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Best public schools in Worcester, MA

51 public schools in Worcester: 36 elementary · 4 middle · 9 high · 1 K-8 · 1 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Massachusetts.

Elementary schools

36 schools in Worcester, best first
1
Flagg Street 82.0
Worcester · Grades K-6 · 387 students
ELA 55%Math 68%Science 60%
#151 of 837 in Massachusetts
2
West Tatnuck 76.2
Worcester · Grades PK-6 · 366 students
ELA 57%Math 54%Science 65%
#200 of 837 in Massachusetts
3
Lake View 65.8
Worcester · Grades K-6 · 286 students
ELA 48%Math 49%Science 65%
#287 of 837 in Massachusetts
4
Worcester Arts Magnet School 62.3
Worcester · Grades PK-6 · 406 students
ELA 54%Math 41%Science 62%
#316 of 837 in Massachusetts
5
Midland Street 48.1
Worcester · Grades K-6 · 238 students
ELA 40%Math 43%Science 49%
#435 of 837 in Massachusetts
6
Nelson Place 39.6
Worcester · Grades PK-6 · 590 students
ELA 36%Math 39%Science 39%
#506 of 837 in Massachusetts
7
Heard Street 35.9
Worcester · Grades K-6 · 251 students
ELA 37%Math 28%Science 46%
#537 of 837 in Massachusetts
8
Thorndyke Road 34.6
Worcester · Grades K-6 · 352 students
ELA 35%Math 32%Science 38%
#548 of 837 in Massachusetts
9
May Street 29.8
Worcester · Grades K-6 · 294 students
ELA 29%Math 39%Science 25%
#588 of 837 in Massachusetts
10
Francis J McGrath Elementary 29.3
Worcester · Grades PK-6 · 208 students
ELA 37%Math 34%Science 12%
#592 of 837 in Massachusetts
11
Columbus Park 28.6
Worcester · Grades PK-6 · 375 students
ELA 32%Math 23%Science 46%
#598 of 837 in Massachusetts
12
Jacob Hiatt Magnet 26.1
Worcester · Grades PK-6 · 381 students
ELA 27%Math 29%Science 39%
#619 of 837 in Massachusetts
13
Roosevelt 22.8
Worcester · Grades PK-6 · 596 students
ELA 27%Math 29%Science 25%
#647 of 837 in Massachusetts
14
Belmont Street Community 18.9
Worcester · Grades PK-6 · 583 students
ELA 23%Math 31%Science 18%
#679 of 837 in Massachusetts
15
Norrback Avenue 18.8
Worcester · Grades PK-6 · 491 students
ELA 21%Math 24%Science 37%
#680 of 837 in Massachusetts
16
Goddard School/Science Technical 18.5
Worcester · Grades PK-6 · 378 students
ELA 25%Math 22%Science 30%
#683 of 837 in Massachusetts
17
Lincoln Street 18.3
Worcester · Grades K-6 · 215 students
ELA 25%Math 27%Science 20%
#684 of 837 in Massachusetts
18
Wawecus Road School 17.1
Worcester · Grades K-6 · 150 students
ELA 27%Math 25%Science 12%
#694 of 837 in Massachusetts
19
Burncoat Street 15.8
Worcester · Grades K-6 · 231 students
ELA 24%Math 17%Science 30%
#705 of 837 in Massachusetts
20
Tatnuck 15.0
Worcester · Grades PK-6 · 380 students
ELA 25%Math 22%Science 17%
#712 of 837 in Massachusetts
21
Canterbury 14.6
Worcester · Grades PK-6 · 335 students
ELA 24%Math 20%Science 23%
#715 of 837 in Massachusetts
22
Rice Square 12.4
Worcester · Grades K-6 · 436 students
ELA 15%Math 21%Science 32%
#734 of 837 in Massachusetts
23
Union Hill School 10.2
Worcester · Grades K-6 · 369 students
ELA 15%Math 22%Science 20%
#752 of 837 in Massachusetts
24
Worcester Dual Language Magnet School 9.5
Worcester · Grades PK-6 · 548 students
ELA 21%Math 16%Science 16%
#758 of 837 in Massachusetts
25
Chandler Elementary Community 8.2
Worcester · Grades K-6 · 411 students
ELA 13%Math 21%Science 19%
#769 of 837 in Massachusetts
26
Elm Park Community 7.8
Worcester · Grades PK-6 · 440 students
ELA 15%Math 21%Science 12%
#772 of 837 in Massachusetts
27
Gates Lane 7.6
Worcester · Grades PK-6 · 547 students
ELA 17%Math 17%Science 15%
#774 of 837 in Massachusetts
28
Clark St Community 7.5
Worcester · Grades PK-6 · 261 students
ELA 16%Math 21%Science 8%
#775 of 837 in Massachusetts
29
City View 7.2
Worcester · Grades PK-6 · 433 students
ELA 17%Math 13%Science 20%
#777 of 837 in Massachusetts
30
Grafton Street 6.5
Worcester · Grades K-6 · 398 students
ELA 16%Math 18%Science 9%
#783 of 837 in Massachusetts
31
Worcester Cultural Academy Charter Public School 6.3
Worcester Cultural Academy Charter Public School · Grades K-5 · Charter · 136 students
ELA 14%Math 10%Science 25%
#785 of 837 in Massachusetts
32
Quinsigamond 5.3
Worcester · Grades PK-6 · 715 students
ELA 12%Math 16%Science 15%
#793 of 837 in Massachusetts
33
Vernon Hill School 5.1
Worcester · Grades PK-6 · 488 students
ELA 15%Math 16%Science 8%
#795 of 837 in Massachusetts
34
Woodland Academy 4.8
Worcester · Grades K-6 · 489 students
ELA 8%Math 14%Science 20%
#797 of 837 in Massachusetts
35
Worcester Academic Center for Transition (ACT) 0.1
Worcester · Grades 1-6
ELA 0%Math 0%
#836 of 837 in Massachusetts
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Head Start —
Worcester · Grades PK · 376 students
No published test results

