Is Worcester School a good school?

Worcester School ranks 1429 th of 2445 New York alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Worcester School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 327 students attended Worcester School.

What is the racial makeup of Worcester School?

Students at Worcester School are 95% White, 4% Hispanic.

Worcester School

Summary:

Worcester School is an alternative public school serving grades PK-12 in the Worcester Central School District, with 327 students and a student-teacher ratio of 9.9.

While Worcester School performs better than the state and district averages on Regents exams, it faces some unique challenges. The school has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34.1% to 61.1% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average and surrounding school districts. Additionally, its test scores on the NY State Assessments are generally lower than the state and district averages, especially in English Language Arts and Math. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency was 40% compared to the state average of 42.6%, and its 3rd grade Math proficiency was 50% compared to the state average of 53.93%. However, Worcester School performs better on Regents exams compared to the state and district averages, with 100% proficiency in Common Core Algebra II and 82.86% proficiency in Common Core English Language Arts in 2023-2024.

When compared to nearby alternative schools, such as Cooperstown Elementary School, which is 11.69 miles away, Worcester School generally performs better on Regents exams but worse on the NY State Assessments. Additionally, Worcester School has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 41.14% to 52.1% in recent years, and spends between $15,140 and $17,502 per student, which is higher than the spending at some of the nearby schools. Addressing the root causes of the school's high chronic absenteeism and low test scores, while building on its strengths in Regents exam performance, could help improve student outcomes and better serve the community.

Detail:

Public, Alternative PK, KG-12

198 Main St
Worcester, NY 12197-1900

(607) 397-8785

District: Worcester Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1429^th of 2,445 New York Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,791

Student/teacher ratio: 9.9

Number of students: 327

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.4%

Hispanic:

4.0%

African American:

0.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 47.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Worcester School ranks worse than 58.4% of elementary schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 40.47. (See more...)

Compare Details Worcester School ranks better than 55.7% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 52.59. (See more...)

Compare Details Worcester School ranks better than 69% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 67.84. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Worcester School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (95.4%), Hispanic (4%), African American (0.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 47.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Worcester School is 9.9. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Worcester School is $15,791.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Worcester School:

