North Central Charter Essential School in Fitchburg, MA

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City-data.com school rating (using weighted 2007 test average as compared to other schools in Massachusetts) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 36.

1 OAK HILL ROAD
Fitchburg, MA 1420

County name: WORCESTER
School type: Regular School
Grade span: 7th grade - 12th grade
Status: Operational
Phone: (978) 345-2701 (make sure to verify first before calling)

Latitude: 42.581
Longitude: -071.821490

2007 Student Enrollment: 344
7th grade Enrollment : 56
8th grade Enrollment : 69
9th grade Enrollment : 73
10th grade Enrollment : 60
11th grade Enrollment : 47
12th grade Enrollment : 39

Male students (%): 55.5%

Here:	55.5%
State average from 3564 schools:	51.7%

Female students (%): 44.5%

North Central Charter Essential School:	44.5%
State average from 3564 schools:	48.3%

White students (%): 85.2%

Here:	85.2%
State average from 3564 schools:	71.0%

African American students (%): 3.2%

Here:	3.2%
State average from 3564 schools:	8.9%

Hispanic students (%): 8.7%

Here:	8.7%
State average from 3564 schools:	13.2%

Asian students (%): 2.6%

Here:	2.6%
State average from 3564 schools:	4.5%

Native American students (%): 0.30%

This school:	0.30%
State average from 3564 schools:	0.29%

First Language Not English # : 8
Special Education # : 69
Low-Income # : 108
Free Lunch # : 70
Reduced Lunch # : 38

First Language Not English %: 2.3%

Here:	2.3%
State average from 1653 schools:	15.3%

Special Education %: 20.1%

Here:	20.1%
State average from 1778 schools:	16.4%

Low-Income %: 31.4%

Here:	31.4%
State average from 1776 schools:	31.2%

Free Lunch %: 20.3%

Here:	20.3%
State average from 1774 schools:	25.4%

Reduced Lunch %: 11.0%

This school:	11.0%
State average from 1719 schools:	6.0%

2006 Student Enrollment: 344
7th grade Enrollment : 65
8th grade Enrollment : 80
9th grade Enrollment : 70
10th grade Enrollment : 70
11th grade Enrollment : 48
12th grade Enrollment : 35

Male students (%): 50.5%

Here:	50.5%
State average from 1781 schools:	51.7%

Female students (%): 49.5%

Here:	49.5%
State average from 1781 schools:	48.3%

White students (%): 84.0%

This school:	84.0%
State average from 1781 schools:	71.8%

African American students (%): 2.4%

This school:	2.4%
State average from 1781 schools:	9.0%

Hispanic students (%): 11.4%

This school:	11.4%
State average from 1781 schools:	12.7%

Asian students (%): 1.9%

Here:	1.9%
State average from 1781 schools:	4.4%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 0.3%

Here:	0.3%
State average from 1781 schools:	1.6%

First Language Not English # : 12
Special Education # : 24
Low-Income # : 113

First Language Not English %: 3.3%

Here:	3.3%
State average from 1633 schools:	14.8%

Special Education %: 6.5%

This school:	6.5%
State average from 1780 schools:	15.9%

Low-Income %: 30.7%

Here:	30.7%
State average from 1771 schools:	30.5%

2005 Student Enrollment: 344
7th grade Enrollment : 76
8th grade Enrollment : 89
9th grade Enrollment : 80
10th grade Enrollment : 48
11th grade Enrollment : 41

White students (%): 82.6%

Here:	82.6%
State average from 1746 schools:	74.4%

African American students (%): 2.7%

Here:	2.7%
State average from 1746 schools:	9.5%

Hispanic students (%): 12.0%

North Central Charter Essential School:	12.0%
State average from 1746 schools:	11.2%

Asian students (%): 2.1%

Here:	2.1%
State average from 1746 schools:	4.5%

Native American students (%): 0.60%

Here:	0.60%
State average from 1746 schools:	0.37%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 52.1%