Middle schools

4 schools in Worcester, best first
1
Sullivan Middle 32.7
Worcester · Grades 6-8 · 844 students
ELA 32%Math 31%Science 22%
#185 of 274 in Massachusetts
2
Burncoat Middle School 26.1
Worcester · Grades 7-8 · 684 students
ELA 26%Math 27%Science 29%
#203 of 274 in Massachusetts
3
Forest Grove Middle 19.2
Worcester · Grades 7-8 · 829 students
ELA 26%Math 19%Science 21%
#222 of 274 in Massachusetts
4
Worcester East Middle 11.9
Worcester · Grades 7-8 · 695 students
ELA 22%Math 13%Science 20%
#242 of 274 in Massachusetts

High schools

9 schools in Worcester, best first
1
Doherty Memorial High 27.3
Worcester · Grades 9-12 · 1,398 students
ELA 34%Math 26%Science 25%
#223 of 306 in Massachusetts
2
University Pk Campus School 23.0
Worcester · Grades 7-12 · 244 students
ELA 26%Math 24%Science 23%
#236 of 306 in Massachusetts
3
Burncoat Senior High 21.6
Worcester · Grades 9-12 · 1,124 students
ELA 28%Math 24%Science 26%
#240 of 306 in Massachusetts
4
South High Community 18.1
Worcester · Grades 9-12 · 1,791 students
ELA 27%Math 22%Science 21%
#251 of 306 in Massachusetts
5
Worcester Technical High 17.5
Worcester · Grades 9-12 · 1,439 students
ELA 25%Math 21%Science 22%
#253 of 306 in Massachusetts
6
North High 11.9
Worcester · Grades 9-12 · 1,420 students
ELA 20%Math 12%Science 6%
#270 of 306 in Massachusetts
7
Claremont Academy 10.0
Worcester · Grades 7-12 · 478 students
ELA 11%Math 9%Science 8%
#276 of 306 in Massachusetts
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Ma Academy for Math and Science School —
Ma Academy for Math and Science · Grades 11-12 · 97 students
No published test results
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Worcester Alternative High School —
Worcester · Grades 9-12
No published test results

K-8 schools

1 school in Worcester
1
Learning First Charter Public School 21.9
Learning First Charter Public School · Grades K-8 · Charter · 667 students
ELA 17%Math 19%Science 32%
#77 of 98 in Massachusetts

Combined schools

1 school in Worcester
1
Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School 70.9
Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public · Grades K-12 · Charter · 1,421 students
ELA 34%Math 35%Science 42%
#20 of 67 in Massachusetts

School districts serving Worcester

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