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Leicester Elementary

Public Grades K-4

734^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Leicester Elementary is a public elementary school serving 470 students in grades K-4 in Leicester, MA, which is part of the Leicester school district. The school faces significant academic challenges, consistently performing below the state average on MCAS assessments in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grades.

Leicester Elementary struggles to effectively serve certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom half of Massachusetts elementary schools for female, male, Hispanic, white, special education, low socioeconomic status, and disabled students. The school's statewide ranking has declined over the past several years, from 651 out of 932 elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 734 out of 906 in 2024-2025, placing it in the bottom 20% of elementary schools in the state. Additionally, the school has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.2 to 14.8 over the past few years, which may contribute to the academic challenges.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools, such as Paxton Center School, Leicester Elementary generally underperforms, with proficiency rates often 20-30 percentage points lower. Despite an increase in per-student spending from $12,963 in 2018-2019 to $16,201 in 2020-2021, the school's academic outcomes have not improved. The school's co-location with the Leicester Integrated Preschool, which has a higher per-student spending level, may suggest a focus on early childhood education that could benefit the elementary school students.

467

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,133

Per pupil spending ?

34.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

170 Paxton Street
Leicester, MA 01524

(508) 892-7050

District: Leicester

Students who attend Leicester Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Leicester Middle
High:	Leicester High

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.1%

Hispanic:

21.8%

African American:

7.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg27%

Massachusetts avg41%

734^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

268^th of 348Leicester 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	20.0	734 of 906	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	646 of 916	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	592 of 928	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	603 of 932	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.8	674 of 936	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	713 of 942	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	715 of 934	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.3	707 of 938	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.2	651 of 932	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.6	671 of 914	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.2	737 of 926	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.3	650 of 928	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.1	581 of 930	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.4	592 of 924	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.7	566 of 920	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.6	453 of 909	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	46.9	532 of 908	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.3	513 of 911	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.1	546 of 911	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	58.1	393 of 887	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	56.2	425 of 882	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2003	56.5	429 of 884	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	39.0	378 of 672	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.9	514 of 632	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	436 of 665	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.4	474 of 656	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	776 of 869	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	622 of 886	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	514 of 887	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	576 of 901	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.9	669 of 898	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	640 of 902	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	717 of 893	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	346 of 458	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.4	240 of 446	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	326 of 420	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	261 of 401	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.4	122 of 398	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	149 of 379	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	640 of 736	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.7	512 of 760	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	520 of 757	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	468 of 772	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	408 of 705	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.5	566 of 700	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	618 of 685	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	604 of 884	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	629 of 891	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	631 of 896	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	581 of 908	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.2	616 of 904	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	705 of 907	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	655 of 898	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	615 of 717	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	423 of 731	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	429 of 703	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	684 of 905	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	730 of 894	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	821 of 896	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	812 of 886	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	30.9	650 of 925	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	683 of 737	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	638 of 753	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	529 of 762	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.6	581 of 764	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	685 of 765	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	694 of 780	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	693 of 772	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)44th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+13 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)30th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-13 vs state

Mathematics22%-19 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Leicester Elementary

Is Leicester Elementary a good school?

Leicester Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.0% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Leicester Elementary attend?

Students who attend Leicester Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Leicester Middle
High : Leicester High

How many students attend Leicester Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 467 students attended Leicester Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Leicester Elementary?

Students at Leicester Elementary are 62% White, 22% Hispanic, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Leicester Elementary in?

Leicester

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