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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 01603


At a glance
7
Schools
4,601
Students
Top rankedHeard Street553rd of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools
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Biggest riser
Columbus Park up 164 spots statewide this year
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Smallest classes
Goddard School/Science Technical 12.3 students per teacher
SchoolDigger ratings
2★
1★
0★
Summary:

ZIP code 01603 covers seven schools in Worcester, Massachusetts — five elementary schools (Gates Lane, Columbus Park, Goddard School/Science Technical, Canterbury, and Heard Street), one middle school (Sullivan Middle), and one high school (South High Community) — all part of the Worcester district and serving roughly 4,600 students combined.

Heard Street is the strongest performer in the ZIP, holding a 2-star rating (38th percentile) and the highest elementary ELA proficiency at 37.32%, well above the district. Columbus Park is the biggest gainer, climbing from 0 stars to 2 stars in two years, while Sullivan Middle is the most stable. South High Community, the largest school at 1,800 students, is the clearest concern: every 10th-grade subject fell by double digits, and its graduation rate (83.8%) sits below the district's. Gates Lane is the weakest profile, with the ZIP's only 0-star rating and the lowest results in science and in 3rd-grade math (7.69%).

A few patterns stand out for families. Nearly every school here beats the district average but trails the state average, and science is a bright spot at Heard Street and Columbus Park, where 46.15% proficiency exceeds the state. Spending does not track with results: Heard Street spends the least ($15,776) yet performs best. Two caveats: Sullivan Middle's 6th-grade figures (84% ELA, 94% math) are inconsistent with the rest of its data and should be verified, and poverty data is unavailable for all seven schools.

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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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