Union Hill School

Summary:

Union Hill School is an elementary school in Worcester, MA that serves 390 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.

Union Hill School consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Massachusetts elementary schools, with a ranking between 759-835 out of 916-932 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all grades and subjects. Union Hill School's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities. Additionally, the school has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 18.6 compared to nearby schools, which range from 11-15.7 students per teacher.

While Union Hill School's performance is below the state and district averages, it is also significantly lower than the nearby schools in the Worcester district, such as Vernon Hill School, Rice Square, and Jacob Hiatt Magnet. These schools, while still underperforming compared to the state, have higher proficiency rates and better rankings than Union Hill School. The data suggests that there may be opportunities for improvement at Union Hill School, particularly in targeting the specific needs of the school's diverse student population.


Detail:

Public K-6

 1 Chapin Street
       Worcester, MA  01604


(508) 799-3600

District: Worcester

SchoolDigger Rank:
835th of 916 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,161 Help


Students who attend Union Hill School usually attend:

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

Student/teacher ratio:  18.6 Help
Number of students:  390

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
63.6%
African American:
16.2%
White:
14.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  94.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Union Hill School ranks worse than 91.2% of elementary schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks 29th 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 11.95. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Union Hill School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (63.6%), African American (16.2%), White (14.6%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Union Hill School is 18.6. 29 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 Union Hill School is $15,161. 26 elementary schools in the Worcester School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Union Hill School:

SchoolDigger ranks Union Hill School 835th of 916 Massachusetts public elementary schools. (See Union Hill School in the ranking list.)

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Hispanic students:


Worcester:

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


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Rank History for Union Hill School

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Rank History for all students at Union Hill School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 6.14 834th 884 5.7%
2004 1.67 879th 882 0.3%
2005 6.62 849th 887 4.3%
2006 3.53 900th 911 1.2%
2007 1.50 904th 911 0.8%
2008 2.74 901st 908 0.8%
2009 2.63 896th 909 1.4%
2010 3.21 903rd 920 1.8%
2011 5.18 900th 924 2.6%
2012 9.33 860th 930 7.5%
2013 18.81 785th 928 15.4%
2014 22.32 764th 926 17.5%
2015 17.39 783rd 914 14.3%
2016 7.47 890th 932 4.5%
2017 34.83 658th 938 29.9%
2018 29.23 694th 934 25.7%
2019 46.63 532nd 942 43.5%
2021 12.49 830th 936 11.3%
2022 15.87 801st 932 14.1%
2023 18.57 759th 928 18.2%
2024 11.95 835th 916 8.8%
See the entire list of Massachusetts Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Union Hill School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.62 25th 244 89.8%
2019 79.99 26th 258 89.9%
2021 42.18 107th 240 55.4%
2022 46.10 105th 267 60.7%
2023 73.72 23rd 264 91.3%
2024 35.48 183rd 282 35.1%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Union Hill School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.87 370th 886 58.2%
2019 73.39 156th 896 82.6%
2021 24.38 732nd 894 18.1%
2022 29.98 673rd 905 25.6%
2023 30.96 485th 703 31.0%
2024 37.92 432nd 731 40.9%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Union Hill School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.30 282nd 685 58.8%
2019 72.28 122nd 700 82.6%
2021 26.53 572nd 705 18.9%
2022 30.67 582nd 772 24.6%
2023 37.53 501st 757 33.8%
2024 26.80 619th 760 18.6%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Union Hill School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.88 652nd 893 27.0%
2019 40.52 576th 902 36.1%
2021 14.76 778th 898 13.4%
2022 17.96 757th 901 16.0%
2023 19.77 729th 887 17.8%
2024 13.82 796th 886 10.2%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Union Hill School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.90 365th 656 44.4%
2019 56.72 228th 665 65.7%
2021 21.44 542nd 632 14.2%
2022 27.38 511th 672 24.0%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for Disabled Students!

Rank History for Male students at Union Hill School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.91 663rd 898 26.2%
2019 54.09 427th 907 52.9%
2021 13.06 805th 904 11.0%
2022 17.24 769th 908 15.3%
2023 20.85 721st 896 19.5%
2024 12.87 814th 891 8.6%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Tested In Person students at Union Hill School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 12.26 826th 925 10.7%
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Rank History for Tested Remotely students at Union Hill School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 21.95 316th 399 20.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Union Hill School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.31 62nd 174 64.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Union Hill School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.27 128th 379 66.2%
2019 69.67 79th 398 80.2%
2021 31.07 272nd 379 28.2%
2022 35.30 259th 401 35.4%
2023 46.31 198th 420 52.9%
2024 28.87 346th 446 22.4%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Union Hill School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.30 700th 772 9.3%
2019 31.65 592nd 780 24.1%
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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Enrollment information for Union Hill School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 341 18 2 39 1 n/a n/a 0 401
1989 311 32 5 50 4 n/a n/a 0 402
1990 259 25 7 87 0 n/a n/a 0 378
1991 258 24 5 60 0 n/a n/a 0 347
1992 244 28 11 63 0 n/a n/a 0 346
1993 198 25 14 69 2 n/a n/a 0 308
1994 196 24 21 55 4 n/a n/a 0 300
1995 228 49 11 82 1 n/a n/a 0 371
1996 228 49 11 82 1 n/a n/a 0 371
1997 186 53 15 75 1 n/a n/a 0 330
1998 178 57 16 118 5 n/a n/a 0 374
1999 157 44 17 109 3 n/a n/a 0 330
2000 142 47 21 124 2 n/a n/a 0 336
2001 126 31 19 101 3 n/a n/a 0 280
2002 130 41 18 85 0 n/a n/a 0 274
2003 130 41 18 85 0 n/a n/a 0 274
2004 114 55 13 83 1 n/a n/a 0 266
2005 103 54 16 83 2 n/a n/a 0 258
2006 80 59 22 88 2 n/a n/a 6 257
2007 84 60 12 124 0 n/a n/a 19 299
2008 67 52 10 134 0 n/a n/a 17 280
2009 58 57 16 142 0 0 20 0 293
2010 56 55 15 159 0 0 26 0 311
2011 53 50 18 195 0 0 28 0 344
2012 45 65 21 226 2 0 33 0 392
2013 64 73 25 257 2 0 30 0 451
2014 94 65 20 259 1 0 29 0 468
2015 94 56 18 252 1 0 28 0 449
2016 109 55 16 282 0 0 30 0 492
2017 105 62 15 316 1 0 22 0 521
2018 107 54 10 265 1 0 17 0 454
2019 82 45 7 269 0 0 12 0 415
2020 73 48 6 248 0 0 10 0 385
2021 67 53 7 249 0 0 13 0 389
2022 60 53 9 249 0 0 12 0 383
2023 57 63 12 248 0 0 10 0 390

