Enrollment
155
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WORCESTER·NCES 251323002250
Wawecus Road School
20 Wawecus Rd, Worcester, MA 01605 · (508) 799-3527 · Worcester County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL155 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 25 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 40% smaller than its 6th grade class (25).
Student demographics
73%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
14.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -15.0pp since 2016
Math
18.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -4.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 15 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.0% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 22.0% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 39.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 12.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 12.0% |
| 2018-19 | 42.0% | 33.0% |
| 2017-18 | 51.0% | 36.0% |
| 2016-17 | 29.0% | 22.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Wawecus Road School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Worcester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #821 of 920 ▼ 51 | #99 of 113 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #876 of 920 ▼ 122 | #109 of 113 ▼ 23 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.5pp | #231 of 901 | #39 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 155 | #989 of 1,086 | #129 of 139 |
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
155
+28 (+22%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 221
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 155 | 13.4 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 150 | 13.6 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 133 | 11.7 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 127 | 11 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 152 | 11.8 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 145 | 11 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 147 | 12 | 12.3:1 | 79% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 173 | N/A | N/A | 45% (78) |
| 1990-91 | 221 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wawecus Road School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (152 to 155); teachers up 14% (11.8 to 13.4).
About Wawecus Road School
Students in Worcester, Massachusetts, attend Wawecus Road School, a small elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 155 students. That compares with an average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
Wawecus Road School is run by Worcester, whose 47 schools enroll 24,778 students.
No group is above 50% at Wawecus Road School; the largest is Hispanic, at 35%. It is also 34% White, 15% Black, 8% multiracial, and 8% Asian. Worcester County's residents are about 14% Hispanic, 22 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 73%.
For every teacher at Wawecus Road School, there are about 11.6 students; the school has 13.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Massachusetts is similar, at 12.2:1.
The school is in Worcester County, where the median household earns about $95,939 a year, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Wawecus Road School shares Worcester County with 256 other public schools.
Burncoat Middle School is the nearest public school to Wawecus Road School, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The federal government classifies Wawecus Road School's location as City: Mid-size.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 28 students 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
- Burncoat Middle School0.4 mi · 720
- Burncoat Senior High0.4 mi · 1,073
- Thorndyke Road0.7 mi · 319
- Lincoln Street1.0 mi · 177
- Worcester Arts Magnet School1.1 mi · 372
- Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School1.2 mi · 1,426
Frequently asked questions
About Wawecus Road SchoolHow many students attend Wawecus Road School?
Wawecus Road School enrolls approximately 155 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Wawecus Road School serve?
Wawecus Road School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Wawecus Road School have?
Wawecus Road School employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wawecus Road School?
At Wawecus Road School, the student body is approximately 34% White, 35% Hispanic, 15% Black, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Wawecus Road School in?
Wawecus Road School is part of Worcester.
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