Here:	52.1%
State average from 1746 schools:	51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 47.9%

North Central Charter Essential School:	47.9%
State average from 1746 schools:	48.3%

First Language Not English # : 20
Limited English Proficient # : 16
Special Education # : 31
Low-Income # : 106

First Language Not English %: 6.0%

North Central Charter Essential School:	6.0%
State average from 1573 schools:	14.2%

Limited English Proficient %: 4.8%

Here:	4.8%
State average from 1217 schools:	7.4%

Special Education %: 9.3%

North Central Charter Essential School:	9.3%
State average from 1745 schools:	15.4%

Low-Income %: 31.7%

Here:	31.7%
State average from 1735 schools:	29.2%

2004 Student Enrollment: 344
7th grade Enrollment : 153
8th grade Enrollment : 76
9th grade Enrollment : 64
10th grade Enrollment : 12

White students (%): 80.3%

Here:	80.3%
State average from 1729 schools:	75.1%

African American students (%): 4.6%

This school:	4.6%
State average from 1729 schools:	9.4%

Hispanic students (%): 12.8%

Here:	12.8%
State average from 1729 schools:	10.7%

Asian students (%): 2.0%

Here:	2.0%
State average from 1729 schools:	4.4%

Native American students (%): 0.30%

North Central Charter Essential School:	0.30%
State average from 1729 schools:	0.37%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 51.1%

Here:	51.1%
State average from 1729 schools:	51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 48.9%

North Central Charter Essential School:	48.9%
State average from 1729 schools:	48.1%

First Language Not English # : 21
Limited English Proficient # : 3
Special Education # : 41
Low-Income # : 103

First Language Not English %: 6.9%

Here:	6.9%
State average from 1530 schools:	13.9%

Limited English Proficient %: 1.0%

This school:	1.0%
State average from 1098 schools:	7.7%

Special Education %: 13.4%

This school:	13.4%
State average from 1725 schools:	15.0%

Low-Income %: 33.8%

Here:	33.8%
State average from 1698 schools:	28.9%

2003 Student Enrollment: 344
7th grade Enrollment : 96
8th grade Enrollment : 82
9th grade Enrollment : 57

White students (%): 78.3%

Here:	78.3%
State average from 1634 schools:	75.8%

African American students (%): 8.5%

This school:	8.5%
State average from 1634 schools:	9.1%

Hispanic students (%): 11.5%

Here:	11.5%
State average from 1634 schools:	10.4%

Asian students (%): 0.4%

Here:	0.4%
State average from 1634 schools:	4.3%

Native American students (%): 1.30%

Here:	1.30%
State average from 1634 schools:	0.36%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 54.5%

Here:	54.5%
State average from 1634 schools:	51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 45.5%

Here:	45.5%
State average from 1634 schools:	48.2%

First Language Not English # : 16
Low-Income # : 63

First Language Not English %: 6.8%

North Central Charter Essential School:	6.8%
State average from 1462 schools:	14.6%

Low-Income %: 26.8%

North Central Charter Essential School:	26.8%
State average from 1608 schools:	27.9%

2007 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 1
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 39

Average number of Absences: 9.3

Here:	9.3
State average from 1782 schools:	8.8

Attendance Rate: 94.3%

Here:	94.3%
State average from 1782 schools:	94.8%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 0.3%

Here:	0.3%
State average from 712 schools:	5.5%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 11.3%

This school:	11.3%
State average from 1093 schools:	8.3%

2006 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 8
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 19

Average number of Absences: 6.0

This school:	6.0
State average from 325 schools:	29.0

Attendance Rate: 2.7%

Here:	2.7%
State average from 325 schools:	4.5%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 95.1%

Here:	95.1%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.8%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 5.2%

North Central Charter Essential School:	5.2%
State average from 690 schools:	5.9%

2005 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 9.2
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 9

