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Burncoat Middle School

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Burncoat Middle School ranks 327 th of 478 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

327^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 32% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Burncoat Middle School is a Worcester public school serving roughly 720 students in grades 7–8 in Worcester, Massachusetts, where the Worcester district ranks 304th of 351 statewide. Burncoat Middle School itself ranks 327th of 478 schools in 2025–2026 (32nd percentile, 2 stars), placing it above its district's overall standing but still below state averages. Its rank has improved from the late 2010s, when it sat in the 19th–26th percentile, rising into the 30s–40s during the 2020s; it peaked at the 40th percentile in 2024–2025 before slipping to 32nd in 2025–2026.

In 2025–2026 MCAS results, Burncoat outperformed the Worcester district average in every subject tested but stayed roughly 12–15 percentage points below the state: ELA 25.68% (district 24.98%, state 40.03%), math 27.01% (24.25%, 41.11%), science 28.57% (23.97%, 40.98%), and 8th-grade civics 24.62% (21.02%, 39.77%). Among Worcester middle schools, Burncoat ranks second by overall percentile and first in science. It trails Sullivan Middle in all-grade ELA and math, but Sullivan serves grades 6–8, and its 84% ELA and 94% math proficiency in 6th grade lift those all-grade figures. Across grades 7–8, Burncoat leads in 8th-grade math (30.24%) and 8th-grade science (28.57%) among these Worcester schools, and beats Forest Grove Middle and Worcester East Middle in all-grade math.

Compared with nearby suburban schools, Burncoat is 20–40 points behind in most subjects, though its all-grade ELA, math, and science are slightly higher than Leicester Middle, which nonetheless has a higher rank percentile (38 vs. 32) and much stronger 8th-grade civics (43.40% vs. 24.62%). Burncoat spent $17,692 per student in 2020–2021, more than many suburban neighbors, with a 13.5 student-teacher ratio. In how well it serves specific student groups, its strongest relative results were for African American (49th percentile) and White (47th percentile) students, while special education (18th), multiracial (21st), English language learner (22nd), and low-income (27th) students ranked lowest.

720

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,380

Per pupil spending ?

73.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

135 Burncoat Street
Worcester, MA 01606

(508) 799-3390

District: Worcester

Students who attend Burncoat Middle School usually attend:

High:	Burncoat Senior High
	University Pk Campus School

Feeder schools for Burncoat Middle School:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.6%

White:

25.0%

African American:

18.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 34th percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Civics scores 15 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg24%

Massachusetts avg41%

327^th of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle 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	29.6	327 of 478	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.0	292 of 484	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	324 of 493	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	337 of 501	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	314 of 497	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.0	363 of 501	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	371 of 498	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	390 of 484	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.5	358 of 487	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.4	318 of 482	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	23.1	348 of 441	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.0	363 of 455	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.3	360 of 455	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.7	360 of 455	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.5	362 of 449	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.2	318 of 434	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.6	330 of 409	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.9	319 of 407	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.4	333 of 399	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.5	349 of 399	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.8	312 of 356	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	6.5	326 of 344	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	17.3	289 of 339	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	44.3	109 of 215	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.4	84 of 206	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	57 of 202	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	44 of 209	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	61.3	66 of 212	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.4	71 of 193	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.9	86 of 195	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	78 of 172	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	83 of 131	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.5	98 of 127	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	104 of 120	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	110 of 134	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	99 of 135	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	98 of 123	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	125 of 128	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	116 of 119	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	24.6	356 of 445	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	327 of 431	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	320 of 424	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	345 of 417	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	151 of 193	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.2	127 of 181	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	128 of 180	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	113 of 155	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.1	99 of 154	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	100 of 135	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	87 of 138	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	108 of 127	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	27.0	332 of 468	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.4	280 of 473	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	315 of 481	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	340 of 489	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	332 of 494	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.1	343 of 483	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	384 of 478	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	378 of 463	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	255 of 383	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.0	218 of 376	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	277 of 378	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	273 of 364	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.3	224 of 368	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.8	264 of 335	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	259 of 322	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	273 of 309	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	20 of 42	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	13 of 36	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.1	16 of 26	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	10 of 26	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.4	4 of 21	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	47.9	11 of 25	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	338 of 461	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.9	279 of 464	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	305 of 469	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	361 of 481	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.3	305 of 489	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	351 of 462	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	366 of 452	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	391 of 438	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	307 of 470	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.1	311 of 473	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	333 of 483	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	332 of 489	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	304 of 497	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.5	375 of 485	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	361 of 478	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	380 of 466	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	88 of 112	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.2	81 of 116	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	58 of 98	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	67 of 110	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	61 of 102	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.6	80 of 92	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	66 of 87	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	64 of 84	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	358 of 436	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.4	284 of 435	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	322 of 441	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	411 of 444	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	39.1	296 of 503	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	353 of 489	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	362 of 484	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	388 of 467	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	32.3	325 of 491	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	17.9	303 of 339	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	41.3	209 of 393	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.1	188 of 386	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.3	217 of 392	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	258 of 403	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	253 of 404	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.6	308 of 401	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	247 of 396	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	293 of 395	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)52nd percentile+13 vs school

