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Wawecus Road School

Public Grades K-6

696^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Wawecus Road School is a small K–6 elementary school in Worcester, MA, with 155 students in the Worcester district, which ranks 304 of 351 in Massachusetts (13th percentile, 1 star). In 2025–26, Wawecus Road School ranked 696 of 899 statewide (23rd percentile, 1 star), up from the 15th percentile in 2024–25 but below its 2022–23 peak of 33rd percentile. It has a low student–teacher ratio (11.5 in 2024–25) and the highest per-student spending among the listed comparison schools in 2020–21 ($19,765).

Compared with the district and state, 2025–26 ELA proficiency was 27.17% vs district 24.98% and state 40.03%; math was 24.73% vs district 24.25% and state 41.11%; science was 12% vs district 23.97% and state 40.98%, the sharpest gap. Against nearby general elementary schools, Wawecus Road outperforms Clark St Community, City View, and Elm Park Community in ELA and math, is roughly comparable to Lincoln Street and Belmont Street Community, and trails Nelson Place, Thorndyke Road, Worcester Arts Magnet School, and Francis J McGrath Elementary. Spending and staffing do not show a simple link to outcomes: Thorndyke Road spends much less ($14,279) with a higher ratio (14.8) and higher proficiency, while Worcester Arts Magnet School spends $15,161 and ranks in the 63rd percentile. This may reflect higher needs, small-school fixed costs, or specialized services rather than proving spending is ineffective.

Grade-level results are uneven. The strongest 2025–26 result is 6th grade ELA at 40.74%, above district (29.14%) and essentially at state level (40.26%); 6th grade math at 33.33% and 4th grade math at 35.29% are also above district. But 3rd grade math is only 8.33%, far below district (22.79%) and state (42.19%), and 5th grade science is 12%, far below district (27.3%) and state (43.07%). Science has been volatile (25% in 2022–23, 4.35% in 2023–24, 39.29% in 2024–25, 12% in 2025–26), likely reflecting small cohorts. Effectiveness for low-income and special education students is consistently low: low socioeconomic status was 15th percentile in 2025–26, 4th in 2024–25, and 13th in 2023–24; special education was 11th in 2025–26 and 3rd in 2023–24. With only 155 students, single-year changes should be interpreted cautiously.

155

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,178

Per pupil spending ?

74.8%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

Not published

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2025-26)

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: Recently slipping — 33rd percentile in 2023 → 23rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 33rd-percentile peak (2023) to 23rd (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg25%

Massachusetts avg41%

696^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	23.5	696 of 899	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	21.1	708 of 869	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	36.9	304 of 475	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	23.4	634 of 742	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	24.8	680 of 879	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	20.8	628 of 709	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)36th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)19th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile-8 vs school

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

Special Education (2026)11th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2021)3rd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts27%-13 vs state

Mathematics25%-16 vs state

Science12%-29 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)		Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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	74.8%	52 (33.5%)	23 (14.8%)	55 (35.5%)	12 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.4%)	23.5	696^th of 899 public elementary schools	22.6%		17.1	772^nd of 906 public elementary schools	14.8%	76	20.8	25.0	20.0	40.7	27.2	8.3	35.3	24.0	33.3	24.7	12.0	12.0			$28,178
Thorndyke Road	Public	K-6	30 Thorndyke Rd	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3550	319	21	14.8	63.9%	108 (33.9%)	51 (16.0%)	139 (43.6%)	13 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	37.3	567^th of 899 public elementary schools	36.9%		32.3	615^th of 906 public elementary schools	32.1%	48	28.3	32.8	37.5	45.7	35.3	21.7	31.0	37.5	43.5	32.4	37.5	37.5	98%	2%	$20,025
Lincoln Street	Public	K-6	549 Lincoln Street	Worcester	01605	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3504	177	18	9.5	85.9%	32 (18.1%)	44 (24.9%)	74 (41.8%)	14 (7.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.8%)	23.2	700^th of 899 public elementary schools	22.1%		20.2	733^rd of 906 public elementary schools	19.1%	33	42.9	23.3	20.0	11.1	24.7	38.1	30.0	15.0	22.2	27.0	20.0	20.0	97%	0%	$23,971
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	42.5%	139 (37.4%)	82 (22.0%)	100 (26.9%)	40 (10.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	63.1	330^th of 899 public elementary schools	63.3%		51.9	436^th of 906 public elementary schools	51.9%	106	50.0	49.2	61.5	57.1	53.7	28.0	32.8	46.2	61.9	40.7	61.5	61.5	95%	0%	$20,251
Worcester Academic Center for Transition (ACT)	Public	K-6	14 New Bond Street	Worcester	01609	Worcester County	Worcester	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(508) 538-9106	49	13	3.8	87.8%	15 (30.6%)	7 (14.3%)	23 (46.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.1%)								(n/a)				0.0	0.0				0.0	0.0					$16,853
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	76.5%	55 (27.5%)	30 (15.0%)	98 (49.0%)	8 (4.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.5%)	37.6	563^rd of 899 public elementary schools	37.4%		16.1	779^th of 906 public elementary schools	14.0%	216	41.4	31.6	35.3	38.5	37.4	44.8	26.3	17.7	38.5	34.1	11.8	11.8			$21,527
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	89.4%	118 (19.2%)	121 (19.7%)	308 (50.1%)	43 (7.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	25	675^th of 899 public elementary schools	24.9%		26.4	668^th of 906 public elementary schools	26.3%	7	25.0	28.6	11.1	27.4	23.2	20.5	27.1	21.0	49.3	30.9	17.7	17.7	90%	1%	$19,110
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	44.3%	274 (44.1%)	109 (17.6%)	158 (25.4%)	46 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.5%)	43.5	507^th of 899 public elementary schools	43.6%		43.3	522^nd of 906 public elementary schools	42.4%	15	34.7	36.8	23.0	50.7	36.4	36.5	36.4	41.9	40.0	38.7	38.9	38.9	96%	1%	$23,637
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	86.0%	39 (14.0%)	54 (19.4%)	155 (55.8%)	18 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	13.9	795^th of 899 public elementary schools	11.6%		13.6	802^nd of 906 public elementary schools	11.5%	7	18.5	19.4	4.0	20.8	15.9	25.9	22.6	0.0	33.3	20.6	8.0	8.0	97%	3%	$22,375
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	91.2%	83 (17.9%)	114 (24.6%)	231 (49.8%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)	10.1	841^st of 899 public elementary schools	6.5%		8.3	863^rd of 906 public elementary schools	4.7%	22	26.4	12.9	17.1	11.3	16.8	13.2	16.1	7.5	11.3	12.5	20.0	20.0	92%	0%	$21,608

Frequently Asked Questions about Wawecus Road School

What district is Wawecus Road School in?

Worcester

Is Wawecus Road School a good school?

Wawecus Road School ranks in the bottom 22.6% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

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

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.

How many students attend Wawecus Road School?

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

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