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Rice Square

Public Grades K-6

761^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Rice Square is an elementary school in Worcester, MA that serves students from kindergarten to 6th grade. Despite being part of the Worcester school district, which is ranked 302 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts, Rice Square has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Massachusetts elementary schools over the past decade.

Rice Square significantly underperforms compared to the Worcester district and Massachusetts state averages across all MCAS Next Generation assessments in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, only 23.17% of Rice Square students were proficient or better in ELA compared to 25.85% in Worcester and 41.53% statewide. In Math, the proficiency rate was just 17.07% at Rice Square versus 23.59% in Worcester and 40.74% statewide. The school also struggles to effectively serve certain student subgroups, with significant performance gaps between groups.

Despite being located in the same district, Rice Square is surrounded by several higher-performing elementary schools like Lake View, Belmont Street Community, and Union Hill, demonstrating that it is possible to achieve stronger academic outcomes within the Worcester district context. Addressing the systemic issues within the district will be crucial to improving outcomes at schools like Rice Square.

502

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,372

Per pupil spending ?

84.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

76 Massasoit Rd
Worcester, MA 01604

(508) 799-3556

District: Worcester

Students who attend Rice Square usually attend:

Middle:	Worcester East Middle
High:	North High
	University Pk Campus School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.6%

African American:

25.9%

White:

20.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Science scores 26 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg24%

Massachusetts avg41%

761^st of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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	18.1	761 of 906	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	814 of 916	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	777 of 928	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	817 of 932	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	826 of 936	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	832 of 942	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	783 of 934	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.5	836 of 938	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	6.0	905 of 932	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.2	869 of 914	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.5	901 of 926	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.7	889 of 928	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.2	862 of 930	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.5	833 of 924	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.9	824 of 920	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.2	842 of 909	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.8	829 of 908	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.3	809 of 911	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.3	784 of 911	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.8	735 of 887	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.9	682 of 882	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	40.0	584 of 884	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	104 of 169	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	68 of 167	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.7	32 of 167	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	43.9	91 of 173	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.8	103 of 166	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.0	35 of 172	79.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	16.1	644 of 672	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	502 of 632	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	651 of 665	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	656 of 656	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	146 of 281	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	198 of 282	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	81 of 264	69.3%	★★★★☆
2022	45.6	107 of 267	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.8	117 of 240	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.3	174 of 258	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	181 of 244	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	692 of 869	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	764 of 886	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	754 of 887	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	810 of 901	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	745 of 898	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	737 of 902	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	730 of 893	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	324 of 458	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	325 of 446	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	308 of 420	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	241 of 401	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	202 of 379	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.8	331 of 398	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	278 of 379	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	75.9	5 of 17	70.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	519 of 736	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	614 of 760	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	552 of 757	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	599 of 772	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	520 of 705	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	475 of 700	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	358 of 685	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	793 of 884	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	794 of 891	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	722 of 896	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	751 of 908	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	816 of 904	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	848 of 907	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	749 of 898	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	688 of 717	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	718 of 731	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	525 of 703	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	712 of 905	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	726 of 894	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	652 of 896	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.6	549 of 886	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	12.3	825 of 925	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	26.4	287 of 399	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	563 of 737	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	734 of 753	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	723 of 762	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.4	762 of 764	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.4	755 of 765	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	708 of 780	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	660 of 772	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)71st percentile+59 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2025)38th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+13 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)28th percentile+16 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts23%-18 vs state

