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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 01610

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At a glance

Schools

2,258

Students

Districts

Top rankedUniversity Pk Campus School194^th of 353 Massachusetts high schools

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Biggest riser

University Pk Campus School up 48 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

University Pk Campus School 11.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 01610 in Worcester contains six schools — three elementary-type and three high-type — serving about 2,258 students from pre-kindergarten through grade 12, with several schools spanning the middle grades (Learning First Charter Public School is K–8, while Claremont Academy, University Pk Campus School and Worcester Alternative High School are 7–12). The largest school is Learning First Charter with 666 students; the smallest is Worcester Alternative with 36. Most schools belong to the Worcester district, which ranks 304 of 351 districts statewide (1 star), and the Learning First Charter Public School (District) ranks 312 of 351 — a low-ranked district context overall.

Two schools clearly stand out. University Pk Campus School holds the highest rank in the ZIP (45th percentile, 2 stars), the highest graduation rate (95.1% versus the Worcester district's 85.5%), a 0.0% dropout rate, and 10th-grade ELA and math proficiency near state levels. Jacob Hiatt Magnet is the strongest elementary school, the only Worcester school here above the district in all-grade ELA (27.27%), math (29.03%) and science (39.29%), with science close to the state's 40.98%. Learning First Charter Public School has bright spots in 8th grade, where science (55.07%) and civics (47.83%) exceed state levels. Worcester Alternative High School is tiny (36 students, 2.8 students per teacher) and has no reported test scores.

Elsewhere results are weak. Woodland Academy posts the lowest all-grade ELA (8.30%) and 4th-grade ELA (2.99%) in the list, ranking at the 4th percentile with 0 stars, despite the highest reported 2020–21 per-student spending ($17,606). Claremont Academy has low proficiency, an 80.4% graduation rate and a 16.7% dropout rate — nearly double the district's 8.5%. ZIP-wide, average proficiency is about 16.5% in ELA, 17.8% in math and 23.2% in science, well below state levels near 40%. Science improved in every school with comparable data from 2024–25 to 2025–26, while ELA declined in all of them.

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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
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
University Pk Campus School	Public	7-12	12 Freeland Street	Worcester	01610	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3591	233	20	11.4	85.7%	23 (9.9%)	30 (12.9%)	149 (63.9%)	21 (9.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	44.6	194^th of 353 public high schools	45.0%		31.6	242^nd of 349 public high schools	30.7%	48					18.6	18.0	45.7	18.3					9.5	23.1	42.4	16.1		15.4	32.4	15.4	26.7	15.4	$20,671
Woodland Academy	Public	K-6	93 Woodland Street	Worcester	01610	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3557	482	39	12.3	95.1%	48 (10.0%)	60 (12.4%)	338 (70.1%)	20 (4.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	8.5	860^th of 899 public elementary schools	4.3%		10.6	844^th of 906 public elementary schools	6.8%	16	13.6	3.0	10.3	6.8				8.3	12.1	7.6	13.6	23.3				14.4	20.3			20.3			$23,077
Claremont Academy	Public	7-12	15 Claremont Street	Worcester	01610	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3077	474	36	13.0	89.3%	34 (7.2%)	49 (10.3%)	354 (74.7%)	27 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.3%)	7	338^th of 353 public high schools	4.2%		12.7	314^th of 349 public high schools	10.0%	24					10.7	11.8	12.1	11.3					10.7	10.4	4.7	10.5		9.1	5.8	9.1	7.5	6.5	$23,407
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
Worcester Alternative High School	Public	7-12	11 McKeon Road	Worcester	01610	Worcester County	Worcester	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(508) 799-3245	36	13	2.8		4 (11.1%)	3 (8.3%)	24 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (13.9%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 01610

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Worcester	0.38 mi	51	328^th
Auburn	1.77 mi	7	195^th
Shrewsbury	3.23 mi	9	48^th
Millbury	3.98 mi	3	252^nd
Leicester	4.9 mi	4	297^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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