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Frances Drake School

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Frances Drake School ranks 659 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

659^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Frances Drake School is a K-5 elementary school in Leominster, MA, serving 512 students, and it is part of a district ranked in the bottom third of Massachusetts. The school has a 1-star rating and ranks in the 27th percentile statewide for the 2024-2025 school year, reflecting a downward trend from its peak in 2017-2018 when it reached the 56th percentile. Despite this, there are notable bright spots: Frances Drake is the only school in the Leominster district where Science proficiency (37.23%) exceeds the district average (35.33%), though it remains below the state average. Additionally, the school excels with its English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the 81st percentile for this subgroup in 2023-2024, a stark contrast to its overall performance. However, there is a persistent gender gap, with female students ranking in the 32nd percentile and male students in the 22nd percentile for 2024-2025.

Interesting comparisons to nearby schools highlight significant disparities. Fall Brook, located just 2 miles away, is a top-performing school in the district (74th percentile, 4 stars) with proficiency rates nearly double those of Frances Drake in English (50% vs. 29%) and Math (59% vs. 26%). This contrast underscores differences in student outcomes within the same district. Frances Drake spends $16,788 per student, significantly higher than Fall Brook ($14,333) and the similarly-ranked Northwest ($13,164), suggesting that funding alone does not drive results. The school's performance is comparable to Reingold Elementary in Fitchburg (20th percentile) but better than McKay Elementary School (10th percentile), placing it in the middle of the broader geographic area.

The school faces systemic challenges, including a declining trajectory since 2017-2018 and mixed results for key subgroups. While it excels with ELL students, it struggles with Special Education and Disabled students, ranking in the bottom 30th percentile for the past three years. This creates a "barbell" effect where the school is highly effective for one vulnerable group but not another. The school's high spending may be directed toward intensive supports like ELL programs, but it has not yet translated into top-tier overall academic outcomes. For parents, Frances Drake offers strong programs for ELL students and a unique strength in Science, but the overall performance and persistent gaps in gender and special education support warrant careful consideration.

512

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,617

Per pupil spending ?

60.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

95 Viscoloid Ave
Leominster, MA 01453

(978) 534-7751

District: Leominster

Students who attend Frances Drake School usually attend:

High:

Leominster High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.5%

White:

29.3%

African American:

9.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg36%

Massachusetts avg41%

659^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	27.1	659 of 906	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	686 of 916	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	611 of 928	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	697 of 932	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	673 of 936	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.0	471 of 942	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	411 of 934	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.9	582 of 938	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.1	454 of 932	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.1	558 of 914	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	29.5	698 of 926	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.7	587 of 928	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	62.2	394 of 930	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.0	396 of 924	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.9	347 of 920	62.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	97.1	4 of 172	97.7%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	23.2	564 of 672	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	447 of 632	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.4	302 of 665	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	267 of 656	59.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	122 of 281	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	54 of 282	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	47.6	96 of 264	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.8	146 of 267	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.5	217 of 240	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	49.1	96 of 258	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.9	38 of 244	84.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	589 of 869	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	632 of 886	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.0	492 of 887	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	652 of 901	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.8	597 of 898	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	471 of 902	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.5	450 of 893	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	238 of 458	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	200 of 446	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	164 of 420	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	149 of 401	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.7	149 of 379	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.5	175 of 398	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.2	49 of 379	87.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	489 of 736	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	419 of 760	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	397 of 757	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	464 of 772	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	418 of 705	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.3	280 of 700	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	217 of 685	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	689 of 884	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	693 of 891	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	655 of 896	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	705 of 908	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	683 of 904	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.7	445 of 907	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.5	342 of 898	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	594 of 717	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	515 of 731	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	495 of 703	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	644 of 905	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	628 of 894	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.1	364 of 896	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	301 of 886	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	28.4	672 of 925	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	55.0	148 of 399	62.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	561 of 737	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	649 of 753	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.0	500 of 762	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.8	634 of 764	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.7	466 of 765	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.2	220 of 780	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	65.9	252 of 772	67.4%	★★★☆☆

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 (2019)98th percentile+48 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)63rd percentile+35 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)57th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+5 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)27th percentile~ school

White (2025)24th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science37%-4 vs state

English Language Arts29%-12 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Lura A. White Elementary School	Public	K-5	34 Lancaster Road	Shirley	01464	Middlesex County	Ayer Shirley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 772-8600	357	31	11.5		261 (73.1%)	25 (7.0%)	40 (11.2%)	12 (3.4%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	46.6	487^th of 906 public elementary schools	46.2%		54.5	422^nd of 916 public elementary schools	53.9%	65	27.9	43.6	42.1	37.6	29.5	47.3	44.6	40.1	48.2	48.2	$19,503
Mary Rowlandson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	103 Hollywood Drive	Lancaster	01523	Worcester County	Nashoba	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 368-8482	473	38	12.4		339 (71.7%)	11 (2.3%)	85 (18.0%)	14 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	60.4	356^th of 906 public elementary schools	60.7%		71.9	269^th of 916 public elementary schools	70.6%	87	30.9	48.0	42.5	40.1	46.9	58.9	58.9	54.6	53.4	53.4	$22,132
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Frances Drake School

What district is Frances Drake School in?

Leominster

What schools do graduates of Frances Drake School attend?

Students who attend Frances Drake School usually go on to attend:

High : Leominster High School

How many students attend Frances Drake School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 512 students attended Frances Drake School.

Is Frances Drake School a good school?

Frances Drake School ranks 659^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Frances Drake School?

Students at Frances Drake School are 54% Hispanic, 29% White, 10% African American, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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