Crocker Elementary

Summary:

Crocker Elementary is a public elementary school in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, serving 616 students in grades 1-5. The school consistently outperforms the Fitchburg school district and the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency rates across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 33.83% of Crocker Elementary students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 25.65% for Fitchburg and 39.17% for the state.

Crocker Elementary's Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) student groups perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 5-10% of Massachusetts elementary schools in these categories. However, the school's performance for other student groups, such as White students and students with disabilities, is below the state average. Despite these disparities, Crocker Elementary's overall statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 243 out of 938 schools (2016-2017) to 690 out of 914 schools (2014-2015), with a current rating of 2 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger.

When compared to nearby schools in the Leominster and Ashburnham-Westminster districts, Crocker Elementary generally outperforms its peers in academic proficiency rates, particularly in ELA and Mathematics. This suggests that the school may be implementing effective instructional practices and strategies that could be shared with other schools in the region. However, the school's overall ranking and rating indicate that there may be room for improvement, and further analysis of the school's practices and strategies could provide valuable insights for the district and other schools.


Detail:

Public 1-5

 200 Bigelow Dr
       Fitchburg, MA  01420


(978) 345-3290

District: Fitchburg

SchoolDigger Rank:
530th of 916 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,006 Help


Students who attend Crocker Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Arthur M Longsjo Middle School
    Memorial Middle School
High:    Fitchburg High
    Goodrich Academy

Student/teacher ratio:  12.3 Help
Number of students:  616

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
56.8%
White:
24.5%
African American:
8.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Crocker Elementary ranks worse than 57.9% of elementary schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks first among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Fitchburg School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.57. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (56.8%), White (24.5%), African American (8.1%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Crocker Elementary is 12.3. 2 elementary schools in the Fitchburg School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Crocker Elementary is $16,006, which is the 2nd highest among 3 elementary schools in the Fitchburg School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Crocker Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Crocker Elementary 530th of 916 Massachusetts public elementary schools. (See Crocker Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Low Socio Economic Status students:
Female students:
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Hispanic students:
White students:


Fitchburg:

SchoolDigger ranks Fitchburg 303rd of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Crocker Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Crocker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 45.23 525th 884 40.6%
2004 28.69 655th 882 25.7%
2005 23.54 704th 887 20.6%
2006 66.15 308th 911 66.2%
2007 59.87 409th 911 55.1%
2008 52.49 475th 908 47.7%
2009 39.23 607th 909 33.2%
2010 42.67 596th 920 35.2%
2011 41.68 602nd 924 34.8%
2012 55.94 461st 930 50.4%
2013 43.61 566th 928 39.0%
2014 54.88 467th 926 49.6%
2015 29.61 690th 914 24.5%
2016 53.96 462nd 932 50.4%
2017 72.73 243rd 938 74.1%
2018 66.16 326th 934 65.1%
2019 51.75 475th 942 49.6%
2021 37.45 600th 936 35.9%
2022 44.28 521st 932 44.1%
2023 36.29 603rd 928 35.0%
2024 43.57 530th 916 42.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Crocker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 47.36 14th 27 48.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Crocker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 46.50 87th 240 63.8%
2022 48.96 91st 267 65.9%
2023 71.90 27th 264 89.8%
2024 68.35 38th 282 86.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Crocker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.24 58th 886 93.5%
2019 69.21 192nd 896 78.6%
2021 49.69 417th 894 53.4%
2022 71.17 195th 905 78.5%
2023 23.34 584th 703 16.9%
2024 42.88 377th 731 48.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Crocker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.19 29th 685 95.8%
2019 72.28 123rd 700 82.4%
2021 59.96 228th 705 67.7%
2022 75.50 123rd 772 84.1%
2023 59.03 270th 757 64.3%
2024 73.79 121st 760 84.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Crocker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.80 224th 893 74.9%
2019 56.87 396th 902 56.1%
2021 35.52 604th 898 32.7%
2022 33.18 606th 901 32.7%
2023 42.72 523rd 887 41.0%
2024 47.04 477th 886 46.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Crocker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.33 110th 656 83.2%
2019 44.17 335th 665 49.6%
2021 24.22 511th 632 19.1%
2022 44.44 329th 672 51.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Crocker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.10 412th 898 54.1%
2019 47.89 494th 907 45.5%
2021 39.72 546th 904 39.6%
2022 55.31 411th 908 54.7%
2023 30.94 635th 896 29.1%
2024 39.90 542nd 891 39.2%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at Crocker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 38.69 580th 925 37.3%
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Rank History for Tested Remotely students at Crocker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 39.72 216th 399 45.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Crocker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.19 14th 379 96.3%
2019 77.65 52nd 398 86.9%
2021 59.30 99th 379 73.9%
2022 80.34 39th 401 90.3%
2023 70.09 74th 420 82.4%
2024 83.34 34th 446 92.4%
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Rank History for White students at Crocker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.40 340th 772 56.0%
2019 49.54 416th 780 46.7%
2021 36.09 531st 765 30.6%
2022 36.24 522nd 764 31.7%
2023 25.30 619th 762 18.8%
2024 37.00 514th 753 31.7%
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Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for Crocker Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 302 23 33 211 0 n/a n/a 0 569
1989 336 24 39 167 0 n/a n/a 0 566
1990 311 32 60 198 1 n/a n/a 0 602
1991 308 31 66 213 0 n/a n/a 0 618
1992 298 28 66 221 0 n/a n/a 0 613
1993 277 39 61 210 0 n/a n/a 0 587
1994 288 37 59 176 0 n/a n/a 0 560
1995 292 47 31 176 0 n/a n/a 0 546
1996 292 47 31 176 0 n/a n/a 0 546
1997 291 34 35 181 0 n/a n/a 0 541
1998 345 36 36 156 0 n/a n/a 0 573
1999 350 41 39 153 0 n/a n/a 0 583
2000 361 41 45 185 1 n/a n/a 0 633
2001 267 37 44 155 0 n/a n/a 0 503
2002 210 31 29 162 2 n/a n/a 0 434
2003 210 31 29 162 2 n/a n/a 0 434
2004 172 30 28 177 1 n/a n/a 0 408
2005 176 25 26 161 2 n/a n/a 0 390
2006 185 34 13 163 0 n/a n/a 2 397
2007 206 39 21 208 0 n/a n/a 4 478
2008 190 36 19 221 1 n/a n/a 4 471
2009 169 35 17 233 0 0 13 0 467
2010 200 31 14 224 0 0 35 0 504
2011 185 29 17 237 0 0 45 0 513
2012 198 35 16 272 1 0 47 0 569
2013 195 22 14 308 2 0 51 0 592
2014 192 23 18 301 1 0 45 0 580
2015 198 25 17 313 1 0 47 0 601
2016 187 26 16 308 3 1 42 0 583
2017 219 29 16 330 2 1 45 0 642
2018 226 22 19 340 1 1 56 0 665
2019 193 29 20 348 1 1 51 0 643
2020 169 31 22 375 1 0 51 0 649
2021 146 31 18 327 0 0 44 0 566
2022 147 46 30 317 0 0 39 0 579
2023 151 50 20 350 0 0 45 0 616

