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City View

Q: Is City View a good school?

City View ranks in the bottom 4.7% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend City View?

In the 2024-25 school year, 464 students attended City View.

Q: What is the racial makeup of City View?

Students at City View are 50% Hispanic, 25% African American, 18% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of City View attend?

Students who attend City View usually go on to attend: Middle : Worcester East Middle High : North High High : University Pk Campus School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

863^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

City View is an elementary school in Worcester, MA that serves 433 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. Unfortunately, City View has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Massachusetts elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 807-874 out of around 900-940 schools.

City View 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 13.5% of City View students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 25.85% in Worcester and 41.53% statewide. The school also struggles with its English Learner and Special Education populations. Despite being a low-performing school, City View has not shown meaningful, sustained improvement over the past 10 years.

Interestingly, City View is located in close proximity (within 1 mile) to several other Worcester elementary schools, such as Grafton Street, Elm Park Community, and Belmont Street Community. These schools, while still below state averages, outperform City View across multiple metrics, suggesting there may be opportunities to learn from their practices. Addressing City View's challenges will likely require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve instructional practices, target resource allocation, and promote equitable outcomes for all students.

464

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,554

Per pupil spending ?

91.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

80 Prospect Street
Worcester, MA 01605

(508) 799-3670

District: Worcester

Students who attend City View usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.8%

African American:

24.6%

White:

17.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (13% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Science scores 31 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg24%

Massachusetts avg41%

863^rd of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd 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	8.3	863 of 906	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	807 of 916	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	818 of 928	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	840 of 932	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	870 of 936	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	874 of 942	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	827 of 934	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.5	848 of 938	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.5	837 of 932	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.6	857 of 914	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	14.1	828 of 926	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.9	838 of 928	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.0	864 of 930	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.8	904 of 924	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.3	882 of 920	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.3	888 of 909	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.6	879 of 908	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.0	869 of 911	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.3	814 of 911	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.7	756 of 887	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	8.5	818 of 882	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	12.1	776 of 884	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	86 of 169	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	89 of 167	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	123 of 173	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	151 of 166	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.4	84 of 172	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	80 of 174	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	24.4	552 of 672	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	493 of 632	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	531 of 665	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	525 of 656	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	217 of 281	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.7	138 of 282	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.5	199 of 264	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.6	136 of 267	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	108 of 240	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.9	191 of 258	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.5	98 of 244	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	802 of 869	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	750 of 886	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	791 of 887	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	828 of 901	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	838 of 898	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	821 of 902	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	795 of 893	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	372 of 458	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.5	248 of 446	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	244 of 420	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	236 of 401	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.1	296 of 379	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	288 of 398	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	301 of 379	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	23 of 23	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	40.1	10 of 17	41.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.7	12 of 17	29.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	685 of 736	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	574 of 760	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	593 of 757	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	610 of 772	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	592 of 705	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	583 of 700	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	510 of 685	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	832 of 884	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	783 of 891	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	788 of 896	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	800 of 908	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	810 of 904	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	826 of 907	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	787 of 898	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	614 of 717	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	591 of 731	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	493 of 703	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.1	754 of 905	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	800 of 894	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	753 of 896	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	635 of 886	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	12.0	832 of 925	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	14.8	374 of 399	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	1.2	736 of 737	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	755 of 764	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	732 of 765	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	743 of 780	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	678 of 772	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)49th percentile+44 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)23rd percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2022)18th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile+10 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)10th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile-5 vs school

Homeless (2025)<1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts14%-28 vs state

Mathematics13%-28 vs state

Science10%-31 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
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
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
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
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
Elm Park Community	Public	PK, KG-6	23 North Ashland Street	Worcester	01609	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3568	478	32	14.9		78 (16.3%)	81 (16.9%)	278 (58.2%)	28 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	13.5	804^th of 906 public elementary schools	11.3%		9.7	863^rd of 916 public elementary schools	5.8%	59	18.2	9.3	20.5	20.0			17.0	19.3	17.0	22.2	12.3			17.3	31.1		31.1		$21,146
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
Chandler Elementary Community	Public	K-6	114 Chandler Street	Worcester	01609	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3572	402	28	14.4		54 (13.4%)	53 (13.2%)	249 (61.9%)	35 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	12.6	819^th of 906 public elementary schools	9.6%					(n/a)	27.3	2.8	10.2	20.3			16.7	32.7	8.3	4.1	17.2			16.7	8.2		8.2		$21,898
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
Jacob Hiatt Magnet	Public	PK, KG-6	772 Main Street	Worcester	01610	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3601	367	26	13.9		53 (14.4%)	111 (30.2%)	173 (47.1%)	15 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	34	603^rd of 906 public elementary schools	33.4%		34.9	599^th of 916 public elementary schools	34.6%	4	31.4	16.1	23.3	63.6			33.1	45.7	25.8	23.3	42.4			33.8	23.3		23.3		$21,170
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

Frequently Asked Questions about City View

How many students attend City View?

In the 2024-25 school year, 464 students attended City View.

What district is City View in?

Worcester

What is the racial makeup of City View?

Students at City View are 50% Hispanic, 25% African American, 18% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of City View attend?

Students who attend City View usually go on to attend:

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

Is City View a good school?

City View ranks in the bottom 4.7% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

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