Summary:
ZIP code 01606 contains eight schools — five elementary, one middle, one high school, and one K–12 charter/alternative school — serving about 4,915 students from prekindergarten through grade 12. Seven are part of Worcester Public Schools (3,489 students), and one is Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School (1,426 students), the largest single school in the area. Worcester ranks 304 of 351 districts statewide (13th percentile, 1 star), so most schools here trail state averages even though individual schools differ sharply.
Worcester Arts Magnet School is the clear standout: 330 of 899 (63rd percentile, 3 stars), the only 3-star school here and 3 stars for three straight years. Its all-grade ELA (53.68) and science (61.54) beat the state's 40.03 and 40.98, while math (40.74) is near the state's 41.11 — 5th- and 6th-grade math is strong, but 3rd- and 4th-grade math (28.00 and 32.76) fall below state. Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School is split: 10th-grade ELA 71.62, math 54.17, science 68.92, and biology 56.10 top state figures, with a 100% graduation rate and 0% dropout rate, but its all-grade scores (ELA 30.19, math 32.79, science 34.31) and lower grades (4th-grade ELA 17.46) trail state.
Among the remaining Worcester schools, Burncoat Senior High beats district graduation (89.4 vs. 85.5) and dropout (6.0 vs. 8.5) rates but posts low 10th-grade proficiency. Burncoat Middle School is the strongest Worcester middle (327/478, 32nd percentile, 2 stars), while Norrback Avenue, Thorndyke Road, and Burncoat Street show subject or rank gains, especially in science. Clark St Community is lowest (795/899, 12th percentile), with 5th-grade results of 4.00 ELA, 0.00 math, and 8.00 science. Notably, spending and class size don't track results, and free/reduced-lunch data aren't reported.
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