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If you could change one rule at Nelson Place, what would it be?
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Enrollment
621
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WORCESTER·NCES 251323002236
Nelson Place
35 Nelson Pl, Worcester, MA 01605 · (508) 799-3506 · Worcester County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL621 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- C+Test 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 48 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 85 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 14% larger than its 6th grade class (85).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
34.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -12.0pp since 2016
Math
40.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -2.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 2 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 46.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.0% | 42.0% |
| 2020-21 | 36.0% | 29.0% |
| 2018-19 | 45.0% | 50.0% |
| 2017-18 | 47.0% | 44.0% |
| 2016-17 | 46.0% | 42.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Nelson Place ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Worcester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #513 of 920 ▼ 51 | #55 of 113 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #601 of 920 ▼ 44 | #64 of 113 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #406 of 901 | #35 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 621 | #110 of 1,086 | #16 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #686 of 938 | #67 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #64 of 938 | #10 of 124 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.0% | #59 of 317 | #9 of 43 |
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
621
+89 (+17%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 500
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 621 | 46.3 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 590 | 45 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 575 | 42.5 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 532 | 41 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 522 | 33.8 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 468 | 28 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 467 | 25 | 18.7:1 | 32% (148) |
| 2000-01 | 526 | N/A | N/A | 17% (89) |
| 1990-91 | 500 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nelson Place.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (522 to 621); teachers up 37% (33.8 to 46.3).
About Nelson Place
Worcester, Massachusetts, is home to Nelson Place, a high-enrollment elementary school. Enrollment totals 621 students across pre-K through 6. On average, elementary schools in Massachusetts enroll around 381, and this school is 63% larger than that mark.
Nelson Place is one of 47 schools in Worcester, which enrolls 24,778 students in total.
No group is above 50% at Nelson Place; the largest is White, at 44%. The rest of enrollment is 25% Hispanic, 18% Black, 7% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Worcester County, the White share is about 73%. The diversity index for Nelson Place is 70%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Nelson Place reports a ratio of 13.4 students per teacher, from 46.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is 12.2:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Nelson Place lands at B-, ahead of 47% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.
Census data for Worcester County show median household income comes to about $95,939, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 257 public schools and about 121,490 students.
Measured in a straight line, Forest Grove Middle is about 0.6 miles from Nelson Place. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
The NCES locale for Nelson Place is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school's enrollment rose 17% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Worcester
- South High CommunityHigh · 1,800 students
- Doherty Memorial HighHigh · 1,573 students
- Worcester Technical HighHigh · 1,442 students
- North HighHigh · 1,376 students
- Burncoat Senior HighHigh · 1,073 students
- Sullivan MiddleMiddle · 940 students
Other schools in Worcester
- South High CommunityHigh · 1,800 students
- Doherty Memorial HighHigh · 1,573 students
- Worcester Technical HighHigh · 1,442 students
- Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public SchoolCombined · 1,426 students
- North HighHigh · 1,376 students
- Burncoat Senior HighHigh · 1,073 students
Nearby schools
- Forest Grove Middle0.6 mi · 839
- Francis J McGrath Elementary0.8 mi · 200
- Flagg Street0.9 mi · 412
- Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School1.3 mi · 1,426
- Worcester Academic Center for Transition (ACT)1.3 mi · 49
- Burncoat Middle School1.6 mi · 720
Frequently asked questions
About Nelson PlaceHow many students attend Nelson Place?
Nelson Place enrolls approximately 621 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Nelson Place serve?
Nelson Place serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Nelson Place?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Nelson Place.
How diverse is Nelson Place?
Nelson Place reports a student body of 44% White, 25% Hispanic, 18% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Nelson Place in?
Nelson Place is part of Worcester.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.