African American (2026)49th percentile+18 vs school

White (2026)47th percentile+15 vs school

Asian (2026)37th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)35th percentile+3 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)34th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)29th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)22nd percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)21st percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)20th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2026)18th percentile-14 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)11th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science29%-12 vs state

Mathematics27%-14 vs state

English Language Arts26%-14 vs state

Civics25%-15 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 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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2015)	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 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 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
Burncoat Middle School	Public	7-8	135 Burncoat Street	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3390	720	53	13.5	73.7%	180 (25.0%)	135 (18.8%)	328 (45.6%)	45 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.3%)	29.6	327^th of 478 public middle schools	31.6%		35	292^nd of 484 public middle schools	39.7%	35			24.6	26.6	25.7			23.3	30.2	27.0		28.6	28.6	24.6	$23,380
Forest Grove Middle	Public	7-8	495 Grove Street	Worcester	01605	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3420	839	73	11.4	56.0%	264 (31.5%)	129 (15.4%)	355 (42.3%)	53 (6.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.1%)	24	364^th of 478 public middle schools	23.8%		31.4	319^th of 484 public middle schools	34.1%	45			26.2	25.8	26.0			15.3	22.2	18.5		20.6	20.6	26.3	$22,156
Worcester East Middle	Public	6-8	420 Grafton Street	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3430	731	51	14.3	89.5%	98 (13.4%)	149 (20.4%)	418 (57.2%)	42 (5.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	17.6	399^th of 478 public middle schools	16.5%		19.4	394^th of 484 public middle schools	18.6%	5		15.2	20.2	25.4	22.1		16.7	10.3	15.6	13.3		19.9	19.9	17.4	$22,852
Mountview Middle	Public	6-8	270 Shrewsbury Street	Holden	01520	Worcester County	Wachusett	No	No	No	No	(508) 829-5577	773	52	14.8	10.6%	610 (78.9%)	42 (5.4%)	64 (8.3%)	31 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.1%)	78.9	91^st of 478 public middle schools	81.0%		77.9	96^th of 484 public middle schools	80.2%	5		60.4	39.6	55.4	50.9		76.3	48.1	59.2	60.2		56.3	56.3	61.4	$15,098
Oak Middle School	Public	7-8	45 Oak Street	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	No	(508) 841-1200	914	64	14.2	17.5%	390 (42.7%)	51 (5.6%)	91 (10.0%)	328 (35.9%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.3%)	90.3	53^rd of 478 public middle schools	88.9%		92.1	47^th of 484 public middle schools	90.3%	6			58.6	69.0	63.6			60.8	75.0	67.6		63.7	63.7	64.2	$17,175
Sherwood Middle School	Public	5-6	28 Sherwood Avenue	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	No	(508) 841-8670	951	71	13.3	15.9%	401 (42.2%)	37 (3.9%)	95 (10.0%)	352 (37.0%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (6.1%)								(n/a)	45.5	58.4			52.4	54.0	68.9			61.9	57.3		57.3		$17,375
Sullivan Middle	Public	6-8	140 Apricot Street	Worcester	01603	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3350	940	73	12.7	80.1%	215 (22.9%)	139 (14.8%)	462 (49.1%)	82 (8.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.3%)	32.2	315^th of 478 public middle schools	34.1%		31	320^th of 484 public middle schools	33.9%	5		84.0	26.8	31.9	32.4		94.0	29.5	24.5	30.7		21.8	21.8	22.5	$23,504
Leicester Middle	Public	5-8	174 Paxton Street	Leicester	01524	Worcester County	Leicester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 892-7030	394	31	12.7	36.6%	263 (66.8%)	27 (6.9%)	72 (18.3%)	16 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.6%)	33.9	296^th of 478 public middle schools	38.1%		38	282^nd of 484 public middle schools	41.7%	14	15.8	21.4	28.2	31.5	24.5	13.8	24.4	23.8	29.6	23.1	27.7	28.3	28.0	43.4	$18,580
Robert E. Melican Middle School	Public	6-8	145 Lincoln Street	Northborough	01532	Worcester County	Northborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 351-7020	545	51	10.7	7.9%	362 (66.4%)	15 (2.8%)	64 (11.7%)	69 (12.7%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.5%)	25 (4.6%)	72.6	117^th of 478 public middle schools	75.5%		76.2	103^rd of 484 public middle schools	78.7%	14		46.3	39.1	49.7	44.9		52.7	45.6	59.4	52.4		60.6	60.6	62.6	$19,936
Grafton Middle	Public	7-8	22 Providence Road	Grafton	01519	Worcester County	Grafton	No	No	No	No	(508) 839-5420	478	38	12.6	14.1%	335 (70.1%)	8 (1.7%)	38 (7.9%)	75 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	81.9	81^st of 478 public middle schools	83.1%		81.7	84^th of 484 public middle schools	82.6%	3			50.5	61.0	56.1			50.5	61.8	56.6		61.0	61.0	55.4	$15,961

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Burncoat Middle School ranks 327^th of 478 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Burncoat Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 720 students attended Burncoat Middle School.

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Students who attend Burncoat Middle School usually go on to attend Burncoat Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Burncoat Middle School?

Students at Burncoat Middle School are 46% Hispanic, 25% White, 19% African American, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

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