Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Fitchburg Public Schools by the Numbers
If you go to school in Fitchburg, this page is about you. It is a snapshot of a diverse urban district in central Massachusetts, with the detailed figures coming directly from the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).
District Snapshot
Sources: Massachusetts DESE, school and district profiles.
High needs is a state count, not a score. It includes every student who is from a low income household, learning English, or receiving special education services, and counts each one only once. The median across all 396 Massachusetts districts is 46.7 percent.
District Overview
| District | Fitchburg Public Schools |
| Grades | PreK-12 |
| High school | Fitchburg High School (9-12) |
| Administrative office | 376 South Street · 978-345-3200 |
Student Population
Fitchburg’s classrooms are among the most diverse in central Massachusetts, and the makeup looks very different from the city as a whole. A majority of students are Hispanic or Latino, a large share are multilingual learners, and roughly four in five are classified by the state as “high needs,” a category that covers low-income students, English learners, and students with disabilities. The current DESE figures are below.
| Enrollment by race/ethnicity (2025-26) | Hispanic/Latino 58%, White 22%, Black 10%, Multi-race 6%, Asian 4% |
| % English learners / % high needs (2025-26) | 23% / 80% |
Academic Performance & Context
MCAS scores, graduation rates, and the state’s accountability rating for Fitchburg Public Schools all change from one year to the next, and DESE updates them annually. Rather than freeze numbers that go stale within months, this guide sends you to the live state profile, where you can see the most current results and judge them for yourself.
Sources
MA DESE: Fitchburg Public Schools Student Profile (code 00970000). Accessed 2026.