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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Worcester

This page covers 34 elementary schools in Worcester. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

34
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Chandler Elementary Community
Grades KG–06426 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($28,304/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
13.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
51/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$28,304
Above nat'l avg
2
rank
Clark St Community
Grades PK–06268 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.2:1) · above-average investment ($28,304/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
12.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
48/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$28,304
Above nat'l avg
3
rank
Elm Park Community
Grades KG–06415 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($28,304/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
13.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
51/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$28,304
Above nat'l avg
4
rank
Norrback Avenue
Grades PK–06507 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.8:1) · above-average investment ($28,304/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
11.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
48/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$28,304
Above nat'l avg
5
rank
Burncoat Street
Grades KG–06240 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.4:1) · above-average investment ($28,304/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
12.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
48/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$28,304
Above nat'l avg
6
rank
Canterbury
Grades PK–06294 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.1:1) · above-average investment ($28,304/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
11.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$28,304
Above nat'l avg
7
rank
Goddard School/Science Technical
Grades PK–06380 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.2:1) · above-average investment ($28,304/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
11.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$28,304
Above nat'l avg
8
rank
Chandler Magnet
Grades PK–06402 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($28,304/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
14.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$28,304
Above nat'l avg
9
rank
Gates Lane
Grades PK–06544 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.8:1) · above-average investment ($28,304/student)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
11.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$28,304
Above nat'l avg
10
rank
Roosevelt
Grades PK–06566 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($28,304/student)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
14.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
48/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$28,304
Above nat'l avg
24 more elementary schools in Worcester not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
34
Elementary Schools
46
Total Schools
64
#1 Score
60
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.