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Reingold Elementary
- 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.
- DThree-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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 130 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 151 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 135 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 126 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 137 | 20% |
This year's 1st grade class (130) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (137).
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 14 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.0% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 36.0% | 10.0% |
| 2018-19 | 46.0% | 40.0% |
| 2017-18 | 28.0% | 22.0% |
| 2016-17 | 27.0% | 36.0% |
Where Reingold Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Worcester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #763 of 920 ▼ 4 | #83 of 113 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #684 of 920 ▼ 34 | #76 of 113 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.5pp | #96 of 901 | #16 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 679 | #75 of 1,086 | #11 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #533 of 938 | #44 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.7% | #253 of 938 | #36 of 124 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.1% | #269 of 317 | #35 of 43 |
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 | 679 | 54 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 661 | 59 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 651 | 55 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 574 | 40 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 665 | 42 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 640 | 41 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 583 | 38 | 15.3:1 | 68% (396) |
| 2000-01 | 658 | N/A | N/A | 52% (341) |
| 1990-91 | 737 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (665 to 679); teachers up 29% (42 to 54).
About Reingold Elementary
Reingold Elementary is a large elementary school serving families in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. The school enrolls 679 students, from grades 1 through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Massachusetts) has about 381 students.
Fitchburg runs Reingold Elementary along with 7 other schools, enrolling 5,234 students in total.
Reingold Elementary is 54% Hispanic by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 29% White, 7% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Worcester County's population at about 14%. The school's diversity index is 62%, meaning two students picked at random have a 62% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 12.6:1 comes from the school's 54 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
Measured against Massachusetts public elementary schools, Reingold Elementary receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Worcester County census figures show that the median household income is $95,939, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Worcester County is home to 257 public schools and about 121,490 public school students.
The school nearest to Reingold Elementary is Memorial Middle School, at a distance of about 1.0 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
Reingold Elementary is coded as Suburb: Mid-size in federal locale data.
2024-25 enrollment was 679, an 18% gain from 574 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 12.6 students per teacher, compared with 14.3 in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Reingold Elementary covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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