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Learning First Charter Public School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 75 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 71 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 70 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 7% larger than its 8th grade class (70).
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 2 points since 2016, while math scores have held steady.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.0% | 15.0% |
| 2023-24 | 16.0% | 13.0% |
| 2022-23 | 20.0% | 12.0% |
| 2021-22 | 22.0% | 15.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 11.0% |
| 2018-19 | 24.0% | 19.0% |
| 2017-18 | 24.0% | 18.0% |
| 2016-17 | 22.0% | 15.0% |
Where Learning First Charter Public School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Worcester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #842 of 920 ▲ 15 | #106 of 113 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #802 of 920 ▲ 28 | #93 of 113 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #312 of 901 | #53 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 666 | #82 of 1,086 | #13 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #935 of 938 | #123 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.5% | #377 of 938 | #54 of 124 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.1% | #601 of 602 | #77 of 77 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 666 | 35 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 667 | 35 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 667 | 31.8 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 665 | 39 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 667 | 37.4 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 690 | 53 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 664 | 48 | 13.8:1 | 83% (551) |
| 2000-01 | 664 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (667 to 666); teachers down 7% (37.4 to 35).
About Learning First Charter Public School
Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, Learning First Charter Public School is a large elementary school. There are 666 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 8. That compares with an average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
Learning First Charter Public School is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
No group is above 50% at Learning First Charter Public School; the largest is Hispanic, at 49%. It is also 44% Black and 5% White. Worcester County's residents are about 14% Hispanic, 35 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 56%.
The school's 35 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.0:1. Elementary schools in Massachusetts average 12.2:1, 6.9 fewer students per teacher than here.
The county, Worcester County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $95,939, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 257 public schools and about 121,490 students.
Measured in a straight line, Union Hill School is about 0.4 miles from Learning First Charter Public School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Learning First Charter Public School has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size. Learning First Charter Public School is run as a public charter school.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 665 to 666. Students per teacher increased from 17.1 in 2020-21 to 19.0 in 2024-25.
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