📍 174 Paxton Street, Leicester, Worcester County, 01524
Leicester Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Leicester, Worcester County. The school has 409 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Leicester school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Leicester Middle enrolls 409 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 31.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 5.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 290 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 61 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 23 | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 16 | 3.9% |
| 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 Middle 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 Middle 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 409 students, Leicester Middle 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