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Worcester East Middle

Public Grades 6-8

399^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 17% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Worcester East Middle is a grade 6–8 school at 420 Grafton Street in Worcester, MA, serving 731 students as one of the district’s four large middle schools. The Worcester district ranks in the bottom tier of Massachusetts (304th of 351), and Worcester East ranks 399th of 478 statewide—17th percentile, 1 star. It has spent most of the last decade in the bottom fifth of the state, with a modest recovery from a 0-star, 9th-percentile low in 2020–21, but the last two years slipped from the 19th to the 17th percentile, suggesting improvement has plateaued.

On 2025–26 MCAS, the school posts the lowest proficiency of any Worcester middle school in every subject: 22.11% ELA, 13.32% math, and 19.88% science. It trails the district and sits well below the state, with math the starkest gap—about 1 in 8 students proficient, nearly 11 points behind the district and almost 28 behind Massachusetts. Nearby comparisons are dramatic: Oak Middle School has 67.62% math proficiency, roughly five times the school’s rate, while Sherwood Middle School, Grafton Middle, Mountview Middle, and Mill Pond School also far outpace it. Leicester Middle is the only nearby school in a similar band. The school also spends more per pupil—$18,124 in 2020–21—than every comparison school, yet posts the lowest results; its student-teacher ratio of 14.3 is the highest among Worcester middle schools and jumped from 12.5 in one year.

Performance inside the school varies by grade. Eighth graders are close to district averages in ELA and science, while sixth graders are 14–15 points behind in both; seventh-grade math (10.34%) is the weakest result. English learners rank at the 66th percentile and students experiencing homelessness at the 76th—well above the school’s overall 17th percentile—suggesting strengths. Low-income students (29th percentile) and special education students (16th) still lag. Bottom line: the school is a persistently low-ranked urban middle school with modest ELA and science momentum, no math progress in four years, and internal unevenness. Families should ask how math instruction and the sixth-to-seventh-grade transition are being addressed, and what is working for English learners and homeless students that might be extended to the general population.

731

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,852

Per pupil spending ?

89.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

420 Grafton Street
Worcester, MA 01604

(508) 799-3430

District: Worcester

Students who attend Worcester East Middle usually attend:

High:	North High
	University Pk Campus School

Feeder schools for Worcester East Middle:

Elementary:	Belmont Street Community
	City View
	Grafton Street
	Lake View
	More...
	Rice Square
	Roosevelt
	Union Hill School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.2%

African American:

20.4%

White:

13.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg24%

Massachusetts avg41%

399^th of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle 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	17.6	399 of 478	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.4	394 of 484	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	420 of 493	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	408 of 501	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	425 of 497	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	458 of 501	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	427 of 498	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	411 of 484	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.6	407 of 487	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.3	377 of 482	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.1	338 of 441	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.5	367 of 455	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.0	404 of 455	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.2	402 of 455	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.0	387 of 449	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.4	371 of 434	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.4	367 of 409	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.8	363 of 407	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	9.2	367 of 399	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.5	377 of 399	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.2	335 of 356	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	6.4	328 of 344	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	6.3	324 of 339	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	49.9	93 of 215	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.7	89 of 206	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.2	123 of 202	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	123 of 209	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	123 of 212	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.0	161 of 193	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	133 of 195	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	91 of 172	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	3.6	129 of 131	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.7	126 of 127	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	108 of 120	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	98 of 134	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	115 of 135	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	101 of 123	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	105 of 128	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	107 of 119	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	23.7	369 of 445	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	402 of 431	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	374 of 424	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	386 of 417	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	47.4	66 of 193	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.3	65 of 181	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	58 of 180	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.0	76 of 155	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.4	94 of 154	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.2	55 of 135	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.8	74 of 138	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	79 of 127	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	390 of 468	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	396 of 473	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	423 of 481	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	408 of 489	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	415 of 494	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	448 of 483	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	430 of 478	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	413 of 463	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	285 of 383	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.5	275 of 376	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	307 of 378	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	278 of 364	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	309 of 368	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	308 of 335	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	267 of 322	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	248 of 309	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	62.8	9 of 38	76.3%	★★★★☆
2025	67.1	8 of 42	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	40.2	19 of 36	47.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	8 of 26	69.2%	★★★★☆
2022	54.4	8 of 26	69.2%	★★★★☆
2021	29.0	18 of 21	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.6	14 of 25	44.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	326 of 461	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.3	327 of 464	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	368 of 469	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	362 of 481	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	387 of 489	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	425 of 462	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	380 of 452	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	368 of 438	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	393 of 470	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	384 of 473	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	410 of 483	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	397 of 489	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	432 of 497	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	452 of 485	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	414 of 478	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	399 of 466	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	11.5	100 of 112	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.9	113 of 116	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	76 of 110	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.2	92 of 102	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	87 of 92	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	68 of 87	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	366 of 436	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.6	302 of 435	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.3	393 of 441	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	395 of 444	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	392 of 503	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	448 of 489	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	372 of 484	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	367 of 467	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	11.4	443 of 491	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	13.7	324 of 339	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	6.9	384 of 393	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	345 of 386	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	378 of 392	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	369 of 403	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	377 of 404	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.2	397 of 401	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	381 of 396	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	370 of 395	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2026)76th percentile+60 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)66th percentile+49 vs school

African American (2026)57th percentile+40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)26th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)17th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)17th percentile~ school

Male (2026)16th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)16th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)11th percentile-6 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)10th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)4th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)2nd percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2026)2nd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts22%-18 vs state

