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Wawecus Road School

Public Grades K-6

772^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Wawecus Road School is an elementary school in Worcester, MA that serves around 150 students from kindergarten to 6th grade. As part of the Worcester school district, which is ranked 302 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts, Wawecus Road School has consistently underperformed, with low academic proficiency rates and poor rankings compared to other schools in the area.

Wawecus Road School's academic performance lags behind the Worcester district and Massachusetts state averages on MCAS Next Generation assessments. In 2024-2025, only 14.13% of Wawecus Road students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 25.85% for Worcester and 41.53% for the state. The school also struggles to support certain student subgroups, such as male students and special education students, who perform significantly worse than their peers at the school and across the state.

Wawecus Road School's performance is significantly worse than most of the nearby schools in the Worcester district, such as Nelson Place, Thorndyke Road, and Worcester Arts Magnet School, which have higher academic proficiency rates and better overall rankings. Despite spending around $19,765 per student, which is higher than the nearby schools but still below the state average, Wawecus Road School has been ranked in the bottom 20-30% of Massachusetts elementary schools for the past several years, indicating that factors beyond just funding and staffing may be contributing to the school's underperformance.

155

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,466

Per pupil spending ?

80.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20 Wawecus Rd
Worcester, MA 01605

(508) 799-3527

District: Worcester

Students who attend Wawecus Road School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.5%

White:

33.5%

African American:

14.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg24%

Massachusetts avg41%

772^nd of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

20^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	17.1	772 of 906	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	726 of 916	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	619 of 928	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.4	769 of 932	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	807 of 936	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	724 of 942	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	640 of 934	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	14.5	835 of 938	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.0	874 of 932	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.1	769 of 914	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.6	843 of 926	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.8	861 of 928	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.4	859 of 930	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.6	863 of 924	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.1	834 of 920	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.0	806 of 909	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.6	791 of 908	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.3	824 of 911	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	17.1	786 of 911	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.3	692 of 887	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.9	629 of 882	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	47.0	515 of 884	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	14.8	615 of 632	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	572 of 665	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	27.3	243 of 282	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	726 of 869	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	779 of 886	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	654 of 901	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	614 of 902	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	572 of 893	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	176 of 458	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.2	380 of 446	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.0	160 of 398	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.0	69 of 379	81.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	703 of 736	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	658 of 760	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.8	488 of 757	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.7	606 of 772	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	617 of 705	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.6	387 of 700	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.9	197 of 685	71.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	754 of 884	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	860 of 891	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	45.5	492 of 896	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	680 of 908	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	722 of 904	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	757 of 907	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.9	488 of 898	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	15.8	706 of 731	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	752 of 905	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	838 of 894	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.2	543 of 896	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.0	368 of 886	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	17.2	769 of 925	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	602 of 737	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	530 of 780	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	606 of 772	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile+47 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)17th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)14th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2024)3rd percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2021)3rd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science39%~ state avg

Mathematics18%-22 vs state

English Language Arts14%-27 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
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
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
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
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
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)
Francis J McGrath Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	493 Grove Street	Worcester	01605	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3584	200	18	11.3		55 (27.5%)	30 (15.0%)	98 (49.0%)	8 (4.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.5%)	16.1	779^th of 906 public elementary schools	14.0%		17.7	765^th of 916 public elementary schools	16.5%	14	35.3	16.7	0.0	33.3	20.8	23.5	22.2	14.3	18.2	18.8	7.1	7.1	$22,763
Belmont Street Community	Public	PK, KG-6	170 Belmont Street	Worcester	01605	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3588	615	42	14.7		118 (19.2%)	121 (19.7%)	308 (50.1%)	43 (7.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	26.4	668^th of 906 public elementary schools	26.3%		26.5	673^rd of 916 public elementary schools	26.5%	5	20.0	18.5	19.7	34.8	24.2	26.2	20.3	34.9	34.1	29.3	36.4	36.4	$19,583
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Wawecus Road School

Is Wawecus Road School a good school?

Wawecus Road School ranks in the bottom 14.8% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What district is Wawecus Road School in?

Worcester

What is the racial makeup of Wawecus Road School?

Students at Wawecus Road School are 35% Hispanic, 34% White, 15% African American, 8% Two or more races, 8% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Wawecus Road School attend?

Students who attend Wawecus Road School usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Wawecus Road School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 155 students attended Wawecus Road School.

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