Summary:
The city of Worthington, Massachusetts has a single elementary school, R. H. Conwell, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 76 students. While the school's per-student spending is higher than the state average, its academic performance on standardized tests lags significantly behind the state, indicating room for improvement in supporting student learning. Additionally, the school's student population lacks diversity, with 90.79% of students identifying as white.
Academically, R. H. Conwell's 5th-grade students scored well below the state averages on the 2022-2023 MCAS Next Generation tests, with only 21.43% meeting or exceeding expectations in English Language Arts and 28.57% in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 43.76% and 40.85%, respectively. The school's science performance, at 35.71%, was also lower than the state's 41.58%.
The Worthington school district as a whole is ranked 297 out of 356 districts in Massachusetts, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Similarly, R. H. Conwell is ranked 674 out of 928 Massachusetts elementary schools, also with a 1-star rating. These low rankings suggest that the Worthington area may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to improve the overall quality of education for its students.
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