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What advice would you give to incoming students at Claremont Academy?
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Enrollment
474
High
DISTRICT 1,001 · STATE 777
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WORCESTER·NCES 251323002121
Claremont Academy
15 Claremont Street, Worcester, MA 01610 · (508) 799-3077 · Worcester County
GRADES 07–12HIGH12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 23.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
5
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 94 | 20% |
| Grade 9 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 83 | 18% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
42%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
15.6%
MA avg 43.8% . -12.4pp since 2016
Math
8.5%
MA avg 42.2% . -5.5pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 6 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.6% | 8.5% |
| 2023-24 | 15.0% | 8.2% |
| 2022-23 | 25.3% | 10.6% |
| 2021-22 | 26.4% | 12.3% |
| 2020-21 | 15.0% | 7.3% |
| 2018-19 | 23.5% | 14.8% |
| 2017-18 | 23.0% | 15.0% |
| 2016-17 | 28.0% | 14.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Claremont Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Worcester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.5% | #311 of 327 ▲ 1 | #50 of 51 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.6% | #309 of 326 ▲ 4 | #49 of 51 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.3pp | #114 of 315 | #18 of 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 474 | #253 of 379 | #32 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #265 of 325 | #39 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.3% | #189 of 325 | #29 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #87 of 188 | #16 of 26 |
Ranked against other public high 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
474
-72 (-13%) vs 2020
+20% since 2010-11, when it was 395
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 474 | 36.3 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 478 | 40 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 488 | 31.3 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 546 | 37 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 552 | 40.3 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 497 | 41 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 395 | 30 | 13.2:1 | 82% (324) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Claremont Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (552 to 474); teachers down 10% (40.3 to 36.3).
About Claremont Academy
Claremont Academy is a small high school. Its address is in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school's 474 students are in grades 7 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Massachusetts average about 777 students each.
Worcester has a total of 47 schools and 24,778 students, Claremont Academy among them.
A majority of students at Claremont Academy, 75%, are Hispanic. The next largest groups are 10% Black, 7% White, and 6% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 61 points above the 14% share among Worcester County residents. By the diversity index, Claremont Academy comes in at 42%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1 at Claremont Academy, with 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 23.4:1 average for high schools in Massachusetts is higher than this school's figure.
Worcester County has about 867,788 residents, and median household income is about $95,939, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 257 public schools in Worcester County, with a combined enrollment of about 121,490.
The nearest other public school, Woodland Academy, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The number of students declined from 546 to 474 over 4 years. Students per teacher fell from 14.8 in 2020-21 to 13.1 in 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
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- 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
- Woodland Academy0.0 mi · 482
- Jacob Hiatt Magnet0.4 mi · 367
- Head Start0.4 mi · 349
- Canterbury0.5 mi · 329
- Chandler Elementary Community0.6 mi · 402
- Goddard School/Science Technical0.6 mi · 359
Frequently asked questions
About Claremont AcademyHow large is Claremont Academy?
Claremont Academy enrolls approximately 474 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Claremont Academy serve?
Claremont Academy serves grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Claremont Academy have?
Claremont Academy employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
How diverse is Claremont Academy?
Claremont Academy reports a student body of 7% White, 75% Hispanic, 10% Black, 6% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Claremont Academy?
Claremont Academy is overseen by Worcester in Worcester County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.