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Best Schools in Worcester, MA
Worcester, MA has 312 public schools (59 high, 47 middle, 168 elementary) serving 132,807 students. On average they score 40% on state proficiency tests against a projected 40%, so schools in Worcester meet expectations. Rankings below compare each school’s actual results with the projection for its socioeconomic context.
Best High Schools in Worcester, MA
The top high schools in Worcester, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Bromfield
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Harvard • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 560 Students
2. Westborough High
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Projected Test Scores
Westborough • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1178 Students
3. Algonquin Regional High
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Projected Test Scores
Northboro-southboro • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1213 Students
4. Shrewsbury High School
SchoolGrade
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Projected Test Scores
Shrewsbury • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1823 Students
5. Tantasqua Regional Sr High
SchoolGrade
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Projected Test Scores
Tantasqua • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 677 Students
6. Nashoba Regional
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Projected Test Scores
Nashoba • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 831 Students
7. Tahanto Regional High
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Projected Test Scores
Berlin-boylston • Public • Grades 6 - 12 • 515 Students
8. Sutton High School
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Projected Test Scores
Sutton • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 369 Students
9. Wachusett Regional High
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Projected Test Scores
Wachusett • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1930 Students
10. Blackstone Valley
SchoolGrade
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Projected Test Scores
Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1230 Students
Best Middle Schools in Worcester, MA
The top middle schools in Worcester, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Sarah W Gibbons Middle
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Westborough • Public • Grades 7 - 8 • 590 Students
2. Hale
SchoolGrade
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Projected Test Scores
Nashoba • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 270 Students
3. P Brent Trottier
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Projected Test Scores
Southborough • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 385 Students
4. Littleton Middle School
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Projected Test Scores
Littleton • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 385 Students
5. Oak Middle School
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Projected Test Scores
Shrewsbury • Public • Grades 7 - 8 • 944 Students
6. Mill Pond School
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Projected Test Scores
Westborough • Public • Grades 4 - 6 • 865 Students
7. Grafton Middle
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Projected Test Scores
Grafton • Public • Grades 7 - 8 • 524 Students
8. Chocksett Middle School
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Projected Test Scores
Wachusett • Public • Grades 5 - 8 • 279 Students
9. Sherwood Middle School
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Projected Test Scores
Shrewsbury • Public • Grades 5 - 6 • 948 Students
10. Robert E. Melican Middle School
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Projected Test Scores
Northborough • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 537 Students
Best Elementary Schools in Worcester, MA
The top elementary schools in Worcester, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Albert S. Woodward Memorial School
SchoolGrade
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Southborough • Public • Grades 2 - 3 • 268 Students
2. Margaret A Neary
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Southborough • Public • Grades 4 - 5 • 267 Students
3. Hildreth Elementary School
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Harvard • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 460 Students
4. Annie E Fales
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Westborough • Public • Grades KG - 3 • 331 Students
5. Berlin Memorial School
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Projected Test Scores
Berlin-boylston • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 220 Students
6. Dawson
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Projected Test Scores
Wachusett • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 499 Students
7. Floral Street School
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Shrewsbury • Public • Grades KG - 4 • 519 Students
8. Spring Street School
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Shrewsbury • Public • Grades KG - 4 • 308 Students
9. Blanchard Memorial School
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Acton-boxborough • Public • Grades KG - 6 • 506 Students
10. Walter J. Paton School
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Projected Test Scores
Shrewsbury • Public • Grades KG - 4 • 291 Students
Education & Community Snapshot in Worcester, MA
City-level factors that shape the learning environment around local schools.
Community Factors
Worcester, MA has a total population of 862,111 with 25% of that population attending schools. The adult high school graduation rate is 91%, and 39% of adults have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Students in Worcester, MA
K-12 Students
High School Graduates
Adults 25+ with HS diplomas
College Graduates
Adults 25+ with a Bachelor’s degree or higher
Demographics statistics provided by Best Neighborhood Worcester, MA.
Safety
Crime Grades summarize reported incidents per 1,000 residents. Use them as neighborhood context, not a school rating.
