Lake View

Lake View is a primary school of low-enrollment scale in Worcester, Massachusetts, overseen by Worcester, teacheing 284 students in grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 25% smaller than the state mean of about 381.

Across the 47 schools in Worcester (24,778 students total), Lake View accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lake View reports that 35% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 21% Black, 9% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Worcester County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Worcester County put the typical household earns roughly $95,939 per year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Lake View is one of 257 public schools in Worcester County (combined enrollment of about 121,490 students).

Nearest neighbor: Calvin Coolidge School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lake View.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lake View has showed little movement, going from 285 students in 2018 to 284 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 50% to 35% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

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