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The fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment in Worcester County, Massachusetts

This ranking covers the fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment in Worcester County, Massachusetts, drawn from 77 qualifying public elementary schools. Lincoln Street leads the list at -34.4%, against a median of -8.9% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Worcester County, Massachusetts

Best Enrollment change

-34.4%

Median Enrollment change

-8.9%

FASTEST DECLINING · WORCESTER COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Lincoln Street	Worcester, MA	Worcester	270	177	-34.4%
2	Head Start	Worcester, MA	Worcester	529	349	-34.0%
3	Warren Elementary	West Warren, MA	Quaboag Regional	445	305	-31.5%
4	Calvin Coolidge School	Shrewsbury, MA	Shrewsbury	413	287	-30.5%
5	Floral Street School	Shrewsbury, MA	Shrewsbury	750	524	-30.1%
6	North Brookfield Elementary	North Brookfield, MA	North Brookfield	330	240	-27.3%
7	West Brookfield Elementary	West Brookfield, MA	Quaboag Regional	304	227	-25.3%
8	Columbus Park	Worcester, MA	Worcester	507	381	-24.9%
9	Burncoat Street	Worcester, MA	Worcester	293	223	-23.9%
10	Goddard School/Science Technical	Worcester, MA	Worcester	465	359	-22.8%
11	Elmwood Street	Millbury, MA	Millbury	580	455	-21.6%
12	Walter J. Paton School	Shrewsbury, MA	Shrewsbury	342	269	-21.3%
13	Woodland Academy	Worcester, MA	Worcester	606	482	-20.5%
14	Clara Barton	Oxford, MA	Oxford	383	307	-19.8%
15	Chandler Elementary Community	Worcester, MA	Worcester	500	402	-19.6%
16	Bryn Mawr	Auburn, MA	Auburn	299	241	-19.4%
17	Dudley Elementary	Dudley, MA	Dudley-Charlton Reg	391	315	-19.4%
18	Pakachoag School	Auburn, MA	Auburn	301	249	-17.3%
19	Heard Street	Worcester, MA	Worcester	296	245	-17.2%
20	Union Hill School	Worcester, MA	Worcester	454	377	-17.0%
21	Briggs Elementary	Ashburnham, MA	Ashburnham-Westminster	553	461	-16.6%
22	Thorndyke Road	Worcester, MA	Worcester	381	319	-16.3%
23	Francis J McGrath Elementary	Worcester, MA	Worcester	237	200	-15.6%
24	Houghton Elementary	Sterling, MA	Wachusett	375	317	-15.5%
25	Spring Street School	Shrewsbury, MA	Shrewsbury	358	304	-15.1%
26	South Street Early Learning Center	Fitchburg, MA	Fitchburg	666	570	-14.4%
27	Ruggles Lane	Barre, MA	Quabbin	464	402	-13.4%
28	Sutton Elementary	Sutton, MA	Sutton	329	287	-12.8%
29	Memorial	Winchendon, MA	Winchendon	307	268	-12.7%
30	Canterbury	Worcester, MA	Worcester	376	329	-12.5%
31	Heritage School	Charlton, MA	Dudley-Charlton Reg	480	425	-11.5%
32	Thomas Prince	Princeton, MA	Wachusett	401	355	-11.5%
33	Millbury Street Elementary School	Grafton, MA	Grafton	656	585	-10.8%
34	Park Avenue Elementary	Webster, MA	Webster	827	738	-10.8%
35	Norrback Avenue	Worcester, MA	Worcester	564	504	-10.6%
36	Roosevelt	Worcester, MA	Worcester	673	604	-10.3%
37	Annie E Fales	Westborough, MA	Westborough	338	305	-9.8%
38	Douglas Elementary School	Douglas, MA	Douglas	375	340	-9.3%
39	Jacob Hiatt Magnet	Worcester, MA	Worcester	403	367	-8.9%
40	May Street	Worcester, MA	Worcester	339	310	-8.6%
41	Crocker Elementary	Fitchburg, MA	Fitchburg	665	610	-8.3%
42	Worcester Arts Magnet School	Worcester, MA	Worcester	404	372	-7.9%
43	Turkey Hill Elementary School	Lunenburg, MA	Lunenburg	373	345	-7.5%
44	South Grafton Elementary	South Grafton, MA	Grafton	302	280	-7.3%
45	J Harding Armstrong	Westborough, MA	Westborough	422	391	-7.3%
46	West Tatnuck	Worcester, MA	Worcester	370	343	-7.3%
47	Memorial	Milford, MA	Milford	469	435	-7.2%
48	Brookfield Elementary	Brookfield, MA	Brookfield	311	289	-7.1%
49	Charlton Street	Southbridge, MA	Southbridge	310	288	-7.1%
50	Burgess Elementary	Sturbridge, MA	Sturbridge	900	842	-6.4%

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