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Goddard School/Science Technical

Q: Is Goddard School/Science Technical a good school?

Goddard School/Science Technical ranks in the bottom 24.5% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Goddard School/Science Technical?

In the 2024-25 school year, 359 students attended Goddard School/Science Technical.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Goddard School/Science Technical?

Students at Goddard School/Science Technical are 61% Hispanic, 14% African American, 11% White, 10% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

684^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Goddard School/Science Technical is an elementary school in Worcester, MA that serves grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 378 students. Unfortunately, this school has consistently underperformed compared to the Worcester district and Massachusetts state averages on standardized tests, ranking in the bottom quarter of elementary schools in the state over the past several years.

Goddard School/Science Technical struggles across key metrics, with only 27.39% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 21.52% proficient or better in Math in the 2024-2025 school year, far below the state averages of 41.53% and 40.74% respectively. The school's performance also varies significantly by student subgroup, with some groups like English Language Learners performing relatively well, while others like White students and students with disabilities perform extremely poorly. Several nearby May Street, Woodland Academy, and Heard Street elementary schools in the Worcester district significantly outperform Goddard School/Science Technical on test scores and other metrics.

Despite spending around $19,000 per student, which is higher than the Worcester district average, Goddard School/Science Technical has seen a steady decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, from 895 out of 942 schools in 2018-2019 to 684 out of 906 schools in 2024-2025. Addressing the performance gaps at this school will be crucial for improving educational outcomes for its students.

359

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,212

Per pupil spending ?

95.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14 Richards Street
Worcester, MA 01603

(508) 799-3594

District: Worcester

Students who attend Goddard School/Science Technical usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.0%

African American:

14.2%

White:

11.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg24%

Massachusetts avg41%

684^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 33Elementary Schools in the Worcester

302^nd of 348Worcester 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	24.5	684 of 906	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	786 of 916	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	770 of 928	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	876 of 932	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	831 of 936	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	895 of 942	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	909 of 934	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.9	922 of 938	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.8	920 of 932	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.4	880 of 914	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.2	915 of 926	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.6	918 of 928	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.7	900 of 930	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.8	902 of 924	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.1	855 of 909	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.4	864 of 908	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.9	871 of 911	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.2	875 of 911	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.1	832 of 887	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	6.0	844 of 882	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	8.7	808 of 884	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	22.0	580 of 672	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	411 of 632	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.9	647 of 665	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	651 of 656	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	52 of 281	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	54.4	75 of 282	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	60.2	45 of 264	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	33.1	191 of 267	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.7	157 of 240	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.0	232 of 258	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	214 of 244	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	660 of 869	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	776 of 886	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	712 of 887	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	855 of 901	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	869 of 898	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	874 of 902	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	877 of 893	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	234 of 458	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	330 of 446	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.8	231 of 420	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.6	365 of 401	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	303 of 379	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	370 of 398	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	348 of 379	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	51.8	7 of 12	41.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	392 of 736	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	516 of 760	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	499 of 757	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.2	687 of 772	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	567 of 705	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	642 of 700	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	644 of 685	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	660 of 884	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	729 of 891	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	772 of 896	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	846 of 908	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	729 of 904	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	844 of 907	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	857 of 898	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	25.9	568 of 731	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	647 of 703	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	812 of 905	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	724 of 894	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	804 of 896	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	834 of 886	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	13.4	810 of 925	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	18.9	339 of 399	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2018	1.0	771 of 772	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)81st percentile+57 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+22 vs school

Homeless (2023)42nd percentile+25 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)22nd percentile+8 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)15th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile+8 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)12th percentile~ school

White (2018)<1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science34%-7 vs state