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Crocker Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 569 n/a n/a n/a
1989 566 n/a n/a n/a
1990 602 n/a n/a n/a
1991 618 n/a n/a n/a
1992 613 n/a n/a n/a
1993 587 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 560 n/a n/a n/a
1995 546 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 546 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 541 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 573 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 583 n/a 0.0 74.4
2000 633 n/a 0.0 66.7
2001 503 n/a 0.0 70
2002 434 n/a n/a 67.1
2003 434 n/a n/a 67.1
2004 408 42.2 9.7 67.4
2005 390 39.8 9.8 70.5
2006 397 36.5 10.9 73.7
2007 478 38.0 12.6 64.6
2008 471 38.0 12.4 61.5
2009 467 34.5 13.5 73.4
2010 504 36.0 14.0 74
2011 513 35.0 14.6 76.4
2012 569 36.0 15.8 78.2
2013 592 38.0 15.5 80.9
2014 580 39.0 14.8 79.3
2015 601 38.0 15.8 100
2016 583 38.0 15.3 n/a
2017 642 39.9 16.0 n/a
2018 665 38.9 17.0 n/a
2019 643 40.8 15.7 n/a
2020 649 45.5 14.2 n/a
2021 566 44.6 12.6 n/a
2022 579 46.0 12.5 n/a
2023 616 50.0 12.3 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Crocker Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 569 n/a n/a n/a
1989 566 n/a n/a n/a
1990 602 n/a n/a n/a
1991 618 n/a n/a n/a
1992 613 n/a n/a n/a
1993 587 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 560 n/a n/a n/a
1995 546 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 546 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 541 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 573 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 583 n/a 0.0 74.4
2000 633 n/a 0.0 66.7
2001 503 n/a 0.0 70
2002 434 n/a n/a 67.1
2003 434 n/a n/a 67.1
2004 408 42.2 9.7 67.4
2005 390 39.8 9.8 70.5
2006 397 36.5 10.9 73.7
2007 478 38.0 12.6 64.6
2008 471 38.0 12.4 61.5
2009 467 34.5 13.5 73.4
2010 504 36.0 14.0 74
2011 513 35.0 14.6 76.4
2012 569 36.0 15.8 78.2
2013 592 38.0 15.5 80.9
2014 580 39.0 14.8 79.3
2015 601 38.0 15.8 100
2016 583 38.0 15.3 n/a
2017 642 39.9 16.0 n/a
2018 665 38.9 17.0 n/a
2019 643 40.8 15.7 n/a
2020 649 45.5 14.2 n/a
2021 566 44.6 12.6 n/a
2022 579 46.0 12.5 n/a
2023 616 50.0 12.3 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Crocker Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,176 (8.3%) $12,961 (91.7%) $14,137
2020 $929 (6.7%) $12,889 (93.3%) $13,818
2021 $1,325 (8.3%) $14,681 (91.7%) $16,006

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Crocker Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 475th of 942 Elementary schoolsRanks 603rd of 928 Elementary schools
 14.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Crocker Elementary)6138.3
 22.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Fitchburg)5129.8
 21.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5643.9
 12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Crocker Elementary)6140.7
 20.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Fitchburg)4227.1
 14.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4941
 8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Crocker Elementary)4621.5
 24.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Fitchburg)3922.1
 16.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5239.7
 12.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Crocker Elementary)4240
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Fitchburg)3528.2
 6.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4945
 4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Crocker Elementary)5433.3
 20.7%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Fitchburg)3729.5
 7.5%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Crocker Elementary)5239.1
 12.9%
   All Grades Mathematics (Fitchburg)2924.5
 4.5%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students643616
 4.2%
African American2950
 72.4%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian2020
Hispanic348350
 0.6%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White193151
 21.8%
Two or More Races5145
 11.8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Crocker Elementary

Crocker Elementary ranks 530th of 916 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 616 students attended Crocker Elementary.

Students at Crocker Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 25% White, 8% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Students who attend Crocker Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Arthur M Longsjo Middle School
Middle : Memorial Middle School
High : Fitchburg High
High : Goodrich Academy


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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