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Burncoat Senior High

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Burncoat Senior High ranks 260 th of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

260^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 353 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 26% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Burncoat Senior High is a public high school in Worcester, Massachusetts, serving grades 9–12 with 1,073 students as part of the Worcester district. Its 2025–26 school rank is 260th of 353 Massachusetts high schools (26th percentile, 1 star), placing it in the bottom quartile statewide but above its own district's overall standing. The rank history shows a long stretch in the bottom 10–12th percentile, a sharp low in 2022–23 at the 6th percentile (0 stars), and then a modest recovery to 22nd percentile in 2023–24, 19th in 2024–25, and 26th in 2025–26 — so the trend is upward, but from a very low base.

In 2025–26 MCAS results, Burncoat beat the Worcester district in all four reported subjects: 27.78 in 10th-grade ELA, 23.83 in math, 26.40 in science, and 27.50 in biology. It trailed Doherty Memorial High in ELA, math, and biology, but had the highest 10th-grade science proficiency among Worcester's traditional high schools, and it clearly outperformed North High, Claremont Academy, and South High Community. The gap to the state is still large — roughly 17.7 points in ELA, 19.9 in math, 14.1 in science, and 10.2 in biology — and compared with Shrewsbury High School and West Boylston Junior/Senior High, Burncoat's math proficiency (23.83) looks very low next to Shrewsbury's 73.33. Graduation and dropout improved in 2024–25: an 89.4% graduation rate and 6.0% dropout rate, both better than the district, reversing several prior years.

Results vary widely by student group. Burncoat Senior High ranks in the 76th percentile (4 stars) for English Language Learners, up from 31st in 2023–24, and in the 65th percentile (3 stars) for African American students; special education, low-socioeconomic, Hispanic, and Asian students rank near the bottom quartile. On resources, Burncoat spent $17,070 per student in 2020–21 — more than Shrewsbury and West Boylston — and its 13.2 student-teacher ratio is lower than several Worcester peers, yet outcomes trail those higher-performing districts, pointing to factors beyond spending and class size. Free/reduced-lunch data were unavailable for the listed years, not zero.

1,073

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,479

Per pupil spending ?

68.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

179 Burncoat Street
Worcester, MA 01606

(508) 799-3300

District: Worcester

Feeder schools for Burncoat Senior High:

Elementary:	Burncoat Street
	Clark St Community
	Francis J McGrath Elementary
	Lincoln Street
	More...
	Norrback Avenue
	Thorndyke Road
	Wawecus Road School
	Worcester Arts Magnet School
Middle:	Burncoat Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.8%

White:

28.4%

African American:

20.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (26% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg21%

Massachusetts avg42%

260^th of 353

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7High Schools in the Worcester

304^th of 351Worcester 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
2026	26.8	260 of 353	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	284 of 349	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	273 of 348	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	327 of 347	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	303 of 342	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	253 of 285	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	310 of 351	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	311 of 345	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.6	309 of 348	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.9	313 of 351	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.6	294 of 354	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.3	312 of 347	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.2	309 of 344	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.5	287 of 340	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.6	305 of 340	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.4	286 of 335	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	11.0	297 of 322	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	18.6	279 of 319	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.3	282 of 316	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	11.2	280 of 314	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.3	265 of 311	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.7	254 of 307	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	19.5	239 of 304	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	56.9	55 of 157	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	26.3	116 of 148	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	100 of 160	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	10.8	133 of 142	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	95 of 133	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	76 of 94	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	101 of 137	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	129 of 134	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	77 of 94	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	88 of 98	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	0.3	96 of 96	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.5	91 of 93	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	17.1	263 of 295	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	199 of 202	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	262 of 299	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	255 of 299	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	55.2	25 of 105	76.2%	★★★★☆
2025	41.3	42 of 83	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.4	59 of 86	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	60 of 84	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	69 of 77	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.2	32 of 46	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.1	66 of 82	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	47 of 77	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	24.0	260 of 340	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.6	303 of 337	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	261 of 342	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	311 of 339	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	295 of 340	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	246 of 281	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	303 of 342	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	319 of 339	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	207 of 260	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.2	199 of 245	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	174 of 249	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	8.4	234 of 241	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	202 of 217	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	135 of 149	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	179 of 206	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	161 of 193	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	26.9	17 of 23	26.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	4 of 17	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	41.6	13 of 23	43.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	26.9	265 of 340	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	296 of 334	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	274 of 338	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	331 of 338	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	304 of 332	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	231 of 253	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	298 of 330	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	309 of 330	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	257 of 344	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.6	255 of 339	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	283 of 342	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	332 of 343	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	307 of 339	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	254 of 281	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	322 of 346	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	319 of 343	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	56 of 89	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	6.2	81 of 82	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	38 of 58	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	23.9	240 of 298	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.0	290 of 302	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	244 of 289	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	293 of 301	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	309 of 339	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	249 of 268	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	322 of 348	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	322 of 344	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	32.1	209 of 302	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.8	251 of 298	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	255 of 302	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	280 of 301	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	269 of 300	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	232 of 249	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	286 of 302	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	290 of 303	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)76th percentile+50 vs school

