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Canterbury

Public Grades PK, KG-6

762^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Canterbury is a PK–6 elementary school in Worcester, MA, serving 329 students and ranking 762nd of 899 Massachusetts schools in 2025–26 (15th percentile, 1 star). Its district, Worcester, ranks 304th of 351 districts statewide. Canterbury’s overall proficiency rates are 23.61% in ELA, 20.14% in math, and 23.08% in science, which are below the district in ELA and math, slightly below the district in science, and far below state averages. Recent rankings have been consistently low but not at the bottom: 15th percentile in 2025–26, 18th in 2024–25, 14th in 2023–24, and 26th in both 2021–22 and 2022–23, well above its 1st-percentile low in 2015–16.

Compared with nearby schools, Canterbury is 4th best among 10 nearby same-district elementary schools. It outranks Union Hill School, Gates Lane, Chandler Elementary Community, Vernon Hill School, Quinsigamond, and Woodland Academy, and edges out Learning First Charter Public School, but trails Columbus Park, Jacob Hiatt Magnet, and Goddard School/Science Technical. Canterbury’s English Language Learner subgroup is a standout, ranking in the 65th percentile in 2025–26 and 73rd in 2024–25, far above the school’s overall rank. Math is a concern: proficiency fell from 29.84% in 2022–23 to 20.14% in 2025–26. Science is volatile because it is tested only in grade 5, so its 2023–24 dip should not be treated as a stable trend.

Canterbury has a relatively low student–teacher ratio of 12.7 and spent $17,834 per student in 2020–21, more than most nearby schools, yet those advantages have not produced clear test-score advantages; for example, Jacob Hiatt Magnet spends less and has a higher ratio but outperforms Canterbury. Grade-level bright spots include 4th-grade math at 26.47% and 3rd-grade ELA at 28.57%, both above district rates. Weak spots include 5th-grade math at 15.38% versus the district’s 25.43%, 3rd-grade math at 16.33% versus 22.79%, and 6th-grade math at 22.86% versus 31.76%. Overall, Canterbury is low-performing by state and district standards but not the weakest nearby school; its ELL results are a genuine strength, while math and specific grade-level gaps are the most pressing challenges for parents to explore.

329

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,880

Per pupil spending ?

94.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

129 Canterbury Street
Worcester, MA 01603

(508) 799-3484

District: Worcester

Students who attend Canterbury usually attend:

Middle:	Sullivan Middle
High:	South High Community
	University Pk Campus School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.3%

African American:

14.3%

White:

14.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 26th percentile in 2022 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 26th-percentile peak (2022) to 15th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg25%

Massachusetts avg41%

762^nd of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 33Elementary 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	17.1	762 of 899	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.5	745 of 906	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	792 of 916	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	687 of 928	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	686 of 932	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	788 of 936	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	729 of 942	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	843 of 934	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.4	822 of 938	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	3.6	921 of 932	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.9	904 of 914	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.6	891 of 926	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.4	877 of 928	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.1	885 of 930	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.5	910 of 924	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.6	865 of 920	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.5	878 of 909	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.7	870 of 908	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.4	893 of 911	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.5	872 of 911	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.7	804 of 887	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	5.8	850 of 882	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	16.8	746 of 884	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2018	32.4	120 of 154	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	27.5	508 of 672	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	529 of 632	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	596 of 665	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	523 of 656	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	50.0	103 of 291	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.7	76 of 281	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	36.6	175 of 282	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.0	56 of 264	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	36 of 267	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	53.3	56 of 240	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	58.8	59 of 258	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	35.2	152 of 244	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	742 of 869	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.4	749 of 869	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	795 of 886	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	671 of 887	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	612 of 901	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.5	818 of 898	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	748 of 902	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	871 of 893	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	34.2	328 of 475	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.3	366 of 458	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	343 of 446	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.2	205 of 420	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.9	199 of 401	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.6	196 of 379	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.1	167 of 398	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.4	303 of 379	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	24.6	628 of 742	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.1	485 of 736	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	603 of 760	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.7	394 of 757	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.9	372 of 772	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.3	468 of 705	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.1	352 of 700	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.1	568 of 685	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	710 of 879	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.4	664 of 884	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	669 of 891	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	653 of 896	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	706 of 908	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	727 of 904	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	623 of 907	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.6	694 of 898	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	33.9	449 of 703	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.5	490 of 905	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.9	655 of 894	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.8	417 of 896	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.9	678 of 886	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	15.8	785 of 925	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	33.8	242 of 399	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)65th percentile+49 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)39th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2023)36th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)31st percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2022)24th percentile~ school

Asian (2018)22nd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)19th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)15th percentile~ school

Female (2026)15th percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts24%-16 vs state

