Rice Square

Summary:

Rice Square is an elementary school in Worcester, MA that serves 458 students from kindergarten to 6th grade. The school consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Rice Square's academic performance, with significantly below-average proficiency rates on state assessments compared to the district and state.

While Rice Square faces challenges across all student subgroups, its White, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students perform particularly poorly, ranking in the bottom 20-25% of Massachusetts elementary schools. The school also has a higher student-teacher ratio than nearby schools, which may contribute to its academic struggles. Despite spending more per student than the state average, Rice Square lags behind higher-performing schools in the same Worcester district, such as Lake View and Roosevelt.

The significant achievement gaps and inconsistent performance across grade levels at Rice Square suggest that the school may face unique challenges in addressing the needs of its student population. Targeted interventions and support will be crucial to improving student outcomes and closing the performance gap with higher-achieving schools in the area.


Detail:

Public K-6

 76 Massasoit Rd
       Worcester, MA  01604


(508) 799-3556

District: Worcester

SchoolDigger Rank:
814th of 916 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,809 Help


Students who attend Rice Square usually attend:

Middle:    Worcester East Middle
High:    North High
    University Pk Campus School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.7 Help
Number of students:  458

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
44.3%
White:
24.5%
African American:
18.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  84.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Rice Square ranks worse than 88.9% of elementary schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks 24th 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 13.99. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Rice Square is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (44.3%), White (24.5%), African American (18.8%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rice Square is 15.7. 22 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 Rice Square is $15,809. 21 elementary schools in the Worcester School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rice Square:

SchoolDigger ranks Rice Square 814th of 916 Massachusetts public elementary schools. (See Rice Square in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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White students:


Worcester:

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


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Rank History for Rice Square

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Rank History for all students at Rice Square

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 39.98 584th 884 33.9%
2004 25.91 682nd 882 22.7%
2005 19.84 735th 887 17.1%
2006 17.28 784th 911 13.9%
2007 14.25 809th 911 11.2%
2008 10.84 829th 908 8.7%
2009 9.20 842nd 909 7.4%
2010 12.86 824th 920 10.4%
2011 11.48 833rd 924 9.8%
2012 9.22 862nd 930 7.3%
2013 5.71 889th 928 4.2%
2014 4.47 901st 926 2.7%
2015 8.23 869th 914 4.9%
2016 6.00 905th 932 2.9%
2017 14.53 836th 938 10.9%
2018 20.10 783rd 934 16.2%
2019 15.10 832nd 942 11.7%
2021 12.93 826th 936 11.8%
2022 14.23 817th 932 12.3%
2023 17.53 777th 928 16.3%
2024 13.99 814th 916 11.1%
See the entire list of Massachusetts Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Rice Square

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.31 181st 244 25.8%
2019 32.27 174th 258 32.6%
2021 40.77 117th 240 51.3%
2022 45.58 107th 267 59.9%
2023 50.53 81st 264 69.3%
2024 32.87 198th 282 29.8%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Rice Square

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.59 549th 886 38.0%
2019 33.05 652nd 896 27.2%
2021 24.88 726th 894 18.8%
2022 27.01 712th 905 21.3%
2023 27.44 525th 703 25.3%
2024 14.31 718th 731 1.8%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Rice Square

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.95 358th 685 47.7%
2019 36.92 475th 700 32.1%
2021 30.55 520th 705 26.2%
2022 28.73 599th 772 22.4%
2023 33.64 552nd 757 27.1%
2024 27.01 614th 760 19.2%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Homeless students at Rice Square

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 75.92 5th 17 70.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Rice Square

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.71 730th 893 18.3%
2019 22.30 737th 902 18.3%
2021 17.17 745th 898 17.0%
2022 13.19 810th 901 10.1%
2023 17.43 754th 887 15.0%
2024 16.88 764th 886 13.8%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Rice Square

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.75 656th 656 0.0%
2019 14.00 651st 665 2.1%
2021 24.98 502nd 632 20.6%
2022 16.13 644th 672 4.2%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for Disabled Students!