Average number of Absences: 3.0

Here:	3.0
State average from 322 schools:	31.1

Attendance Rate: 1.8%

Here:	1.8%
State average from 322 schools:	4.2%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 94.5%

This school:	94.5%
State average from 1746 schools:	94.8%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 2.7%

North Central Charter Essential School:	2.7%
State average from 663 schools:	6.2%

2004 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 13

Average number of Absences: 2.0

North Central Charter Essential School:	2.0
State average from 313 schools:	32.0

Attendance Rate: 2.6%

Here:	2.6%
State average from 314 schools:	4.6%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 91.8%

Here:	91.8%
State average from 1729 schools:	94.7%

2003 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 8.2
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 1

In-School Suspensions Rate: 94.4%

Here:	94.4%
State average from 1635 schools:	94.4%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 0.4%

Here:	0.4%
State average from 742 schools:	6.8%

2007 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 37
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 34

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 77.3%

North Central Charter Essential School:	77.3%
State average from 1782 schools:	95.7%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 86.5%

Here:	86.5%
State average from 1781 schools:	95.3%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.3

Here:	9.3
State average from 1782 schools:	10.0

2006 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 43
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 38

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 100.0%

This school:	100.0%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.8%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 100.0%

North Central Charter Essential School:	100.0%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.1%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 8.7

Here:	8.7
State average from 1781 schools:	13.4

2005 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 30
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 24

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 96.7%

Here:	96.7%
State average from 1745 schools:	94.4%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 91.7%

Here:	91.7%
State average from 1733 schools:	93.9%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.1

Here:	11.1
State average from 1746 schools:	13.6

2004 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 27
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 21

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 92.6%

Here:	92.6%
State average from 1728 schools:	94.1%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 90.5%

North Central Charter Essential School:	90.5%
State average from 1724 schools:	94.4%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.3

Here:	11.3
State average from 1729 schools:	13.8

2007 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:

Number of Test Takers : 22

Reading: 494.0

North Central Charter Essential School:	494.0
State average from 322 schools:	488.1

Writing: 493.0

Here:	493.0
State average from 322 schools:	483.3

Math: 460.0

This school:	460.0
State average from 322 schools:	496.6

2006 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:

Number of Test Takers : 22

Reading: 551.0

This school:	551.0
State average from 316 schools:	489.7

Writing: 537.0

This school:	537.0
State average from 316 schools:	484.0

Math: 505.0

This school:	505.0
State average from 316 schools:	498.9

2007 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 64
Warning / Failing - English : 1
Needs Improvement - English : 29
Proficiency - English : 31
Proficiency and Above - English : 3

Students Tested - Math : 60
Warning / Failing - Math : 7
Needs Improvement - Math : 21
Proficiency - Math : 20
Proficiency and Above - Math : 12

Composite Performance Index - English: 81.6

Here:	81.6
State average from 336 schools:	88.3

Warning / Failing - English (%): 2.0%

Here:	2.0%
State average from 336 schools:	4.7%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 45.0%

This school:	45.0%
State average from 336 schools:	24.7%

Proficiency - English (%): 48.0%

Here:	48.0%
State average from 336 schools:	50.1%

Proficiency and Above - English (%): 5.0%

Here:	5.0%
State average from 336 schools:	20.5%

Composite Performance Index - Math: 77.9

Here:	77.9
State average from 336 schools:	85.6

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 12.0%

Here:	12.0%
State average from 336 schools:	8.2%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 35.0%

Here:	35.0%
State average from 336 schools:	22.4%

Proficiency - Math (%): 33.0%

North Central Charter Essential School:	33.0%
State average from 336 schools:	29.0%

Proficiency and Above - Math (%): 20.0%

Here:	20.0%
State average from 336 schools:	40.4%

2006 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 47
Warning / Failing - English : 8
Needs Improvement - English : 17
Proficiency - English : 19
Proficiency and Above - English : 3

Students Tested - Math : 47
Warning / Failing - Math : 12
Needs Improvement - Math : 10
Proficiency - Math : 21
Proficiency and Above - Math : 4

