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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
308
-38 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 9.1:1
% White
95%
was 96%
% Hispanic
4%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About WORCESTER SCHOOL
WORCESTER SCHOOL is a combined-grade school of close-knit scale in WORCESTER, New York, one of the schools within WORCESTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, teacheing 308 students in grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 43% below the state mean of about 544.
WORCESTER SCHOOL sits inside WORCESTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.
On demographics, WORCESTER SCHOOL lists that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder breaks down as 4% Hispanic.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 8.7:1, putting WORCESTER SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, WORCESTER SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.8%.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Otsego County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $68,885 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Otsego County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,216 students), of which WORCESTER SCHOOL is one.
The closest other public school is SCHENEVUS CENTRAL SCHOOL, roughly 4.7 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WORCESTER SCHOOL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 53.7%.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Trend over the last 7 years. WORCESTER SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 11% since 2018, when it stood at 346 (now 308).
On the community side, the feed for WORCESTER SCHOOL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. 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.
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