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Worcester Cultural Academy Charter Public School

Public, Charter Grades K-6

848^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Worcester Cultural Academy Charter Public School is a K–6 elementary charter school at 81 Plantation Street in Worcester, MA, serving 194 students and operating as its own district, Worcester Cultural Academy Charter Public School (District). It is the smallest of about ten schools within roughly a mile and a half, most of them Worcester Public Schools such as Grafton Street, Union Hill School, Rice Square, City View, Belmont Street Community, Vernon Hill School, Jacob Hiatt Magnet, Lake View, and Chandler Elementary Community, plus the nearby charter Learning First Charter Public School.

By state rankings, the school sits near the very bottom. Its district ranks 348th of 351 districts (1st percentile, 0 stars), below the Worcester district (304th of 351, 13th percentile) and below the Learning First Charter Public School (District) (312th of 351, 11th percentile). The school itself ranked 848th of 899 in 2025–2026 (6th percentile, 0 stars), down from 833rd of 906 the year before (8th percentile). Its 2025–2026 MCAS results were 14.29% proficient in ELA, 10.09% in math, and 25.00% in science, compared with state rates of 40.03%, 41.11%, and 40.98%. Math is the clearest weakness: the lowest among nearby schools, though it has crept up from 2.50% in 2023–2024 to 6.10% and then 10.09%.

Science is the relative bright spot—25.00% was above several neighbors—but it fell from 35.29% the prior year, which was just below the state rate. Higher performance is clearly possible nearby: Lake View, about 1.43 miles away, ranked 306th of 899 (66th percentile, 3 stars) and beats the state in all three subjects. No student group stands out as a strength; every reported subgroup ranks in the bottom decile or close to it, and in 2025–2026 all were at or below the 9th percentile. Small size (194 students) and a midrange student-teacher ratio of 14.5 do not obviously explain the results, and free/reduced-lunch and spending figures were not available for this school.

194

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

81 Plantation Street
Worcester, MA 01604

(774) 312-6400

District: Worcester Cultural Academy Charter Public School (District)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.8%

African American:

27.3%

White:

25.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2025 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 31 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school13%

District avg13%

Massachusetts avg41%

848^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 2 pts since 2025

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SchoolDigger rating ?

348^th of 351Worcester Cultural Academy Charter Public School (District) 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	9.4	848 of 899	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.4	833 of 906	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	23.6	276 of 291	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.0	275 of 281	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	8.5	832 of 869	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.5	823 of 869	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	15.2	455 of 475	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	406 of 458	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	691 of 742	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.5	641 of 736	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	10.8	822 of 879	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.1	851 of 884	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	13.5	670 of 734	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2026)9th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile~ school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)5th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science25%-16 vs state

English Language Arts14%-26 vs state

Mathematics10%-31 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)			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 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
Worcester Cultural Academy Charter Public School	Public, Charter	K-6	81 Plantation Street	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester Cultural Academy Charter Public School (District)	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(774) 312-6400	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%)	9.4	848^th of 899 public elementary schools	5.7%		11.4	833^rd of 906 public elementary schools	8.1%	15	8.3	13.6	20.0	15.8			14.3	4.4	14.0	8.3	10.5			10.1	25.0		25.0		$00
Grafton Street	Public	K-6	311 Grafton Street	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3478	386	34	11.4	88.8%	95 (24.6%)	70 (18.1%)	192 (49.7%)	20 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	11.5	828^th of 899 public elementary schools	7.9%		11.7	830^th of 906 public elementary schools	8.4%	2	13.8	10.9	12.8	27.1			15.7	15.8	20.6	11.6	22.9			18.0	8.7		8.7		$25,830
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	94.2%	49 (13.0%)	63 (16.7%)	249 (66.0%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	14	794^th of 899 public elementary schools	11.7%		7.8	867^th of 906 public elementary schools	4.3%	73	17.7	17.9	12.5	13.3			15.4	17.7	34.6	14.3	20.0			21.7	19.6		19.6		$20,567
Rice Square	Public	K-5	76 Massasoit Rd	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3556	502	33	15.2	84.8%	104 (20.7%)	130 (25.9%)	194 (38.6%)	50 (10.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	16.2	774^th of 899 public elementary schools	13.9%		18.1	761^st of 906 public elementary schools	16.0%	13	8.5	10.8	25.8				14.7	15.5	18.5	29.0				20.7	32.3		32.3		$19,372
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	91.7%	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		$21,554
Learning First Charter Public School	Public, Charter	K-8	50 Richland St	Worcester	01610	Worcester County	Learning First Charter Public School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(774) 420-7650	666	35	19.0	71.2%	36 (5.4%)	291 (43.7%)	327 (49.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	8.8	856^th of 899 public elementary schools	4.8%		9.1	856^th of 906 public elementary schools	5.5%		16.0	12.0	9.7	14.9	18.3	34.8	17.4	18.7	8.0	12.7	18.9	19.7	36.2	18.9	8.6	55.1	31.7	47.8	$18,851
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	92.3%	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		$19,583
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	90.7%	93 (17.7%)	109 (20.8%)	283 (53.9%)	19 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	10.2	840^th of 899 public elementary schools	6.6%		11.9	829^th of 906 public elementary schools	8.5%	11	23.3	15.4	12.5	8.0			15.2	20.0	17.3	6.3	20.4			16.3	8.3		8.3		$20,664
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	75.5%	53 (14.4%)	111 (30.2%)	173 (47.1%)	15 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	27.8	644^th of 899 public elementary schools	28.4%		34	603^rd of 906 public elementary schools	33.4%	41	26.0	28.6	21.4	31.7			27.3	28.0	22.9	39.3	28.6			29.0	39.3		39.3		$21,170
Lake View	Public	PK, KG-6	133 Coburn Avenue	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3536	284	20	14.4	65.7%	100 (35.2%)	60 (21.1%)	88 (31.0%)	26 (9.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (2.8%)	65.5	306^th of 899 public elementary schools	66.0%		69	291^st of 906 public elementary schools	67.9%	15	35.7	47.8	48.4	62.9			48.1	40.5	56.5	41.9	57.1			49.4	64.5		64.5		$20,991

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Students at Worcester Cultural Academy Charter Public School are 44% Hispanic, 27% African American, 25% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 194 students attended Worcester Cultural Academy Charter Public School.

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Worcester Cultural Academy Charter Public School ranks in the bottom 5.7% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

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