SchoolDigger ranks Worcester School 1429^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Worcester School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Worcester School 667^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Worcester School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Worcester School 385^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Worcester School in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Worcester School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Worcester School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	44.14	1492^nd	2206	32.4%
2007	53.23	1265^th	2219	43.0%
2008	58.10	1152^nd	2227	48.3%
2009	65.24	907^th	2257	59.8%
2010	47.78	1351^st	2263	40.3%
2011	48.40	1322^nd	2286	42.2%
2012	52.84	1247^th	2320	46.3%
2013	44.82	1261^st	2325	45.8%
2014	49.86	1179^th	2345	49.7%
2015	41.01	1422^nd	2352	39.5%
2016	23.57	1902^nd	2366	19.6%
2017	28.89	1761^st	2386	26.2%
2018	21.58	2005^th	2395	16.3%
2019	22.62	1922^nd	2413	20.3%
2021	38.05	1415^th	2201	35.7%
2022	28.96	1798^th	2434	26.1%
2023	33.25	1644^th	2439	32.6%
2024	40.47	1429^th	2445	41.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Worcester School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	23.54	1638^th	1859	11.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Worcester School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.92	1808^th	2045	11.6%
2019	23.22	1685^th	2032	17.1%
2021	36.95	1099^th	1678	34.5%
2022	34.23	1416^th	2099	32.5%
2023	30.03	1464^th	2041	28.3%
2024	32.26	1447^th	2078	30.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Worcester School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	21.70	1983^rd	2338	15.2%
2019	28.20	1760^th	2357	25.3%
2021	43.77	1115^th	1955	43.0%
2022	30.53	1740^th	2401	27.5%
2023	32.92	1641^st	2403	31.7%
2024	40.13	1442^nd	2413	40.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Worcester School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.50	1708^th	2340	27.0%
2019	17.40	2057^th	2358	12.8%
2021	38.84	1244^th	1961	36.6%
2022	30.64	1737^th	2400	27.6%
2023	35.36	1564^th	2400	34.8%
2024	42.23	1372^nd	2411	43.1%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Worcester School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	11.05	1332^nd	1408	5.4%
2019	17.08	1193^rd	1338	10.8%
2021	25.04	989^th	1224	19.2%
2022	31.09	1026^th	1399	26.7%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Worcester School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	55.55	571^st	1095	47.9%
2007	66.69	433^rd	1123	61.4%
2008	57.65	640^th	1185	46.0%
2009	66.93	509^th	1224	58.4%
2010	54.64	672^nd	1243	45.9%
2011	57.05	629^th	1295	51.4%
2012	44.91	809^th	1337	39.5%
2013	49.22	666^th	1373	51.5%
2014	82.89	159^th	1401	88.7%
2015	63.75	439^th	1407	68.8%
2016	39.14	868^th	1429	39.3%
2017	27.90	1082^nd	1455	25.6%
2018	40.41	851^st	1438	40.8%
2019	21.73	1171^st	1439	18.6%
2021	31.16	889^th	1242	28.4%
2022	30.51	1057^th	1479	28.5%
2023	36.26	991^st	1500	33.9%
2024	52.59	667^th	1504	55.7%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Worcester School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	18.39	1137^th	1139	0.2%
2021	38.28	304^th	522	41.8%
2023	33.20	904^th	1307	30.8%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Worcester School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.32	534^th	1245	57.1%
2019	19.78	1111^th	1241	10.5%
2021	44.11	465^th	935	50.3%
2022	25.88	1067^th	1306	18.3%
2023	36.89	858^th	1288	33.4%
2024	46.57	642^nd	1296	50.5%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Worcester School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	56.35	579^th	1353	57.2%
2019	23.71	1108^th	1370	19.1%
2021	29.54	809^th	1066	24.1%
2022	25.32	1162^nd	1454	20.1%
2023	47.35	764^th	1463	47.8%
2024	70.13	368^th	1465	74.9%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Worcester School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	61.55	456^th	1352	66.3%
2019	24.64	1075^th	1366	21.3%
2021	34.11	728^th	1071	32.0%
2022	36.01	937^th	1455	35.6%
2023	24.85	1184^th	1464	19.1%
2024	49.36	687^th	1464	53.1%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Worcester School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.01	529^th	763	30.7%
2019	8.69	690^th	716	3.6%
2021	23.53	507^th	614	17.4%
2022	3.08	746^th	748	0.3%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at Worcester School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	74.35	87^th	935	90.7%
2006	71.98	154^th	986	84.4%
2007	72.00	137^th	1002	86.3%
2008	78.88	18^th	1027	98.2%
2009	78.71	29^th	1086	97.3%
2010	77.11	70^th	1117	93.7%
2011	76.24	104^th	1165	91.1%
2012	76.62	147^th	1198	87.7%
2013	72.00	285^th	1217	76.6%
2014	57.25	545^th	1237	55.9%
2015	57.39	526^th	1255	58.1%
2016	52.11	613^th	1255	51.2%
2017	67.47	313^th	1221	74.4%
2018	71.45	290^th	1210	76.0%
2019	67.75	388^th	1207	67.9%
2021	79.80	41^st	519	92.1%
2022	70.12	307^th	1190	74.2%
2023	78.05	155^th	1228	87.4%
2024	67.84	385^th	1242	69.0%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Worcester School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	53.18	466^th	1132	58.8%
2022	32.05	700^th	1038	32.6%
2023	67.77	254^th	1130	77.5%
2024	33.46	764^th	1144	33.2%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Worcester School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	59.04	431^st	1154	62.7%
2019	62.71	365^th	1179	69.0%
2021	82.40	11^th	289	96.2%
2022	58.39	396^th	1101	64.0%
2023	70.67	203^rd	1155	82.4%
2024	64.25	308^th	1170	73.7%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Worcester School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	67.99	357^th	1176	69.6%
2019	62.35	487^th	1193	59.2%
2022	74.20	221^st	1155	80.9%
2023	77.63	181^st	1197	84.9%
2024	71.98	294^th	1219	75.9%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Worcester School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	72.32	244^th	1176	79.3%
2019	70.08	312^th	1190	73.8%
2022	59.76	470^th	1154	59.3%
2023	76.95	166^th	1191	86.1%
2024	60.40	491^st	1211	59.5%

