Summary:
The 01604 zip code in Worcester, Massachusetts is home to a single middle school, Worcester East Middle School, which serves grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 695 students.
Worcester East Middle School is a low-performing school, ranking 394 out of 484 Massachusetts middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year and receiving a 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments is significantly below state averages across all subjects and grade levels, with proficiency rates ranging from 13.62% to 26.43% in English Language Arts, 13.15% to 17.93% in Mathematics, and 13.15% in Science, compared to state averages of 41.53% to 44.32%, 38.24% to 40.74%, and 37.23% to 41.51%, respectively. The school's Civics proficiency for 8th grade is also low at 19.14%, compared to the state average of 39.16%.
The data suggests that Worcester East Middle School is struggling to provide adequate resources and support for its students, with a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 12.5 to 1 and per-student spending of $18,124 for the 2020-2021 school year. The school's consistently low performance and lack of improvement over the past three years indicate a need for significant interventions and reforms to improve student outcomes.
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