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Chelsea School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Massachusetts for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there are 4 public middle schools serving 1,736 students in Chelsea School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Massachusetts.
Public Middle Schools in Chelsea School District have an average math proficiency score of 10% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 20% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 94% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Massachusetts public middle school average of 50% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
11 Schools
535 Schools
# Students
6,074 Students
307,136 Students
# Teachers
477 Teachers
26,286 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Chelsea School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 395 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 67% has increased from 60% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#382 out of 395 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
12%
37%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
49%
Graduation Rate
67%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.22
0.67
# American Indian Students
12 Students
770 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
47 Students
21,401 Students
% Asian Students
1%
7%
# Hispanic Students
5,347 Students
80,027 Students
% Hispanic Students
88%
26%
# Black Students
251 Students
37,484 Students
% Black Students
4%
12%
# White Students
384 Students
153,850 Students
% White Students
6%
50%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
315 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
32 Students
12,982 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
246
2,761
# Students in K Grade:
466
7,202
# Students in 1st Grade:
500
7,520
# Students in 2nd Grade:
465
7,881
# Students in 3rd Grade:
510
8,280
# Students in 4th Grade:
478
9,357
# Students in 5th Grade:
421
21,640
# Students in 6th Grade:
416
56,578
# Students in 7th Grade:
452
69,038
# Students in 8th Grade:
504
71,463
# Students in 9th Grade:
497
12,193
# Students in 10th Grade:
437
11,312
# Students in 11th Grade:
371
10,898
# Students in 12th Grade:
305
10,621
# Ungraded Students:
6
392
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,558 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,971. The school district revenue/student has grown by 19% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $24,824 is higher than the state median of $24,732. The school district spending/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$137 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$151 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,558
$23,971
Spending / Student
$24,824
$24,732
Best Chelsea School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Eugene Wright Science And Technology Academy
(Math: 14% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
180 Walnut Street
Chelsea, MA 02150
(617) 466-5240
Chelsea, MA 02150
(617) 466-5240
Grades: 5-8
| 468 students
Rank: #2 - 32. - 3.
Clark Avenue School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
8 Clark Avenue
Chelsea, MA 02150
(617) 466-5100
Chelsea, MA 02150
(617) 466-5100
Grades: 5-8
| 719 students
Rank: #2 - 32. - 3.
Joseph A. Browne School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
180 Walnut Street
Chelsea, MA 02150
(617) 466-5235
Chelsea, MA 02150
(617) 466-5235
Grades: 5-8
| 540 students
Rank: n/an/a
77 Webster Avenue
Chelsea, MA 02150
(617) 466-4477
Chelsea, MA 02150
(617) 466-4477
Grades: 4-11
| 9 students
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