English Language Arts27%-14 vs state

Mathematics22%-19 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)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (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 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
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		40 (11.1%)	51 (14.2%)	219 (61.0%)	35 (9.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	24.5	684^th of 906 public elementary schools	24.5%		16.2	786^th of 916 public elementary schools	14.2%	102	17.1	34.4	22.2	35.6			27.4	20.0	45.5	17.8	8.9			21.5	34.1		34.1		$24,212
Canterbury	Public	PK, KG-6	129 Canterbury Street	Worcester	01603	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3484	329	26	12.7		46 (14.0%)	47 (14.3%)	195 (59.3%)	31 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	19.5	745^th of 906 public elementary schools	17.8%		15.8	792^nd of 916 public elementary schools	13.5%	47	22.6	36.4	15.2	32.4			25.8	9.7	13.6	27.3	17.7			17.5	27.3		27.3		$21,880
Woodland Academy	Public	K-6	93 Woodland Street	Worcester	01610	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3557	482	39	12.3		48 (10.0%)	60 (12.4%)	338 (70.1%)	20 (4.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	10.6	844^th of 906 public elementary schools	6.8%		12.2	833^rd of 916 public elementary schools	9.1%	11	13.4	13.2	7.1	14.1			11.8	14.9	17.0	14.3	28.1			18.5	12.9		12.9		$23,077
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		68 (17.8%)	54 (14.2%)	224 (58.8%)	22 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	14.7	791^st of 906 public elementary schools	12.7%		11.4	850^th of 916 public elementary schools	7.2%	59	25.6	11.4	19.6	23.1			19.7	15.8	20.5	19.6	15.4			18.0	25.5		25.5		$21,628
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		53 (14.4%)	111 (30.2%)	173 (47.1%)	15 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	34	603^rd of 906 public elementary schools	33.4%		34.9	599^th of 916 public elementary schools	34.6%	4	31.4	16.1	23.3	63.6			33.1	45.7	25.8	23.3	42.4			33.8	23.3		23.3		$21,170
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		111 (20.3%)	89 (16.3%)	242 (44.2%)	65 (11.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (6.6%)	17.5	768^th of 906 public elementary schools	15.2%		18.8	755^th of 916 public elementary schools	17.6%	13	21.7	18.0	23.8	21.8			21.5	26.1	17.7	17.5	27.3			22.3	25.4		25.4		$23,926
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		54 (13.4%)	53 (13.2%)	249 (61.9%)	35 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	12.6	819^th of 906 public elementary schools	9.6%					(n/a)	27.3	2.8	10.2	20.3			16.7	32.7	8.3	4.1	17.2			16.7	8.2		8.2		$21,898
Learning First Charter Public School	Public, Charter	K-8	50 Richland St	Worcester	01610	Worcester County	Learning First Charter Public School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(774) 420-7650	666	35	19.0		36 (5.4%)	291 (43.7%)	327 (49.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	9.1	856^th of 906 public elementary schools	5.5%		10.4	856^th of 916 public elementary schools	6.6%		16.0	12.0	9.3	20.3	26.4	35.7	19.7	25.3	5.3	4.0	14.9	19.4	24.3	15.4	11.0	44.9	27.5	35.3	$18,851
Heard Street	Public	K-6	200 Heard Street	Worcester	01603	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3525	245	18	13.8		92 (37.6%)	42 (17.1%)	79 (32.2%)	20 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	46.3	493^rd of 906 public elementary schools	45.6%		50.6	466^th of 916 public elementary schools	49.1%	27	57.1	38.9	42.3	55.9			48.9	28.6	41.7	34.6	20.6			31.3	30.8		30.8		$20,342
May Street	Public	K-6	265 May Street	Worcester	01602	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3520	310	22	14.2		123 (39.7%)	49 (15.8%)	86 (27.7%)	24 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.0%)	39.3	552^nd of 906 public elementary schools	39.1%		38.4	572^nd of 916 public elementary schools	37.6%	20	19.1	17.1	40.5	42.4			29.6	28.6	22.9	44.2	48.5			36.0	51.2		51.2		$19,674

Frequently Asked Questions about Goddard School/Science Technical

What is the racial makeup of Goddard School/Science Technical?

Students at Goddard School/Science Technical are 61% Hispanic, 14% African American, 11% White, 10% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Goddard School/Science Technical in?

Worcester

How many students attend Goddard School/Science Technical?

In the 2024-25 school year, 359 students attended Goddard School/Science Technical.

What schools do graduates of Goddard School/Science Technical attend?

Students who attend Goddard School/Science Technical usually go on to attend:

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

Is Goddard School/Science Technical a good school?

Goddard School/Science Technical ranks in the bottom 24.5% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

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