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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WORCESTER·NCES 251323002219

Grafton Street

311 Grafton Street, Worcester, MA 01604 · (508) 799-3478 · Worcester County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL386 STUDENTS
Enrollment
386
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
1
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten5514%
Grade 15213%
Grade 25314%
Grade 37419%
Grade 44512%
Grade 55615%
Grade 65113%
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
9525%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
19250%
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
7018%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
205%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
82%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
19450%
Female
19250%

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
14.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +0.0pp since 2016
Math
19.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +12.0pp since 2016

What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2016, while math scores are up about 12 points.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2514.0%19.0%
2023-2412.0%18.0%
2022-2322.0%17.0%
2021-2218.0%15.0%
2020-2119.0%9.0%
2018-1924.0%21.0%
2017-1813.0%6.0%
2016-1714.0%7.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Grafton Street ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Worcester County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
19.0%#811 of 920#95 of 113
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
14.0%#874 of 920#107 of 113
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+0.0pp#533 of 901#51 of 110
Enrollment
ranked largest first
386#476 of 1,086#62 of 139
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.5:1#336 of 938#14 of 124
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
65.6%#157 of 938#23 of 124
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-0.3%#600 of 602#76 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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
386
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 270
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2538633.611.5:1N/A
2023-2439831.112.8:1N/A
2022-2342723.518.2:1N/A
2020-213772515.1:1N/A
2017-183872316.8:1N/A
2015-163632216.5:1N/A
2010-113942317.1:189% (349)
2000-01429N/AN/A82% (350)
1990-91270N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grafton Street.

About Grafton Street

Grafton Street is a mid-sized elementary school in Worcester, located in Worcester, Massachusetts. In all, 386 students attend the school in kindergarten through 6.

Worcester includes 47 schools. Together they enroll 24,778 students.

Hispanic students account for 50% of enrollment at Grafton Street, more than any other group. Other groups make up 25% White, 18% Black, 5% Asian, and 2% multiracial. County-wide, 14% of Worcester County residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for Grafton Street is 66%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Grafton Street lists 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 11.5 students per teacher. It is about the same as the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.

For Worcester County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $95,939 a year, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Grafton Street, Worcester County has 257 public schools.

Worcester Cultural Academy Charter Public School sits about 0.2 miles from Grafton Street. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.

Enrollment at Grafton Street was 377 in 2020-21 and 386 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.1:1 in 2020-21, and 11.5:1 in 2024-25.

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Worcester County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Grafton Street
District
Worcester
Address
311 Grafton Street, Worcester, MA 01604
Phone
(508) 799-3478
County
Worcester County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
386
Teachers (FTE)
34
Student–teacher ratio
11.5:1
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
251323002219
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Grafton Street
What is the total enrollment at Grafton Street?
Grafton Street enrolls approximately 386 students in grades KG-06.
Is Grafton Street an elementary, middle, or high school?
Grafton Street is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Grafton Street have?
Grafton Street employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Grafton Street?
Student demographics at Grafton Street are roughly 25% White, 50% Hispanic, 18% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Grafton Street in?
Grafton Street is part of Worcester.
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