Enrollment
308
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WORCESTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 363174004232
WORCESTER SCHOOL
198 MAIN ST, WORCESTER, NY 12197 · (607) 397-8785 · Otsego County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL308 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of New York public K-12 schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
33 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
142 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 26 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 20 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 25 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 24 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 20 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 31 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 8% larger than its 8th grade class (24).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 72% · 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
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
48.8%
NY avg 58.3% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
78.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +16.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.8% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.9% | 62.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like WORCESTER SCHOOL
WORCESTER SCHOOL's state test result (47.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WORCESTER SCHOOL this school | 308 | 46.1% | 47.8% |
| CHARLOTTE VALLEY SCHOOL DAVENPORT | 322 | 46.0% | 43.9% |
| MORRIS CENTRAL SCHOOL MORRIS | 323 | 45.5% | 46.9% |
| MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL MILFORD | 337 | 48.1% | 46.2% |
| STOCKBRIDGE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL MUNNSVILLE | 377 | 47.2% | 54.1% |
| OTSELIC VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL SOUTH OTSELIC | 261 | 44.4% | 38.9% |
Matched among New York K-12 schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where WORCESTER SCHOOL ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Otsego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #63 of 101 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #18 of 101 ▲ 23 | #4 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #67 of 101 ▼ 15 | #4 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 308 | #110 of 192 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.5:1 | #99 of 146 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.4% | #137 of 152 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.1% | #90 of 136 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.0% | #57 of 95 | #3 of 7 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
308
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 466
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 9.4:1
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 | 308 | 32.5 | 9.5:1 | 46% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 328 | 33.5 | 9.8:1 | 47% (153) |
| 2022-23 | 327 | 33 | 9.9:1 | 47% (155) |
| 2020-21 | 309 | 33 | 9.4:1 | 52% (161) |
| 2017-18 | 346 | 38 | 9.1:1 | 50% (174) |
| 2015-16 | 341 | 34 | 10.0:1 | 29% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 421 | 38 | 11.1:1 | 33% (141) |
| 2000-01 | 443 | 34 | 13.0:1 | 44% (196) |
| 1990-91 | 466 | 31 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WORCESTER SCHOOL.
About WORCESTER SCHOOL
A small combined-grade school in WORCESTER, New York, WORCESTER SCHOOL is part of WORCESTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school enrolls 308 students, from kindergarten through 12. An average school in this group (combined schools in New York) has about 544 students.
WORCESTER SCHOOL is run by WORCESTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
The student body at WORCESTER SCHOOL is 95% White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic. WORCESTER SCHOOL's diversity index is 9%, against a US figure of 70%.
WORCESTER SCHOOL counts 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 9.5 students for each one. On average, combined schools in New York have 8.7:1, compared with 9.5:1 here. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against New York public K-12 schools, WORCESTER SCHOOL receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 47.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 58.0%.
Federal survey data for Otsego County show that the median household income is $68,885, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Otsego County is home to 21 public schools and about 6,216 public school students.
The closest public school, SCHENEVUS CENTRAL SCHOOL, is about 4.7 miles from WORCESTER SCHOOL. There are 3 other public schools within ten miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, WORCESTER SCHOOL ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
The school's size has been steady, with 309 students in 2020-21 and 308 in 2024-25.
The WORCESTER SCHOOL community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Otsego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,108
Census ACS
Median income
$68,885
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
6,216 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- SCHENEVUS CENTRAL SCHOOL4.7 mi · 244
- CHARLOTTE VALLEY SCHOOL9.9 mi · 322
- JOSEPH B RADEZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.9 mi · 327
- JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL10.3 mi · 148
- MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL10.5 mi · 337
- COOPERSTOWN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL11.6 mi · 387
Frequently asked questions
About WORCESTER SCHOOLHow large is WORCESTER SCHOOL?
WORCESTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 308 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does WORCESTER SCHOOL serve?
WORCESTER SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at WORCESTER SCHOOL?
Approximately 9.5:1 students per teacher at WORCESTER SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at WORCESTER SCHOOL?
Student demographics at WORCESTER SCHOOL are roughly 95% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Is WORCESTER SCHOOL public or private?
WORCESTER SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by WORCESTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.