Rank History for Male students at Rice Square

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.50 749th 898 16.6%
2019 10.80 848th 907 6.5%
2021 12.55 816th 904 9.7%
2022 19.12 751st 908 17.3%
2023 20.82 722nd 896 19.4%
2024 14.05 794th 891 10.9%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Tested In Person students at Rice Square

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 12.27 825th 925 10.8%
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Rank History for Tested Remotely students at Rice Square

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 26.35 287th 399 28.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Rice Square

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 67.04 35th 172 79.7%
2021 35.78 103rd 166 38.0%
2022 43.94 91st 173 47.4%
2023 71.73 32nd 167 80.8%
2024 49.08 68th 167 59.3%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Rice Square

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.27 278th 379 26.6%
2019 25.77 331st 398 16.8%
2021 39.88 202nd 379 46.7%
2022 37.23 241st 401 39.9%
2023 31.64 308th 420 26.7%
2024 32.06 325th 446 27.1%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Rice Square

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.02 660th 772 14.5%
2019 16.99 708th 780 9.2%
2021 4.39 755th 765 1.3%
2022 2.35 762nd 764 0.3%
2023 9.45 723rd 762 5.1%
2024 6.05 734th 753 2.5%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for White Students!

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 Rice Square

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 368 1 2 5 0 n/a n/a 0 376
1989 392 3 1 13 0 n/a n/a 0 409
1990 401 11 7 27 1 n/a n/a 0 447
1991 404 21 9 49 0 n/a n/a 0 483
1992 374 26 15 61 1 n/a n/a 0 477
1993 379 33 18 75 1 n/a n/a 0 506
1994 357 36 25 76 1 n/a n/a 0 495
1995 391 39 43 64 6 n/a n/a 0 543
1996 391 39 43 64 6 n/a n/a 0 543
1997 400 40 38 66 5 n/a n/a 0 549
1998 393 42 42 74 6 n/a n/a 0 557
1999 326 31 38 82 9 n/a n/a 0 486
2000 308 32 45 89 8 n/a n/a 0 482
2001 250 31 37 62 8 n/a n/a 0 388
2002 224 34 33 57 9 n/a n/a 0 357
2003 224 34 33 57 9 n/a n/a 0 357
2004 266 48 49 67 8 n/a n/a 0 438
2005 246 52 46 68 5 n/a n/a 0 417
2006 216 45 37 76 5 n/a n/a 9 388
2007 225 61 45 101 4 n/a n/a 13 449
2008 222 55 46 118 6 n/a n/a 12 459
2009 235 57 45 142 4 0 13 0 496
2010 223 75 37 135 3 0 24 0 497
2011 194 62 40 135 2 0 22 0 455
2012 170 72 35 126 0 0 23 0 426
2013 157 70 31 122 0 0 23 0 403
2014 130 67 29 143 0 0 20 0 389
2015 146 74 25 157 0 0 26 0 428
2016 145 55 32 165 0 0 23 0 420
2017 134 68 31 154 0 0 25 0 412
2018 116 72 30 185 0 0 24 0 427
2019 113 87 27 223 0 0 26 0 476
2020 112 101 29 212 0 0 23 0 477
2021 116 107 31 191 0 0 20 0 465
2022 125 121 33 215 2 0 20 0 516
2023 112 86 36 203 4 0 17 0 458

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 Rice Square

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 376 n/a n/a n/a
1989 409 n/a n/a n/a
1990 447 n/a n/a n/a
1991 483 n/a n/a n/a
1992 477 n/a n/a n/a
1993 506 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 495 n/a n/a n/a
1995 543 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 543 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 549 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 557 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 486 n/a 0.0 41.4
2000 482 n/a 0.0 47.1
2001 388 n/a 0.0 43
2002 357 n/a n/a 46.5
2003 357 n/a n/a 46.5
2004 438 26.4 16.6 52.3
2005 417 26.6 15.7 54.9
2006 388 26.0 14.9 60.7
2007 449 29.0 15.5 61.7
2008 459 24.5 18.7 67.6
2009 496 28.2 17.6 63.5
2010 497 27.3 18.1 68.2
2011 455 26.0 17.5 74.1
2012 426 24.1 17.6 75.4
2013 403 24.7 16.2 82.1
2014 389 15.9 24.3 79.2
2015 428 25.0 17.1 84.8
2016 420 27.0 15.5 n/a
2017 412 26.9 15.3 n/a
2018 427 26.2 16.2 n/a
2019 476 27.1 17.5 n/a
2020 477 31.5 15.1 n/a
2021 465 29.0 16.0 n/a
2022 516 29.4 17.4 n/a
2023 458 28.9 15.7 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 Rice Square