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 Union Hill School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 401 n/a n/a n/a
1989 402 n/a n/a n/a
1990 378 n/a n/a n/a
1991 347 n/a n/a n/a
1992 346 n/a n/a n/a
1993 308 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 300 n/a n/a n/a
1995 371 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 371 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 330 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 374 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 330 n/a 0.0 91.5
2000 336 n/a 0.0 87.2
2001 280 n/a 0.0 80
2002 274 n/a n/a 93.4
2003 274 n/a n/a 93.4
2004 266 18.2 14.6 93.6
2005 258 18.0 14.3 96.1
2006 257 20.0 12.9 96.8
2007 299 29.0 10.3 101.4
2008 280 19.8 14.1 99.6
2009 293 20.2 14.5 94.2
2010 311 21.6 14.3 97.4
2011 344 22.3 15.4 97.1
2012 392 23.0 16.9 99.2
2013 451 25.6 17.5 97.1
2014 468 21.8 21.3 97.4
2015 449 30.0 14.9 94.2
2016 492 30.0 16.4 n/a
2017 521 32.0 16.2 n/a
2018 454 25.7 17.6 n/a
2019 415 28.9 14.3 n/a
2020 385 27.0 14.2 n/a
2021 389 29.0 13.4 n/a
2022 383 30.0 12.7 n/a
2023 390 20.9 18.6 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 Union Hill School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 401 n/a n/a n/a
1989 402 n/a n/a n/a
1990 378 n/a n/a n/a
1991 347 n/a n/a n/a
1992 346 n/a n/a n/a
1993 308 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 300 n/a n/a n/a
1995 371 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 371 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 330 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 374 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 330 n/a 0.0 91.5
2000 336 n/a 0.0 87.2
2001 280 n/a 0.0 80
2002 274 n/a n/a 93.4
2003 274 n/a n/a 93.4
2004 266 18.2 14.6 93.6
2005 258 18.0 14.3 96.1
2006 257 20.0 12.9 96.8
2007 299 29.0 10.3 101.4
2008 280 19.8 14.1 99.6
2009 293 20.2 14.5 94.2
2010 311 21.6 14.3 97.4
2011 344 22.3 15.4 97.1
2012 392 23.0 16.9 99.2
2013 451 25.6 17.5 97.1
2014 468 21.8 21.3 97.4
2015 449 30.0 14.9 94.2
2016 492 30.0 16.4 n/a
2017 521 32.0 16.2 n/a
2018 454 25.7 17.6 n/a
2019 415 28.9 14.3 n/a
2020 385 27.0 14.2 n/a
2021 389 29.0 13.4 n/a
2022 383 30.0 12.7 n/a
2023 390 20.9 18.6 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 Union Hill School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,061 (13.6%) $13,145 (86.4%) $15,206
2020 $2,538 (15.4%) $13,938 (84.6%) $16,476
2021 $1,668 (11.0%) $13,493 (89.0%) $15,161

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Union Hill School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 532nd of 942 Elementary schoolsRanks 759th of 928 Elementary schools
 25.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Union Hill School)6912.2
 56.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Worcester)3824.8
 13.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5643.9
 12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Union Hill School)5725
 32%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Worcester)3026.3
 3.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4941
 8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Union Hill School)2914.6
 14.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Worcester)3722.6
 14.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5239.7
 12.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Union Hill School)5214.6
 37.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Worcester)3224.2
 7.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4945
 4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Union Hill School)6035.9
 24.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Worcester)3931.9
 7.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5243.8
 8.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Union Hill School)5634
 22%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Worcester)3326.9
 6.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.9
 8.2%
5th Grade Science (Union Hill School)3526.4
 8.6%
   5th Grade Science (Worcester)3125.7
 5.3%
   5th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4841.6
 6.4%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Union Hill School)4017
 23%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Worcester)4532.2
 12.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5442.3
 11.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (Union Hill School)4214.9
 27.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Worcester)4329
 14%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)5141
 10%
All Grades English Language Arts (Union Hill School)5020.3
 29.7%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Worcester)3726.9
 10.1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Union Hill School)5222.5
 29.6%
   All Grades Mathematics (Worcester)3124.1
 6.9%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%
All Grades Science (Union Hill School)3526.4
 8.6%
   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 Students415390
 6%
African American4563
 40%
American Indian00
Asian712
 71.4%
Hispanic269248
 7.8%
Pacific Islander00
White8257
 30.5%
Two or More Races1210
 16.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Union Hill School

Union Hill School ranks in the bottom 8.8% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

Students who attend Union Hill School usually go on to attend:

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

Students at Union Hill School are 64% Hispanic, 16% African American, 15% White, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 390 students attended Union Hill School.


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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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