middle School
Middle : Memorial Middle School
High : Fitchburg High
High : Goodrich Academy

What is the racial makeup of McKay Elementary School?

Students at McKay Elementary School are 64% Hispanic, 17% White, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

Is McKay Elementary School a good school?

McKay Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.2% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

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