📍 170 Paxton Street, Leicester, Worcester County, 01524
Leicester Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Leicester, Worcester County. The school has 493 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Leicester school district. It serves grades K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Leicester Elementary enrolls 493 students across grades K–4. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 5.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 330 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 101 | 20% |
| Black or African American | 29 | 5.9% |
| Asian | 16 | 3.2% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Leicester Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-20, state senate district 11, state house district 219.
Leicester Elementary is one of 4 schools in Leicester, based in Leicester, Massachusetts. The district serves 1,294 students district-wide and employs 102 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 493 students, Leicester Elementary is larger than the district average of about 324 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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