North Central Charter Essential School
171 South St
Fitchburg MA, 01420, Worcester County
Phone: 978-345-2701
Ranking: | High School: (200 out of 298, bottom 33%) Elementary/Middle School: (1,039 out of 1,316, bottom 21%)* |
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 33 | |||||||
Total Students: | 333 | 345 | 358 | 368 | 375 | 356 | 324 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 54 | 16.2% | 37 | 10.7% | 57 | 15.9% | 46 | 12.5% | 67 | 17.9% | 55 | 15.4% | 50 | 15.4% |
Grade 8: | 60 | 18.0% | 74 | 21.4% | 64 | 17.9% | 79 | 21.5% | 70 | 18.7% | 63 | 17.7% | 63 | 19.4% |
Grade 9: | 67 | 20.1% | 69 | 20.0% | 76 | 21.2% | 82 | 22.3% | 66 | 17.6% | 61 | 17.1% | 47 | 14.5% |
Grade 10: | 64 | 19.2% | 61 | 17.7% | 60 | 16.8% | 67 | 18.2% | 62 | 16.5% | 55 | 15.4% | 65 | 20.1% |
Grade 11: | 53 | 15.9% | 54 | 15.7% | 58 | 16.2% | 53 | 14.4% | 57 | 15.2% | 68 | 19.1% | 55 | 17.0% |
Grade 12: | 35 | 10.5% | 50 | 14.5% | 43 | 12.0% | 41 | 11.1% | 53 | 14.1% | 54 | 15.2% | 44 | 13.6% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 158 | 47.4% | 168 | 48.7% | 181 | 50.6% | 185 | 50.3% | 183 | 48.8% | 184 | 51.7% | 164 | 50.6% |
Female: | 175 | 52.6% | 177 | 51.3% | 177 | 49.4% | 183 | 49.7% | 192 | 51.2% | 172 | 48.3% | 155 | 47.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 5 | 1.5% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.6% | 9 | 2.4% | 6 | 1.7% | 10 | 3.1% |
Hispanic: | 69 | 20.7% | 68 | 19.7% | 63 | 17.6% | 66 | 17.9% | 53 | 14.1% | 49 | 13.8% | 31 | 9.6% |
Black: | 13 | 3.9% | 12 | 3.5% | 14 | 3.9% | 13 | 3.5% | 19 | 5.1% | 21 | 5.9% | 11 | 3.4% |
White: | 228 | 68.5% | 246 | 71.3% | 268 | 74.9% | 274 | 74.5% | 286 | 76.3% | 276 | 77.5% | 270 | 83.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 17 | 5.1% | 17 | 4.9% | 10 | 2.8% | 9 | 2.4% | 8 | 2.1% | 3 | 0.8% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 122 | 36.6% | 143 | 41.4% | 148 | 41.3% | 147 | 39.9% | 125 | 33.3% | 93 | 26.1% | 78 | 24.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 8.1% | 40 | 11.6% | 28 | 7.8% | 23 | 6.3% | 38 | 10.1% | 32 | 9.0% | 29 | 9.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.41 | 9.82 | 10.35 | 10.85 | 10.99 | 10.20 | 10.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 57% | 62% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 44% | 65% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 76% | 70% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 53% | 71% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 71% | 74% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 75% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 84% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 84% | 84% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 93% | 88% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 95% | 91% |
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 45% | 57% |
2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 50% | 62% |
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 53% | 67% |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 53% | 69% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 64% | 72% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 48% | 75% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 77% | 75% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 76% | 74% |
2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 89% | 78% |
2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 89% | 80% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 46% | 57% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 52% | 61% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 69% | 65% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 55% | 67% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 68% | 69% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 53% | 71% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 65.4% | 65.4% | 66% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 52% | 68% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 55% | 66% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 44% | 65% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 39% | 69% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 48% | 69% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 64% | 70% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 51% | 72% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 58% | 73% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 84% | 71% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 77% | 71% |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 12% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 31% | 46% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 24% | 47% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 44% | 49% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 39% | 53% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 37% | 51% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 60% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 41% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 63% | 74% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 69% | 75% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 68% | 75% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 60% | 78% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 71% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 67% | 79% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 80% | 81% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 74% | 78% |
2003 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 12.9% | 12.9% | 37% |
2004 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 22% | 39% |
2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 18% | 39% |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 13% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 19% | 45% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 35% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 27% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 45% | 51% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 38% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 47% | 52% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 57% | 54% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 17.1% | 17.1% | 32% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 20% | 33% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 19% | 33% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 15% | 32% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 13% | 33% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 29% | 39% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 30% | 39% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 37% | 40% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 22% | 39% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 36% | 43% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 45% | 39% |
2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 31% | 31% | 42% |
2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 43% | 43% | 55% |
2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 45% | 45% | 61% |
2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 72% | 72% | 63% |
2010 | Technology/Engineering | End of course | % proficient | 53% | 53% | 42% |
2011 | Technology/Engineering | End of course | % proficient | 60% | 60% | 53% |
2012 | Technology/Engineering | End of course | % proficient | 56% | 56% | 49% |
2013 | Technology/Engineering | End of course | % proficient | 73% | 73% | 49% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* North Central Charter Essential School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.