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Norrback Avenue

Public Grades PK, KG-6

770^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Norrback Avenue is an elementary school in Worcester, MA that serves 491 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Worcester school district, which is ranked 302 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Norrback Avenue has consistently been ranked in the bottom quarter of Massachusetts elementary schools over the past 10 years, also receiving a 1-star rating.

Norrback Avenue significantly underperforms compared to the Worcester district and Massachusetts state averages across all grade levels and subject areas on the MCAS Next Generation assessments. For example, in 2024-2025, only 20.42% of Norrback Avenue students were proficient or better in ELA compared to 25.85% for Worcester and 41.53% statewide. The school also struggles to serve certain student subgroups effectively, ranking in the bottom quarter of Massachusetts elementary schools for White, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. However, the school performs better for African American and Hispanic students, ranking in the middle third of schools in those subgroups.

Despite spending significantly more per student ($18,792 in 2020-2021) compared to nearby schools, Norrback Avenue's academic performance continues to lag behind. Several of the nearby schools, such as Boylston Elementary School and Dawson, are significantly higher-performing than Norrback Avenue, suggesting the school may not be effectively allocating its resources to support student learning and achievement.

504

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,007

Per pupil spending ?

57.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

44 Malden Street
Worcester, MA 01606-2009

(508) 799-3500

District: Worcester

Students who attend Norrback Avenue usually attend:

Middle:	Burncoat Middle School
High:	Burncoat Senior High
	University Pk Campus School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

36.3%

African American:

29.0%

White:

28.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg24%

Massachusetts avg41%

770^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^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	17.4	770 of 906	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	823 of 916	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	767 of 928	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	762 of 932	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	727 of 936	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	712 of 942	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	672 of 934	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.3	699 of 938	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.5	783 of 932	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.4	698 of 914	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.5	684 of 926	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.1	793 of 928	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.4	749 of 930	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.7	783 of 924	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.3	808 of 920	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.3	814 of 909	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.2	827 of 908	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	21.4	751 of 911	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.4	792 of 911	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.0	763 of 887	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.3	740 of 882	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	22.5	706 of 884	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	71 of 169	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.0	97 of 167	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.6	140 of 167	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	121 of 173	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	80 of 166	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.5	45 of 172	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	64.3	41 of 174	76.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	25.8	527 of 672	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	537 of 632	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	613 of 665	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	608 of 656	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	172 of 281	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	233 of 282	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	225 of 264	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.1	156 of 267	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.5	99 of 240	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.8	193 of 258	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	154 of 244	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	742 of 869	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	773 of 886	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	669 of 887	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	667 of 901	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	684 of 898	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	658 of 902	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	597 of 893	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	321 of 458	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	358 of 446	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	288 of 420	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.0	344 of 401	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	293 of 379	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	372 of 398	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	45.9	197 of 379	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	645 of 736	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	697 of 760	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	641 of 757	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	675 of 772	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	551 of 705	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	555 of 700	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	503 of 685	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	727 of 884	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	795 of 891	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	782 of 896	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	786 of 908	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	702 of 904	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	703 of 907	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	672 of 898	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	651 of 717	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	650 of 731	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	571 of 703	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	761 of 905	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	675 of 894	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	689 of 896	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.0	572 of 886	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	23.4	708 of 925	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	706 of 737	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	741 of 753	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	657 of 762	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	654 of 764	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	650 of 765	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	615 of 780	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	623 of 772	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)58th percentile+43 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)39th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+15 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)23rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science23%-18 vs state

