May Street

Summary:

May Street is an elementary school located in Worcester, MA that serves 295 students from kindergarten to 6th grade. The school is part of the Worcester school district, which is ranked 308 out of 351 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

May Street outperforms the Worcester district average and some nearby schools in MCAS proficiency rates, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in 2023-2024, May Street had 31.65% of students proficient or better in ELA, compared to 22.91% for the district, and 38.36% proficient or better in Math, compared to 23.25% for the district. The school's Hispanic and Special Education students also perform significantly better than the district and state averages. Additionally, May Street has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 677 out of 942 Massachusetts elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 572 out of 916 in 2023-2024, with its rating increasing from 1 to 2 stars.

While May Street outperforms the Worcester district average, it still lags behind some of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Flagg Street, which ranked 279 out of 916 Massachusetts elementary schools in 2023-2024 with a 3-star rating. However, May Street's performance on MCAS tests for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds is noteworthy, with the school ranking 189 out of 757 Massachusetts elementary schools in 2022-2023, earning a 4-star rating in this subgroup.


Detail:

Public K-6

 265 May Street
       Worcester, MA  01602


(508) 799-3520

District: Worcester

SchoolDigger Rank:
572nd of 916 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,134 Help


Students who attend May Street usually attend:

Middle:    Forest Grove Middle
High:    Doherty Memorial High
    University Pk Campus School

Student/teacher ratio:  23.9 Help
Number of students:  295

Racial breakdown:

White:
39.3%
Hispanic:
27.1%
African American:
13.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  53.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details May Street ranks worse than 62.4% of elementary schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks 8th among 32 ranked elementary schools in the Worcester School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 38.39. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at May Street is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (39.3%), Hispanic (27.1%), African American (13.9%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at May Street is 23.9. 31 elementary schools in the Worcester School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at May Street is $15,134. 27 elementary schools in the Worcester School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

May Street:

SchoolDigger ranks May Street 572nd of 916 Massachusetts public elementary schools. (See May Street in the ranking list.)

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Worcester:

SchoolDigger ranks Worcester 308th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for May Street

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Rank History for all students at May Street

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 17.63 742nd 884 16.1%
2004 35.66 605th 882 31.4%
2005 38.00 579th 887 34.7%
2006 32.29 668th 911 26.7%
2007 24.04 737th 911 19.1%
2008 40.91 602nd 908 33.7%
2009 43.56 556th 909 38.8%
2010 57.02 424th 920 53.9%
2011 52.11 508th 924 45.0%
2012 47.92 539th 930 42.0%
2013 47.77 528th 928 43.1%
2014 37.80 630th 926 32.0%
2015 45.51 547th 914 40.2%
2016 38.66 614th 932 34.1%
2017 33.78 669th 938 28.7%
2018 41.58 578th 934 38.1%
2019 31.61 677th 942 28.1%
2021 43.12 545th 936 41.8%
2022 50.02 478th 932 48.7%
2023 50.19 470th 928 49.4%
2024 38.39 572nd 916 37.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at May Street

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.83 134th 244 45.1%
2019 19.52 246th 258 4.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at May Street

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.38 382nd 886 56.9%
2019 52.96 394th 896 56.0%
2021 62.65 257th 894 71.3%
2022 62.36 270th 905 70.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at May Street

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.34 372nd 685 45.7%
2019 54.86 295th 700 57.9%
2021 75.42 101st 705 85.7%
2022 70.78 161st 772 79.1%
2023 64.72 189th 757 75.0%
2024 42.27 439th 760 42.2%
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Rank History for Female students at May Street

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.28 554th 893 38.0%
2019 35.35 626th 902 30.6%
2021 40.96 555th 898 38.2%
2022 45.64 510th 901 43.4%
2023 51.01 449th 887 49.4%
2024 47.05 476th 886 46.3%
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Rank History for Male students at May Street

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.67 539th 898 40.0%
2019 29.10 689th 907 24.0%
2021 46.40 483rd 904 46.6%
2022 55.30 413th 908 54.5%
2023 48.54 462nd 896 48.4%
2024 30.94 626th 891 29.7%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at May Street

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 43.10 536th 925 42.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at May Street

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.98 108th 379 71.5%
2019 47.22 206th 398 48.2%
2022 76.48 47th 401 88.3%
2023 63.01 97th 420 76.9%
2024 63.41 100th 446 77.6%
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Rank History for White students at May Street

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.96 546th 772 29.3%
2019 28.61 621st 780 20.4%
2021 40.63 483rd 765 36.9%
2022 54.66 352nd 764 53.9%
2023 55.36 336th 762 55.9%
2024 40.31 482nd 753 36.0%
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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.

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Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for May Street

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 253 13 14 5 0 n/a n/a 0 285
1989 271 16 26 12 1 n/a n/a 0 326
1990 264 15 18 14 1 n/a n/a 0 312
1991 250 12 20 15 2 n/a n/a 0 299
1992 248 13 31 29 2 n/a n/a 0 323
1993 225 14 37 37 4 n/a n/a 0 317
1994 245 23 22 39 5 n/a n/a 0 334
1995 223 32 21 38 3 n/a n/a 0 317
1996 223 32 21 38 3 n/a n/a 0 317
1997 193 34 32 46 2 n/a n/a 0 307
1998 198 43 34 49 1 n/a n/a 0 325
1999 177 52 30 48 1 n/a n/a 0 308
2000 182 42 29 57 2 n/a n/a 0 312
2001 190 42 32 53 2 n/a n/a 0 319
2002 176 37 23 52 1 n/a n/a 0 289
2003 176 37 23 52 1 n/a n/a 0 289
2004 165 27 30 41 2 n/a n/a 0 265
2005 151 24 36 34 4 n/a n/a 0 249
2006 143 17 36 42 3 n/a n/a 3 244
2007 173 30 47 45 1 n/a n/a 6 302
2008 156 25 43 46 2 n/a n/a 7 279
2009 162 35 36 43 2 0 5 0 283
2010 171 30 30 56 1 0 13 0 301
2011 168 29 29 67 1 0 9 0 303
2012 170 29 31 79 0 0 15 0 324
2013 166 24 26 70 0 0 27 0 313
2014 163 26 27 70 0 0 29 0 315
2015 179 35 27 63 0 0 25 0 329
2016 165 34 27 60 1 0 36 0 323
2017 166 33 29 68 1 0 40 0 337
2018 159 40 29 76 0 1 34 0 339
2019 143 46 32 78 1 1 31 0 332
2020 137 40 27 73 0 1 35 0 313
2021 118 40 27 63 0 1 34 0 283
2022 119 41 28 81 1 1 29 0 300
2023 116 41 23 80 1 1 33 0 295

