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Leominster Center for Excellence

236 Lanacaster Street, Leominster, MA 01453 · (978) 534-7740 · Worcester County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL65 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of Massachusetts public high 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.
  • BThree-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 high schools

Enrollment
65
High
DISTRICT 495 · STATE 777
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 23.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 958%
Grade 101218%
Grade 111828%
Grade 123046%
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
2640%
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
2843%
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
35%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Two+
23%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
2843%
Female
3148%

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
36.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -19.0pp since 2018
Math
20.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -25.0pp since 2018

What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 19 points since 2018, while math scores are down about 25 points.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2536.0%20.0%
2023-2460.0%10.0%
2021-2227.0%25.0%
2018-1955.0%45.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Leominster Center for Excellence ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Worcester County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
65#355 of 379#54 of 59
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25
Enrollment
65
+21 (+48%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 8.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25657.38.9:1N/A
2023-24655.112.9:1N/A
2022-23503.315.3:1N/A
2020-214458.8:1N/A
2017-1850510.0:1N/A
2015-1632310.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leominster Center for Excellence.

Since 2017-18: students up 30% (50 to 65); teachers up 47% (5 to 7.3).

About Leominster Center for Excellence

In Leominster, Massachusetts, Leominster Center for Excellence is a small high school. The school had 65 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (high schools in Massachusetts) has about 777 students.

Leominster counts 13 schools and 6,193 students, including Leominster Center for Excellence.

The most common group at Leominster Center for Excellence is Hispanic students, at 43%. Other groups include 40% White, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 14% Hispanic. Leominster Center for Excellence's diversity index is 58%, against a US figure of 70%.

With 7.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Leominster Center for Excellence was 8.9:1. This ratio sits 14.5 below the 23.4:1 average for high schools in Massachusetts.

The allk12 Grade for Leominster Center for Excellence is C. Compared with Massachusetts public high schools, the school scored higher than 33% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Leominster Center for Excellence is located in Worcester County, where the median household income is $95,939, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Besides Leominster Center for Excellence, Worcester County has 256 other public schools.

The closest other public school is Leominster Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.

In the federal locale system, Leominster Center for Excellence is coded Suburb: Mid-size, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

In 2020-21, federal data counted 44 students at Leominster Center for Excellence; in 2024-25, 65. The grades served may not have been the same in both years.

The Leominster Center for Excellence community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

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
Leominster Center for Excellence
District
Leominster
Address
236 Lanacaster Street, Leominster, MA 01453
Phone
(978) 534-7740
County
Worcester County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
65
Teachers (FTE)
7
Student–teacher ratio
8.9:1
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
250678002779
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Leominster Center for Excellence
How large is Leominster Center for Excellence?
Leominster Center for Excellence enrolls approximately 65 students in grades 09-12.
Is Leominster Center for Excellence an elementary, middle, or high school?
Leominster Center for Excellence is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Leominster Center for Excellence have?
Leominster Center for Excellence employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Leominster Center for Excellence?
Student demographics at Leominster Center for Excellence are roughly 40% White, 43% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Leominster Center for Excellence public or private?
Leominster Center for Excellence is a public K-12 school, overseen by Leominster.
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