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Worcester, MA
Public School Ratings




Worcester Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Worcester School District details

Worcester School District
20 Irving Street
Worcester, MA 01609

24,350 Students enrolled in District

46 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Worcester School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Massachusetts

2

(10 is best)

Better than 14.0% of all MA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 39.2% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
42%
26%
42%
24%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Belmont Street Community School
170 Belmont Street
Worcester, MA, 01605
PK-06
Burncoat Middle School
135 Burncoat Street
Worcester, MA, 01606
07-08
Burncoat Senior High School
179 Burncoat Street
Worcester, MA, 01606
09-12
Burncoat Street School
526 Burncoat Street
Worcester, MA, 01606
KG-06
Canterbury School
129 Canterbury Street
Worcester, MA, 01603
PK-06
Chandler Elementary Community School
114 Chandler Street
Worcester, MA, 01609
PK-06
Chandler Magnet School
525 Chandler Street
Worcester, MA, 01602
PK-06
City View School
80 Prospect Street
Worcester, MA, 01605
PK-06
Claremont Academy School
15 Claremont Street
Worcester, MA, 01610
07-12
Clark St Community School
280 Clark Street
Worcester, MA, 01606
PK-06
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 27.2% 55.6%
Black 18.0% 10.1%
Hispanic 47.9% 26.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.6% 7.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,936 $339,348,000 50.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,731 $42,153,000 6.3%
Staff $560 $13,642,000 2.0%
General Administration $81 $1,964,000 0.3%
School Administration $893 $21,739,000 3.2%
Operation $1,419 $34,556,000 5.1%
Transportation $957 $23,296,000 3.5%
Other $544 $13,244,000 2.0%
Total Support $6,185 $150,594,000 22.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $7,468 $181,850,000 27.1%
Total Expenditures $27,589 $671,792,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,305 $12,173,375,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,954 $1,787,939,000 6.6%
Staff $1,137 $1,040,246,000 3.8%
General Administration $428 $391,880,000 1.4%
School Administration $1,047 $958,032,000 3.5%
Operation $1,973 $1,805,625,000 6.7%
Transportation $1,013 $926,590,000 3.4%
Other $500 $457,914,000 1.7%
Total Support $8,053 $7,368,226,000 27.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $8,304 $7,598,075,000 28.0%
Total Expenditures $29,662 $27,139,676,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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