Overall Crime Grade
12.22 per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crime Grade
2.99 per 1,000 Residents
Property Crime Grade
9.23 per 1,000 Residents
Crime statistics provided by CrimeGrade in Worcester, MA.
Connectivity
Connectivity influences learning at home. We summarize internet infrastructure, typical download speed, and a digital connectivity index for Worcester, MA.
ISP Report Card
Internet Infrastructure Grade
Average Download Speed
Speed Most Residents Can Get
Digital Connectivity Index
ISP Connectivity Demand Report
To read more about these statistics, please visit Worcester, MA Internet Health Assessment.
Questions About Schools in Worcester, MA
How many schools are in Worcester, MA?
Worcester, MA has 312 public schools: 59 high schools, 47 middle schools and 168 elementary schools, serving 132,807 students in total.
How do schools in Worcester perform on state tests?
On average, 312 schools in Worcester score 40% proficient on state assessments. Given the socioeconomic context of their students we project 40%, so on average schools in Worcester meet expectations.
How does SchoolGrade rank the best schools in Worcester?
Every public school gets a SchoolGrade from A+ to F based on the share of students at or above the state proficiency bar. The Impact Grade compares that result with what we would expect given the school’s student and community context, so schools that outperform their circumstances stand out. Schools cannot pay to change a grade. Read the full methodology.
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- Actual: 33%
- Projected: 38%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 45%
- Projected: 40%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 66%
- Projected: 55%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 48%
- Projected: 44%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 49%
- Projected: 53%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 29%
- Projected: 37%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 60%
- Projected: 57%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 54%
- Projected: 50%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 60%
- Projected: 55%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 59%
- Projected: 54%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
Every school in Worcester
46 of 49 schools in Worcester carry a SchoolGrade (3 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 3C: 7D: 26F: 9
All 49 public schools we grade in Worcester. The ranked lists above show the top ten per level; every school has its own page.
All schools, A to Z (49)
- Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School
- Belmont Street Community
- Burncoat Middle School
- Burncoat Senior High
- Burncoat Street
- Canterbury
- Chandler Elementary Community
- Chandler Magnet
- City View
- Claremont Academy
- Clark St Community
- Columbus Park
- Doherty Memorial High
- Elm Park Community
- Flagg Street
- Forest Grove Middle
- Francis J Mcgrath Elementary
- Gates Lane
- Goddard Schoolscience Technical
- Grafton Street
- Head Start
- Heard Street
- Jacob Hiatt Magnet
- La Familia Dual Language School
- Lake View
- Learning First Charter Public School
- Lincoln Street
- Ma Academy For Math And Science School
- May Street
- Midland Street
- Nelson Place
- Norrback Avenue
- North High
- Quinsigamond
- Rice Square
- Roosevelt
- South High Community
- Sullivan Middle
- Tatnuck
- Thorndyke Road
- Union Hill School
- University Pk Campus School
- Vernon Hill School
- Wawecus Road School
- West Tatnuck
- Woodland Academy
- Worcester Arts Magnet School
- Worcester East Middle
- Worcester Technical High
Private schools (11)
Private schools have a SchoolGrade only where their state publishes their test results.
- Alhuda Academy
- Bancroft School
- Center For Applied Behavioral Instruction School
- Nativity School Of Worcester
- Notre Dame Academy
- Our Lady Of The Angels Memorial Elementary School
- St Paul Diocesan Jr/sr High School
- St Peter Central Catholic Elementary School
- Venerini Academy
- Worcester Academy
- Worcester Seventh-day Adventist School
Neighborhoods and places within Worcester (26)
- Bell Hill
- Broadmeadow Brook
- Central Business District
- Columbus Park
- Forest Grove
- Franklin Plantation
- Grafton Hill
- Great Brook Valley
- Green Island
- Greendale
- Hadwen Park
- Hamilton
- Indian Hill
- Indian Lake East
- Institute Park
- Lake Park
- Main Middle
- Newton Square
- North Lincoln Street
- North Quinsigamond Village
- Salisbury Street
- South Worcester
- Tatnuck
- Union Hill
- University Park
- Vernon Hill