Science20%-21 vs state

Civics17%-22 vs state

Mathematics13%-28 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, March 21, 2012

I was very very much against my son going here from all of the things i have heard over many years . My son begged me to let him go here so i gave it a try let me tell you never believe the things you hear this school is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING !!!! the teachers here are AWESOME AND SO CARING and the principle is just FANTASTIC ! i would highly recommend this school to anyone ! the programs and xtra help they offer is just AMAZING ! i am very honored i sent my son here and so glad i gave it a try it was the best decision i have ever made ! Heather A Distefano Close Quote

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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)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2015)	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 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 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
Worcester East Middle	Public	6-8	420 Grafton Street	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3430	731	51	14.3	89.5%	98 (13.4%)	149 (20.4%)	418 (57.2%)	42 (5.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	17.6	399^th of 478 public middle schools	16.5%		19.4	394^th of 484 public middle schools	18.6%	5		15.2	20.2	25.4	22.1		16.7	10.3	15.6	13.3		19.9	19.9	17.4	$22,852
Forest Grove Middle	Public	7-8	495 Grove Street	Worcester	01605	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3420	839	73	11.4	56.0%	264 (31.5%)	129 (15.4%)	355 (42.3%)	53 (6.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.1%)	24	364^th of 478 public middle schools	23.8%		31.4	319^th of 484 public middle schools	34.1%	45			26.2	25.8	26.0			15.3	22.2	18.5		20.6	20.6	26.3	$22,156
Burncoat Middle School	Public	7-8	135 Burncoat Street	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3390	720	53	13.5	73.7%	180 (25.0%)	135 (18.8%)	328 (45.6%)	45 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.3%)	29.6	327^th of 478 public middle schools	31.6%		35	292^nd of 484 public middle schools	39.7%	35			24.6	26.6	25.7			23.3	30.2	27.0		28.6	28.6	24.6	$23,380
Oak Middle School	Public	7-8	45 Oak Street	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	No	(508) 841-1200	914	64	14.2	17.5%	390 (42.7%)	51 (5.6%)	91 (10.0%)	328 (35.9%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.3%)	90.3	53^rd of 478 public middle schools	88.9%		92.1	47^th of 484 public middle schools	90.3%	6			58.6	69.0	63.6			60.8	75.0	67.6		63.7	63.7	64.2	$17,175
Sherwood Middle School	Public	5-6	28 Sherwood Avenue	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	No	(508) 841-8670	951	71	13.3	15.9%	401 (42.2%)	37 (3.9%)	95 (10.0%)	352 (37.0%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (6.1%)								(n/a)	45.5	58.4			52.4	54.0	68.9			61.9	57.3		57.3		$17,375
Sullivan Middle	Public	6-8	140 Apricot Street	Worcester	01603	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3350	940	73	12.7	80.1%	215 (22.9%)	139 (14.8%)	462 (49.1%)	82 (8.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.3%)	32.2	315^th of 478 public middle schools	34.1%		31	320^th of 484 public middle schools	33.9%	5		84.0	26.8	31.9	32.4		94.0	29.5	24.5	30.7		21.8	21.8	22.5	$23,504
Grafton Middle	Public	7-8	22 Providence Road	Grafton	01519	Worcester County	Grafton	No	No	No	No	(508) 839-5420	478	38	12.6	14.1%	335 (70.1%)	8 (1.7%)	38 (7.9%)	75 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	81.9	81^st of 478 public middle schools	83.1%		81.7	84^th of 484 public middle schools	82.6%	3			50.5	61.0	56.1			50.5	61.8	56.6		61.0	61.0	55.4	$15,961
Mountview Middle	Public	6-8	270 Shrewsbury Street	Holden	01520	Worcester County	Wachusett	No	No	No	No	(508) 829-5577	773	52	14.8	10.6%	610 (78.9%)	42 (5.4%)	64 (8.3%)	31 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.1%)	78.9	91^st of 478 public middle schools	81.0%		77.9	96^th of 484 public middle schools	80.2%	5		60.4	39.6	55.4	50.9		76.3	48.1	59.2	60.2		56.3	56.3	61.4	$15,098
Leicester Middle	Public	5-8	174 Paxton Street	Leicester	01524	Worcester County	Leicester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 892-7030	394	31	12.7	36.6%	263 (66.8%)	27 (6.9%)	72 (18.3%)	16 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.6%)	33.9	296^th of 478 public middle schools	38.1%		38	282^nd of 484 public middle schools	41.7%	14	15.8	21.4	28.2	31.5	24.5	13.8	24.4	23.8	29.6	23.1	27.7	28.3	28.0	43.4	$18,580
Auburn Middle	Public	6-8	9 West Street	Auburn	01501	Worcester County	Auburn	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 832-7722	628	46	13.5	23.1%	478 (76.1%)	28 (4.5%)	75 (11.9%)	29 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	56.6	182^nd of 478 public middle schools	61.9%		60	177^th of 484 public middle schools	63.4%	5		32.7	40.5	45.8	39.5		36.4	40.9	48.1	41.6		45.2	45.2	46.3	$17,481

Frequently Asked Questions about Worcester East Middle

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In the 2024-25 school year, 731 students attended Worcester East Middle.

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Worcester

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Worcester East Middle ranks in the bottom 16.5% of Massachusetts middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Worcester East Middle?

Students at Worcester East Middle are 57% Hispanic, 20% African American, 13% White, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

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