Enrollment
329
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WORCESTER·NCES 251323002203
Canterbury
129 Canterbury Street, Worcester, MA 01603 · (508) 799-3484 · Worcester County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL329 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 43 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 38 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 26% larger than its 6th grade class (38).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
26.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +4.0pp since 2016
Math
18.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -16.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 16 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.0% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 20.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.0% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 11.0% |
| 2018-19 | 44.0% | 37.0% |
| 2017-18 | 28.0% | 26.0% |
| 2016-17 | 22.0% | 34.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Canterbury ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Worcester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #819 of 920 ▼ 18 | #97 of 113 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #727 of 920 ▲ 59 | #84 of 113 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.5pp | #192 of 901 | #32 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 329 | #635 of 1,086 | #82 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #570 of 938 | #49 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.9% | #298 of 938 | #44 of 124 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.5% | #271 of 602 | #30 of 77 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
329
+29 (+10%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 420
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 329 | 25.8 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 335 | 28.5 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 294 | 26.6 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 300 | 23 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 376 | 25.3 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 370 | 24 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 323 | 20 | 16.1:1 | 93% (301) |
| 2000-01 | 360 | N/A | N/A | 86% (309) |
| 1990-91 | 420 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Canterbury.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (376 to 329); teachers up 2% (25.3 to 25.8).
About Canterbury
Canterbury is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is open to students in pre-K through 6 and enrolls 329 students.
Worcester (47 schools, 24,778 students) runs Canterbury.
About 59% of the student body at Canterbury is Hispanic. Other groups make up 14% Black, 14% White, 9% Asian, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 14% of Worcester County residents are Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.
Classroom staffing at Canterbury totals 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Massachusetts is similar, at 12.2:1.
The school's county is Worcester County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $95,939, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 257 public schools in the county, enrolling about 121,490, Canterbury among them.
Of the public schools around it, Canterbury is closest to Goddard School/Science Technical, about 0.4 miles away. Canterbury has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
NCES describes the area around Canterbury as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 300 (2020-21) to 329 (2024-25).
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Worcester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
867,788
Census ACS
Median income
$95,939
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
257
121,490 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Worcester
- South High CommunityHigh · 1,800 students
- Doherty Memorial HighHigh · 1,573 students
- Worcester Technical HighHigh · 1,442 students
- North HighHigh · 1,376 students
- Burncoat Senior HighHigh · 1,073 students
- Sullivan MiddleMiddle · 940 students
Other schools in Worcester
- South High CommunityHigh · 1,800 students
- Doherty Memorial HighHigh · 1,573 students
- Worcester Technical HighHigh · 1,442 students
- Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public SchoolCombined · 1,426 students
- North HighHigh · 1,376 students
- Burncoat Senior HighHigh · 1,073 students
Nearby schools
- Goddard School/Science Technical0.4 mi · 359
- University Pk Campus School0.4 mi · 233
- Worcester Alternative High School0.5 mi · 36
- Woodland Academy0.5 mi · 482
- Claremont Academy0.5 mi · 474
- Jacob Hiatt Magnet0.8 mi · 367
Frequently asked questions
About CanterburyHow large is Canterbury?
Canterbury enrolls approximately 329 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Canterbury serve?
Canterbury serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Canterbury?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Canterbury.
How diverse is Canterbury?
Canterbury reports a student body of 14% White, 59% Hispanic, 14% Black, 9% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Canterbury public or private?
Canterbury is a public K-12 school, overseen by Worcester.
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