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 376 n/a n/a n/a
1989 409 n/a n/a n/a
1990 447 n/a n/a n/a
1991 483 n/a n/a n/a
1992 477 n/a n/a n/a
1993 506 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 495 n/a n/a n/a
1995 543 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 543 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 549 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 557 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 486 n/a 0.0 41.4
2000 482 n/a 0.0 47.1
2001 388 n/a 0.0 43
2002 357 n/a n/a 46.5
2003 357 n/a n/a 46.5
2004 438 26.4 16.6 52.3
2005 417 26.6 15.7 54.9
2006 388 26.0 14.9 60.7
2007 449 29.0 15.5 61.7
2008 459 24.5 18.7 67.6
2009 496 28.2 17.6 63.5
2010 497 27.3 18.1 68.2
2011 455 26.0 17.5 74.1
2012 426 24.1 17.6 75.4
2013 403 24.7 16.2 82.1
2014 389 15.9 24.3 79.2
2015 428 25.0 17.1 84.8
2016 420 27.0 15.5 n/a
2017 412 26.9 15.3 n/a
2018 427 26.2 16.2 n/a
2019 476 27.1 17.5 n/a
2020 477 31.5 15.1 n/a
2021 465 29.0 16.0 n/a
2022 516 29.4 17.4 n/a
2023 458 28.9 15.7 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 Rice Square

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,050 (7.8%) $12,382 (92.2%) $13,431
2020 $791 (5.5%) $13,647 (94.5%) $14,438
2021 $1,179 (7.5%) $14,630 (92.5%) $15,809

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Rice Square

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 832nd of 942 Elementary schoolsRanks 777th of 928 Elementary schools
 4.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Rice Square)2225.4
 3.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Worcester)3824.8
 13.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5643.9
 12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Rice Square)1720.6
 3.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Worcester)3026.3
 3.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4941
 8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Rice Square)339.8
 23.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Worcester)3722.6
 14.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5239.7
 12.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Rice Square)1724.4
 7.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Worcester)3224.2
 7.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4945
 4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Rice Square)3221.2
 10.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Worcester)3931.9
 7.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5243.8
 8.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Rice Square)3615.4
 20.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Worcester)3326.9
 6.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.9
 8.2%
5th Grade Science (Rice Square)3213.5
 18.5%
   5th Grade Science (Worcester)3125.7
 5.3%
   5th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4841.6
 6.4%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Rice Square)3532.1
 2.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Worcester)4532.2
 12.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5442.3
 11.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (Rice Square)3930.2
 8.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Worcester)4329
 14%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)5141
 10%
All Grades English Language Arts (Rice Square)3023
 7%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Worcester)3726.9
 10.1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Rice Square)2822.5
 5.5%
   All Grades Mathematics (Worcester)3124.1
 6.9%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%
All Grades Science (Rice Square)3213.5
 18.5%
   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 Students476458
 3.8%
African American8786
 1.1%
American Indian04
Asian2736
 33.3%
Hispanic223203
 9%
Pacific Islander00
White113112
 0.9%
Two or More Races2617
 34.6%


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Rice Square ranks in the bottom 11.1% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

Students at Rice Square are 44% Hispanic, 24% White, 19% African American, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

Students who attend Rice Square usually go on to attend:

Middle : Worcester East Middle
High : North High
High : University Pk Campus School

In the 2022-23 school year, 458 students attended Rice Square.


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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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