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May Street

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May Street ranks 584 th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

584^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

May Street is a K–6 elementary school in Worcester, MA, serving about 310 students as part of the Worcester district. In 2025–2026, it ranked 584 of 899 elementary schools statewide—35th percentile, 2 stars—which is above the Worcester district’s 13th percentile, 1-star baseline but below the Massachusetts average. Its all-grade proficiency was 28.82% in English language arts, 38.60% in math, and 25.00% in science; math is close to the state average, while ELA and science trail the state by about 11 and 16 points, respectively.

Math is May Street’s clearest academic strength, especially in the upper grades. In 2025–2026, sixth-grade math proficiency was 60.98%, far above the district’s 31.76% and the state’s 42.59%; fifth-grade math was 44.44%, also above state. By contrast, third-grade ELA was 23.08%, below both district and state, and science was 25.00%, below district and well below state. Among nearby Worcester elementary schools, May Street ranks third of 11 overall and third in math, behind Flagg Street and Midland Street, but ahead of most others, including Columbus Park, Jacob Hiatt Magnet, and Goddard School/Science Technical. It does this while spending near the lower end of the nearby per-student spending range.

Subgroup results show strengths and one clear gap. In recent reporting, special education students ranked in the 75th percentile with 4 stars, and low-income students ranked in the 59th percentile with 3 stars. English Language Learner students, however, ranked in the 12th percentile with 1 star. Overall, May Street peaked at the 49th percentile in 2021–2022 and 2022–2023 before slipping to the mid-to-upper 30s; the 2025–2026 result is still above its 2018–2019 low. For parents, May Street looks like a relative bright spot within Worcester, with strong upper-grade math, while early-grade ELA and science remain areas to watch.

310

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,674

Per pupil spending ?

56.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

265 May Street
Worcester, MA 01602

(508) 799-3520

District: Worcester

Students who attend May Street usually attend:

Middle:	Forest Grove Middle
High:	Doherty Memorial High
	University Pk Campus School

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.7%

Hispanic:

27.7%

African American:

15.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 34th percentile in 2016 → 35th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 16 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg25%

Massachusetts avg41%

584^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th 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	34.7	584 of 899	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.3	552 of 906	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	572 of 916	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	470 of 928	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.0	478 of 932	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.1	545 of 936	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	677 of 942	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.6	578 of 934	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.8	669 of 938	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.7	614 of 932	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.5	547 of 914	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.8	630 of 926	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.8	528 of 928	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.9	539 of 930	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.1	508 of 924	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.0	424 of 920	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	43.6	556 of 909	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.9	602 of 908	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	24.0	737 of 911	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.3	668 of 911	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	38.0	579 of 887	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.7	605 of 882	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	17.6	742 of 884	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	257 of 291	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	246 of 258	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	39.8	134 of 244	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	37.2	535 of 869	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.0	491 of 869	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	476 of 886	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	449 of 887	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	510 of 901	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	555 of 898	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	626 of 902	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	554 of 893	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	264 of 475	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.9	198 of 458	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	100 of 446	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	97 of 420	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	47 of 401	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	47.2	206 of 398	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.0	108 of 379	71.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	307 of 742	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.6	310 of 736	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	439 of 760	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.7	189 of 757	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	161 of 772	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	75.4	101 of 705	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	54.9	295 of 700	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.3	372 of 685	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	34.9	585 of 879	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.7	574 of 884	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	626 of 891	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.5	462 of 896	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.3	413 of 908	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.4	483 of 904	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.1	689 of 907	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.7	539 of 898	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	180 of 717	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	62.4	270 of 905	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	62.7	257 of 894	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	53.0	394 of 896	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	382 of 886	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	43.1	536 of 925	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	33.2	529 of 734	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.9	469 of 737	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	482 of 753	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.4	336 of 762	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	352 of 764	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.6	483 of 765	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	621 of 780	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	546 of 772	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)75th percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2026)44th percentile+9 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)38th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)33rd percentile~ school

White (2026)28th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)12th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics39%-3 vs state

English Language Arts29%-11 vs state

Science25%-16 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)		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 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 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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
May Street	Public	K-6	265 May Street	Worcester	01602	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3520	310	22	14.2	56.1%	123 (39.7%)	49 (15.8%)	86 (27.7%)	24 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.0%)	34.7	584^th of 899 public elementary schools	35.0%		39.3	552^nd of 906 public elementary schools	39.1%	32	23.1	24.4	30.6	39.0	28.8	24.5	29.3	44.4	61.0	38.6	25.0	25.0	$19,674
Worcester Dual Language Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-6	525 Chandler Street	Worcester	01602	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3452	519	45	11.5	61.7%	78 (15.0%)	23 (4.4%)	398 (76.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	13.1	807^th of 899 public elementary schools	10.2%		9.7	854^th of 906 public elementary schools	5.7%	47	23.2	19.1	24.6	16.4	21.0	15.9	12.9	18.0	16.4	15.8	16.4	16.4	$23,515
Midland Street	Public	K-6	18 Midland Street	Worcester	01602	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3548	249	18	13.5	46.6%	130 (52.2%)	21 (8.4%)	56 (22.5%)	23 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.2%)	52.5	426^th of 899 public elementary schools	52.6%		33.6	605^th of 906 public elementary schools	33.2%	179	53.6	29.0	51.4	25.0	40.0	46.4	39.5	54.3	29.2	43.2	48.6	48.6	$19,159
Tatnuck	Public	PK, KG-6	1083 Pleasant Street	Worcester	01602	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3554	376	28	13.5	60.1%	153 (40.7%)	71 (18.9%)	115 (30.6%)	15 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	20	726^th of 899 public elementary schools	19.2%		20	735^th of 906 public elementary schools	18.9%	9	25.0	19.6	19.2	35.4	24.7	7.5	25.5	19.2	33.3	22.0	17.0	17.0	$20,525
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	83.2%	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
Flagg Street	Public	K-6	115 Flagg Street	Worcester	01602	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3522	412	23	18.2	27.9%	285 (69.2%)	22 (5.3%)	55 (13.3%)	20 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.8%)	81.9	153^rd of 899 public elementary schools	83.0%		78.9	194^th of 906 public elementary schools	78.6%	41	65.5	57.6	43.4	53.2	55.2	56.4	72.7	59.6	83.0	67.7	59.6	59.6	$20,092
Woodland Academy	Public	K-6	93 Woodland Street	Worcester	01610	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3557	482	39	12.3	88.6%	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
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	84.4%	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
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	91.5%	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
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	73.7%	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

Frequently Asked Questions about May Street

What district is May Street in?

Worcester

What is the racial makeup of May Street?

Students at May Street are 40% White, 28% Hispanic, 16% African American, 9% Two or more races, 8% Asian.

Is May Street a good school?

May Street ranks 584^th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of May Street attend?

Students who attend May Street usually go on to attend:

Middle : Forest Grove Middle
High : Doherty Memorial High
High : University Pk Campus School

How many students attend May Street?

In the 2024-25 school year, 310 students attended May Street.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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