📍 19 West Street, Paxton, Worcester County, 01612
Paxton Center is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Paxton, Worcester County. The school has 454 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wachusett school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Paxton Center enrolls 454 students across grades K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 6.6% Hispanic or Latino and 3.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 391 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 30 | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 9 | 2% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 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.
Paxton Center is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-20, state senate district 8, state house district 203.
Paxton Center is one of 13 schools in Wachusett, based in Jefferson, Massachusetts. The district serves 6,557 students district-wide and employs 482 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 454 students, Paxton Center is close to the district average of about 504 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe