Worcester Public Schools
Encyclopedia
Worcester Public Schools (WPS) is a school district
serving the city of Worcester
, Massachusetts
, United States
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School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
serving the city of Worcester
Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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Leadership
The district is led by a Superintendent, hired by the seven-member Worcester School Committee. Dr. Melinda Boone has served as Superintendent since July 2009.High schools
- Burncoat High SchoolBurncoat High SchoolBurncoat High School is a public high school located in Worcester, Massachusetts, in the United States. The school was formerly known as Burncoat Senior High School chiefly to distinguish it from the adjacent Burncoat Junior High School, now Burncoat Middle School.Burncoat is known for its fine...
- Claremont Academy
- Doherty Memorial High SchoolDoherty Memorial High SchoolDoherty Memorial High School is a public high school located in Worcester, Massachusetts, in the United States. It opened its doors in the fall of 1966, replacing two closing schools: Worcester Classical High School and Worcester Commerce High School....
- North High SchoolNorth High School (Worcester, Massachusetts)North High School located in Worcester, Massachusetts is a public four-year high school and is one of five public high schools in Worcester, Massachusetts....
- South High Community School
- University Park Campus SchoolUniversity Park Campus SchoolThe University Park Campus School is a public school in the Main South neighborhood of Worcester, Massachusetts. It educates 232 students in grades 7-12. Opened in 1997, the school is operated by a partnership between nearby Clark University and Worcester Public Schools...
- Worcester Technical High SchoolWorcester Technical High SchoolWorcester Technical High School is a vocational-technical high school, part of Worcester Public Schools district in Worcester, Massachusetts. It opened on August 28, 2006, replacing the old Worcester Vocational High School at 2 Grove Street...
Middle schools
- Burncoat Middle School
- Forest Grove Middle School
- Dr. Arthur F. Sullivan Middle School
- Worcester East Middle School
Elementary schools
- Belmont Street Community School
- Burncoat Street Preparatory School
- Canterbury Magnet Computer-Based School
- Chandler Elementary Community School
- Chandler Magnet School
- City View Discovery School
- Clark Street Developmental Learning School
- Columbus Park Preparatory Academy
- Elm Park Community School
- Flagg Street School
- Francis J. McGrath Elementary School
- Gates Lane School of International Studies
- Goddard School of Science and Technology
- Grafton Street School
- Heard Street Discovery Academy
- Jacob Hiatt Magnet School
- Lake View School
- Lincoln Street School
- May Street School
- Midland Street School
- Nelson Place School
- Norrback Avenue School
- Quinsigamond School
- Rice Square School
- Roosevelt School
- Tatnuck Magnet School
- Thorndyke Road School
- Union Hill School
- Vernon Hill School
- Wawecus Road School
- West Tatnuck School
- Woodland Academy
- Worcester Arts Magnet School