Mathematics17%-24 vs state

Science15%-26 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
Rice Square	Public	K-6	76 Massasoit Rd	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3556	502	33	15.2		104 (20.7%)	130 (25.9%)	194 (38.6%)	50 (10.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	18.1	761^st of 906 public elementary schools	16.0%		14	814^th of 916 public elementary schools	11.1%	53	9.5	37.5	9.0	40.4			23.2	14.3	32.8	11.9	7.7			17.1	15.2		15.2		$19,372
Worcester Cultural Academy Charter Public School	Public, Charter	K-5	81 Plantation Street	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester Cultural Academy Charter Public School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(774) 922-1840	194	13	14.5		49 (25.3%)	53 (27.3%)	85 (43.8%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	11.4	833^rd of 906 public elementary schools	8.1%					(n/a)	16.2	23.1	21.1				19.5	0.0	11.5	11.1				6.1	35.3		35.3		$00
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		49 (13.0%)	63 (16.7%)	249 (66.0%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	7.8	867^th of 906 public elementary schools	4.3%		12	835^th of 916 public elementary schools	8.8%	32	21.4	10.0	10.6	10.8			13.7	10.7	9.8	13.0	13.5			11.6	8.7		8.7		$20,567
Grafton Street	Public	K-6	311 Grafton Street	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3478	386	34	11.4		95 (24.6%)	70 (18.1%)	192 (49.7%)	20 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	11.7	830^th of 906 public elementary schools	8.4%		11	854^th of 916 public elementary schools	6.8%	24	16.4	23.8	6.3	9.5			14.0	21.3	23.8	16.7	11.9			18.7	20.8		20.8		$25,830
Vernon Hill School	Public	PK, KG-6	211 Providence Street	Worcester	01607	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3630	525	39	13.4		93 (17.7%)	109 (20.8%)	283 (53.9%)	19 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	11.9	829^th of 906 public elementary schools	8.5%		12.8	825^th of 916 public elementary schools	9.9%	4	12.5	10.0	19.6	24.0			17.8	18.8	10.3	19.6	6.7			13.3	21.4		21.4		$20,664
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
Roosevelt	Public	PK, KG-6	1006 Grafton Street	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3482	604	44	13.8		171 (28.3%)	173 (28.6%)	194 (32.1%)	35 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.8%)	27.9	652^nd of 906 public elementary schools	28.0%		26.8	670^th of 916 public elementary schools	26.9%	18	22.5	23.0	29.7	50.8			31.3	22.9	31.2	25.0	27.4			26.5	28.6		28.6		$22,188
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		156 (21.1%)	148 (20.1%)	375 (50.8%)	40 (5.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.2%)	12.1	824^th of 906 public elementary schools	9.1%		14.2	813^th of 916 public elementary schools	11.2%	11	11.5	15.4	10.5	31.0			16.3	14.2	20.7	4.9	27.4			16.1	14.6		14.6		$20,541
City View	Public	PK, KG-6	80 Prospect Street	Worcester	01605	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3670	464	38	12.1		83 (17.9%)	114 (24.6%)	231 (49.8%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)	8.3	863^rd of 906 public elementary schools	4.7%		14.8	807^th of 916 public elementary schools	11.9%	56	14.0	15.0	6.3	18.2			13.5	14.0	17.5	8.3	12.7			13.0	10.4		10.4		$21,554
Lake View	Public	K-6	133 Coburn Avenue	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3536	284	20	14.4		100 (35.2%)	60 (21.1%)	88 (31.0%)	26 (9.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (2.8%)	69	291^st of 906 public elementary schools	67.9%		49.1	479^th of 916 public elementary schools	47.7%	188	50.0	48.4	48.7	45.5			48.3	61.0	60.0	53.9	33.3			52.5	69.2		69.2		$20,991

Frequently Asked Questions about Rice Square

What is the racial makeup of Rice Square?

Students at Rice Square are 39% Hispanic, 26% African American, 21% White, 10% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Rice Square attend?

Students who attend Rice Square usually go on to attend:

Middle : Worcester East Middle
High : North High
High : University Pk Campus School

What district is Rice Square in?

Worcester

How many students attend Rice Square?

In the 2024-25 school year, 502 students attended Rice Square.

Is Rice Square a good school?

Rice Square ranks in the bottom 16.0% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

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