Composite Performance Index - English: 74.5

North Central Charter Essential School:	74.5
State average from 321 schools:	86.0

Warning / Failing - English (%): 17.0%

Here:	17.0%
State average from 321 schools:	6.9%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 36.0%

Here:	36.0%
State average from 321 schools:	26.1%

Proficiency - English (%): 40.0%

Here:	40.0%
State average from 321 schools:	44.3%

Proficiency and Above - English (%): 6.0%

North Central Charter Essential School:	6.0%
State average from 321 schools:	22.8%

Composite Performance Index - Math: 70.2

Here:	70.2
State average from 321 schools:	81.8

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 26.0%

Here:	26.0%
State average from 321 schools:	11.5%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 21.0%

Here:	21.0%
State average from 321 schools:	24.9%

Proficiency - Math (%): 45.0%

Here:	45.0%
State average from 321 schools:	28.7%

Proficiency and Above - Math (%): 9.0%

Here:	9.0%
State average from 321 schools:	35.0%

2004 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 45
Warning / Failing - English : 9
Needs Improvement - English : 16
Proficiency - English : 12
Proficiency and Above - English : 8

Students Tested - Math : 310
Warning / Failing - Math : 11
Needs Improvement - Math : 48
Proficiency - Math : 176
Proficiency and Above - Math : 75

Composite Performance Index - English: 69.4

Here:	69.4
State average from 317 schools:	80.4

Warning / Failing - English (%): 20.0%

Here:	20.0%
State average from 317 schools:	11.6%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 36.0%

Here:	36.0%
State average from 317 schools:	29.6%

Proficiency - English (%): 27.0%

Here:	27.0%
State average from 317 schools:	31.8%

Proficiency and Above - English (%): 18.0%

Here:	18.0%
State average from 317 schools:	27.2%

Composite Performance Index - Math: 93.8

Here:	93.8
State average from 316 schools:	83.6

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 4.0%

This school:	4.0%
State average from 316 schools:	9.0%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 15.0%

Here:	15.0%
State average from 316 schools:	27.6%

Proficiency - Math (%): 57.0%

Here:	57.0%
State average from 316 schools:	41.9%

Proficiency and Above - Math (%): 24.0%

North Central Charter Essential School:	24.0%
State average from 316 schools:	21.6%

Participation Statistics:

2007 Participation - All students - English - 10th Grade:

Enrollment : 64
Standard Assessment : 64

AYP participation rate: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 341 schools:	99.5%

2007 Participation - All students - Math - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 100%
Enrollment : 60
Standard Assessment : 60

AYP participation rate: 100.0%

North Central Charter Essential School:	100.0%
State average from 341 schools:	99.0%

2007 Participation - Low income subgroup - English - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 100%
Enrollment : 20
Standard Assessment : 20

AYP participation rate: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 285 schools:	99.1%

2007 Participation - Low income subgroup - Math - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 100%
Enrollment : 17
Standard Assessment : 17

AYP participation rate: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 284 schools:	98.3%

2007 Participation - Black/African American subgroup - English - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 100%

2007 Participation - White subgroup - English - 10th Grade:

Enrollment : 51
Standard Assessment : 51

AYP participation rate: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 312 schools:	99.6%

2007 Participation - White subgroup - Math - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 100%
Enrollment : 47
Standard Assessment : 47

AYP participation rate: 100.0%

This school:	100.0%
State average from 310 schools:	99.3%

2007 Participation - Multi-race subgroup - English - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 100%

2007 Participation - Special Education subgroup - English - 10th Grade:

Enrollment : 11
Standard Assessment : 11

AYP participation rate: 100.0%

This school:	100.0%
State average from 284 schools:	98.6%

2007 Participation - Special Education subgroup - Math - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 100%
Enrollment : 10
Standard Assessment : 10

AYP participation rate: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 286 schools:	97.8%

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