Mathematics21%-19 vs state

English Language Arts20%-21 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)		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 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
Norrback Avenue	Public	PK, KG-6	44 Malden Street	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3500	504	43	11.8		143 (28.4%)	146 (29.0%)	183 (36.3%)	12 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	17.4	770^th of 906 public elementary schools	15.0%		13.1	823^rd of 916 public elementary schools	10.2%	53	14.3	27.1	10.9	29.2	20.4	12.5	27.1	21.9	23.9	21.3	23.4	23.4	$27,007
Burncoat Street	Public	K-6	526 Burncoat Street	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3537	223	21	10.8		63 (28.3%)	32 (14.3%)	118 (52.9%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	12.2	822^nd of 906 public elementary schools	9.3%		16	788^th of 916 public elementary schools	14.0%	34	16.7	12.5	7.4	26.7	16.0	11.1	18.8	7.4	30.0	16.8	14.8	14.8	$23,532
Worcester Academic Center for Transition (ACT)	Public	1-6	14 New Bond Street	Worcester	01609	Worcester County	Worcester	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(508) 538-9106	49	13	3.8		15 (30.6%)	7 (14.3%)	23 (46.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.1%)								(n/a)
Clark St Community	Public	PK, KG-6	280 Clark Street	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3545	278	22	12.7		39 (14.0%)	54 (19.4%)	155 (55.8%)	18 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	13.6	802^nd of 906 public elementary schools	11.5%		12.3	831^st of 916 public elementary schools	9.3%	29	25.8	18.2	4.8	13.9	16.5	35.5	9.1	19.1	16.7	19.8	10.0	10.0	$22,846
Thorndyke Road	Public	K-6	30 Thorndyke Rd	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3550	319	21	14.8		108 (33.9%)	51 (16.0%)	139 (43.6%)	13 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	32.3	615^th of 906 public elementary schools	32.1%		23.2	706^th of 916 public elementary schools	22.9%	91	24.6	23.7	41.3	17.5	27.1	14.0	31.6	45.7	30.0	29.3	52.2	52.2	$19,433
Worcester Arts Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-6	315 St Nicholas Avenue	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3575	372	26	14.5		139 (37.4%)	82 (22.0%)	100 (26.9%)	40 (10.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	51.9	436^th of 906 public elementary schools	51.9%		59.4	375^th of 916 public elementary schools	59.1%	61	39.7	52.3	45.5	42.2	44.5	25.9	47.7	43.2	48.9	40.3	43.2	43.2	$23,599
Leroy E.Mayo	Public	K-5	351 Bullard Street	Holden	01520	Worcester County	Wachusett	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 829-3203	472	35	13.6		373 (79.0%)	22 (4.7%)	41 (8.7%)	18 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.6%)	69.2	288^th of 906 public elementary schools	68.2%		60.6	359^th of 916 public elementary schools	60.8%	71	54.0	47.8	54.7		51.9	68.4	22.6	66.7		50.4	73.3	73.3	$16,448
Wawecus Road School	Public	K-6	20 Wawecus Rd	Worcester	01605	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3527	155	13	11.5		52 (33.5%)	23 (14.8%)	55 (35.5%)	12 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.4%)	17.1	772^nd of 906 public elementary schools	14.8%		21.2	726^th of 916 public elementary schools	20.7%	46	10.5	9.5	24.1	8.7	14.1	21.1	14.3	31.0	4.4	18.5	39.3	39.3	$22,466
Lincoln Street	Public	K-6	549 Lincoln Street	Worcester	01605	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3504	177	18	9.5		32 (18.1%)	44 (24.9%)	74 (41.8%)	14 (7.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.8%)	20.2	733^rd of 906 public elementary schools	19.1%		25.3	688^th of 916 public elementary schools	24.9%	45	21.9	28.6	19.1	26.7	23.6	43.8	14.3	14.3	13.3	24.7	14.3	14.3	$24,001
Nelson Place	Public	PK, KG-6	35 Nelson Pl	Worcester	01605	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3506	621	46	13.4		274 (44.1%)	109 (17.6%)	158 (25.4%)	46 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.5%)	43.3	522^nd of 906 public elementary schools	42.4%		48.6	487^th of 916 public elementary schools	46.8%	35	41.0	27.4	33.8	34.2	34.2	38.5	37.0	48.8	34.2	39.6	48.8	48.8	$23,581

Frequently Asked Questions about Norrback Avenue

Is Norrback Avenue a good school?

Norrback Avenue ranks in the bottom 15.0% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Norrback Avenue?

Students at Norrback Avenue are 36% Hispanic, 29% African American, 28% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Norrback Avenue?

In the 2024-25 school year, 504 students attended Norrback Avenue.

What district is Norrback Avenue in?

Worcester

What schools do graduates of Norrback Avenue attend?

Students who attend Norrback Avenue usually go on to attend:

Middle : Burncoat Middle School
High : Burncoat Senior High
High : University Pk Campus School

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