Elm Park Community

Elm Park Community is a K-5 school of mid-tier scale in Worcester, Massachusetts, overseen by Worcester, teacheing 478 students in grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 381 students each, so Elm Park Community sits 25% larger than that benchmark.

Elm Park Community is one of 47 schools operated by Worcester, a district that teaches 24,778 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Elm Park Community records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 58% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 17% Black, 16% White, 6% Asian, 2% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting Elm Park Community higher than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, census data for Worcester County shows the typical household earns roughly $95,939 per year, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 Elm Park Community is one.

The closest other public school is Ma Academy for Math and Science School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Elm Park Community's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 477 (now 478). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 21% to 16%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.