Burncoat Middle School

Located at 135 Burncoat Street, in Worcester, Massachusetts, Burncoat Middle School is a middle-of-the-pack middle-grades school that serves 720 students (grades 7 through 8), overseen by Worcester. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 547 students each, so Burncoat Middle School sits 32% larger than that benchmark.

Worcester runs 47 schools in total, collectively educating 24,778 students. Burncoat Middle School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Burncoat Middle School reports that 46% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 25% White, 19% Black, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 14% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Burncoat Middle School records 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.5:1 average.

Around the school, Worcester County reports that median household earnings sit near $95,939, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Worcester County runs 257 public schools (combined enrollment of about 121,490 students), of which Burncoat Middle School is one.

Burncoat Senior High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 16%: 623 students in 2018 compared to 720 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 33% to 25% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

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