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 May Street

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 285 n/a n/a n/a
1989 326 n/a n/a n/a
1990 312 n/a n/a n/a
1991 299 n/a n/a n/a
1992 323 n/a n/a n/a
1993 317 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 334 n/a n/a n/a
1995 317 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 317 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 307 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 325 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 308 n/a 0.0 42.9
2000 312 n/a 0.0 42
2001 319 n/a 0.0 36.7
2002 289 n/a n/a 37
2003 289 n/a n/a 37
2004 265 18.8 14.1 32.8
2005 249 15.0 16.6 36.5
2006 244 16.7 14.6 41.1
2007 302 20.0 15.1 47
2008 279 15.4 18.1 45.6
2009 283 16.0 17.7 45.9
2010 301 18.3 16.4 51.2
2011 303 15.4 19.6 51.8
2012 324 17.0 18.9 50
2013 313 16.6 18.8 54.6
2014 315 13.9 22.5 52.1
2015 329 20.0 16.4 53.8
2016 323 19.0 17.0 n/a
2017 337 19.3 17.3 n/a
2018 339 18.4 18.3 n/a
2019 332 18.4 18.0 n/a
2020 313 17.0 18.4 n/a
2021 283 17.0 16.6 n/a
2022 300 18.5 16.2 n/a
2023 295 12.3 23.9 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 May Street

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 285 n/a n/a n/a
1989 326 n/a n/a n/a
1990 312 n/a n/a n/a
1991 299 n/a n/a n/a
1992 323 n/a n/a n/a
1993 317 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 334 n/a n/a n/a
1995 317 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 317 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 307 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 325 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 308 n/a 0.0 42.9
2000 312 n/a 0.0 42
2001 319 n/a 0.0 36.7
2002 289 n/a n/a 37
2003 289 n/a n/a 37
2004 265 18.8 14.1 32.8
2005 249 15.0 16.6 36.5
2006 244 16.7 14.6 41.1
2007 302 20.0 15.1 47
2008 279 15.4 18.1 45.6
2009 283 16.0 17.7 45.9
2010 301 18.3 16.4 51.2
2011 303 15.4 19.6 51.8
2012 324 17.0 18.9 50
2013 313 16.6 18.8 54.6
2014 315 13.9 22.5 52.1
2015 329 20.0 16.4 53.8
2016 323 19.0 17.0 n/a
2017 337 19.3 17.3 n/a
2018 339 18.4 18.3 n/a
2019 332 18.4 18.0 n/a
2020 313 17.0 18.4 n/a
2021 283 17.0 16.6 n/a
2022 300 18.5 16.2 n/a
2023 295 12.3 23.9 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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for May Street

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $804 (6.2%) $12,105 (93.8%) $12,910
2020 $891 (6.3%) $13,337 (93.7%) $14,228
2021 $1,274 (8.4%) $13,860 (91.6%) $15,134

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

Impact of COVID-19 on May Street

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 677th of 942 Elementary schoolsRanks 470th of 928 Elementary schools
 21.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (May Street)3455
 21%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Worcester)3824.8
 13.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5643.9
 12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (May Street)3952.5
 13.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Worcester)3026.3
 3.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4941
 8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (May Street)4230.6
 11.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Worcester)3722.6
 14.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5239.7
 12.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (May Street)3644.4
 8.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Worcester)3224.2
 7.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4945
 4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (May Street)4137.8
 3.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Worcester)3931.9
 7.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5243.8
 8.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (May Street)3938.6
 0.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Worcester)3326.9
 6.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.9
 8.2%
5th Grade Science (May Street)3927.3
 11.7%
   5th Grade Science (Worcester)3125.7
 5.3%
   5th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4841.6
 6.4%
6th Grade English Language Arts (May Street)4540
 5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Worcester)4532.2
 12.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5442.3
 11.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (May Street)5752.5
 4.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Worcester)4329
 14%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)5141
 10%
All Grades English Language Arts (May Street)4141
 0%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Worcester)3726.9
 10.1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (May Street)4246.9
 4.9%
   All Grades Mathematics (Worcester)3124.1
 6.9%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%
All Grades Science (May Street)3927.3
 11.7%
   All Grades Science (Worcester)2724.7
 2.3%
   All Grades Science (Massachusetts)4741.2
 5.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students332295
 11.1%
African American4641
 10.9%
American Indian11
Asian3223
 28.1%
Hispanic7880
 2.6%
Pacific Islander11
White143116
 18.9%
Two or More Races3133
 6.5%


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Students at May Street are 39% White, 27% Hispanic, 14% African American, 11% Two or more races, 8% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 295 students attended May Street.

Students who attend May Street usually go on to attend:

Middle : Forest Grove Middle
High : Doherty Memorial High
High : University Pk Campus School

May Street ranks 572nd of 916 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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