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Wire Village School
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MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 24 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 15 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 19 points.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Wire Village School
Located at 60 Paxton Road, in Spencer, Massachusetts, Wire Village School is a reasonably sized primary school that teaches 430 students (grades K through 4), overseen by Spencer-E Brookfield.
Spencer-E Brookfield comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,398 students; Wire Village School is among them.
On demographics, Wire Village School lists that White students make up the majority at 67%. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Wire Village School records 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.0:1. That tracks the state average closely.
In the surrounding community, Worcester County reports that median household earnings sit near $95,939, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Worcester County's 257 public schools (combined enrollment of about 121,490 students), Wire Village School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: David Prouty High, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The school occupies a rural site.
Five-year trend. Wire Village School's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 425 (now 430). White enrollment moved from 86% to 67% across the same window.
Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Worcester County at a glance
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- David Prouty High0.6 mi · 306
- Knox Trail Middle School1.3 mi · 415
- Leicester Elementary3.5 mi · 467
- Leicester Middle3.6 mi · 394
- Leicester Integrated Preschool3.6 mi · 45
- East Brookfield Elementary3.7 mi · 247