African American (2026)65th percentile+39 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)37th percentile+18 vs school

White (2026)31st percentile+4 vs school

Homeless (2023)26th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2026)25th percentile~ school

Female (2026)24th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)19th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2026)18th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)11th percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts28%-18 vs state

Biology28%-10 vs state

Science26%-14 vs state

Mathematics24%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)					MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)					MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)			MCAS Next Generation Biology (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Physics End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Burncoat Senior High	Public	9-12	179 Burncoat Street	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3300	1,073	81	13.2	68.1%	305 (28.4%)	217 (20.2%)	449 (41.8%)	52 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.4%)	26.8	260^th of 353 public high schools	26.3%		20.5	284^th of 349 public high schools	18.6%	24				27.8					23.8			26.4		27.5			$22,479
Worcester Technical High	Public	9-12	1 Manny Familia Way	Worcester	01605	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-1940	1,442	118	12.2	67.1%	390 (27.0%)	297 (20.6%)	614 (42.6%)	89 (6.2%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (3.3%)	20	293^rd of 353 public high schools	17.0%		28.8	252^nd of 349 public high schools	27.8%	41				24.9					21.1			22.3		18.3			$25,514
Ma Academy for Math and Science School	Public	11-12	85 Prescott Street	Worcester	01605	Worcester County	Ma Academy for Math and Science	No	No	No	No	(508) 831-5859	99	6	16.5	—	29 (29.3%)	3 (3.0%)	6 (6.1%)	57 (57.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)								(n/a)																	$00
Shrewsbury High School	Public	9-12	75 Cypress Avenue	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	No	(508) 841-8800	1,891	131	14.4	16.2%	896 (47.4%)	82 (4.3%)	220 (11.6%)	584 (30.9%)	8 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (5.1%)	87.6	49^th of 353 public high schools	86.1%		90.7	43^rd of 349 public high schools	87.7%	6				68.7					73.3			65.3		88.2	41.9		$16,909
Doherty Memorial High	Public	9-12	299 Highland Street	Worcester	01602	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3270	1,573	103	15.2	59.8%	556 (35.3%)	274 (17.4%)	559 (35.5%)	93 (5.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (5.7%)	32.5	233^rd of 353 public high schools	34.0%		38.4	222^nd of 349 public high schools	36.4%	11				34.3					26.3			25.2		32.6			$21,608
North High	Public	9-12	140 Harrington Way	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3370	1,376	95	14.4	80.7%	232 (16.9%)	320 (23.3%)	701 (50.9%)	73 (5.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (3.1%)	9.5	325^th of 353 public high schools	7.9%		8.3	328^th of 349 public high schools	6.0%	3				19.6					12.3			6.4		5.1			$20,869
Claremont Academy	Public	7-12	15 Claremont Street	Worcester	01610	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3077	474	36	13.0	84.2%	34 (7.2%)	49 (10.3%)	354 (74.7%)	27 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.3%)	7	338^th of 353 public high schools	4.2%		12.7	314^th of 349 public high schools	10.0%	24		10.7	11.8	12.1	11.3		10.7	10.4	4.7	10.5	9.1	5.8	9.1	7.5		6.5	$23,407
Worcester Alternative High School	Public	7-12	11 McKeon Road	Worcester	01610	Worcester County	Worcester	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(508) 799-3245	36	13	2.8	91.7%	4 (11.1%)	3 (8.3%)	24 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (13.9%)								(n/a)
University Pk Campus School	Public	7-12	12 Freeland Street	Worcester	01610	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3591	233	20	11.4	80.3%	23 (9.9%)	30 (12.9%)	149 (63.9%)	21 (9.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	44.6	194^th of 353 public high schools	45.0%		31.6	242^nd of 349 public high schools	30.7%	48		18.6	18.0	45.7	18.3		9.5	23.1	42.4	16.1	15.4	32.4	15.4	26.7		15.4	$20,671
West Boylston Junior/Senior High	Public	6-12	125 Crescent Street	West Boylston	01583	Worcester County	West Boylston	No	No	No	No	(508) 835-4475	461	43	10.6	31.2%	342 (74.2%)	18 (3.9%)	63 (13.7%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.8%)	80.6	68^th of 353 public high schools	80.7%		63.9	130^th of 349 public high schools	62.8%	62	38.8	43.7	49.3	67.2	44.1	63.2	47.9	63.0	69.0	58.0	59.7	46.3	59.7		61.4	52.8	$20,849

Frequently Asked Questions about Burncoat Senior High

Is Burncoat Senior High a good school?

Burncoat Senior High ranks 260^th of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools feed into Burncoat Senior High?

Burncoat Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Burncoat Street
Elementary : Clark St Community
Elementary : Francis J McGrath Elementary
Elementary : Lincoln Street
Elementary : Norrback Avenue
Elementary : Thorndyke Road
Elementary : Wawecus Road School
Elementary : Worcester Arts Magnet School
Middle : Burncoat Middle School

What district is Burncoat Senior High in?

Worcester

What is the racial makeup of Burncoat Senior High?

Students at Burncoat Senior High are 42% Hispanic, 28% White, 20% African American, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Burncoat Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,073 students attended Burncoat Senior High.

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