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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 01420

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At a glance

Schools

6,933

Students

Districts

Top rankedMontachusett Regional Vocational Technical117^th of 353 Massachusetts high schools

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Biggest riser

McKay Elementary School up 30 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Sizer School: A North Central Charter Essential School 9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

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1★

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Zip code 01420 covers Fitchburg, Massachusetts, home to 10 schools serving about 6,933 students: four elementary schools (McKay, Reingold, Crocker, and South Street Early Learning Center, which serves PK–K), two middle schools, and four high schools. Eight of these schools belong to the Fitchburg district, while Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical and Sizer School: A North Central Charter Essential School operate separately. District ratings vary sharply: Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical ranks 118 of 351 with 3 stars, the Sizer School: A North Central Charter Essential (District) area ranks 264 of 351 with 1 star, and the Fitchburg district ranks 325 of 351 with 0 stars.

Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical is the clear standout, beating state averages in every reported subject, with a 98.6% graduation rate and a 0.9% dropout rate. Within the Fitchburg district, Crocker Elementary is the strongest, ranking in the 35th percentile with 2 stars and math proficiency of 37.97% — far above the district's 21.20%. Among middle schools, Memorial Middle School outperforms Arthur M Longsjo Middle School in ELA, math, and civics, though both trail the state. Sizer School: A North Central Charter Essential School shows an unusual split: ELA near the state average, but math at just 16.67%.

Most Fitchburg district schools remain well below state proficiency, and Goodrich Academy has the most challenged profile — lowest graduation rate (74.6%), highest dropout rate (14.9%), highest student-teacher ratio (19.7), and lowest spending ($13,478). Reingold Elementary and McKay Elementary School show declining proficiency in later grades. South Street Early Learning Center serves PK–K and has no MCAS, graduation, or dropout data, so it cannot be compared on achievement. Free/reduced-lunch percentages are unavailable for all schools.

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Ranking:

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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 Biology (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 10th 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 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Sizer School: A North Central Charter Essential School	Public, Charter	7-12	500 Rindge Road	Fitchburg	01420	Worcester County	Sizer School: A North Central Charter Essential (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 345-2701	282	31	9.0	45.2%	159 (56.4%)	21 (7.4%)	75 (26.6%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	18 (6.4%)	28.9	251^st of 353 public high schools	28.9%		26.7	260^th of 349 public high schools	25.5%	9					41.8	39.6	33.3	40.9					12.1	22.9	22.9	16.7		29.2	16.7	29.2	32.1	37.5	$18,827
Crocker Elementary	Public	1-5	200 Bigelow Dr	Fitchburg	01420	Worcester County	Fitchburg	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 345-3290	610	52	11.7	100.0%	142 (23.3%)	64 (10.5%)	343 (56.2%)	18 (3.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.2%)	34.6	586^th of 899 public elementary schools	34.8%		44.7	508^th of 906 public elementary schools	43.9%	78	34.5	27.6	27.3					29.9	42.8	35.5	35.4					38.0	30.7			30.7			$20,188
Fitchburg High	Public	9-12	140 Arn-How Farm Rd	Fitchburg	01420	Worcester County	Fitchburg	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 345-3240	1,220	103	11.9	100.0%	235 (19.3%)	128 (10.5%)	702 (57.5%)	59 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (7.4%)	14.8	305^th of 353 public high schools	13.6%		19.2	290^th of 349 public high schools	16.9%	15							21.3								18.0				12.6		16.5		$21,704
Reingold Elementary	Public	1-5	70 Reingold Avenue	Fitchburg	01420	Worcester County	Fitchburg	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 345-3287	679	54	12.5	100.0%	195 (28.7%)	47 (6.9%)	366 (53.9%)	32 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.7%)	12	821^st of 899 public elementary schools	8.7%		21.1	723^rd of 906 public elementary schools	20.2%	98	22.7	19.2	17.0					19.8	18.0	15.4	9.3					14.4	21.5			21.5			$20,002
Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	615 Rollstone Street	Fitchburg	01420	Worcester County	Fitchburg	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 345-3295	601	46	13.0	100.0%	163 (27.1%)	35 (5.8%)	334 (55.6%)	24 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.5%)	27.5	337^th of 478 public middle schools	29.5%		33.4	306^th of 484 public middle schools	36.8%	31				25.3	29.5	34.5		29.5				28.1	21.0	22.5		23.9		19.9		19.9		23.0	$21,176
Goodrich Academy	Public	9-12	111 Goodrich Street	Fitchburg	01420	Worcester County	Fitchburg	No	No	No	No	(978) 345-3244	186	9	19.7	100.0%	58 (31.2%)	5 (2.7%)	109 (58.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.9%)								(n/a)																							$16,271
South Street Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	376 South Street	Fitchburg	01420	Worcester County	Fitchburg	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 348-2300	570	46	12.3	100.0%	126 (22.1%)	54 (9.5%)	336 (58.9%)	20 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.8%)								(n/a)																							$21,744
Arthur M Longsjo Middle School	Public	6-8	98 Academy Street	Fitchburg	01420	Worcester County	Fitchburg	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 343-2146	614	54	11.3	100.0%	111 (18.1%)	59 (9.6%)	379 (61.7%)	19 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.2%)	13.8	423^rd of 478 public middle schools	11.5%		16.2	413^th of 484 public middle schools	14.7%	10				10.8	18.0	19.8		16.0				11.5	10.9	16.1		12.7		19.9		19.9		15.6	$22,390
McKay Elementary School	Public	1-5	67 Rindge Road	Fitchburg	01420	Worcester County	Fitchburg	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 665-3187	754	67	11.2	100.0%	129 (17.1%)	52 (6.9%)	485 (64.3%)	38 (5.0%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.8%)	15.1	784^th of 899 public elementary schools	12.8%		12.9	814^th of 906 public elementary schools	10.2%	30	25.5	11.6	14.1					17.3	32.6	15.6	17.0					22.0	22.0			22.0			$20,801
Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical	Public	9-12	1050 Westminster Street	Fitchburg	01420	Worcester County	Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 345-9200	1,417	119	11.9	32.1%	1,011 (71.3%)	44 (3.1%)	263 (18.6%)	16 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	64 (4.5%)	66	117^th of 353 public high schools	66.9%		74	95^th of 349 public high schools	72.8%	22							55.8								44.8				52.3		43.6		$25,500

Cities Near Zip Code 01420

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fitchburg	0.44 mi	10	319^th
Leominster	3.28 mi	13	266^th
Lunenburg	4.34 mi	5	145^th
Westminster	5.94 mi	2	271^st
Ashburnham	6.41 mi	3	179^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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