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Enrollment
504
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WORCESTER·NCES 251323002238
Norrback Avenue
44 Malden Street, Worcester, MA 01606 · (508) 799-3500 · Worcester County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL504 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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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 | 59 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 76 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 16% smaller than its 6th grade class (76).
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
20.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -19.0pp since 2016
Math
21.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -13.0pp since 2016
What 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 21 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 2016, while math scores are down about 13 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.0% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 16.0% | 16.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.0% | 19.0% |
| 2021-22 | 26.0% | 17.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 12.0% |
| 2018-19 | 44.0% | 35.0% |
| 2017-18 | 44.0% | 33.0% |
| 2016-17 | 39.0% | 34.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Norrback Avenue ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Worcester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #781 of 920 ▲ 59 | #87 of 113 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #815 of 920 ▲ 28 | #95 of 113 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #342 of 901 | #58 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 504 | #233 of 1,086 | #34 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #385 of 938 | #20 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.2% | #63 of 938 | #9 of 124 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.6% | #316 of 602 | #35 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. 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
504
-14 (-3%) vs 2020
+103% since 1990-91, when it was 248
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 504 | 42.7 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 491 | 43.5 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 507 | 42.8 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 518 | 40 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 564 | 37 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 578 | 37 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 610 | 35 | 17.4:1 | 53% (321) |
| 2000-01 | 557 | N/A | N/A | 51% (285) |
| 1990-91 | 248 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Norrback Avenue.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (564 to 504); teachers up 15% (37 to 42.7).
About Norrback Avenue
Norrback Avenue is a medium-sized elementary school in Worcester, Massachusetts, one of the schools in Worcester. It covers pre-K through 6, with a total enrollment of 504 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Massachusetts average about 381 students each.
Worcester oversees Norrback Avenue and 46 other schools, with 24,778 students in total.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Norrback Avenue. The largest is Hispanic students, at 36%. The remaining shares are 29% Black, 28% White, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Worcester County's population at about 14%. Norrback Avenue's diversity index is 70%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 42.7 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.8:1. That matches the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts fairly closely.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Worcester County show that the median household income is $95,939, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Norrback Avenue is one of 257 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Burncoat Street, about 0.4 miles away. Norrback Avenue is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
NCES describes the area around Norrback Avenue as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over 4 years, Norrback Avenue's enrollment dropped 3%, to 504. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 12.9:1 to 11.8:1.
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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
- Burncoat Street0.4 mi · 223
- Worcester Academic Center for Transition (ACT)1.5 mi · 49
- Clark St Community1.5 mi · 278
- Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School1.5 mi · 1,426
- Mountview Middle1.6 mi · 773
- Thorndyke Road1.8 mi · 319
Frequently asked questions
About Norrback AvenueWhat is the total enrollment at Norrback Avenue?
Norrback Avenue enrolls approximately 504 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Norrback Avenue serve?
Norrback Avenue serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Norrback Avenue?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Norrback Avenue.
How diverse is Norrback Avenue?
Norrback Avenue reports a student body of 28% White, 36% Hispanic, 29% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Norrback Avenue?
Norrback Avenue is overseen by Worcester in Worcester County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.