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Northwest ranks 667 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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667^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Northwest Elementary School is a public school in Leominster, Massachusetts, serving 669 students in grades 1 through 5. While the school is part of the Leominster school district, which is ranked 246 out of 348 districts in the state, Northwest itself consistently ranks in the bottom half of Massachusetts elementary schools, with proficiency rates in MCAS English Language Arts and Mathematics significantly lower than the district and state averages.

Compared to the nearby Fall Brook Elementary School, which ranks much higher and has higher proficiency rates, Northwest faces significant challenges. The school's per-student spending is lower, and its student-teacher ratio is higher. Additionally, Northwest's performance has been declining over time, with its statewide ranking dropping from 496 out of 932 schools in 2015-2016 to 667 out of 916 schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

While Northwest's performance varies across different student subgroups, with African American students performing relatively well, the school's overall low rankings and proficiency rates, as well as the disparities in achievement, suggest the need for targeted interventions and a closer examination of the school's practices and resource allocation to improve student outcomes and address any equity concerns.

665

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,993

Per pupil spending ?

54.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

45 Stearns Avenue
Leominster, MA 01453

(978) 534-7756

District: Leominster

Students who attend Northwest usually attend:

Middle:	Sky View Middle School
High:	Leominster High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.8%

White:

32.0%

African American:

10.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg36%

Massachusetts avg41%

667^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Leominster

246^th of 348Leominster 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	26.5	667 of 906	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	667 of 916	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	661 of 928	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	702 of 932	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	718 of 936	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	733 of 942	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	712 of 934	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.3	754 of 938	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	51.2	496 of 932	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.9	483 of 914	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.6	537 of 926	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.4	518 of 928	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.7	578 of 930	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.7	590 of 924	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.3	632 of 920	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	27.7	714 of 909	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.4	720 of 908	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.1	665 of 911	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.7	700 of 911	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.4	656 of 887	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	27.0	671 of 882	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	28.1	658 of 884	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	49 of 169	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	59.2	42 of 167	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	55.4	66 of 167	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	21.5	156 of 173	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	36.6	399 of 672	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.6	460 of 632	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	359 of 665	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	287 of 656	56.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	150 of 281	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	187 of 282	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	151 of 264	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.2	254 of 267	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	55.0	49 of 240	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	28.8	198 of 258	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.5	107 of 244	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	701 of 869	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	718 of 886	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	655 of 887	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	675 of 901	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	660 of 898	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	719 of 902	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	665 of 893	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	236 of 458	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	220 of 446	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	159 of 420	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	183 of 401	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.5	174 of 379	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.0	300 of 398	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	240 of 379	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	15.4	13 of 16	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	69.4	3 of 12	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	53.3	8 of 17	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.4	8 of 17	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	508 of 736	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	526 of 760	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	517 of 757	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	523 of 772	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	485 of 705	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	581 of 700	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	543 of 685	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	571 of 884	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	584 of 891	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	629 of 896	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.0	703 of 908	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	707 of 904	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	680 of 907	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	692 of 898	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	493 of 717	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	451 of 731	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	501 of 703	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	643 of 905	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	679 of 894	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	757 of 896	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	677 of 886	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	22.8	714 of 925	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	35.9	232 of 399	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	529 of 737	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	512 of 753	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	576 of 762	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	608 of 764	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	656 of 765	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	579 of 780	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	572 of 772	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)71st percentile+45 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)47th percentile+20 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)42nd percentile+19 vs school

Disabled (2022)41st percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile-7 vs school

Homeless (2024)19th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science39%~ state avg

English Language Arts28%-13 vs state

Mathematics26%-14 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)		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
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
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
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
Fall Brook	Public	K-5	25 DeCicco Dr	Leominster	01453	Worcester County	Leominster	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 534-7745	670	45	15.0		319 (47.6%)	56 (8.4%)	237 (35.4%)	20 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.5%)	73.6	240^th of 906 public elementary schools	73.5%		76.8	227^th of 916 public elementary schools	75.2%	13	54.8	48.6	45.9	50.0	58.2	56.0	63.3	59.1	62.4	62.4	$18,622
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Northwest

What schools do graduates of Northwest attend?

Students who attend Northwest usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sky View Middle School
High : Leominster High School

What district is Northwest in?

Leominster

Is Northwest a good school?

Northwest ranks 667^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Northwest?

Students at Northwest are 50% Hispanic, 32% White, 10% African American, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Northwest?

In the 2024-25 school year, 665 students attended Northwest.

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