Science23%-18 vs state

Mathematics20%-21 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 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
Canterbury	Public	PK, KG-6	129 Canterbury Street	Worcester	01603	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3484	329	26	12.7	94.4%	46 (14.0%)	47 (14.3%)	195 (59.3%)	31 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	17.1	762^nd of 899 public elementary schools	15.2%		19.5	745^th of 906 public elementary schools	17.8%	17	28.6	20.6	19.2	22.9			23.6	16.3	26.5	15.4	22.9			20.1	23.1		23.1		$21,880
Goddard School/Science Technical	Public	PK, KG-6	14 Richards Street	Worcester	01603	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3594	359	29	12.3	95.7%	40 (11.1%)	51 (14.2%)	219 (61.0%)	35 (9.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	21	716^th of 899 public elementary schools	20.4%		24.5	684^th of 906 public elementary schools	24.5%	32	23.5	22.2	20.0	31.0			24.5	11.8	31.8	30.0	14.3			22.0	30.0		30.0		$24,212
Woodland Academy	Public	K-6	93 Woodland Street	Worcester	01610	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3557	482	39	12.3	95.1%	48 (10.0%)	60 (12.4%)	338 (70.1%)	20 (4.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	8.5	860^th of 899 public elementary schools	4.3%		10.6	844^th of 906 public elementary schools	6.8%	16	13.6	3.0	10.3	6.8			8.3	12.1	7.6	13.6	23.3			14.4	20.3		20.3		$23,077
Jacob Hiatt Magnet	Public	PK, KG-6	772 Main Street	Worcester	01610	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3601	367	26	13.9	75.5%	53 (14.4%)	111 (30.2%)	173 (47.1%)	15 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	27.8	644^th of 899 public elementary schools	28.4%		34	603^rd of 906 public elementary schools	33.4%	41	26.0	28.6	21.4	31.7			27.3	28.0	22.9	39.3	28.6			29.0	39.3		39.3		$21,170
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	86.3%	68 (17.8%)	54 (14.2%)	224 (58.8%)	22 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	29.8	627^th of 899 public elementary schools	30.3%		14.7	791^st of 906 public elementary schools	12.7%	164	42.6	22.2	33.3	27.8			31.8	23.4	13.9	33.3	20.4			22.7	46.2		46.2		$21,628
Chandler Elementary Community	Public	K-6	114 Chandler Street	Worcester	01609	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3572	402	28	14.4	97.4%	54 (13.4%)	53 (13.2%)	249 (61.9%)	35 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	12.1	819^th of 899 public elementary schools	8.9%		12.6	819^th of 906 public elementary schools	9.6%		15.1	12.2	18.2	7.7			13.1	18.9	29.2	16.7	17.3			20.5	19.1		19.1		$21,898
Learning First Charter Public School	Public, Charter	K-8	50 Richland St	Worcester	01610	Worcester County	Learning First Charter Public School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(774) 420-7650	666	35	19.0	71.2%	36 (5.4%)	291 (43.7%)	327 (49.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	8.8	856^th of 899 public elementary schools	4.8%		9.1	856^th of 906 public elementary schools	5.5%		16.0	12.0	9.7	14.9	18.3	34.8	17.4	18.7	8.0	12.7	18.9	19.7	36.2	18.9	8.6	55.1	31.7	47.8	$18,851
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	72.4%	111 (20.3%)	89 (16.3%)	242 (44.2%)	65 (11.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (6.6%)	12.6	815^th of 899 public elementary schools	9.3%		17.5	768^th of 906 public elementary schools	15.2%	47	13.9	20.0	7.7	25.0			16.9	7.7	18.4	21.2	22.8			17.2	15.4		15.4		$23,926
Quinsigamond	Public	PK, KG-6	14 Blackstone River Rd.	Worcester	01607	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3502	738	55	13.3	86.9%	156 (21.1%)	148 (20.1%)	375 (50.8%)	40 (5.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.2%)	9.2	850^th of 899 public elementary schools	5.5%		12.1	824^th of 906 public elementary schools	9.1%	26	9.9	14.8	11.1	11.3			12.0	17.6	14.9	17.3	14.4			15.9	14.8		14.8		$20,541
Union Hill School	Public	K-6	1 Chapin Street	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3600	377	29	13.0	94.2%	49 (13.0%)	63 (16.7%)	249 (66.0%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	14	794^th of 899 public elementary schools	11.7%		7.8	867^th of 906 public elementary schools	4.3%	73	17.7	17.9	12.5	13.3			15.4	17.7	34.6	14.3	20.0			21.7	19.6		19.6		$20,567

Frequently Asked Questions about Canterbury

What is the racial makeup of Canterbury?

Students at Canterbury are 59% Hispanic, 14% African American, 14% White, 9% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Canterbury in?

Worcester

How many students attend Canterbury?

In the 2024-25 school year, 329 students attended Canterbury.

What schools do graduates of Canterbury attend?

Students who attend Canterbury usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sullivan Middle
High : South High Community
High : University Pk Campus School

Is Canterbury a good school?

Canterbury ranks in the bottom 15.2% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

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