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Rank History for high school White students at Worcester School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	63.80	239^th	765	68.8%
2019	65.94	210^th	793	73.5%
2022	41.61	470^th	738	36.3%
2023	59.58	286^th	776	63.1%
2024	68.20	184^th	781	76.4%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, 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.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Worcester School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	468	0	0	3	n/a	n/a	471
1990	463	0	0	1	n/a	n/a	464
1991	465	0	0	1	n/a	n/a	466
1992	479	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	480
1993	480	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	480
1994	473	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	475
1995	495	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	498
1996	495	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	498
1997	476	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	478
1998	468	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	469
1999	460	4	0	0	n/a	n/a	464
2000	447	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	449
2001	440	1	0	2	n/a	n/a	443
2002	417	4	7	1	n/a	n/a	429
2003	417	4	7	1	n/a	n/a	429
2004	422	5	7	4	n/a	n/a	438
2005	421	4	1	7	n/a	n/a	433
2006	396	7	5	7	n/a	n/a	415
2007	420	3	6	11	n/a	n/a	440
2008	400	5	0	9	n/a	n/a	414
2009	380	6	1	9	n/a	n/a	396
2010	395	2	2	7	n/a	n/a	406
2011	419	1	0	1	0	0	421
2012	383	3	0	4	0	1	391
2013	362	4	1	4	0	2	373
2014	349	5	0	5	0	2	361
2015	343	7	0	6	0	1	357
2016	330	6	0	5	0	0	341
2017	339	4	0	6	0	1	350
2018	333	4	0	8	0	1	346
2019	335	4	0	7	0	0	346
2020	324	1	0	7	0	0	332
2021	297	2	0	10	0	0	309
2022	303	1	0	12	0	0	316
2023	312	2	0	13	0	0	327

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Worcester School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	471	33.4	14.1	n/a
1990	464	33.8	13.7	n/a
1991	466	31.8	14.6	n/a
1992	480	34.9	13.7	n/a
1993	480	32.7	14.7	n/a
1994	475	34.5	13.8	32
1995	498	32.9	15.1	25.3
1996	498	32.9	15.1	25.3
1997	478	32.6	14.7	26.2
1998	469	32.9	14.3	27.7
1999	464	33.5	13.9	28.2
2000	449	33.0	13.6	34.1
2001	443	34.1	13.0	44.2
2002	429	34.8	12.3	32.9
2003	429	34.8	12.3	32.9
2004	438	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	433	39.2	11.0	32.6
2006	415	39.0	10.6	30.4
2007	440	38.2	11.5	28.6
2008	414	39.1	10.6	38.6
2009	396	39.6	10.0	40.4
2010	406	37.5	10.8	44.8
2011	421	38.6	10.8	33.5
2012	391	36.1	10.8	41.7
2013	373	33.6	11.0	50.7
2014	361	33.0	10.9	35.2
2015	357	35.0	10.2	32.2
2016	341	35.0	9.7	28.7
2017	350	33.9	10.3	50
2018	346	38.0	9.0	50.3
2019	346	38.0	9.1	53.5
2020	332	29.0	11.4	50.6
2021	309	33.0	9.3	52.1
2022	316	31.0	10.1	41.1
2023	327	33.0	9.9	47.4

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 Worcester School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	471	33.4	14.1	n/a
1990	464	33.8	13.7	n/a
1991	466	31.8	14.6	n/a
1992	480	34.9	13.7	n/a
1993	480	32.7	14.7	n/a
1994	475	34.5	13.8	32
1995	498	32.9	15.1	25.3
1996	498	32.9	15.1	25.3
1997	478	32.6	14.7	26.2
1998	469	32.9	14.3	27.7
1999	464	33.5	13.9	28.2
2000	449	33.0	13.6	34.1
2001	443	34.1	13.0	44.2
2002	429	34.8	12.3	32.9
2003	429	34.8	12.3	32.9
2004	438	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	433	39.2	11.0	32.6
2006	415	39.0	10.6	30.4
2007	440	38.2	11.5	28.6
2008	414	39.1	10.6	38.6
2009	396	39.6	10.0	40.4
2010	406	37.5	10.8	44.8
2011	421	38.6	10.8	33.5
2012	391	36.1	10.8	41.7
2013	373	33.6	11.0	50.7
2014	361	33.0	10.9	35.2
2015	357	35.0	10.2	32.2
2016	341	35.0	9.7	28.7
2017	350	33.9	10.3	50
2018	346	38.0	9.0	50.3
2019	346	38.0	9.1	53.5
2020	332	29.0	11.4	50.6
2021	309	33.0	9.3	52.1
2022	316	31.0	10.1	41.1
2023	327	33.0	9.9	47.4

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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