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Enrollment
512
Elementary
DISTRICT 407 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEOMINSTER·NCES 250678002637
Frances Drake School
95 Viscoloid Ave, Leominster, MA 01453 · (978) 534-7751 · Worcester County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL512 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 106 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
29.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -12.0pp since 2016
Math
26.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -21.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 21 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 36.0% | 22.0% |
| 2018-19 | 50.0% | 51.0% |
| 2017-18 | 53.0% | 55.0% |
| 2016-17 | 41.0% | 47.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Frances Drake School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Worcester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #710 of 920 ▲ 2 | #79 of 113 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #670 of 920 ▲ 24 | #75 of 113 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #486 of 901 | #45 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 512 | #221 of 1,086 | #33 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #537 of 938 | #45 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #256 of 938 | #37 of 124 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #433 of 602 | #51 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
512
+11 (+2%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 609
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 512 | 40.7 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 485 | 39.5 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 465 | 41.5 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 501 | 38 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 544 | 41.1 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 562 | 46 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 609 | 41 | 14.8:1 | 53% (321) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frances Drake School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (544 to 512); teachers down 1% (41.1 to 40.7).
About Frances Drake School
Frances Drake School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Leominster, Massachusetts. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 512 students. That is 34% above the average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
Across its 13 schools, Leominster enrolls 6,193 students. Frances Drake School is one of those schools.
At Frances Drake School, 54% of students are Hispanic. The remaining students are 29% White, 10% Black, 4% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Census figures show Worcester County is about 14% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 62%.
A staff of 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Massachusetts is similar, at 12.2:1.
Among Massachusetts public elementary schools, Frances Drake School outscored 26%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Worcester County show that the median household earns about $95,939 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Worcester County, 257 public schools serve about 121,490 students.
Leominster Academy, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
Frances Drake School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Mid-size.
Federal data show 501 students in 2020-21 and 512 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
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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
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Nearby schools
- Leominster Academy0.3 mi · 32
- Leominster Center for Excellence0.3 mi · 65
- Bennett1.0 mi · 115
- Priest Street1.4 mi · 151
- Northwest1.6 mi · 665
- Leominster High School1.9 mi · 1,060
Frequently asked questions
About Frances Drake SchoolHow many students attend Frances Drake School?
Frances Drake School enrolls approximately 512 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Frances Drake School serve?
Frances Drake School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Frances Drake School have?
Frances Drake School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Frances Drake School?
Student demographics at Frances Drake School are roughly 29% White, 54% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Frances Drake School public or private?
Frances Drake School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Leominster.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.